Fulton County/Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Atlanta/Savannah, GA; Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL; Philadelphia School District, Philadelphia, PA; Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, CA; Bryn Mawr College Drama Department, Bryn Mawr, PA; Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA; Lamar University, Beaumont, TX

1.  2010 - Neri Torres and the Ifé-Ilé Afro-Cuban Dance and Music Ensemble, Miami, FL

2. 2009 Children's Services Annual Conference, Macon, GA: World Beats and   Books, Georgia Public Library Service; Atlanta, GA

3. 2006-09 Savannah Children's Books Festival, International Tent: "Savannah International Storyfest"  Live Oak Public Libraries; Chatham, Effingham and Liberty counties GA

4. 2005-07 Savannah Music Festival, Savannah, GA. Howard Morrison, Jr. Inaugural Artist-in-Residence; The Parade of  Animals: Peter and The Wolf; Babar the Baby Elephant Narrator/Storyteller                                                                              

5. Storytelling and the Art of Black Dance and Music, with Dr. DeAma Battle;  Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

1. 2007 NEA-supported Georgia Council for the Arts Traditional Arts Apprenticeship grant (Master Artist)

2. National Storytelling Network (NSN) 2006 ORACLE Award for Leadership and     Service, Southeast Region; National Storytelling Network, Jonesboro, TN

3. 2002 Puffin Foundation, Ltd. grant: "The Community Story-cloth Project: Telas de Cuentos"

4. Miami Dade City Council Proclamation for Perpetuating Folk Traditions, The City of Miami, FL 2001

5. Pennsylvania House of Representatives Proclamation for Service Through Storytelling and Wood Makes Music in rural and underserved communities, Blue Mountain School District, Orwigsburg, PA