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Gha'il
Rhodes
Benjamin
Facilitator
Actress, poet, storyteller and director, Gha’il specializes in group facilitation. She has worked in schools, shelters, prisons, churches, rehabilitation facilities, senior centers and universities. Through a Lifeskills Program for the National Football League, Ms. Benjamin was invited as actress/facilitator to improve team member's communication and relationships skills. Via her own production company TALKING POEMS and STORYTELLING PRODUCTIONS, she has performed a one woman show of her original poetry and live music, locally and nationally. Gha'il is the recipient of of the 1999 "Ties that Bind Award" for outstanding contributions to her Brooklyn, New York community. She has a BS from Eastern Michigan University and an MFA from New York University.
Barbara
Sfraga
Facilitator
Songwriter, vocalist, arranger, lyricist and clinician, Barbara performs regularly in clubs in Manhattan. She's currently touring to support her Naxos Jazz recording, "Oh, What A Thrill", and will be recording her followup CD in 2002. Ms. Sfraga is Founder/President of SOUND IDEAS MUSIC, a jazz publicity and management firm, and Founder/Director of IN CONCERT WITH OUR COMMUNITY, an organization which raises funds for children’s interests. Barbara gives clinics in Business of Music, Vocal Technique and Improvisation, and is the recipient of a Meet The Composers grant. She has a BA from University of Bridgeport.
Golda
Solomon
Facilitator
Communications specialist, professor, private consultant, program developer, poet, performer and published author, Golda is Project Director for PO’JAZZ, an innovative, collaborative series that partners the voice of poets to the beat of live jazz and features established and emerging poets and musicians. In 2001, PO’JAZZ was host to the 2002 U.S. Poet Laureate, Billy Collins. She has two CDs, Takin' It To The Hollow and First Set, companion to her collection of poetry, Flatbush Cowgirl. Golda has a BA and an MA from Brooklyn College.
Kathleen
Cochran
Senior Consultant
Teacher, writer, and trainer, Kathleen conducts workshops in communication and conflict resolution in schools and organizations. She holds an M.S. from Bank Street College of Education and an Ed.M. from Teachers College, Columbia University. Ms. Cochrane is the author of nationally distributed curricula, teaches at the graduate level, and publishes articles and essays. She is special projects coordinator for Creative Response to Conflict in Nyack, NY, a conflict resolution education organization, and serves as a volunteer mediator in Westchester County.