About Us

MISSION

  • To celebrate the various cultures of North Carolina
  • To promote excellence in oral tradition
  • To foster an appreciation and acceptance of the art of storytelling
  • To affirm the value of story and the importance of story listening
  • To nourish the development of emerging and established artists

 

GOALS

  • To coordinate and facilitate the distribution of storytelling information
  • To create opportunities for storytellers
  • To educate people, both listeners and tellers, about storytelling
  • To seek out and respond to the needs of North Carolina storytellers

 

COMMITTEES

Thank you for your interest in serving on one of our Guild Committees. We have committees to suit just about everyone who wants to be involved in the 'inner life' of the Guild. We look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you to membership within one of our outstanding committees!

NC Storytelling Festival Committee - coordinate tellers and logistics for festivals – prepare schedules.

Winter Workshop Committee - work with President to secure workshop presenters and formulate workshop schedule.

Winter Workshop Scholarship Committee - a sub-committee of the Winter Workshop Committee currently working on scholarship criteria and applications.

Retreat/Annual Meeting Committee - coordinate logistics of Retreats - secure presenters and prepare schedules – formulate annual meeting schedule.

Fund Raising Committee - coordinate fund raising events during the year in partnership with the Guild Board of Directors.

Membership Committee - devise new member recruiting strategies - continue outreach to existing members for membership retention - conduct membership drive.

NCSG BOARD OF DIRECTORS - 

July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012

President:
Frankie Adkins - fadkins@charter.net

President Elect:
Lona Bartlett - lonabartlett@att.net

Treasurer:
Paul Stutts - PStutts@spc-cpa.com

Secretary/Historian:
Susan Adams - sadams@co.wake.nc.us

Ex-Officio Chair:
Sandra Gudger - gudgers@bellsouth.net

Newsletter Editor/Membership Director:
Sylvia Payne - sylpayne@bellsouth.net                   

Area Representatives


Northern Mountains:
Doyle Pace - bmonkus@bellsouth.net

Southern Mountains: 
Karen-eve Bayne - KarenEve01@aol.com

Piedmont Triad:
Charlotte Hamlin - chamlin1@triad.rr.com

Piedmont Triangle:
Jane Hauser - mejane@cochill.net

Southern Piedmont:
Janice Davin - janice@janicedavin.com

Coastal:
Priscilla Best - priscillabest@bellsouth.net