RECIPIENT National Storytelling Network's 2006 ORACLE Award for the Mid-Atlantic Region (VA, WVA, MD, DE, NJ, PA, and all of New York City). SELECTED competitively
as the Delaware Division of the Arts state-wide library summer reading
program touring performer for 2008, performing at every one of the
state's 34 libraries. I begin each program celebrating the bond between storytelling and reading –each requires the reader/listener to call on their imagination to recreate the story in their mind’s eye. Because of my promotion of literacy, I have presented training workshops for the Virginia Library Association, the Delaware Library Association, a regional Toastmasters’ Conference, Fairfax County Public Library Childrens' staff, and the city of Charleston , S.C. Public Library Childrens’ Services Department. I have also told at the Earth Day/Arbor Day ceremony, National Zoo, the Potomac Celtic Festival, Washington Folk Festival, the Fairfax County Fair, Spotlight on the Arts, Fall For The Book, the Fairfax Chocolate Lovers Festival, Punxsutawney, Pa. for the Goundhog Day Festival, parks, community, recreation and daycare centers and the prestigious Homestead resort. I recently completed my first CD, created specifically to celebrate the city of Fairfax, Virginia's Bicentennial (available for sale at the city museum). Although my large selection of programs is aimed at school age children, I have entertained all ages from preschool through senior citizens. I particularly enjoy custom designing sessions for clients to match a theme or special need. With just a few weeks lead time, I have prepared programs for cub scouts, girl scouts, collegiate honor societies, adult volunteer banquets, and private/public schools on such diverse topics as Mark Twain, the California Gold Rush, Vikings, polar explorers, survival adventures, and lives of inventors. Known for my enthusiastic delivery, I provide a vehicle to introduce an audience to a topic before sending them “off to the books” to read more on their own. In fact, don’t set a chair up for me when I visit your library, school or center – you see, I move – a lot! While I take great care in selecting stories, I take even greater care in orchestrating a program of story, voices, movement, and participation that is focused on capturing and keeping audience attention. I have earned a solid reputation for being flexible and easy to work with while providing a quality storytelling experience at a reasonable fee. Let me help you give the people you are responsible for; be they small or tall, the Gift of Story.
Member National Storytelling Network; Performing Artist for Creative Arts Program (CAPS) of the Arts Council of Fairfax County; listed in Library of Virginia Approved Performers’ Directory; Two Term President of the Virginia Storytelling Alliance; Performing Member, Board of Directors of Voices in the Glen; member, Delaware Library Association; member, Virginia Educational Media Association; Maryland Educational Media Association and a listed artist in the Delaware Division of the Arts.
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