Members as of December 2007
additions/corrections made monthly as needed
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Anne Bodman
20460 Black Dog Place; Sturgis SD 57785
Phone: 605-347-0004
Email: storytellerAnneB[at]BHHOA.us
A sense of fun, lively interaction with the audience, and stories from the ridiculous to the sublime!
Karen Chace
97 Chipaway Rd; East Freetown MA 02717
Phone: 508-763-5121 x1109
Evening: 508-763-8565
Email: storybug[at]aol.com
Website: www.storybug.net
Karen grew up among a large, extended Irish family in Massachusettts, surrounded by stoires and storytellers all of her life. She has ben sharing her own stories professionally with a wide range of audiences since 2000. She is the founder and director of a student storytelling club in her hometown and produces their Storytelling Festival each year. She writes a regular column, Stor e Telling, for Storytelling Magazine, and is a contributing author to National Storytelling Network’s publications, "A Beginnner’s Guide to Storytelling" and "Telling Stories to Children".
Lyn Ford
PO Box 737; Reynoldsburg OH 43068
Phone: 614-237-7605
Email: friedtales[at]aol.com
Website: www.lynfordstoryteller.com
Fourth-generation storyteller, author, and Ohio teaching artist Lyn Ford shares her "Home-Fried Tales" across the country. Lyn tells at national festivals and conferences, and school residencies. Lyn honors her family's multicultural African American oral traditions with programs, workshops, and keynotes that offer interactions, rhythm and rhyme, humor, history, and heart.
Mary Garrett
666 Sugar Trail Ct.; St. Peters MO 63376
Phone: 636-447-6760
Email: mgarrett[at]mail.win.org
Mary Garrett tells folk tales, tall tales, and original stories at schools, storytelling festivals, parks, day care centers, elementary schools, and retirement communities. Mary believes in the power of story to make this world a better place. After experiencing Mary's stories, you will take some of that feeling with you.
Meg Gilman
272 Newcastle Ave.; Portsmouth NH 03801
Phone: 603-433-8578
Email: meggart[at]aol.com
Website: www.lanes.org/directory/tellers/meg_gilman.html
Meg's performances of folktales full of humor and wisdom, and personal tales both funny and poignant, have been called "spellbinding" and "provocative". She warmly engages listeners, and opens wide the doors to imagination. Stories about smart girls and strong women, the wisdom of elders, and being yourself, delight and inspire as well as challenge beliefs and promote understanding. Her workshops on storytelling and the creative process are a powerful source of inspiration. She offers performances and workshops for all ages – preschool, the classroom, for seniors and other adult venues, and intergenerational programs, as well as programs for mental health, alzheimer's, and other healing environments. A dynamic keynote speaker, she offers customized programs tailored to your needs. NSN state liaison - NH; Healing Story Alliance board member. *Willing to travel. Fees negotiable.
Marilyn Hovland
4280 Peridot Ln.; Rapid City SD 57702
Phone: 605-348-6192
Evening: 605-348-1996
Email: jhovland[at]rapidnet.com
Marilyn shares stories that capture real life and adventures, bring historical characterizations to life, and strives to intertwine her sense of humor and the tale of truth in all.
Mary Jo Huff
4333 Sandra Kay Ln.; Newburgh IN 47630
Phone: 812-853-3024
Evening: 812-455-1558
Email: maryjo[at]storytellin.com
Website: www.storytellin.com
MaryJo is a nationally known speaker, professional storyteller, author, recording artist and Early Childhood educator. Her workshops are motivational, educational and inspirational. She encourages her audience to be creative and comfortable telling stories and using puppets with children. Mary Jo is well known for her humorous, fast-paced delivery. She has presented at numerous national, state, regional and local conferences and has 30 years experience.
Lorna MacDonald Czarnota
1883 Hertel Ave.; Buffalo NY 14214
Phone: 716-837-0551
Email: LCzarnota[at]aol.com
Website: www.storyhavenstudio.com
Lorna MacDonald Czarnota, storyteller, workshop leader, musician, author of "Medieval Tales That Kids Can Read and Tell." Traditional and original stories, songs, music. Medieval, Scottish, Inspirational story. At-risk youth.
David Joe Miller
PO Box 100; Worcester Township PA 19490
Phone: 610-454-1439
Email: deejumtell[at]yahoo.com
Website: www.davidjoemiller.com
Former staff storyteller for the National Storytelling Association and Founder of the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild, David Joe travels the world telling folktales and personal stories. Story application workshops in areas of narrative writing and storytelling in business/organizations. His venues range from schools and libraries to festivals to corporate settings in Fortune 100 companies.
Michael Parent
95 Congress St., #2; Portland ME 04101
Phone: 207-879-0401
Email: michaelparent[at]maine.rr.com
Website: www.michaelparent.com
Jo Radner
PO Box 145; Lovell ME 04051
Phone: 207-925-6244
Email: jradner[at]american.edu
Website: www.joradner.com
Jo lives in Maine and tells historical, family, and personal stories from the Northeast. A folklorist and oral historian, she presents workshops on the art of interviewing, collecting, and presenting stories.
Tammy Richardson
PO Box 281054; East Hartford CT 06128
Phone: 860-299-6090
Email: tdcr35[at]yahoo.com
Website: www.historicalfirsts.com
In her series "Obscured Women", storyteller/teaching artist Tammy Denease Richardson introduces us into the world of fascinating women who have been obscured through the annals of history yet were prominent in the African-American community. Ms. Richardson has developed performances and workshops appealing to a wide variety of audiences.
Lynn Ruehlmann
621 New Hampshire Ave.; Norfolk VA 23508
Phone: 757-625-6742
Evening: 757-642-6813
Email: ruehlmann[at]erols.com
Website: www.cascadingstories.com
Lynn tells stories through theatrical portrayals of real people and characters in myths. Her CD "Spy! The Story of Civil War Spy Elizabeth Van Lew" won two awards. She loves sharing laughter in stories she tells from her life, and storytelling techniques in workshops she teaches.
Marcie Telander
PO Box 1101; Crested Butte CO 81224-1101
Phone: 970-349-6509
Email: telander[at]aol.com
Marcie Telander has been a story theatre artist, ritualist and Festivarian for the last 40 years. She is a licensed psychotherapist and Expressive Arts Therapist and is a godparent of the international Cultural Animation/Cultural Diversity movement.