Kathleen Duckworth

Kathleen Duckworth is not only joining us as a DOD partner, but also serves on the event’s planning committee along with being a choreographer in last year’s DOD event. She began dance at the age of 2, advancing to competing at age 5 and eventually training in New York City before ending her twelve years of dance to pursue other interests.

 

In addition to serving on the DOD planning committee, Kathleen is very heavily involved in volunteering as the coach for the Arc’s Challenger Cheerleading team that cheers for both football and basketball seasons. She’s also participated in several community events that support those with intellectual or developmental disabilities such as The Community Theatre’s Onstage and Inclusive production, Run for Down Syndrome and various other activities. Outside of volunteering, Kathleen works as a Communication and Outreach Specialist for an electric cooperative in the public relations and marketing department.

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Regina Covington:  Regina is the director of Miriam’s Dance Academy, an outreach dance program in Greensboro, NC. She is also an Administrative Assistant at a financial services company and serves on the Board of H.U.U.R.T. non profit organization. Regina has a passion for outreach and community and assist with the mentoring for boys and girls under this organization. This is Regina’s third year choreographing a dance for the Arc of Greensboro’s Dancing on the Diamond event and she is excited to be apart again. Regina is married to Travis Covington and together they have two children.

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Shelley Segal: 

Shelley Stolaroff Segal is a playwright, performer, and essayist living in Greensboro, NC. She was born in Houston, Texas and attended UNC Chapel Hill where she majored in British Literature. She then moved to the UK and did post-graduate work at the University of London. She received her theater training at The Drama Studio London and the CSC Conservatory in New York. She enjoys wearing different artistic hats so long as they don’t interfere with raising her twins, Josh and Jordan, her husband, Jeff, her three cats, and Josh’s service dog.

The family was living in Indiana when Josh was diagnosed with severe autism in 1999. Segal began using her arts background to meet his cognitive challenges. After moving to NC for services she began her autism advocacy by becoming a NC State Representative for Unlocking Autism. In 2004 she produced Outing Your Autistic Child at the Comedy Zone to raise money for her husband’s research.  My Son, her play about autism and race, premiered in NYC in 2010. It was then presented at TEDx East. Local performances of My Son included the International Civil Rights Museum, the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, and Greenhill Museum’s Art and Dialogue. Segal will give a TED talk about discrimination and empathy at TEDx Greensboro this spring, and it will feature a mash-up of her play and Driving Miss Daisy.

She also loves music and comedy and has produced a series of variety and one-woman shows around the country. Favorite performances in the Triad include creating the character of Barb in the world premiere of Shades of Valor at the Hanesbrands Theatre in Winston-Salem.  Her music has been used in short films and plays, and her jazz instrumental, the New York Pie, was published in conjunction with the Miles Davis Jazz Orchestra. Her most recent musical adventure was composing a piece for piano and tuba for Storyhound Theater’s The Body Project.

International and Off-Broadway credits include the Bloomsbury Theatre in London and the Classic Stage Company in New York. Local work includes the Broach Theatre, CTG, and Open Space Theater. Non-fiction credits include The Washington Post, Blunt Moms, and Autism/Asperger’s Digest. Anthology credits include Voices from the Spectrum, Chicken Soup for the Soul, From Sac Literary Journal, and Multiples Illuminated. The best use of Shelley’s creativity was giving birth to Josh and his twin sister, Jordan-- who proudly works for the Arc while attending college at UNC Chapel Hill.

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