2010/2011

Contribution of Service to Academic, Professional, and Civic Communities

University, College and Departmental Committees

College of Arts and Sciences

• Executive Committee
• College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Meeting Recording Secretary

Division of Fine Arts

• Executive Committee - Vice President

Department of Theatre Arts

• Area Coordinator - Playwriting
• Appointments, Tenure & Promotion Committee
• Executive Committee
• Academic Standards Committee
• Owen Dodson Awards Committee - Chair
• Scholarship Committee -- Chair
• Curriculum Committee -- Chair

Professional Organization Memberships

Maintained membership in professional organizations and unions:

• Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
• Dramatist Guild of America
• Association of Theatre in Higher Education
• August Wilson Society (founding member)
• The Creativity Coaches Association
• Delta Sigma Theta Inc.

Volunteer Support

• Volunteer Mistress of Ceremonies – "Gloria Sings Gospel" fundraiser for African Continuum Theatre Company
• Volunteer Production Coordinator - "Let Freedom Sing - The Marian Anderson Story in Opera" a co-production between Takoma Theatre Conservancy and the Washington Opera. (3/24/2011)
• Volunteer Workshop at Unity of WDC "How to Use a Vision Board to Increase your Creativity."
• Volunteer featured actress in "The Vagina Monologues" with Fashion Empowering Women Foundation at Montgomery College Performing Arts Center.

Board Memberships

• Takoma Theatre Conservancy
• DC Black Theatre Festival - Secretary
• A.Salon/DC Artists Studios - Secretary
• Playwrights Forum

Local Service

Arts Management

• Founded the nonprofit, The Performing ArtsTraining Studio Inc., offering full service training for youth and adults in Contemporary Acting and Playwriting. Employing a staff of 10. (Washington DC)
• Provide youth performing arts training through The Children's Theatre Workshop/TCTW summer camp. - click here to view 501c3 notice
• Led specialized master classes in playwriting, directing and improv/acting.
• Provided private acting coaching services for new and seasoned actors

Photos Below: Guest teacher Vera J. Katz, Staff, Adult acting workshop, CEO Denise J. Hart hard at work!