Employment History:

Vice President Zendow, Inc., La Jolla, CA
Feb.. ’02 –Current  Coaching and leading monthly playshops, classes and workshops on yoga, tantra, shamanism, personal growth and/or meditation.

Yoga Instructor May ‘97 –Dec. ‘04 For numerous studios including: Chopra Center in La Costa, A Gentle Way in La Mesa, Yoga Works in Costa Mesa, Yoga Place in Laguna Beach, Her Fitness and day spa in La Jolla , Sivinanda Center in Venice Beach. Teaching and subbing between 4- 15 group and private classes per Week. Styles include power yoga, restorative yoga, kids yoga, classic hatha, partner yoga, tantra yoga and yoga theory workshops for teachers in training. Duties also included marketing, phone reception and sales.  

Event Coordinator Kagan Professional Development, San Clemente, CA
Summer July. ’98 –Aug’01  Coordinating conferences, workshops and tours while selling educational materials around the U.S, Asia and Europe.

Artist in Residence Alliance for Drama in Education, Honolulu, HI
November ’98 – July’99 Teaching drama, creative movement, speech and performance skills to public school students and special populations throughout Hawaii.

Sales Representative -- Word Success, San Clemente, CA
Oct.99 –Jan’99  Selling and marketing audio educational programs such as Verbal Advantage, The Reading Genius, Communicate Like a Professional, and Books on Tape.   

Festival Coordinator for the 10th Annual Adam Barren’s Film Festival
July ’97 – July’99 Fund raising, budgeting, writing press releases, directing and selecting performances for various venues.

Feature Reporter -- Out in Paradise, Honolulu, HI        
March ’98 – July’99  News casting and interviewing for a local gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered public access television show that aired  weekly on cable TV.

Education:
Certified with Registered Yoga Teacher's Alliance
Tantrayana study at Shiva Center by Tantra Yoga International '03
Instructor of yoga for Kids by Indigo Yoga and Mini Yogi's Yoga, CA '02
International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Grass Valley, CA '00
Kundalini, Independent Study: Saddleback Community College, CA'99
Partner Yoga study with Cain Carroll and Lori Kimata, Hawaii '97
Bachelors in Communication and Theater
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Minor in Women Studies
Magna Cum Laude

Achievements:
Volunteer coordination for Tantra Puja Committee, San Diego, '04
Over 700 Cummulative hours of training in yoga and meditation, International ‘03
Intermediate Spanish fluency certificate, Barcelona and Salamanca, Spain, '00
Wrote, directed, performed and produced a handful of theater productions,'94-99
Managing editor of Outlook Community Entertainment paper, HI, '98
Senior Communication Student of the Year, Arizona State University, '97
Member of the nationally ranked Speech and debate team, ASU,1995, '96
Founder and facilitator of Lesbian & Bisexual Women’s Discussion Group, '94
Member Golden Key Society, Arizona State University, 1994–Current

Theater, Drama & Performance Art:

PLAYWRITING EXPERIENCE:

Summer ’98    Circus in the Cemetery                             Kumu Kahua Playwright’s Workshop
Fall ‘98    Passion Flower                                              Independent Study with Dr. Fred Corey
Spring ‘97    Breaking the Skin                                      Graduate Playwriting Workshop
Fall ‘97    Pomegranates                                                Workshop by Guillermo Reyes
Spring ‘96    Lucid                                                        Workshop by Michael Gradey
Fall ‘95    Desire Jeans                                                  Jen Linde’s Master in Performance Thesis
Spring ‘94    Honeysuckle                                              Department of Theater Scholarship Series
                                                                                   Arizona State University

PRODUCTION & DIRECTING EXPERIENCE:

Summer ’99    Director: The Queer Mele, a GLTB Variety Show at the Historical Honolulu Theatre Center
Summer ’99    Director/Emcee: Performance Art and Poetry Slam at the Academy of Arts Theater in Honolulu
Spring ’99       Director: Why We Have a Body by Claire Chaffee at the Windward Community College Theater
                      Sponsored by Honoluolu Gay/Lesbian Cultural Foundation
Fall ‘98           Assistant Director/Assistant writer: A Christmas Carol, an original adaptation of  Charles Dicken’s with performers in rehabilitation at Waia’wa Correctional Facility, Sponsored by the State Foundation for Culture and Arts
Summer ‘98    Director: Gay Lesbian Bisexual & Transgender 
                     Variety Show for Honolulu’s Gay Pride Festival Sponsored by the Gay and Lesbian Community
                     Center of Honolulu
Fall ’97          Writer/Director: Passion Flower, at Mitchell Theate Sponsored by ASU Dept. of Communication.
Spring ’97      Writer/Producer: Women with Tongues, an evening of feminist one act plays
Spring ‘96      Writer/Assistant Director of Honeysuckle Sponsored by ASU Dept. of Theater Scholarship Series

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE:
 
Spring  '03’    Enraptured                                            Passive Arts Studio,CA
Summer ’02   Enraptured original one woman               Night Gallery, CA
Summer ‘99   Performance art & Poetry Happening      Ward’s Rafters,HI
Summer ’99   The Slant by Ani Difranco                       Academy of Arts, HI
Summer ‘98   One Fool by Terry Baum                         Peggy Hopper Gallery, HI
Fall ‘98          Baptist Damage Solo Performance           The Phoenix Ice House, AZ
Fall ‘95          Desire Ensemble performance                  Mitchell Theater, AZ
 

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