After receiving a Masters from New York University, I developed a unique form of story-theater, designing and performing concerts of myths and stories in collaboration with musicians and visual artists. For nearly twenty years, I've performed with musician Paula Chan Bing, touring throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Other story and music collaborations include Psyche and Eros, a storytelling and orchestral work with Opera Memphis Director Michael Ching, and two works with composer/musician Simon Shaheen: Majnun Layla, a classic Arabian love story, and The Epic of Gilgamesh.

Performances have taken place at such places as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Sydney Opera House, the National Theater, the Asia Society, Harvard, Princeton, the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, the United Nations, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, and the City University of New York, to mention a few of hundreds of venues.

In addition to story and music productions, I've collaborated with illustrators on a number of critically acclaimed books, among them Marriage of the Rain Goddess. Published in multiple languages, Marriage of the Rain Goddess, created with Clifford Parms, won a United Kingdom Reading Association Award for substantial contribution to children's literature.

Along with performing, I lead storytelling and creative writing workshops at schools, universities, and community centers. Most recently, I had the pleasure of leading a storytelling seminar at the United Arab Emirates University in Abu Dhabi. Other work in the cultural arena focuses on the design and management of large-scale special events.

Finally, my passion for story and language expresses itself through my work as verbal branding consultant. Since 2004, I've freelanced for boutique and global branding agencies, developing original names, taglines, copy points, nomenclature systems, and back stories for Fortune 500 and smaller companies. Industries include apparel and fashion, consumer products, technology, food and beverage, healthcare, arts and education, ingredients, and pharmaceuticals. I'm also pleased to volunteer for the Taproot Foundation.