Speaker/Edutainer/Broadcaster

Rose Highland-Sharpe

PO Box ****, Pinehurst, NC *8374. ******************@*****.***

(H) 919-***-****, (C) 910-***-****. LinkedIn: Rose Highland-Sharpe

“Rose Highland-Shape YouTube Channel”

Expert Speaker-Storyteller-Presenter-Broadcaster-Edutainer

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Talented, creative, articulate, accomplished, seasoned professional with extensive experience educating, motivating, and inspiring adults and children through teaching programs utilizing storytelling, motivational speaking, and broadcasting presentations desiring to serve an organization that provides educational, career, and/or communications/media needs.

EXPERIENCE

Storyteller/Edutainer, Public Schools, Libraries, Non-profit Agencies, Civic Groups, Sandhills area, NC

Over 25 years of providing original storytelling and the re-telling of familiar children’s stories for youths and adults which includes “Africa to America: The Roots of the Music We Have Today” (created by Rose Highland-Sharpe in 1988). The edutainment performances have been presented for professional groups including social service case workers, adult education instructors and public school teachers. The performances, including interactive music-song-dance presentations, have been presented to nursing homes residents, pre-school children, mentally challenged/emotionally challenged adults and youths (including exceptional students in Moore County Schools, and UNC Hospital School’s students), civic-club groups, and to youths of all ages.

Recruiter for College & Career Readiness/Tester/ Instructor/Speaker for Speakers Bureau

Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC

Over 24 years of providing and improving recruitment strategies via developing techniques targeting perspective students per meetings at “help” agencies and events, through preparing (and recording as needed for radio/TV) public service announcements for radio/TV/newspaper, and by connecting with community and faith-based organizations; provided High School Equivalency and Orientation testing as needed; made presentations as speaker for Speakers Bureau for civic groups, clubs, and for agencies' clients (motivational, fun, and storytelling-type presentations); trained other recruiters as needed individually and in groups; for 12 years, taught adult basic education, H.S.E., Compensatory Education (for developmentally challenged adults), and English as a Second Language with community college system.

TV Host for Town Talk TV, WYBE-TV, Time Warner Cable 3

Highland Communications via Muirfield Broadcasting, Southern Pines, NC and WBF-TV 46, Sanford, NC

Over 20 years of providing television interviews with non-profit agencies, faith-based organizations, and individuals with informative and inspirational stories; procuring stories-interviews, videotaping (interviews and events), producing, and editing video; writing and recording Public Service Announcements for airing.

Radio Announcer/Voice-over/PSAs for Area Radio Stations, Voice-over/PSAs, Southern Pines and Sandhills Area of NC

31 years providing voice-over/public service announcements for area radio stations including WMFA/1400 AM, Raeford, NC and WIOZ/102.5 FM, Southern Pines, NC promoting educational and non-profit organizations. At WEEB/990 AM, Southern Pines, NC, worked as gospel music program host/announcer and program director Sunday mornings; played music CD's and programs from computer; coordinated and announced community and church news; operated electronic-computer controls; answered queries of listeners; trained interns; made public appearances as emcee; procured advertisers and ministries for time slots. Worked as paid intern/part-time news reporter/announcer one summer at WLXN-AM/WWGL-FM, Lexington, NC. Served (initial training) at WNAA, 90.1 FM at N.C. A & T State University, Greensboro, NC as gospel and jazz music announcer.

Assistant Pastor/Youth Director/Choir Director-Musician, Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, Taylortown, NC and Area Churches the Sandhills Area of NC

Over 25 years serving area churches, nursing homes, and outreach ministries providing sermons; prayer services; Bible studies; storytelling; motivational presentations; and music presentations via piano-keyboard playing, singing, and inspirational dance (interactive).

EDUCATION

MA in Theological Studies; Liberty University Seminary, Lynchburg, VA

BA in Psychology and Advanced Undergrad and Graduate Work in Psychology; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Completed Graduate Courses at UNC-Greensboro, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Wake Forest, and Shaw University Divinity School, NC.

AWARDS

Received Community Service Award per Sandhills Community College, and several awards from partner agencies over 20 years: Moore County NC Works Career Center, Moore County Head Start, Moore County Schools, and Moore County Library System.

ASSOCIATIONS

UNC-Chapel Hill Alumni Association Life Member; continue to serve on UNC Alumni Homecoming Inspirational Service Committee and as videographer.

Served on committees and/or boards with Sandhills Community Action Program, Wheels to Work (Family Promise Interfaith), Moore County 4-H, Moore County Head Start, Moore County Schools, Moore County Library System, Moore County Arts Council, and United Way of Moore County. Continue to serve with library, literacy, and job seeker/career programs.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Proficient in training, providing customer service, and data entry; and proficient in performing computer functions (keyboarding, etc.), developing reports, organizing events, filing and keeping records, and teaching math and reading.

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