RESUME:

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Theater/Vocal Performances

-I choreographed and danced in a dance/drama piece: Bates College, '95.
-I danced in various ensemble groups at Bates College '94-'96.
-Wrote and directed a short dramatic work called, "Limitless", Bates College, '96. -Participated in a puppetry workshop and performance with one of the principal creators of Bread and Puppet of Vermont at Bates College '94.
-Various performance art pieces in Harvard Sq. '97-98.
-Lead singer in the Band, "Medieval Majesty", '98
-Musical Theater performance:
"Hair" Bates College '95
A musical rendition of "The Jungle Book", with
"The Pocket Full of Tales" theater company, Summer 2002, Boston, Ma.
-Various semi-private solo vocal performances:
Celebrations and Tribute gatherings between '96-2003
-Directed, edited and produced a one hour documentary called, "What's Love got to do with it: The medicinal properties of love." It was a dialogue about love's role in the healing and the cure of disease between my father (former dean of Harvard Medical School), and myself It was presented as a thesis towards graduation from Lesley University's Bachelors of Arts in Behavioral Science.

Vocal Training

-Formal Voice study with Nancy Aspel-Haas: age 15-22
-Longy School of Music Camerata 1989-91 under the direction of Nancy Aspel Haas -Participation in College Choir: Bates College Choir '94, The Messiah
-Longy School of Music vocal training 1999-2002.

Dance, Movement and Inprovisational Training

-Bates College Dance Festival (dance training intensive for three weeks): Summer '95 -College classes in performance art, puppetry and creative movement, dance choreography/performance class, Musical Theater intensive with a production of Hair ('95), and independent studies involving script writing, choreography, and performance. -Improvisational Performance class with Daena Giardella '97-'98, Somerville, Ma.

Academic Experience

-Brookline High School class of 1991 -Bates College 1991-1995 Studied an interdisciplinary major combining Anthropology, Theater and Religion called: "Creations of Ritual in Culture." I took one year off in my sophomore year. Then I left Bates in the winter of 1995, in the first half of my senior year. I transferred to Lesley Adult Baccalaureate College in 1997, where I took some on-campus courses in the department of the Expressive Arts therapy masters degree program. I moved to the Learning Community Bachelors program in 2002, and finished my degree with this independent learning community. -Lesley University Adult Baccalaureate College: Graduated from the Learning Community Bachelors program class of Fall 2003 with a major in Body/Mind/Spirit studies.

Other Interests and Training

-10 years of Yoga practice
-Energy Healing training, study, and exploration:
Part of the first year of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing
3 workshops with Elizabeth Stratton
Extensive one on one training with various Reiki healers
-Qi Gong workshops:
Yang Martial Arts (Jamaica Plain, Mass.)
Marie Favorito (a student of Mantak Chia in Somerville, Ma.)
-Swim Instructor certified with The Red Cross, Water Safety Instruction course
-Level one training of Cranio-Sacral technique by John Upledger
-Singing: 20 years of training
-Painting: Fifteen finished works
-Poetry and Creative writing: Published in the American Journal of Poetry, and I am in the process of marketing a book of poems entitled, "Because I had To"
-Dance: African, Contact Improvisation, Modem, Dancekinetics (Kripalu free dance program), one year of volunteering and participating at the Dance Complex Central Sq. Cambridge, Ma. (a non-profit studio space offering classes in all styles of dance at affordable prices)
-300hrs of Muscular therapy training: The Muscular Therapy Institute in Cambridge, Ma.
-Study of the human energy system from the perspective of meridians (Traditional Chinese Medicine, and chakras, (Yogic/Aurvedic medicinal tradition).
-Meditation Training in the styles of:
Raja Yoga, Zen, Primordial Sound as taught by
Deepak Chopra, Shambhala Buddhist, mindfulness practice guided by the work of Thich Nhat Han

Work Experience

Nanny: 1992-1993 in Watertown
-For two girls ages 3, and 1.
Assistant Daycare Teacher:
-Family Day Care in West Newton from 1996-1999
I worked there on and off for those years, and unfortunately have lost touch with the woman who had the center. She moved away a couple of years ago. I took care of children ages 7 mo-5 years from the hours of 8am-1:30pm, sometimes till 4pm. This included running activities like dance and art, as well as food prep and lunch service, introducing elementary reading and writing skills.
Swim Teacher from end of January-Beginning of June 2003
-I taught all levels and ages from the water tots class to the swim team conditioning class. It was at the Boston Sports Club in Wellesley. Swim Teacher September 2003-Ongoing -Teaching swimming proficiency to all ages and levels with Health Point, Boston Sports Club in Waltham.