DianaPoet

ROLES: Educator, Poet and Workshop Facilitator. *********************************************************** BUSINESS COURSES TAUGHT: Basics of Speech; Business Law; Fundamentals of Speech; Interpersonal Communication; Managing Human Resources; Public Speaking; Survey of Human Communication *********************************************************** COURSES TAUGHT IN ART, EDUCATION and the SOCIAL SCIENCES: Introduction to the Arts; Foundations of Education; Foundations of Parenting; Math, Science and Technology: Teaching and Remediation; Methodology of Early Childhood Education; The Urban Community*************************************************** ******************************************* ************************WORKSHOPS and PAPERS PRESENTED: .... .......... ................... ............................................ ........ "Beyond Creativity, Originality and Fair Use: Collaborating, Mixing and Bartering in the Studio for World Peace," a paper presentation for Media in Transition, a conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, April 27-29, 2007 ** ************************************************************ *******"Peace-Making and Peacekeeping in the Poetry of Joy Harjo" Women's History Month Conference at Sarah Lawrence College, www.slc.edu; Bronxville, NY, March 2-3, 2007 **.... .......... .................... ........................................... ................... ** "Firespitting Poetic Justice: Jayne Cortez and Joy Harjo, Female Poets Leading Bands" ... for the Women's Studies area of the Southwest/Texas Popular & American Culture Associations’ Annual Conference, www.h-net.org/~swpca; Albuquerque, NM, February 2007 ** ............................................................ ......................................... .."Ntozake Shange in Performance: Mixing Poetry with Music and Dance" . .. for the Creative Writing Pedagogy study area of the SW/TX Pop. & Amer. Culture Associations’ Conference, Albuquerque, NM, Feb. 2007 **.......................................................... ................................................ “Well-Dressed and Teaching: the Collections of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology” ... for the Collecting, Collectibles, Collectors, Collections study area of the SW/TX Pop. & Amer. Culture Associations’ Conference, Albuquerque, NM, Feb. 2007 ............................................................ ...........................................**"Reality Television Aids Students: Using The Apprentice, Project Runway, and Top Chef to Teach A Survey of Human Communication," ... a paper and video presentation for the Popular Culture and the Classroom study area of the SW/TX Pop. & Amer. Culture Associations’ Annual Conference, www.h-net.org/~swpca, Albuquerque, NM, Feb. 2007 ***.......... .......................... .... ............... ... ... .. ... .... ... ............ . ..*****“Using Indigenous Cultures to Enhance Learning in Communication Courses”... a workshop for the Hawai'i International Conference on Education, www.hiceducation.org, Honolulu, HI, January 6 - 9, 2007 ***.......... .......................... .... ............... ... ... .. ... .... ... . ..******* Stress Management Workshops -- I designed and led interactive workshops which taught audiences how to prevent and reduce excess stress. I demonstrated unique instruments and DVDs/videos to participants at various colleges including Barnard College, Touro College, and The College of New Rochelle........ New York, NY; 2003 - Present ************************************************************ * “Crossing Genres and Continents: Musicians Who Mix Culture Sounds”... http://users.wpi.edu/~jphanlan/NEPCA%20Program%20Fall%202006 .htm, Nashua, New Hampshire; Fall 2006******************************************************** ***** "Enhancing Teaching and Learning in Culturally Diverse English as a Second Language (ESL) Classroom Environments"... This workshop presented solutions to common and unique problems regarding teaching ESL students. The participants discussed issues of pedagogy, learning styles, curriculum transformation, and faculty development... 19th Annual National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education ..................www.ncore.ou.edu, Chicago, IL; Spring 2006 ***********................................................. ......................********** "Collecting Indigenous-Influenced Music: GRAMMY and NAMMY Award Winners"... ... I presented this paper and I organized three panels for the Material Culture Division of the 27th Annual Meeting of the Southwest/Texas Popular and American Culture Associations, www.h-net.org/~swpca, Albuquerque, NM; February 2006 ****........................................................ ......................................**** "Nonfiction in Two Worlds: Writing an Analysis of the Music, Visual Art and Oratory of Bill Miller" ... Paper presented at The Native American Literature Symposium, www.mnsu.edu/nativelit, Mystic Lake, MN; April 7-9, 2005******************************************************** ******* PERFORMANCES ****........................................................ ......................................**** MAKE MUSIC NEW YORK -- I recited original poems and performed songs in the folk and classical genres. Bloomingdale Playground and the Carl Schultz Plaza of Morningside Park. June 21, 2007 ****........................................................ ......................................**** Poetry Reading ... a recitation of my original poetry for the Creative Writing study area of the SW/TX Pop. & Amer. Culture Associations’ Conference; Albuquerque, NM, Feb. 2007 **.......................................................... ...............................................** Recited original poetry at Theatre 315, NYC, November 23, 2003 **********.................................................. ....................************ Lyric Soprano, Barnard-Columbia Chorus; 1976-1977 ************************************************************ *** AWARDS and ACCOMPLISHMENTS ............................................................ .................* Who's Who in America, 2008 *********................................................... ....................*******. Who's Who of American Women, 1985-1986, 1987-1988 and 2007 **.......................................................... ................. ................. ** 2006 Quarterfinalist for VIDEO WIZ in the Reality TV category of the Scriptapalooza International Television Writing Competition **......................................*****............... ................................. Philadelphia Marathon Finisher 2006 **********.................................................. ....................********** Who's Who in America 2004 and 2005 ************................................................ ....................*********** New York City Marathon Finisher, 1998-2005 **************.............................................. .............************** Awarded a Centrum Creative Residency to study Native American cultures, write and recite poetry and prose in Port Townsend, WA; 2003 **********.................................................. ....................************ Poetry published in Artist and Influence, Vol. XXII (2003) and Vol. XXV (2006), Hatch-Billops Collection, Inc. and Essence magazine (5/86) * ***********................................................. .....................***********Play: Who Needs Earthlings? selected for The "New One Acts" Play Reading Festival of The Upper Westside Theatre Company, NYC, 2002 **********.................................................. ....................************Organized and moderated a panel discussion: "Native American Arts and Artists," NY Divinity School (formerly NY Evangelical Seminary), May 2002 *******************......................................... *******************Press Release: "Native American Artists," The Love Express, May 2002 **********.................................................. ....................************Article: "Genealogical Adventures," The Brooklyn Record, June 4, 1999 ************................................................ ......................**********NY Regional Winner of the Lever Brothers Singing/Songwriting Contest, 1996 *****************........................................... ......***************** First Place Winner of the Exoterica Annual Poetry Slam at An Beal Bocht Café, Riverdale, NY, October 31, 1995 **********.................................................. ....................************ Who's Who in the World, 1987-1988 **********.................................................. ....................*********** Who's Who in the East, 1986-1987 *********************************************************** VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forum Host ("Educators" and "Writers, Actors and Artists"), Digital Media Network, http://forums.digitalmedianet.com; . . . Blood Donor; . . . . . . Phonathon Fundraiser for Barnard College, 2007 and 2008; . . . Participant in the Outreach at the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, Eagle Butte, South Dakota; sponsored by Yale University, May 2007 . . . . Area Chair for the Collecting, Collectibles, Collectors, Collections studies area of the Southwest/Texas Popular & American Culture Associations 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 . . . . Central Park Conservancy************************************************* **********MEMBERSHIP: ASCAP, Dramatists Guild of America, Modern Language Association, National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, NY Road Runners, and the Northeast Popular & American Culture Association, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. *********************************************************** FAVORITE DANCE COMPANIES: ..... Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Philadanco, Garth Fagan Dance, Parsons Dance Company. *********************************************************** FAVORITE VISUAL ARTISTS: ... Romare Bearden, Peter Max, Bill Miller, Monet, Faith Ringgold. *********************************************************** FAVORITE COLOR: chartreuse. *********************************************************** FAVORITE DESIGNERS: Kara Saun and Oscar de la Renta. ********************************************************** FAVORITE FOODS: caviar, chocolate mousse cake, chai tea, salmon, buffalo and brioche. **********************************************************