PUBLISHER & AUTHOR:    2011-  Molly Brave, LLC, dba Molly Brave

LIBRARIAN and MEDIA SPECIALIST:
2004-14  Florida Certified Educational Media Specialist preK-12
2000-2010  Media Center Director, Pine View School for the Gifted, grades 2-12
1983-96  Selby Public Library (Sarasota, FL) Youth Section Manager
1981-83  Venice Public Library (Venice, FL) Youth Librarian
1979  Houston (TX) Public Library System, Children’s Librarian, Hillendahl Branch Library
1977  Louisiana State University, Master of Library Science

TEACHER:
2009-2014  Florida Certified Educator; PreK - 6th grade, Drama gr. 6-12
2001-2010  Information Literacy and Research Skills instructor, Pine View School
2000-04  Storytelling and Theatre teacher and coach, Pine View School
2001  Manatee Community College-Venice campus, summer school instructor
2000-01  Family Literacy Liaison, Gocio Elementary School
1998- 2000  Literacy Specialist, YMCA Children’s Services, SW FL
    Literacy teacher model, trainer, presenter at child care centers and professional conferences
1997-98  Private tutor, substitute teacher
1996-98  Florida Studio Theatre School, Little Theatre Director & Teaching Artist
1985-92  The DreamSpinners Storytelling Troupe, founding member & coordinator
1988  Manatee Community College for Kids, storytelling instructor
1975  WMUL-TV, WV, children’s safety video series, coordinator
1973-75  WV Governor’s Youth Program Music and Dance Teacher
1970  voted “Most Understanding” in HS graduating class of 350,  Huntington, WV
1952  firstborn in family of nine children born within eleven years

WRITER/EDITOR:
2010  English Editor, www.WatchKnow.org
1997-present  works in progress...children’s books, songs, recordings, plays
1997-98  grant writer, Florida Studio Theatre
1987, 93  library journal articles published
1980-84, 88-92 book reviews published
1981, 83, 86  library reference books published: editor; contributor
1980-81  editorial assistant for reference book publisher, Libraries Unlimited, CO
1975  Marshall University, BA, English major, Speech minor, magna cum laude

STORYTELLER:
1998-2000  YMCA Children’s Services, Literacy Specialist-Storyteller
1999  Clearwater Folk Arts Festival
1990- 1999  Sarasota Arts Day; Sarasota Reading Festival; USF Reading Festival
1988-93  Ringling Children’s Art Festival; Ringling Museum Medieval Fair
1984-  libraries, schools, malls, classrooms, churches, youth organizations,
teacher workshops, TV productions, professional conferences, community festivals, private events