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CAREER RESUME HIGHLIGHTS

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, SUMMER 2008
Awarded Artist-in-Residence for Theatre. Created and Performed "Rachel Carson's Sense of Wonder". Trained park interpreters in Environmental Arts Programs.

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, NY 2008
Trained summer interns in Presentation Skills for board meeting,

THE INTREPID SCIENCE MUSEUM, NYC, FALL 2001
Created and Performed "Water, Waves, and Mysteries" for The Annual Family Festival.

THE UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK CITY
Directed and Adapted Phyllis Chesler's "About Men," an environmental
and political collage.

SOUTH CAROLINA AUDUBON SOCIETY, SPRING 2002
Conducted "Nature Awareness" workshops focused on the
Beidler Forest/Four Holes Swamp Area.

THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, FOR ST. MARY'S CITY, MD
Directed "Living History," a reenactment of early colonial life at St. Mary's City, with a cast of thirty professionals and twenty residents on five simultaneous stages. Broadcast special on ABC.

ARTPARK, LEWISTON, NEW YORK, THROUGHOUT 1980's & 90's
Performed "Nature Myths and Marvels" on multiple outdoor stages.

FRIENDS OF THE ARTS, HUNTINGTON, NEW YORK
Conducted "Participatory Storytelling" for Arbor Day Celebration.

BETHANY RETREAT CENTER, NEW YORK, 1998 -1998
Led workshops on "Nature's Book of Hours" for clergy and lay people.

YASAKA JINJA, KYOTO, JAPAN, THROUGHOUT 1980's
Performed traditional Noh plays about Nature at Outdoor Shrines
for the Japan Foundation.

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, GUEST LECTURER
Conducted "Medicine and the Arts" with Dr. Ed McCarthy of Johns Hopkins.

Created over 70 original musicals with Broadway Musical Director, Steven M. Alper. Sample shows:
"The Hudson River Wonderquest," Bedford, New York
         Collaborated with "The Owl's Journey" Author, Maura Shaw.
"Rachel Carson and Harbor Habitats," Pt. Jefferson, New York
         Collaboration with DEP and local waterworks employees.
"Pilgrimage," Schenectady Public Schools, New York
         Collaboration with Composer, Julie Kabat.
"The Wizards of the Wild," Providence, Rhode Island
         Collaborated with Storytellers, Len Cabral and Marilyn Meardon.
"A Natural History of the Midwest," Salt Lake City, Utah
         Sponsored by the Utah Arts Council.
"While We Are Here - A Tribute to Edwin May Teale," Briarcliff Manor, New York
         Inspired by the staff at Trailwoods Nature Sanctuary, Connecticut.
"The Amazing Einstein," Theatreworks USA
         Created Workshops and Trained Touring Company.
"Fish-Shaped Paumanok - Native Visions and Voices," New Hyde Park, New York