Résumé
Experience
PRINT MEDIA
| On-Air Magazine | Regular theater columnist |
| The San Diego Jewish Journal | Regular feature writer |
| San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles Magazine | Freelance feature Writer |
| San Diego Magazine | Freelance feature writer |
| Décor & Style | Regular monthly theater columnist; feature writer |
| In Theater | San Diego theatre correspondent for national theatre news weekly |
| Performance Today | Freelance feature writer on travel and the arts |
| The Los Angeles Times | Freelance arts & feature writer, theatre reviewer |
| The San Diego Union-Tribune | Freelance arts feature writer, book reviewer |
| The Orange County Register | Freelance theatre critic |
| The San Diego Tribune | Weekly theatre columnist (‘County Stages’); Freelance theatre critic, arts/entertainment feature writer; book reviewer |
| L.A. Theatre & Entertainment Review | San Diego theatre critic; arts features/ interviews |
| Woman’s World | Freelance writer for national woman’s weekly magazine |
| San Diego Gay & Lesbian Times | Regular theater critic |
RADIO AND TELEVISION
| Channel 4 San Diego | Host of 11th Annual Patte Awards for Theater Excellence |
| KUSI-TV, San Diego | Regular appearances on magazine show, “Good Morning, San Diego,” talking about theater in town |
| KPBS-TV, San Diego | Host, writer, producer of “Center Stage,” an hour-long, all-theater arts & entertainment live-audience special (aired 3x annually) |
| KPBS-FM, San Diego | Freelance writer, interviewer, theatre critic, commentator; weekly on-air theatre critic
Host/writer/producer of “Center Stage,” a 2-hour live theater variety show |
| National Public Radio | Freelance feature reporter specializing in the arts
Features aired on “Morning Edition,” “Weekend Edition” |
| San Diego CityTV | Freelance writer/producer, documentaries |
| KSDS-FM, San Diego | Newscaster; writer, reporter |
| KCST-TV, “San Diego Alive” | Feature writer; field reporting intern for TV magazine |
| “Newscene,” Cable TV | News anchor; news writer, field reporter |
ELECTRONIC MEDIA
| knsd.com | Weekly online theater recommendations: “What’s Hot” |
| kpbs.org | Online theater reviews and arts features |
| sdtheatrescene.com | Weekly online columnist |
| Microsoft SanDiegoSidewalk | Online theater critic, arts/theatre feature writer |
| Theatermania.com | Online theater critic and arts feature writer |
OTHER
| Patté Productions, Inc. | President, CEO |
| San Diego State University | Assoc. Prof., Department of Communicative Disorders |
| Sign of the Times, The San Diego Theatre of the Deaf | Founder and Artistic Director |
| The Columbia Players, a musical- comedy repertory company, NYC | Actor/singer |
TRAINING
| Ph.D., Communication Arts & Sciences | City University of New York |
| Telecommunications | San Diego City College: Radio & newswriting & production |
| Theater | Coursework in stage acting, acting for television commercials, accents/dialects, improvisation, Commedia dell’Arte, mime |
HONORS AND AWARDS
Emmy Award, 2002 for writing/producing/hosting “Center Stage,” KPBS-TV
Living Legacy Award, 2005, Women’s International Center
San Diego Press Club Journalism Award. 1990-2006. First or Second Prize Awards every year, for Arts/Entertainment and/or Feature and/or critical writing in radio, TV, magazine, newspaper
Society of Professional Journalists– San Diego Chapter. 1990-2006. First or Second Prize Award every year, for Arts/Entertainment and/or Feature and/or critical writing in radio, magazine, newspaper
National Commendation Award, American Women in Radio and Television. Outstanding Radio Feature
KPBS Radio Merit Award; Best Arts Feature (“San Diego: Theatre Boom Town”), aired on KPBS-FM, San Diego and National Public Radio
Special award from National Council for Better Hearing and Speech Month — for 20-part radio series on communication; written, produced and aired on KPBS-FM, San Diego
Elected to Outstanding Young Women of America
Named Most Influential Faculty Member 7 times — Dept. of Communicative Disorders, San Diego State University
AFFILIATIONS
National Association of Television Arts & Sciences
American Theatre Critics Association
Society of Professional Journalists
San Diego Press Club
Phi Beta Kappa
SPECIAL INTERESTS and ABILITIES
Fluent in American Sign Language
Extensive travel and experience in public speaking: lectures/seminars presented in the U.S., Canada, Europe