Speaking Engagements
Please consider me for speaking opportunities. I am a seasoned speaker and presenter. My public speaking experience includes:
Staff enrichment speaker (schools)
Speaker/ Presenter (SCBWI)
Panel participant (SCBWI)
School Author visits
Library program presenter
Festival author presentations
Mom's group presentations
Girl Scout troop presentations
If you would like to schedule a speaking engagement, school visit, keynote or conference presentation please contact me HERE.
Put me on the calendar:
Booking School Visits Now for 2019-2020!
Upcoming School Visits:
October 2019
St. Alban's School
Washington, DC
Matthew Maury Elementary
Alexandria, VA
Daniels Run Elementary
Fairfax, VA
January 2020
Jamestown Elementary
Arlington, VA
February 2020
Sully Elementary
Sterling, VA
Dominion Trail Elementary
Ashburn, VA
March 2020
Meadowland Elementary School
Sterling, VA
Madison's Trust Elementary School
Ashburn, VA
Loudoun Country Day School
Leesburg, VA
Lincoln-Hubbard School - postponed
Summit, NJ
Washington School - postponed
Summit, NJ
April 2020
James G. Brumfield Elementary - cancelled
Warrenton, VA
An Open Book Foundation event for Flash and Gleam
Washington, DC - postponed
May 2020
Christ Episcopal School
Rockville, MD
Ashburn Elementary School - postponed
Ashburn, VA
Save the Date!
January 25, 2020
ALA Midwinter Conference
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. signing & giveaway: Little Red Rhyming Hood and Flash and Gleam: Light in Our World
Booth #845 (Eastern PA SCBWI)
Pennsylvania Convention Center
1101 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 4, 2020
12x12 Picture Book Challenge
Webinar: If You Wish for Rhyming Glory,
You Must Focus on the Story
2 p.m. EST
March 13-15, 2020 - canceled
2020 MD/DE/WV SCBWI Annual Conference
Speaker: The Science of Picture Book Structure
Maritime Conference Center
Linthicum Heights, MD
April 11, 2020 - postponed, date TBA
11:30 a.m.
Author reading and signing of The Princess and the Petri Dish,
Flash and Gleam, and How to Find a Unicorn
Barnes & Noble Fairfax
12193 Fair Lakes Promenade Drive
Fairfax, VA
April 18, 2020 - canceled
10:00 a.m.
Earth Day Kickoff
The Earth Gives More, The Bug Book
Ashburn Library
43316 Hay Road
Ashburn, VA
April 19, 2020 - canceled
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Author reading and presentation
National Library Week Celebration
Chinn Park Regional Library
13065 Chinn Park Drive
Woodbridge, VA
May 2, 2020
11:00 a.m.
Author reading and signing of The Princess and the Petri Dish,
Flash and Gleam, and How to Find a Unicorn
Scrawl Books
11911 Freedom Dr.
Reston, VA
July 9, 2020
3:00 -4:00 p.m.
Once Upon a Summer (Fairytales & Fantasy)
Author reading and presentation
Ashburn Library
43316 Hay Road
Ashburn, VA
August 10, 2020
3:00 -4:00 p.m.
Once Upon a Summer (Fairytales & Fantasy)
Author reading and presentation
Brambleton Library
22850 Brambleton Plaza
Brambleton, VA