Professional ExperienceEducation and Training
Teaching ExperiencePerformances
Dialect Coaching ExperienceAssociations


GE Energy Facilitator/Voice of the Executive Leader
2010 to present

JABIL Communications Coach
2005 to present

The Weather Channel Voice Coach
2004-2009

Christian Broadcasting Network Voice Coach
2005-2008

CNN Voice Coach
1986 to present

International Professional Program (CNN) Voice Coach
1996 to present

InterContinental Hotels Group Speech Coach
1997 to 2003

BellSouth Speech Coach
1996 to 2006

WebMD Media Trainer
1999 to 2001

Georgia Pacific Executive Officers Corporate Trainer
1994 to 1996

Alliance Theatre Voice/Dialect Coach
1983 to 1997

Professional Actress and Voice Talent
1970 to present

The Communicating Voice
President: Teaching Studio
1984 to present - Atlanta, Georgia

Alliance Theatre Acting Intern Company
Trainer: Voice and Speech
1982 to 1996 - Atlanta, Georgia

Alliance Theatre School
Instructor: Voice and Speech, Acting, Improvisation
1981 to 1986 - Atlanta, Georgia

Emory University
Instructor: Voice and Speech
1983 to 1985 - Atlanta, Georgia

Agnes Scott College
Instructor: Improvisation
1981 - Decatur, Georgia

Dekalb Community College
Instructor: Introduction to Theatre
1981 - Clarkston, Georgia

Clark College
Instructor: Oral Interpretation, Reader's Theatre, Fundamental Speech, 
Introduction to Theatre, Argumentation and Debate
1976 to 1978 - Atlanta, Georgia

Brooklyn College
Adjunct Faculty: Vocal Development
1975 to 1976 - Brooklyn, New York

Seton Hall University
Adjunct Faculty: Oral Communication (Interpersonal)
1975 to 1976 - South Orange, New Jersey

Kean College
Instructor: Oral Interpretation, Oral Communication, Creative Dramatics
1974 to 1976 - Union, New Jersey

Tikvah Institute
Instructor: Creative Dramatics for Learning Disabled Children (ages 8-15)
1974 - Chicago, Illinois

Henry Street Settlement
Instructor: Creative Dramatics (ages 4-16)
1972 - New York, New York

Montclair State College
Instructor: Acting, Oral Interpretation, History of Theatre, Fundamental Speech
1970 to 1971 - Montclair, New Jersey

STAGE:
Alliance Theatre Voice/ Dialect Coach
Great Expectations, Our Town, The Foreigner, Road to Mecca,
Double Double, Noises Off, Peter Pan, Amadeus, A Christmas Carol,
Riders to the Sea, Wenceslas Sqaure, A Man for All Seasons,
Wind in the Willows, The Piano Lesson, Playland,
A Streetcar Named Desire, Ghosts, Once on This Island, Betrayal,
Two Trains Running, The Trap, Dancing at Lughnasa, Angels in America,
Up on the Roof, To Kill a Mockingbird

     Georgia Theatre Ensemble
     Shirley Valentine

FILM:
Kleptomania (starring Patsy Kensit)
Arly Hanks (starring Kate Jackson)
A Passion for Justice (starring Jane Seymour)
The Journey of August King (starring Thandie Newton and Jason Patric)
Letters From a Wayward Son (starring Peter Postlethwait, Harry Connick,Jr.)
21 Grams (starring Naomi Watts)

  TELEVISION SERIES:
I'll Fly Away
Profiler

VOICE EXPERTS: (1981 to present)
Cicely Berry - The Royal Shakespeare Company
Lucille Rubin - Professionally Speaking
Rick Erickson - Circle-In-The-Square
Natsuko O'Hano - Linklater Specialist
Timothy Monich - Julliard School
Cindia Huppelar - Julliard School
Lilene Mansell - Edith Skinner protege
Jessica Wolf - Alexander Teacher
Jo Estill - Vocal Technician
Dr. Beverly Inman-Ebel - The Communications Clinic
Patsy Rodenburg - The National Theatre
Kristin Linklater - Voice Teacher

Trained with Arthur Lessac (1991)
Central College - Pella, Iowa

American Repertory Theatre Internship with Bonnie Raphael (1988)
Harvard University

PhD Course work completed (1975)
Southern Illinois University, Graduate School of Theatre

Master of Science Degree (1970)
Southern Illinois University, Graduate School of Theatre

Bachelor of Arts Degree (1967)
Carson Newman College, Majors in Speech and English

STAGE:
Grease (Broadway) - Cha Cha
Taming of the Shrew (Off Broadway) - Bianca
She Stoops to Conquer (Off Broadway) - Pimple
Robber Bridegroom (Alliance Theatre) - Airie

FILM:
Caroline? (NBC Hallmark Hall of Fame) - Aunt Agnes
(starring Stephanie Zimbalist)
One Terrific Guy (CBS Movie of the Week) - Sandy
(starring Wayne Rogers)
The Littlest Victims (CBS Movie of the Week) - Nurse Carlucci
(starring Tim Mathison)
A Family Torn Apart (ABC Movie of the Week) - Neighbor
(starring Neil Patrick Harris)

TELEVISION:
I'll Fly Away (Series) - Mary Ann Catherwood
Heat of the Night - Nurse
Somerset (NBC Soap) - Nurse Erensberger

COMMERCIAL:
National O/C:
Coca-Cola, Hardee's, Kentucky Department of Transportation,
Colonial American Bank

National V/O:
Orkin, Shoney's, Hot Shot, Holly Farms Hot Dogs, Golden Flame Logs,
Lance Crackers, Hanes, Rollins, Texize, European Health Spa,
Corn Silk Cosmentics, White Lily Flour, Coca-Cola, Whirlpool,
San Pellegrino Mineral Water, Brookwood Recovery Center

Radio:
"Ann and Andy" (WBAI, NYC soap opera) - Ann
Pizza Hut, Fotomat, Delta Airlines, Coca-Cola, Trust Company Bank,
Rich's, Lanier, Po Folks, SunBank, Eastern Airlines, Macy's,
Six Flags, Southern Bell, Quiktrip, WXIA, Busch Gardens, Shoney's,
Olin Mills, Sunbeam, Applebee's, Creomulsion, Citizen's Jewelry,
Orkin, BellSouth Mobility, Nalley, Flowers Industries,
Northside Realty, Community Coffee, Taylor Wines, McDonald's, NTW,
Krystal, Hennessey Cadillac, Cypress Gardens, Atlanta Newspapers,
Kroger, Waffle House

INDUSTRIAL:
Coca Cola, Georgia Pacific, BellSouth, IBM, Arvida, Fruit of the Loom,
INPO, Princess Cruise Lines, Parisian, Home Depot, Eli Lilly, MCI,
Turner Classic Movies, National Dairy Council, Legal Copies International,
AT&T, Contintental, Southern Association of Colleges & Schools,
Flowers Industries, Amoco, American Cancer Society, Fieldcrest,
Egleston Childrens Health Care Centers, Mercy Mobil,
DeKalb Medical Centers, Georgia Baptist Medical Centers, Milliken,
Horizon Carpets, Georgia Council on Child Abuse, Neenah Paper

Member of Actors Equity, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of
Television and Radio Artists, and The Voice and Speech Trainers Association.