When President Obama was elected in 2008, the Washington Post ran a story on the front page a few days later about Eugene Allen, who was a former maitre d’ at the White House. I had worked at the White House as a contract butler in the 1980s and Gene Allen had been my boss. […]
Archives for June 27, 2015
Ripple of Hope: A Capital Fringe Peek
My play, Ripple of Hope: One Teacher’s Journey to Make an Impact, is a comedic one-woman show that explores public education issues through my personal experiences as a drama teacher in some of the roughest public schools in New York City. I use personal anecdotes – my love of Hillary Swank as a teacher-hero in […]