Jill Catherine CV www.jillcatherine.org CONTEMPORARY CULTURAL DANCER & DRUMMER National Dance Training (+ongoing) West African Dance (Hawaii, New York, California, Seattle) 2002+ Brazilian Dance (New York, California, Seattle) 2014+ Cuban Salsa and Folkloric Dance (New York, California) 2013+ Hula and Tahitian Dance (Hawaii) 2017+ International Dance Training Bharatanatyam Classical Indian Dance (Chennai, India) December 2013 Cuban Salsa and Folkloric Dance + Drum (Havana + Santiago, Cuba) July 2017 Drum Training West African Drumming (Hawaii, New York) 2002 Afro-Cuban Drumming (Santiago, Cuba) 2017 Dance Companies Wacheva Dance & Drum Performance Venues Syracuse University, Ithaca College, Canisius College, Hamilton College, Cazenovia College, SUNY Cortland State College, SUNY Oswego State, Onondaga Community College, Finger lakes Community College, North Country Community College, Saranac Lake Community College, Elmira College, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Jefferson Community College, Lehman College, Wells College, LeMoyne College, Utica College Hudson Valley Community College, Keuka College, Onondaga Hill Middle School, Stonehedge Elementary School, Gillette Road Middle School, Danforth Middle School, Deryder Elementary School, Fitzugh Elementary School, Kingsford Park School, Union Springs Middle School, Diven Elementary School, Millard Hawk Primary School, West Genesee High School, New Haven Elementary School, Granby Elementary School, Lanigan Elementary School, Onondaga Road Elementary School, Madison Central School, Utica Central Schools, MUSE Conference, Santa Cruz Ethnic Dance Festival Oswego Harborfest, NYS Fair, Ithaca Festival, Westcott Cultural Fair, Syracuse Arts and Crafts Festival, Open Hand Theatre, Onondaga Dance Institute, Mayfest,, Syracuse Juneteenth, Everson Museum of Art, Island Health Fitness, Sacketts Harbor Performance Links Four Seasons to Joy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh_dvlveh5g It Begins with a Question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcncay10nxu
Traditional West African Dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_frgtpypmy&list=plbq1qelyh- LL_x1aYqmBJ8ja1zKw-SveL&index=1 Teaching Dance Class, Performing Arts Abroad, (Nairobi, Kenya) 2018 Dance Class (Oahu, Hawaii) 2018+ Weekly Kazoon Afro-Modern Dance Class (Wacheva Dance & Drum Center) 2009-2014 Weekly Women s Drumming (Wacheva Dance & Drum Center) 2009-2014 Dance + Drum Workshops (New York, Hawaii) 2014 Cultural Arts Administration Co-Founder Wacheva Dance & Drum Cultural Arts (New York) 2003-2014 Co-Director Wacheva Dance & Drum Center (New York) 2009-2014 Speaking, Performing (Soloist), Retreat Facilitation Keynote Speaker, Leadership Greater Syracuse, 2018 Speaker, TEDx Syracuse University, 2018 Speaker + Performer, Women of Strength Conference, 2017 Speaker + Performer, Syracuse University Athletics, 2017 Speaker + Performer, Penn State, 2017 Facilitator, SOULscape Syracuse University Student Development, 2017, 2016, Performer, Oiselle Event @ U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials (Oregon), 2016 Performer, MUSE Conference, 2016 Keynote Speaker + Performer, Syracuse University Gamma Phi Beta Wellness Week, 2017 Keynote Speaker + Performer, St. Lawrence University National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, 2016 Keynote Speaker + Performer, Colgate University National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, 2016 Keynote Speaker + Performer, Binghamton University National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, 2016 Speaker, Wellesley College Life Skills Event, 2016 Facilitator, Wellesley College Office of Religious & Spiritual Life Professional Development, 2016 Speaker, Port-Byron Central Schools Wellness Fair, 2016 Speaker, Oneida Nutritionist Association Professional Development, 2016 Speaker, Cicero-North Syracuse Professional Development Nurses & Coaches, 2016 + Speaker, Lake Effect Half Marathon, 2016 & Keynote, Monroe Valley Community College National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Keynote Speaker and Performer, Amherst College National Eating Disorders Awareness Week,
Speaker + Performer, Annual Erin Leah Robarge Conference by Upstate NYED Service, 2010, 2014, Speaker, Tri-Delta Cornell University Fat Talk Free Week, Speaker, Mind Matters Cornell University, Speaker, Ophelia s Place Seminar Series on Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness, Facilitator, Dimensions Syracuse University Student Development, Speaker, SHAPES Syracuse University National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Keynote Speaker & Performer, Easter Seals Vermont Professional Development, 2014 Keynote Speaker & Perfomer, HeadStart Syracuse Professional Development, 2014 Keynote Speaker & Performer, Families Together CNY Professional Development, 2014 Speaker, Liverpool High School Assembly, 2014 & 2004 Speaker + Performer, Nature-Tyme Wellness Series, 2014 Facilitator, Syracuse University Student Leadership Institute, 2012, 2013, 2014 International Travel Ivory Coast, Turkey, New Zealand, Italy, Belize, South Africa COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING Iliff School of Theology, Office of the President, 2016 Wellesley College, Office of Religious & Spiritual Life, 2016 Syracuse University, Office of Health Promotions, -2016 Wacheva Cultural Arts, Founder/Executive Director, 2014-2016 Ophelia s Place, Executive Board and Founder/Executive Director, 2014+ YMCA of Greater Syracuse, Office of Fitness/Wellness, 2008 SPOKESPERSON, MENTOR, EDUCATOR Spokesperson + Educator, Ophelia s Place, 2014+ Mentor, Upstate New York Eating Disorder Service, + Mentor, KMB for Answers, -2016 Mentor, Soulful Sit-Downs @ Syracuse University, -2016 GRANT WRITING Women s Fund of CNY, Ophelia s Place, $10,000, 2018 Allyn Foundation, $30,000 awarded to Ophelia s Place, 2018 Onondaga County Grant, Ophelia s Place, $30,000, 2018 Hilda Davis Grant, $15,000 awarded to Ophelia s Place, 2018
Creative Work Fund Letter of Inquiry, Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center, 2016 New York Foundation of the Arts, $7000 awarded to Wacheva Cultural Arts, Lerner Center for Public Health, $3,500 awarded to Ophelia s Place, Jubiliation Foundation, $10,000 awarded to Wacheva Cultural Arts, UNSAAC Grant, $60,000+ awarded to Wacheva Cultural Arts, 2010- CNY Community Foundation, $3,000 awarded to Wacheva Cultural Arts, 2011 CNY Arts, $3,000 awarded to Wacheva Cultural Arts, 2004, 2005 & 2011 CNY Community Foundation, $12,000 awarded to Wacheva Cultural Arts, 2009 Syracuse University, $20,000 awarded to Wacheva Cultural Arts, 2009 Chancellor s Feinstone Grant for Multicultural Initiatives, $1,500 awarded to Jill Catherine, 2014 FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION Annual Giving, $10,000 Ophelia s Place, 2017, Annual Giving, $10,000+ Wacheva Cultural Arts, 2010- Annual Giving, $5,000 Ophelia s Place, 2014 Capital Improvement, $40,000 Wacheva Cultural Arts, 2010 TRAININGS & CONFERENCES The Body Positive Psychotherapy 10 CE hour online course, Conversations About Race & Ethnicity Facilitator, Syracuse University & InterFaith Works, 2013 Creating Change on LGBT Equality, 2013 Search Marketing Expo Digital & Social Media, 2013 EDUCATION Bachelor s degree in communications and sports information (Ithaca College) 1999 Women s volleyball team + NCAA Final Four participant (Ithaca College) 1995-1997 AWARDS Foundation Award for Outstanding Staff Ally, Syracuse University LGBT Resource Center, 2014 Hall of Fame Inductee, Liverpool High School Athletics, 2002
PRESS Syracuse Women Magazine Cover, http://www.44hearts.org/stories/syracusewoman-cover/ Syracuse Woman Magazine Story, http://issuu.com/syracusewomanmag/docs/swm_dec15issue?e=3224176/31774 576#search Ch. 9 Bridge Street Eating Disorder Awareness, http://theusdaily.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=3765527&type=entertainment Tv Time Warner News Feature, http://www.twcnews.com/nys/centralny/news//08/1/cafe-407-serves-up-more-than-healthy-food.html Teen Talk Podcast, 2014, Part 1 http://www.teentalkradio.org/mp3/2014-oct- 31-Wellness-and-Body-Image.mp3; Part 2 http://www.teentalkradio.org/mp3/2014-nov-17-wellness-body-cafe407-part- 2.mp3 Syracuse University Newhouse Feature, http://newhouse.syr.edu/newsevents/news/trf-senior-travels-india-document-following-your-heart-throughadventures Syracuse University News Feature http://news.syr.edu/when-your-heart-speaksfilm-screening-and-performance-84538/ Ch. 9 Bridge Street Mind-Body Connection, http://www.onenewspage.com/video/20141106/2229153/jill-catherine-on- Bridge-Street.htm Syracuse Post-Standard Faith Series, http://topics.syracuse.com/tag/daily%20inspiration/posts-26.html Syracuse Women Magazine Feature, http://issuu.com/syracusewomanmag/docs/swm_nov2011final/48?e=3224176/ 3140513