About Ellen

Cardea Communication Founder, Mentor & Consultant

• Director of Archipelago Theatre/CINE Company

• Professor Emeritus at Duke University — 30 years

• American Dance Festival Faculty — 20 years

• Roy Heart Theatre Group, France — 13 years

• M. Ed. Counseling Psychology — Wake Forest University

• Languages: English & French (fluent)
  

Specializing in the art of voice & theater for over 35 years, Ellen uses her unique skills to teach her clients how to better communicate not only through improving speech and gesture practices, but through a deeper understanding of one’s own psychology and cultural background.

Ellen focuses her consulting work on the specific needs of the individual, and takes into consideration the cultural differences and speech issues in the international community and corporate setting. By hearing the personal concerns of a client, Ellen can address their blocks in interpersonal skills though breathing work, helping them understand their physical and vocal habits and through visualization and creative imagination.