Resumé
Modelling
1966 – 1978 Model with the Ford Agency New York/Nina Blanchard Agency Los Angeles/Fashion Model Milan
1969 First African American Cover Girl on Mademoiselle Magazine
!976 Launched Maxi Cosmetics line as a model for Max Factor in NYC
Acting
1976-79 Beverly Hills Playhouse Scene Study Workshop with Milton Katselas
1986-88 Beverly Hills Playhouse/Advanced Scene Study Workshop with Milton Katselas
1993-2003 Beverly Hills Playhouse/Master Class with Milton Katselas
2002 Lament For The Moths, Los Angeles, California
Singing
Backgrounds on albums for
Jon Anderson
Curiosity Killed the Cat
Boy George
Nick Kamen
Solo Performances
1995 Performed at the Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, California
1995 Performed at Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Bing Theatre with Los Angeles Chamber Symphony orchestra
1995 Performed at the Cinegrill, Hollywood, California
1996 Performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
1996 Performed on ABC TV Special Quincy Jones 50 Years
1997 Performed at Montreux Jazz Festival/Tribute to Charles Aznavour Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland
1999 Performed at the Cinegrill, Hollywood, California
1999 Performed at La Villa, Paris, France
2001 Performed at the Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California
2002 Performed at Peggy Lee Memorial Service, Los Angeles, California
2005 Recorded Little Kisses CD
Music
1986-1992 Managed and executive produced 2 albums with Brasiian artist Ivan Lins internationally Coordinated European showcases for Ivan Lins in Italy/France/England and arranged press interviews and radio.
Writing
2004 Children’s book titled Little Kisses released on Julie Andrews Collection/ Harper Collins Publishers
NGO Experience
Sane of Shandaken (SOS) 1980 - 1983
Founded local chapter of Washington, DC based anti-nuclear organization in upstate New York.
Sponsored “Educate Yourself on the Issues” bipartisan panel.
Invited nationally acclaimed speakers from Washington.
Coordinated radio promotions.
Created newspaper ads.
Produced film and video clips.
Provided written educational materials.
Take It Back Foundation 1989 – 1994
Created foundation focused on recycling education.
Formed Advisory Counsel.
Coordinated “branding” of Take It Back’s image with logos, graphics, stationery.
Produced Yackety Yak recycling Public Service Announcement (PSA).
Raised funds and in-kind services for recycling campaign.
Secured artists to participate in Yakety Yak (names?).
Initiated E! Television behind the scenes “Making Of” documentary.
Coordinated creative teams on all projects making up the recycling campaign, educational materials, PSA and music production teams.
Packaging and artwork creation of 2 animated characters for video.
Launched Take It Back Campaign including music video, 26 PSAs, accompanying booklet and curriculum based on the video and booklet.
Aired n AMC Theatres, on MTV and VH1.
Produced eight PSA’s with EPA logo.
Spearheaded curriculum development by??????, Washington based developer of school curriculum.
Secured grant from California Conservation Department to supply every school from Kindergarten through grade 12 in the state to receive a copy of video and booklet and curriculum.
Intitiated a resolution in Congress put through by Senator Joseph Leiberman for a National Recycling Day.
Co-ordinated the launch of the Take it Back campaign on the first National Recyling Day.
Arranged airing of Yakety Yak Take It Back Music video from Memorial Day to Labor Day in every AMC theatre in the country.
Spoke on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sponsored media tour in eleven cities.
Participated in 1992 Earth Summit in Rio De Janeiro: Take it Back Foundation representative to the Global Forum.
Secured airtime for PSAs.
Received United Nations Environment Program Grant.
Initiated and oversaw production of PSAs done by Children’s Animation Society Of Annecy in France(get correct name of org).
Coordinated Japanese radio station J-Wave recycling campaign with Take It Back materials in Tokyo.
Take It Back Foundation 1995
Received Rockefeller Foundation grant in conjunction with Institute of Local Self Reliance to produce informative booklet about economic development.
Assumed responsibility for design, illustration, graphics and publication of the booklet.
Awards
1993 Environmental Media Award for Yakety Yak - Take It Back / Take It Back Foundation Awarded by Sting and Herbie Hancock
1993 Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Award for Yakety Yak - Take It Back / Take It Back Foundation
1994 Parent’s Choice Award / Yakety Yak - Take It Back/ Take it back Foundation
Nuclear Policy Research Institute 2001
Worked with Dr. Helen Caldicott to initiate fundraising effort that helped launch the Institute in 2002.
Facilitated hiring of Development Consultant to manage NPRI fundraising.
Created two events in New York which raised over $140,000
We Are The Future 2003-2004
Los Angeles/Rome
Co-Produced 5 hour concert at the Circus Maximus to celebrate launch of 6 child care centers in war torn countries.
Raised $3million, coordinated performers and presenters, hired support staff.
Some of the world's best-recognized artists and personalities took the stage at Rome's historic Circus Maximus to
launch music legend QuincyJones' global, humanitarian effort, "We Are the Future." In the tradition of "We Are the
World," this concert marked the launch of a worldwide initiative aspiring to create a sustainable chain of support for
children in war-ravaged cities. The star-studded event was globally tele- and web-cast to draw the eyes of the world to the alarming increase in mortality rates among children in war-torn countries.
Performers were Carlos Santana, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, Andrea Bocelli, Angelique Kidjo, Soundz of South Africa, Carmen Consoli, Cirque Du Soleil, Herbie Hancock, Patti Austin, Take 6, Josh Groban, Juanes, Karina, Al SFher (of Man’ Kazem ahir, Khaled, Noa, Rifat Salamat Ali Kahn, Simon Shaheen, the cast of Stomp, and Zucchero, among others.
Presenters were Oprah Winfrey, Chris Tucker, Angelina Jolie, Francesco Totti, Quincy Jones, Naomi Campbell, and Serena Williams, among others.
Education
2010-2011 Angel Academy Of Art/ Florence Italy/ Studies Old Master’s Drawing and Painting
2011- 2014 Studied Old Master’s drawing and Painting and Anatomy / Privately
2008 Certified in Permaculture design/ Sat Spring island British Columbia
2007 Certified in Animal B.E.S.T.
1983-1984 Art and Sculpture / Camden Arts Centre / Hamstead lond England
1981- 1982 Sculpture / Woodstock school of Art
1975 UCLA Interior Design and Graphics