About
I’m an artist, singer, author. and podcaster
My core philosophy: We make the world a better place when we create through curiosity, compassion, and collaboration.
My Story
My career has been spent in various forms of workshop facilitation and communication, creativity, and education. Born in Moldova, my family spent a year immigrating to the USA. During that time, I honed my intuitive and quick-thinking skills when we spent seven months living in a war zone. Additionally, exposure to many cultures and languages forged my goal to connect people through creativity and mindful collaboration. And frankly, art and music kept me alive during life in transience and as a survivor of child abuse.
I spent many years as a full-time singer and multi-instrumentalist musician and still lead and manage one of the premier holiday caroling groups in the USA.
While I didn’t end up performing music in front of thousands of screaming fans, my music and writing experiences have allowed me to help clients, businesses, and organizations innovate and to build creative collaborative teams and cultures.
A Broader Perspective
After I completed my BA at the University of Michigan, I followed my keen interest in the Earth and environmental education with positions at the National Geographic Society and NASA. My years as a NASA Master Trainer let me travel the world to collaborate with thousands of teachers, scientists, diplomats, and students from many cultures. My exposure to many cultures and languages forged my goal to connect people through creativity and mindful collaborations.
Now, I help people and companies find their voices and become cohesive, focused teams. Through our work, your people will coalesce as a focused unit. They can get inspired to solve problems creatively, be more innovative, and take part in the company conversation. Some will also find and develop leadership skills as a natural outcropping of our work together.
Workshop participants learn powerful methods that help them thrive. My programs and workshops provide life-changing experiences to develop confident communication, innovative problem-solving skills, and creative genius.
I continue to travel, connect with, and teach creative and innovation-sparking techniques to people, companies, and organizations.
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Want to know more about me?
My song: Here’s To Life by either Shirley Horn or Eartha Kitt
Artist: Evelyn De Morgan
Musical: Wicked/Pippin (I’m a Stephen Schwartz fan-girl.)
City: New York! (But I also love Key West, Havana, Galway, and San Francisco)
Cats or Dogs? Both! Though cats edge dogs out by a hair
Backpack or Purse? Backpack
Cookie: Chocolate Chip
Favorite book: as a child, Harold and Purple Crayon. As a teen: Down a Dark Hall by Lois Duncan. As an adult, Sheri S. Tepper’s Gibbon’s Decline and Fall.
If you’ve made it this far, here’s fun bonus for you. #SongThought
Be ethically innovative in your work and creatively juicy in your life.
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