Quentin Hancock

Russian, American Southern, East Indian, faux Italian, Jersey gangster, flaming or sophisticated queen, laconic Westerner, British characters, including snooty butlers, Boris Karloff

2007: Co-wrote and voiced a PSA for California Lawyers for the Arts which advocated for increased funding for the California Arts Council. This PSA was distributed statewide on San Francisco and Los Angeles radio stations, as well as numerous local public television stations. This PSA also won a CINE Golden Eagle Award. 2008: Host/Announcer, KUSP Public Radio, Santa Cruz, California -- promote programs and program sponsors, read PSA's, operate station sound board EDUCATION 2003--Ph.D., English, University of California, Davis 1995--M.A., Education, and single subject teaching credential in English/Language Arts, University of California, Santa Cruz 1990-- B.A., English, University of California, Berkeley TRAINING Intermediate/Professional Voiceover Workshop – Rick Zieff, Voicebox Studios, Los Angeles, Fall 2004 Courses through Dolores Diehl, The Voiceover Connection, Los Angeles: Voice Acting-- Frank Coppola, Voicetrax; Anna Mathias, Fall 2004 Narration -- Stefan Rudnicki, Skyboat Road Company, Fall 2004 Animation -- Dolores Diehl, Winter 2005 Commercials-- Roger Scott, Spring 2005 Extended Commercials--various Los Angeles area agents, Fall 2005 Courses through Voicetrax, Sausalito, Summer and Fall 2007: Introductory Seminar and The Next Step -- Al Bedrosian Creating Characters -- Samantha Paris and Cynthia Songé Animation 101: Bob Bergen 2006-present: Ongoing theater improvisation courses Clifford Henderson and Dixie Cox, The Fun Institute, Santa Cruz MBox 2 Pro Tools LE software Glyph GT 050 external hard drive Rode NTK microphone some facility with editing projects on Pro Tools software good Spanish-speaking skills, with excellent pronunciation 10+ years experience as California educator at secondary and post-secondary levels excellent writing and copywriting skills grantmaker and former board member of a family foundation