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Award-winning storyteller and humanitarian, Lorna
has been telling stories professionally since 1985.
She performs and presents in schools, libraries,
museums, festivals and conferences, runaway
shelters, detention centers, residential treatment
facilities, theaters and community venues, among
others. Her performances include traditional and
original stories, occasionally with music and songs
for all ages.
Lorna
specializes in mentoring at-risk youth and their
families through story. She was nominated in 2004
for United Way and Univera Health Community Hero
Award and named Hopevale Incorporated's Volunteer of
the Year for 2005. Lorna holds a certificate in
trauma counseling.
Her
other specialties are identity building in
communities following disaster and personal trauma,
empowerment for abused women, imagination playtime,
historical portrayals and role-play, and Scottish
tales.
Lorna
is a keynote speaker, workshop leader, artist,
historian, and holds a Bachelor of Science in
Creative Studies for Young Children, as well as a
Masters in Special Education. Lorna is the founder
and Executive Director of Crossroads Story
Center, Inc, a not-for-profit reaching at-risk youth
through storytelling.
She
is a member of Spin-a-Storytellers, National
Storytelling Network, National Network for Youth,
Northlands Storytelling Network, League for the
Advancement of New England Storytellers, Virginia
Storytelling Association, Scottish Storytelling
Center and the Healing Story Alliance.
The
National Storytelling Network honored Lorna with the
2006 Oracle Award for exemplary leadership and
service and significant contributions to community
through storytelling.
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