Voice Description

Deep, resonant, smooth, powerful; various African American dialects from Ebonics to standard English; can eliminate dialects and ethnic qualities when needed--to sound generic. Can adapt to needs of voice seekers.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Middle Age Male

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Others (on-camera, informercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Concord, North Carolina, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Traditional African American male, Southern, generic, Caribbean,

My Voice Experience

(1) Original and other author's Poetry (Spoken Word) with musical accompaniment;

(2) Local theater performances, radio host;

(3) Acting: Fayetteville Theater, "The Dutchman": opened performance reciting poetry with saxophone complement.

(4) Lecturing: Within educational context and African American communities seeking solutions for issues;

(5) Presentation: "Lactrodectus Mactans"

My Training

BA, Political Science (concentration International Relations): North Carolina A&T State University; 1989
--Radio and TV Production class
--Student Radio Personality (used carrier currrent, obtained required FCC Broadcast License, which was required at the time.
--Acquired voice refinement/voice training from various teachers and students of involved with singing and acting.

MA, History: North Carolina Central University; 1994

Acquired voice refinement/voice training from various teachers and students of voice involved with singing and acting. Expanded voice quality through constant and consistent practice.

Journalism Experience: (a) Student reporter for The A&T Regiser, NCA&T State University--1973-1974, (b) NC State University, The ECHO, 1974; local Greensborom, NC paper--"Focus on Guilford (Editor, Ann Toms)

My Studio Equipment

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Additional Skills

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

* Strong Background in human resource development and management
* History of leadership development
* Significant experience in organization development
* Skilled in fundraising principles and campaigns
* History of youth development
* Significant work with juvenile justice system and public schools
* Proven results in grant writing with university academic departments and a non-profit organization
* Demonstrated experience in urban/rural program development and implementation
* Skilled in education pedagogies for cited populations
* Knowledge of computer applications for program development, research and evaluation
* Skilled in web site development including multimedia integration and database
* Outstanding communication and presentation skills--written and spoken
* Highly innovative and creative in providing alternative approaches
* Excellent skills in volunteer recruitment including best match for organizational mission


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT

▪ Subcontracting with various consultancies concerning strategic planning and organizational assessment,
▪ Contracting as consultant providing strategic planning , organizational assessment, and technology services,
▪ Designed a multilevel, interactive project for college students to apply service-learning techniques to:
--Tutor youth in the public school system and various recreational centers to increase academic skills
--Develop conflict resolution skills for college students as well as public school students
--Address health issues within the community--with special emphasis toward youth and AIDS
--Provide companionship to youth who desire older persons as surrogate brothers/sisters and mentors
--Reflect on the nature of service within the community and learning within the university structure,
▪ Managed an educational staff for a citywide alternative education program for young adults,
▪ Developed and implemented an education and training module for adjudicated youth,
▪ Managed a youth service team and coordinated programs for their development,
▪ Designed/taught African American history curriculum for summer youth programs—Pembroke State University,
▪ Designed and maintained North Carolina’s official web site/clearinghouse for community service, service learning, and volunteerism; including development of a statewide advisory board for the state’s one hundred counties. Development included seeking funds through grant writing and seeking corporate sponsorships and partnerships,
▪ Revising and facilitating strategic information technology plan for a rural community-based organization,
▪ Part of comprehensive rural growth strategy team that includes issues of economic development, affordable housing, health, human capacity building, and overall quality of life improvement in an economically distressed rural area.

COUNSELING/EDUCATION/ADVOCACY

▪ Worked extensively with juvenile court, public schools, and service corps counselors for youth progress
▪ Interacted with national program, Fast Track, designed to assist parents and teachers to help children
▪ Counseled adolescents at a therapeutic psychiatric hospital within professional mandates
▪ Substitute teacher in Durham, North Carolina Public Schools
▪ Teaching Assistant during graduate studies, Adjunct Professor after receiving M.A.
▪ Designed/implemented student Social Sciences Council at NC A&T State University
▪ Co-founder of North Carolina A&T Veterans Big Brothers Program
▪ Developed "Crew Sensitivity Program" to address racial issues aboard USS Plymouth Rock--LSD 29
▪ History of volunteerism with senior citizens, youth, and community development
▪ Member of Office International Programs Development Committee, North Carolina Central University (NCCU)
▪ Member of Subcommittee for the Development of NCCU Web site
▪ Member of Institute for the Study of Minority Issues, NCCU


WRITTEN AND ORAL COMMUNICATION

* Office automation/communications including LAN and homepage advocacy
* Consultant on issues which affect the community--micro and macro
* Knowledge of statistical analysis and interpretation
* Excellent research skills
* Curricula design
* Technical writing
* Desktop Publishing
* Published poet
* Proposal writing
* Significant interest in telecommunications and presentation technologies
* Lecturer: conferences and workshops, which focus on issues of Africa and the Diaspora

PERSONAL IMPROVEMENT

* Conferences, workshops, participation in public forums, self-study, volunteerism,
* First Technologies, Research Triangle Park, for Strategic Planning and Performance Accountability paradigms
* Holistic health practices
* Educational improvement in several disciplines by taking courses at community colleges and universities
* Hobbies: Writing, poetry, continuous self-instruction in computer and telecommunications technology

MISCELLANEOUS

Activities: Currently: Secretary, Carolina Advocates for Legal Reform, Charlotte, NC; Volunteer History Professor, Barber-Scotia College, Concord, NC; Member: Fishers of Men Apostolic Church; Former member, Greensboro Writers Club; Counselor Trainee, Switchboard Crisis Center; Actor, Bennett College Players; Poetry Readings, NC HBCUs and North Carolina State University; Developer and Mediator of "Crew Sensitivity Program", USS Plymouth Rock; Volunteer, Big Brothers (A&T Veterans Club); former Publicist, Asheboro Street Neighborhood Council; Volunteer, North Carolinians Against Racist and Religious Violence; Volunteer, North Carolina Center for the Study of Black History; African/American History Consultant-Speaker; Planning Committee Member of third National Conference on Desegregation sponsored by the Institute for Minority Issues--NCCU; Member of North Carolina Network for Adult Participatory Education, Literacy South of Durham, NC; Volunteer, Sisters of Sikose, Durham, NC; Duke University Fast Track, Durham, NC; Hayti Heritage Center, Durham NC; Durham Professional And Business Chain (Education Committee), Know Book Store Education Forum, Durham, NC; former volunteer with Friends of Black Children in Durham, NC; Technology Volunteer, Blue Springs-Hoke County Community Development Corporation, Raeford, NC; Hoke County Technology Consortium (Hoke TeC), Raeford, NC; North Carolina Rural Internet Access Authority Technical Committee, Raleigh, NC; Hoke County Community Garden Development Committee, Raeford, NC.

Awards: Phi Alpha Theta and Gamma Pi Mu International Honors Societies; Departmental "Leadership and Service Award" (NC A&T State University; Winner of first Martin Luther King Speech Contest at NC A&T State University; Honors recognition for two consecutive years at North Carolina Central University, 1992-1993 and 1993-1994; Certificate of Recognition from NCCU for development of informational web site critical for SAC accreditation process, 1999.

Certificates and Licenses: International Trade and Development Training Certificate, North Carolina Central University Education Department, February 28, 1995; National Issues Forum Orientation and Education Program, University of North Carolina, Pembroke, July 24, 1997; DPEC Computer Based Training Workshop, North Carolina School Link, Inc. and DPEC, Inc., October 23, 1998; Wise Guys: Male Responsibility Curriculum Training, Family Life Council of Greater Greensboro, July 21, 2000.

Diverse Presentations: “Alternative Economic Growth Strategies: What Role Black Elected Municipal Officials in North Carolina?,” Annual Conference of North Carolina Black Elected Municipal Officials, Hickory, NC, August 16-18, 2002; Educating African American Males”, The African American Male National Council Conference, Charlotte, NC, August 13-15, 1999; “Black Student Movements: Impact on Social Change In 2000”, 11th Conference on African American Culture and Experience, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, March 30-31, 2000; “Perceptions of African American Students Enrolled at Tougaloo College and North Carolina Central University Toward Community Service: A Comparative Study”, Sixth National HBCU Faculty Development Symposium, Houston, Texas, October 14 – 17, 1999.


EDUCATION

* M.A., History -North Carolina Central University, 1994; Durham, NC
* B.A., Political Science - North Carolina A&T State University, 1989; Greensboro, NC

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