Kathy Culmer

Kathy Hood Culmer is an author, storyteller, speaker, and teacher. A graduate of Spelman College and the University of South Florida, Kathy has taught on the secondary and college levels and in a variety of subject areas ranging from English to Speech Communications, to Broadcast Journalism, to Religious Education. As a storyteller, she has told in churches, schools, libraries, at festivals, retreats, on college campuses, in business settings, and wherever else there has been an ear. Additionally, she has been a workshop presenter for a variety of workshops related to storytelling and its varied uses. Kathy has performed at the Exchange Place at the National Storytelling Festival, Georgia State University, Duke University's Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture, the Texas Storytelling Festival, the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. Kathy's life's work is to provide words of encouragement, truth, and inspiration to others through telling, writing, and speaking. She is the editor of a collection of personal narratives called Yes, Jesus Loves Me: 31 Love Stories. She is also author of "Big Wheel Cookies: Two For A Penny," published in The Rolling Stone and Other Read Aloud Stories.

Visit Kathy's website at www.kathyculmer.com