Never one to follow a typical path, instead of waiting tables I always gravitated towards working with young people.  After several years freelancing as a theater teaching artist I founded IDEAS - Interactive Drama for Education and Awareness in the Schools, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating theater through improvisation. For more than two decades IDEAS had programs in and around New York City with students with disabilities, ages 5-21, as well as disadvantaged youth. 

I brought programs to schools, alternative school settings, community centers, detention centers, libraries, and worked with students with a wide variety of disabilities, including students who were deaf, hard of hearing, on the Autism spectrum, developmentally delayed, blind or partially sighted, a host of learning disabilities and emotional difficulties. This has lead to Professional Development for school personnel as well as teaching artists and arts education organizations.

I have presented workshops in local , state, and national arts education conferences and now consult with educators and teaching artists at all levels. Some popular workshops include:

• Devising Work Through Improvisation 

• Teaching to Include Students of ALL Abilities

• Partnering: Teachers, Teaching Artists, Assistants (Paraprofessionals)

• Making A Production More Inclusive

This is just a sampling.​ Contact me to discuss designing a workshop to fit your needs. 

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