EDUCATION: 

·         Diploma in Digital Video Production, Columbia Academy, Vancouver, Canada.  April 2005.

·         Diploma in Theatre Arts, Niagara College, Ontario, Canada.  April 1975.

SPECIAL SKILLS:

·Basic knowledge of ESL and English for Academic Purposes (GAC program) i.e. summary writing, essay writing, role-play, and oral presentations.

·Teaching ESL using drama techniques i.e. improvisations, play-acting, role play, word games, theatre and video.

·Drama teacher and Acting coach

·Independent director, playwright, and producer for theater, radio, and video productions.

·Experienced actress of stage, TV, radio, and film.

·Computer literate - PC and Mac.

RELEVANT TEACHING EXPERIENCE

July 2008 - May 2, 2010 

ESL Teacher

                        Jiangsu College for International Education,

                        Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. 

                    Post secondary students.  Teaching basic ESL skills (Unilearn) and English for Academic Purposes (GAC).

Nov 2007 - June 2008

ESL Teacher

                        Changzhou Foreign Language School,

                        Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. 

                    Taught basic ESL skills to junior high school students and oral English to middle school students.

Apr 2006 – Apr 2007 

ESL Teacher

                        Santhitham Primary School, 

                        Yasothon, Thailand.

                        Taught basic English through drama skills to primary school children.

Jan - Apr 2006       

Substitute Teacher

                        Government of Education, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.

                        In local high schools and primary schools.  Also taught special needs children.

June 2003 – June 2004   

Drama Teacher

Maxwell International High School, Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada.  Resident drama teacher.

Sept - Nov 2003     

Drama Teacher

                        Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  Children ages 10-12.

Aug 1998 - Jan 1999

ESL Teacher

Haikou, Hainan, China.  Taught English using drama techniques to primary school children.

1979 - 1998  

Freelance Drama Teacher

In England, Malta, Germany, The Netherlands, Madagascar, and across Canada.  Experienced teaching children, youth and adults.

MEDIA EXPERIENCE

Theatre

2010

Producer

      SPRING FESTIVAL DANCE, Jiangsu Services for International Education, Nanjing, China

2009

Director/Producer

      WE ARE ONE, Jiangsu College for International Education, Nanjing, China

2004 Producer/Director/Writer/Actor

      HAIR TO ETERNITY – Maxwell International Bahá’í School, Shawnigan Lake, B.C., Canada.

2004 Co-Producer/Director/Writer/Actor

      MYSTERY OF THE GOLDEN SHOES (dinner theater) – Shawnigan Lake, B.C., Canada.

2003 Producer/Director/Writer/Actor

      PERMISSION OF LOVE – The Mercury Theater, Duncan, B.C.; St. Ambroise Fringe Festival, Montreal; and touring Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada.

2000-2001

Co-Producer/Director/Writer/Actor

      KNIGHTS OF THE ROUNDISH GLASSES (murder mystery dinner theater) – The Manoel Theater Restaurant, Co-Producer, Valletta, Malta.

2000

Co-Producer/Director/Writer/Actor

      THE FALL OF THE PATIZZI EMPIRE (murder mystery dinner theater) – The Labyrinth         Restaurant; The Marriott Hotel - Co-Producers, Valletta, Malta.

1999

Writer/Director/Actor

      CUSTARD CREAM – Roger Harvey, Director, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England.

1999

Editor

      THE FAMILY JEWELS – Dominick Browne, Playwright, London, England.

1998

Producer/Director/Writer/Actor

      THE GOOD NEIGHBOUR – Dusseldorf, Germany.

1997

Co-Producer/Director/Writer/Actor

      NEW YEAR’S LIGHT – Beijjing Jing Shan School, Co-Producer, Hainan, China.

1994

Co-Writer/Co-Director/Actor

GRANDMERE EST MORTE – Madame Christiane, Co-Director, Antananarivo, Madagascar.

Video

2005 

Videographer                                                                                                          

      EAGLEARTS ARTS CAMP – Anisa Skuce/Laura Lee, Directors, Shawnigan Lake, B.C., Canada.

2005 

Producer

      VIETNAMESE NEW YEAR – Vu Anh Ngoc Nguyen, Executive Producer, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

2005  

Writer/Director/Producer

      MOTHER DAUGHTER WALK – 20 minute one cut international video installation, John Howlett, Sponsor, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

2004 

Co-Writer/Co-Producer/Director

      YOUR BODY’S A WONDERLAND – radio commercial, Zed 95, Sponsor, Vancouver, Canada.

2004

Co-Writer/Co-Producer/Director

      THE LAST EGG – 10 minute short, Cinemasports, Sponsor, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

Television

2005

Producer/Director

      DIVERCITY – Gord Peters/Deborah Angrave, Executive Producers, Vancouver, Canada.

2004

Set Designer

      BACKSTAGE PASS – Gord Peters, Director/Producer, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

2001

Production Assistant

                                                             ANGLI – Salvu Mallia, Director, Malta.

Radio

2003 Writer/Producer/Director

      THE SHAYKH APPROACHES THE HOUR – CBC Radio, Associate Producer, Grand Falls–Windsor, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada.

2000-2001 

Co-Creator/Co-Producer

      TRACCI – Radio Cottonera, Associate Producer, Cospicua, Malta.

1998

Assistant Director

      ASRA! ASRA! – Roger Harvey, Director, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England.