I'm a storyteller, doctoral candidate, adjunct professor, former elementary school teacher and the Senior Education Program Manager for The Moth. I co-founded and designed The Moth High School StorySLAM Program with the incredible Catherine McCarthy, ALSO Education Program Manager for The Moth.
I've facilitated storytelling workshops and directed performance programs in public schools across New York City as well as for Lincoln Center Education, Google, Humanity in Action, The 9/11 Tribute Center, DreamYard Project, Teachers College at Columbia University, The Wounded Warrior Project and others. I host high school and college StorySLAMs for The Moth. A junior in high school once called me "the Ryan Seacrest" of his school. This is almost the best thing ever said to me.
As a storyteller, I'm a two-time Moth GrandSLAM champion and I've appeared on The Moth Radio Hour as well as numerous other podcasts. A couple of years ago, on NPR's Ask Me Another, hosted by the gorgeous and hilarious Ophira Eisenberg, I beat the system in a game that They Might Be Giants designed. The Daily Dish recently called me “hilarious and heartrending" which was pretty exciting.
My solo show, The Secret Life of Your Third Grade Teacher, sold out at the 2016 NYC International Fringe Festival. You can find out more here and even bring me to your town or school.
Finally, I'm a doctoral candidate in Educational Theatre at NYU with a research focus on personal narrative performance and identity in the classroom. I believe in a balance of fun, soul and rigor in performance, teaching, curriculum design and in life.
I've facilitated storytelling workshops and directed performance programs in public schools across New York City as well as for Lincoln Center Education, Google, Humanity in Action, The 9/11 Tribute Center, DreamYard Project, Teachers College at Columbia University, The Wounded Warrior Project and others. I host high school and college StorySLAMs for The Moth. A junior in high school once called me "the Ryan Seacrest" of his school. This is almost the best thing ever said to me.
As a storyteller, I'm a two-time Moth GrandSLAM champion and I've appeared on The Moth Radio Hour as well as numerous other podcasts. A couple of years ago, on NPR's Ask Me Another, hosted by the gorgeous and hilarious Ophira Eisenberg, I beat the system in a game that They Might Be Giants designed. The Daily Dish recently called me “hilarious and heartrending" which was pretty exciting.
My solo show, The Secret Life of Your Third Grade Teacher, sold out at the 2016 NYC International Fringe Festival. You can find out more here and even bring me to your town or school.
Finally, I'm a doctoral candidate in Educational Theatre at NYU with a research focus on personal narrative performance and identity in the classroom. I believe in a balance of fun, soul and rigor in performance, teaching, curriculum design and in life.