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            Dr. Mallory’s comedy club sellouts, keynote speeches and television appearances have endeared him to audiences everywhere. One of the most in-demand speakers on child care in the country, he is also one of the most enjoyed. As a result of his popularity on the comedy club circuit, he has been dubbed “the white Bill Cosby.”

            Dr. Mallory’s unique ability to inject humor into serious topics is unmatched. He has nearly 30 years of experience is all areas of child care as an aide, teacher, director, author and professor. His formal education includes B.S. and M.S. degrees in child development and an Ed.D. in early childhood education. Additionally, he has consulted with governors and members of Congress, is an active child advocate, and serves on a number of child care committees. Dr. Mallory is also a former president of the Alabama Association for the Education of Young Children, a SEECA board member, and a Head Start director.

Also during the conference we are offering a general session with a story teller, Ms. Susan Klein.

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       Currently residing on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts where she was born and raised, Susan Klein is noted for a variety of presentations involving Story. She tours her one woman shows internationally in theaters, at conferences and at special events. Her highly acclaimed storytelling and memoir writing workshops are held annually on Martha's Vineyard and around the nation and in Europe.

       Susan's substantial repertoire includes selections from the world body of folklore and myth, literary stories, rites of passage and love stories for adults of all ages. Her autobiographical material encompasses growing up on Martha's Vineyard in the 50's, waitressing and teaching school in the 70's, her work as an itinerant storyteller in Alaskan Yup'ik Eskimo villages in the Kuskokwim Delta and the native peoples of the Alaskan panhandle in the 80's. Her recent commissioned story, "FLOOD -- Bound Brook, NJ, 1999, A Confluence of River and Rain," has been hailed a masterpiece that has a "searing effect on the soul."