Public relations, creative consultant, and journalistic background with nearly 15 years experience working as a professional artist/producer. Strong skills in developing pitches for news and current affairs, developed through 2 and ½ years experience working on Metro Morning, The Content Factory, and as a Stringer for Sounds Like Canada. Skilled at; creating press releases, developing press kits, creating proposals, or producing entertainment for organizations/companies looking to add a creative flair to their programming. Very strong leadership skills; can be an asset as a team player, or can be a competent, independent worker. Detail oriented and the ability to learn quickly which makes me an asset to any organization or company.

Creative Consulting

· Created press releases, promotional materials flyers, developed arts training for Imani Women’s Artistic Project

· Choreographed time outs and half time dance numbers for professional American Basketball dance squad

· Youth trainee and script developer for Dept. of Justice Youth Alternative Society Outreach Program

· Developed creative treatments of news and current affairs for CBC’s Metro Morning as well as for The Content Factory

· Provided resources from the arts and cultural community, and served as a liaison between these communities for Minister Sheila Copps Steering Committee on Culture and Diversity in Canada

· Served as artistic consultant/writer/researcher on Vibe 2004, Visions in the Black Experience show

· Assisted Innoversity Creative Summit by attending all workshops, panel discussions, and workshops and created an artistic overview of all work presented at the 2002/2003 Innoversity Summits

· Served as a link between cultural and artistic communities, while working with Human Resources and the Community Workgroup project

· Hired as project consultant/and creative coordinator for the Afro Centric Science Academy

· Developed school tours, workshops and scripts dealing with issues of race, class and culture for Toronto District School Board Equity Department/Nova Scotia District School Boards/Montreal School Boards

Events and Promotions

· Produced Afro Celtic Jam ( a fusion of Hip Hop and Celtic Music ) for East Coast Rhythms Festival at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto

· Wrote, and Produced Passport to Innoversity Song, as well as hired talent and produced the Closing Ceremonies for the Innoversity Creative Summit 2004

· Created and Produced Show Ladies In Red held at Richmond Lounge in Toronto

· Produced Show 3 Men In A Row at the Trane Studio, featuring male artists from across Ontario.

· Provided marketing, and publicity, as well as produced 3 Women In A Row event at the Trane Studio, which featured female vocalists and spoken word artist from Toronto

· Produced one woman show for National Black Theatre Festival in Winston Salem, and generated all press and marketing, which lead to a mention in the New York Theatre paper, Backstage

· Created and generated publicity for Griots Groove a creative writing circle held once a month at the Trane Studio in Toronto

· Coordinated all talent, developed contracts, created promo for artists and produced evening media schmooze for Innoversity Creative Summit 2004

· Created Imani Women’s Artistic Project, an interdisciplinary training program and performance project for women of color

· Created fashion show Splashin Into Fashion/developed script and choreography for Cultural Awareness Youth Group of Nova Scotia’s annual fundraiser

Radio Skills/Media Experience

· Experience in on air broadcasting and voice over experience

· Experience in preparing greens, and writing short scripts for radio

· Experience in developing pitch ideas for news and current affairs

· Skilled in doing community outreach, and facilitating outside community members with the needs for a radio program

· Providing cultural resources and stories to help enhance radio programming

· Experience in creating talk tapes, interviews and sounds capes for radio

· Developed items for show on race relations for the International day for the Elimination of Racism

· Developed comedic items with Al Rae in Winnipeg for the Content Factory

· Developed, comedic commentaries, songs, poems, and mini docs on current affairs for CBC’s Metro Morning

· As part of Metro Morning team, helped to develop strategy for new on air programming

· Worked as a liaison between the cultural/artistic community and the CBC

· Active member of the Canadian Association of Black Journalists

· Performance based media experience; interviews, live performances, etc.

· Stringer hired to pitch stories from cross cultural communities in various part of Canada

· Received dalet training/how to create a story for radio training