Join us at The Jewel Box Theater for a night of true, personal stories about science and surprises!
Hosted by Kent Whipple and Juan Carlos Martinez Jr.
Stories by:
Dr. Katie Moriarty is a forest wildlife ecologist. Throughout her career, Katie has studied elusive, forest dependent species such as pollinators, mammals, and birds. She is considered a leading expert on the Pacific marten, a small mammal in the weasel family. She currently works as a senior research scientist with the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. (NCASI) where her research focuses on balancing the needs of sensitive wildlife species and biodiversity, with the goal of conservation within managed forest landscapes. Moriarty received Associate degrees from Sierra Community College, a bachelors from Humboldt State University, and her master’s and PhD from Oregon State University. Dr. Moriarty is active within The Wildlife Society, International Martes Working Group, and the IUCN Small Carnivore Group, working towards small carnivore conservation. Katie currently resides in Corvallis, Oregon with her family.
Lance Lambert has been sharing humorous personal stories with audiences for the past 10 years. His life has been filled with bad choices, good people and adventures that should have either cost him his life or at least put him behind bars. He's had three books published and for 23 years and 465 episodes he was the host and co-producer of television's internationally broadcast "Vintage Vehicle Show." His TV career started as a cast member of "Call Us Now," a local comedy show that was chosen by the Comedy Central Network as the funniest local TV show in America. His many years on stage performing improv included being a founding member of Seattle Theatresports (aka Unexpected Productions). His ability to still make bad decisions supplies him with lots of fodder for new stories.
Melissa Reaves is a Seattle based professional storyteller/entrepreneur/Founder/CEO of her executive storytelling mentoring firm. She joyously listens to her client's stories all day, and helps craft them into amazing stories for presentations. Stepping live onto Story Collider's Stage is a dream come true for Melissa. Her story, "Baby Door," is packed with "Surprises!" Proud mom to two awesome adult kids and two silver tabbies.
Pete McCorvey is a native of Moss Point, MS, Pete McCorvey has traveled around the world as both a comedian and a U.S. Navy Sailor. He has met many people and experienced many things that have shaped and challenged his outlook on the world. In his spare time, Pete enjoys reading, writing, podcasting and discovering new and historical locales in his immediate area.