Sandbar Storytelling Festival Board of Directors
Hywel ‘Taff’ Roberts, Founding Artistic Director, Wild Wales Tours & Walkabouts, Director
Terri Karsten, President, Wagonbridge Publishing
Laurie Lucas, Vice President, Community Volunteer
Gary Diomandes, Treasurer, Saint Mary’s University, Professor Emeritus of Theatre
Judy Myers, Secretary, Saint Mary’s University, Professor Emeritus of Theatre
Jim Bedtke, Saint Mary’s University, Vice President of Facilities
Dave Casey, Marine Art Museum, Director of Engagement
Jerome Christenson, Independent Writer and Editor
Karen Dulak, Co-owner of Pop Up Peddlers, Actor, Writer, Storyteller, Employed at WinCraft
Mary Farrell, Freelance Photographer and Filmmaker
Michael Todd, WNB Financial, Marketing Specialist
Tracy Morgan, Thern Inc., Administrative Assistant
Note from the President
I come from a strong tradition of storytelling, from my father’s legends of Ireland to my mother’s tales of childhood adventures on a dust bowl-era farm. It’s really no surprise that I started telling my own stories when I was about 7, regaling my younger sisters with bedtime stories under the covers until we all fell asleep. Most of the stories I tell now are in printed form, but I continue to appreciate the importance of the spoken word. I strongly believe storytelling is the glue that holds communities together and the vehicle for reaching other communities. The Sandbar Storytelling Festival brings storytellers from all over and invites us to listen. I guarantee we’ll like what we hear. Unchanged: I come from a strong tradition of storytelling, from my father’s legends of Ireland to my mother’s tales of childhood adventures on a dust bowl-era farm. It’s really no surprise that I started telling my own stories when I was about 7, regaling my younger sisters with bedtime stories under the covers until we all fell asleep. Most of the stories I tell now are in printed form, but I continue to appreciate the importance of the spoken word. I strongly believe storytelling is the glue that holds communities together and the vehicle for reaching other communities. The Sandbar Storytelling Festival brings storytellers from all over and invites us to listen. I guarantee we’ll like what we hear.
Terri Karsten
President of the Festival Board,
Sandbar Storytelling Festival
Award winning author
www.terrikarsten.com
