Here are some of my career highlights:
- Voiced the character of Aunt Lily in the upcoming DISNEY/PIXAR film, TURNING RED
- Speaker Coach for Entrepreneurs’ Organization in SiliconValley, LA, SF, Tahoe and CO, including their annual Alchemy event.
- Acting Teacher with American Conservatory Theatre‘s Studio-ACT and SF Semester
- Role Play Consultant/Actor for Littler Mendelson’s harassment training videos and investigative training events in San Francisco, Alaska, Seattle, Portland, Las Vegas, Reno, Ft Worth and Kansas City (9 years+)
- Professional Actor 20+years –
- Member of Screen Actors Guild; American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (since 1999)
- Member of Actors Equity Association (since 1998)
- MFA in Theatre through Professional Actor’s Training Program at the University of Washington
- BA from the Ohio State University
- Acting Highlights:
- 200 Shows at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in NYC
- Toured with Royal Shakespeare Company throughout the UK after 9-month rehearsal at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts
- Acting with Frances McDormand in Berkeley Rep’s production of Macbeth (Lady McDuff and Witch)
- Playing Zenocrate opposite Avery Brooks in DC’s Shakespeare Theatre’s production of Tamburlaine.
- Correspondence Coordinator; Interviewer; Writer; Social Media Coordinator; for DailyGood and Karmatube with ServiceSpace.org (10yrs)
- Opening Speaker and Anchor for Awakin Circles
- Group Voice and Movement facilitation for SS retreats
- Role Play Consultant/Actor with NITA: National Institute Trial Advocacy (3yrs)
- Teaching Artist over a 20 year period – working with youth and young adults in schools, community centers, arts centers, and with theatres in Seattle, Ohio, DC, NYC, London and the Bay Area
- 4 years of in-depth study with the late Angeles Arrien, author of The Four-Fold Way: Walking the Paths of the Warrior, Teacher, Healer, and Visionary
- Create/Co-lead workshop with SV Consultants entitled, Dare to Swear & Find Your Voice both in-person and virtually
- Create/Lead Voice Workshop for Women at Banyan Grove – included movement, breath awareness; voice/body/breath integration as well as writing to speaking exercises
- Invited to serve on the selection panel for the 2017-2018 McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship at the Playwright’s Center in Minneapolis where we chose and awarded 5 artists to receive $25K each.
- Acting Coach for Theatre Bay Area General Auditions
- Short story writer – published in Parabola Magazine and with DailyGood.org
- Co-Facilitator with Silicon Valley Alliance events
- Emcee Wildlife Associates Harvest Festival Fundraiser – 2 years consecutively
- Speaker for Bradford Business College giving 45-minute interactive speeches to Juniors and Seniors at high schools throughout Ohio (2yrs)