Jody Gehrman - Project Coordinator / Writer

Jody Gehrman is the author of five novels and numerous plays. Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty was her first Young Adult novel, followed soon after by its sequel, Triple Shot Bettys in Love; both are published by Penguin's Dial books. Her adult fiction includes Notes from the Backseat, Tart, and Summer in the Land of Skin. Tart was a Booksense notable in 2005 and won an RT Bookclub Critics' Award. Her plays have been produced in Ashland, New York, San Francisco and L.A. She and her partner David Wolf won the New Generation Playwrights Award for their one-act, Jake Savage, Jungle P.I. She is a professor of English at Mendocino College.

Rose Bell - Project Coordinator / Director

Rose has been actively involved in Ukiah Players Theatre and Mendocino College theatre for fifteen years. She has also worked closely with internationally renowned playwright/performance artist Eve Ensler. Rose has directed and produced performances of The Vagina Monologues, produced events and fundraisers, and taught community theatre ensemble classes for Mendocino College. Rose is currently employed as Executive Assistant to the VP of Education and Student Services at Mendocino College.

Kate Magruder - Interviewer

Kate Magruder is co-founder of Ukiah Players Theatre, which she directed and shaped for several decades. She has successfully strived to search out and tell historical stories of the Ukiah area in ongoing theatrical series such as Telling the Truth in a Small Town and The PlaceMeant Project.

Katie Veno - Interviewer

Katie holds a Master’s degree in Anthropology and a bachelor’s degree in Sociology, both of which she has taught at Mendocino College. With her extensive experience in interview techniques acquired from her work in these fields, she will be guiding us in the best practices for interviewing and compiling data. Katie has also performed in community theatre projects, including the V-Day 2008 production of The Vagina Monologues. Katie is the mother of a fabulous four year old who is constantly asking questions about the world, thus making Katie re-evaluate how it all works.

Angeline Johnson - Interviewer

Currently a student at UC Berkeley studying Sociology, Angeline has performed in local community productions, as well as film and television performances in the Bay Area and Los Angeles.

Sandy Metzler- Interviewer

Over the past 30 years, Sandy Metzler has guided individuals in community-based expression and meaning as an anthropologist, gerontologist, museum curator, movement educator, teacher and choreographer. She currently teaches dance for Near and Arnold's School of Performing Arts & Cultural Education (SPACE) and for Mendocino College. Past projects include the PlaceMeant Project, Temptation, Romeo & Juliet, and the Vagina Monologues. Sandy has conducted over a hundred oral history interviews on a wide variety of subjects.

Kristin Hills- Interviewer

Kristin is finishing her BA at Sonoma State this semester and hasrecently been appointed director of the Yokayo Preschool. Kristin has performed in local community theatre performances, including V-Day2007 production of The Vagina Monologues.

Alicia Littletree- Interviewer

Alicia Littletree is a full time theatre student at Mendocino College, and has performed in numerous local theatre productions. Before returning to school, she spent years as a community organizer and environmental/civil rights activist. She hosted a talk show on the local public radio station for six years, doing countless live and prercorded interviews of her guests. Alicia is a single mother of a five year old son.

Margaret Sanchez - Interviewer

Margaret is the Director of MESA and the Learning Center at Mendocino College. These programs focus on helping low income students succeed at the college level. Margaret is the mother of two girls ages 10 and 13.

Deborah Stanger Edelman- Interviewer

Deborah has been active in theatre since childhood. She was recently the dramaturge for UPT's production of The Man Who Came To Dinner and appeared in the Ukiah Symphony production of The King and I. She also performed her own original piece as part of a women's monologue evening at Mendocino College. Deborah has an MS in Ecology and Environmental Policy and currently works for the University of California Cooperative Extension developing a new environmental education program called the California Naturalist. She is the mother of two boys.

Sarah Walsh - Interviewer

Sarah Walsh has taught at universities both in the US and abroad. After completing her studies at New York University, Sarah taught English at an American university in Nicaragua and served as an English Language Fellow in Venezuela, a position sponsored by the United States Department of State and Georgetown University. In the U.S., Sarah has taught at New York University, Mills College, and San Jose State University. She is currently an ESL instructor at Mendocino College.

Terena Scott - Script Development

Terena is a mother, writer, editor, and publisher, and is the owner of Medusa's Muse Press, a small book publishing company located in Ukiah, Ca. Her skills as a "big picture" editor will help develop the script once the interviews are complete. She holds a BA in theater from San Francisco State and is currently enrolled in the Mobility Specialist Masters Program there. Terena is also an advocate for families with Special Needs children.