About:
History & Resume
THEN
NOW
Beginning in 2021, the city of Sedona Parks and Recreation Dept became the sponsor for the monthly public Free To Be Me Drum Circle. The event is free and is held in the Posse Grounds Pavilion. Crowd participation is encouraged and drums are provided.
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2000 - 2004 Residential Care Manager - 1736 Family Crisis Center, Redondo Beach, CA
2004 - 2017 Created Free To Be Me After School/Academic Enrichment Program K-12
Schools: Del Sol, Manhattan Beach Lennox Elm., Lennox
YMCA After School Program Gulf Elementary, Wilmington LAUSD
LAUSD/LA’s Best The Knowing Garden, Redondo Beach
Centinella School District High Schools
A few of the performances by Free To Be Me Kool Kid Drummers (students)
Fiera del Libro (Festival of Books) for the Los Angeles Mayor
A Better LA/Live Peace with USC’s Coach Pete Carroll, LA Memorial Coliseum https://youtu.be/WAURtLkjXH4
Chalk It Up Sidewalk Art Festival, Redondo Beach Pier
Grant Makers for Education Conference, Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles
Kite Festival, Redondo Beach Pier
Featured on CNN
That’s Good News TV Show with John Flick
Hermosa Beach Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
Many performances for fellow students, teachers, friends, and family. https://youtu.be/_tybF2ka0uE
2017 - 2020
Opened We Rock The Spectrum, a kid's gym for children with special needs and those
with normal abilities. It was a successful, thriving business until March 2020 when we
were forced to close due to the Covid 19.
2021 till Present:
Teaching in the following schools:
Daniel Bright School, Cottonwood, AZ
Running River in Waldorf School, Sedona, AZ
Rise Resource, Special Needs, Cottonwood, AZ
Cottonwood Community School at District Office
Yavapai College, Sedona & Cottonwood / instructor of adults, kids, teachers
City of Sedona - artists in the classroom
Working at various resorts as a hospitality practitioner.
Skyrock Resort, Sedona
89 Agave Cantina, Sedona
Philanthropy work:
Includes taking drum circle into prisons, convalescent homes, Easter Seals/ARC
(schools for mentally and physically challenged individuals), kids and teens at risk.
Easter Seals/ARC, Hermosa Beach
Bay Crest Convalescent Center
Braille Institute
Junior Blind
Live Peace, USC Coliseum, Los Angeles
Las Flores Convalescent Center
Veterans Adm. Hospital
Prisons
Performances
Free To Be Me Drum Circle- sample list
4th of July Celebration, Sea Side Lagoon, Redondo Beach
Manhattan Beach 10K Run
Rock N Roll Marathon, San Diego
Pier To Pier Marathon
Kite Festival, Redondo Beach Pier
Chalk It Up Festival, Redondo Beach Pier
Zimmer Museum
Partnership Walk, Santa Monica