Welcome to my dream of social justice and arts coming together.
I am a multifaceted believer in all things. I am currently have my masters in social work, my LMSW, and currently working on my LCSW therapy while simultaneously promoting a movie and live performance of my one person journey BOJ. I also playwright, direct, act and coach. Join me as I culminate my theatrical background with my theoretical approaches to therapy and go across America speaking publicly about my massive stroke that I had in 2012.
My Story
IIn 2012 on December 28 following a matinee performance of Billy Elliot, I had a massive stroke that left me paralyzed on my entire right side including the loss of my speech. Through a tremendous amount of physical, occupational, and speech therapy, I was able to recovery from the cognitive abilities of my mind but the physical still give me problems.
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Previously I had been a performer, director, choreographer, producer, teacher and administrator in many artistic venues. I was in CATS, RAGTIME and BILLY ELLIOT just to name a few. I had worked with various non-profits such as ND Ballet Company, Crimson Creek Plsyers and taught at the University of North Dakota. I spent six years back home in ND where I contributed a great deal of teaching in the ND area and performing in the Medora Musical and the Medora Christmas Musical.
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Now, I'm looking at taking my social work degree, my LMSW and my public speaking ability and talking about my stroke and how we can better serve patient advocacy.