About Me

White-haired, clear-voiced yoga and qigong teacher with decades of experience in amateur theatre, both acting and directing. 14 years experience of doing radio talks and occasional interview experience on short documentaries.

Acting

Experience

Accents

Employment History & Experience

Acting since age 14.
20 years acting and directing with Lockerbie Drama Club. Most lines to learn - Helene Hanff in 84 Charing Cross Road. Most challenging roles - in Dancing at Lughnasa and Steel Magnolias.

Presenting

Experience

Specialist Areas

Employment History & Experience

Spent 14 years in Trading Standards talking to schools, WRI, Probus clubs, etc, talking about consumer rights. Did regular consumer spots on local radio. Spent one year travelling Scotland lecturing to solicitors and council officers on new consumer law.
Also trained as yoga and qigong teacher and as well as teaching regular classes, present day and weekend seminars and host retreats.

Languages Spoken

Experience & Qualifications

General Experience

I have been a research scientist, retail manager, small business owner, consumer adviser, communications officer and am now a yoga and qigong teacher.

Qualifications & Training

BSc Tech Materials Science.
Diploma in Consumer Affairs
Yoga Scotland teaching diploma
Qigong Teachers's Association UK certificate.

Other Information

Relevant Skills

Articulate and intelligent communicator with a wide experience of different types of job and of living in different parts of the UK with their regional accents. Can take direction and has good stagecraft after many years manoevering on a small stage. Excellent presentation skills - if you can present to a bunch of Sheriffs nothing will be as terrifying again.

Interests & Hobbies

Yoga and qigong took over from acting in recent years, but the pull is still there.