Chetachi Egwu

English with a Nigerian accent

I used to think of the uniqueness of my voice as a liability; my voice has been quite deep since about fifth grade and had been the source of much annoyance for me. As I "grew" into my voice, however, I was asked over and over to announce for this event, or MC for that event. As such, I have been the MC for an evening of poetry, Flava for the Soul, with special guest recording artist Michelle N'degeocello; host/mc of poetry shows at Howard University and Georgetown University; co-host of CityView TV in Washington DC; the MC for Fire up the Funk featuring Live in Color Dance Collective; and filled in as a DJ for WHBC 830 AM. Ph.D. in Communication, Howard University, 2005 M.A. in Communication, Howard University, 1999 B.A. in Communication, University of Buffalo, 1996 (Minor: Film and Video Production) Training in Theater/Acting - Acting 1 at University of Buffalo (Steve Henderson) and Acting for TV and Commercials (Bruce Michael) Training in Dance - African dance (16 yrs), Dunham Technique (8 years), Modern dance (8 years), Step (10 years), Hip-Hop (5 years), jazz (2 years) Danced with Carla and Company, Coyaba Dance Theater and Choreographers Collaboration Project (Washington DC) Certificate in 16mm film production from New York Film Academy Because my parents are Nigerian, I have mastered the Nigerian accent. Additionally, I have taught public speaking for seven years (Howard University, Morgan State University, George Washington University, and currently Nova Southeastern University), in addition to my mass media courses. I am also a choreographer in addition to a dancer