Speaker, Cape Ann Community Cinema, Rockport MA, July 2024

Keynote Speaker, The Huntington Library, Pasadena CA, October 2023

Speaker, The Capitol Theatre, Phoenixville PA, October 2023

Speaker, The Murphy Theatre, Wilmington OH, October 2023

Moderator, SCORE Women’s Conference, Santa Fe, September 2023

Speaker, Ava Gardner Museum, North Carolina, October 2023

Speaker, Bethlehem Arts Center, Bethlehem PA, 2022

Speaker, Pickwick Theatre, Des Plaines IL, October 2022

Speaker, The Capitol Theatre, Phoenixville PA, 29. October 2022

Speaker & Guest, Grand Rapids Comicon, Grand Rapids MI, 2022

Commencement Speaker, East Los Angeles College, Los Angeles CA 2022

Speaker, Arkadin Cinema, St Louis MO 2021

Guest, The Mads LIVE, 2020

Speaker & Host, FollowSpotLIVE Virtual Events 2020 - 21

Speaker & Guest, Mad Monster Party, Charlotte NC 2020

Speaker, Southeast Missouri State, Joplin MO 2019

Speaker, Nighthawk Cinema, Brooklyn NY 2019

Speaker & Guest, Chiller Theatre, Parsippany NJ 2019

Speaker & Guest, Valley Con, Fargo ND 2019

Speaker & Guest, Ghoulardifest, Cleveland OH 2019

Speaker, Aberystwyth Centre for the Arts, Aberystwyth Wales 2019

Speaker, Glasgow Film, Glasgow Scotland 2019

Speaker, SOMEPLACE, Edinburgh Scotland 2019

Speaker & Guest, Chiller Theatre, Canton OH 2019

Speaker & Guest, Chiller Theatre, Carrollton OH 2019

Speaker & Guest, Chiller Theatre, Youngstown 2019

Speaker, Hollywood Horrorfest, Los Angeles CA 2019

Speaker, Museum of the Weird, Austin TX 2019

Speaker, Mensa Conference, Phoenix AZ 2019

Speaker, Lab 111, Amsterdam Netherlands 2019

Speaker & Guest, Horror Con UK, Sheffleld UK 2019

Speaker, SOMEPLACE, Detroit MI 2019

Speaker, Truman State, Kirksville MO 2019

Speaker, Museum of Modern Art, New York NY 2018

Speaker, Hollywood Theatre, Portland OR 2019

Speaker, Museum of Modern Art, New York NY 2018

Speaker, Cinema Museum, London UK 2018

Speaker, Museum of Modern Art, New York NY 2018

Speaker, Birmingham City College, Birmingham UK 2018

Speaker, Museum of Modern Art, New York NY 2018

Speaker, Darlington Film Society, Darlington UK 2018

Speaker, Museum of Modern Art, New York NY 2018

Speaker, Museum of Modern Art, New York NY 2018

Speaker, United Palace, New York NY 2018

Speaker, Quad Cinemas, New York NY 2018

Speaker & Guest, Chiller Theatre, Parsippany NJ 2018

Speaker, Ethical Society of St Louis, St Louis MO 2018

Speaker, Missouri History Museum, St Louis MO 2018

Speaker & Guest, Monster Bash, Pittsburgh PA 2018

Speaker & Guest, Sinister Creature Con, Sacramento CA 2018

Retreat Facilitator, Stillpoint Center, Bellingham WA 2018

Speaker, Film Noir Festival, Palm Springs CA 2018

Speaker, SpyCon, Atlanta GA 2018

Speaker, James Beard Foundation, Chicago

Speaker, James Beard Foundation, Anchorage AK 2018

Speaker, Indiana University, Bloomington IN 2018

National Book Tour, The Way of Being Lost (40 cities), 2018

Speaker, NKBI Design Association, Sacramento CA 2018

Speaker, James Beard Foundation, New York NY 2017

Speaker, James Beard Foundation, New York NY 2017

Speaker & Guest, Chiller Theatre, Parsippany NJ 2017

Speaker, Sitges Film Festival, Sitges Spain, October 2017

Leader, Camp Vincent, Spain, October 2017

Speaker & Guest, Flashback Weekend, Chicago IL, August 2017

Speaker & Panelist & Guest, SoonerCon, Oklahoma City, IN, June 2017

Keynote Speaker, Indiana Child Abuse Prevention Conference, Indianapolis IN, June 2017

Speaker, The Good Goat Gallery, Cleveland OH, June 2017

Speaker, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland OH, June 2017

Speaker, North by Northwest, London England, May 2017

Speaker, Conjurers Kitchen & Odeon Theatre, Birmingham England, May 2017

Speaker & Guest, Spooky Empire, Orlando FL, April 2017

Speaker & Guest, Haunted Flea Market, Bethpage NY, March 2017

Speaker & Panelist & Guest, Connooga, Chattanooga TN. February 2017

Speaker, Vincent Price Art Museum, East Los Angeles CA, November 2016

Speaker, Jean Cocteau Cinema, Santa Fe NM, November 2016

Camp Vincent 2016: New Mexico, Arizona, California, November 2016

Speaker, Count Orloks, Salem MA, October 2016

Speaker, Artisans Sanctuary, Cedar Rapids IA, October 2016

Speaker & Guest, Dark History & Horror Con, Champaign IL, October 2016

Speaker & Guest, Chiller Theatre, Parsippany NJ, October 2016

Speaker, Cape Ann Plein Air Festival, Rockport MA, October 2016

Speaker, Witches Dungeon Fiftieth Anniversary, Bristol CT, October 2016

Speaker, British Film Institute, London, England, September 2016

Speaker, Vincent Price Film Festival, Saarbruecken, Germany, September 2016

Speaker, Barnes & Noble, Arlington, VA, August 2016

Speaker, Museum of American History, Smithsonian, Washington DC, August 2016

Speaker, Shelbyville Theatre, Shelbyville, IN, May 2016

Speaker, Sacramento NKBA, Sacramento, CA, May 2016

Speaker & Guest, World Horror Convention, Provo, UT, April 2016

Guest, Monsterpalooza, Pasadena, CA, April 2016

Speaker, Chez Zee, Austin, TX, March 2016

Speaker, Rheem Theatre, San Leandro, California

Speaker, Witford Design, San Francisco, CA, February 2016

Speaker, Sfanthor, Austin, TX, February 2016

Speaker, Samuel Freeman Gallery, Los Angeles CA, December 2015

Speaker, Rue Morgue, Toronto Canada, November 2015

Speaker & Guest, Abertoir Film Festival, Aberystwyth Wales, November 2015

Speaker, Barts Pathology Laboratory: London Legacy Tour, London England, November 2015

Camp Vincent 2015: UK, November 2015

Speaker, Irish Film Institute, Dublin Ireland, November 2015

US & UK Cookbook Tour, October – December 2015

Speaker & Guest, Fantastic Film Fest, Manchester England, October 2015

Speaker, Theatre of Blood Halloween Ball, London England, October 2015

Speaker, Irish Film Institute, Dublin, Ireland, November 2015

Speaker & Host, James Beard Foundation, New York NY, October 2015

Speaker & Guest, Chiller Theatre, Parsippany NY, October 2015

Keynote Speaker, Truman State Homecoming, Kirksville MO, October 2015

ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE TOUR: Auburn VA, Austin TX, Dallas TX, Houston TX, Kalamazoo TX, Kansas City MO, San Antonio TX, Winchester VA, Yonkers NY, September – October 2015

Speaker & Guest, Tenacious Eats & St Louis Treasury Events, October 2015

Speaker & Guest, Monsterama, Atlanta GA, October 2015

Speaker & Guest, ScareFest, Lexington KY, September 2015

Speaker, Treasury Cookbook Dinner, Morgantown WV, June 2015

Speaker, Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh PA, June 2015

Speaker & Guest, Monster Bash, Pittsburgh PA, June 2015

Speaker, Treasury Cookbook Dinner & Six Degrees of Vincent, Cleveland OH, June 2015

Speaker & Guest, WonderFest, Louisville KY, May 2015

Speaker & Guest, Texas Frightmare, Dallas TX, May 2015

Speaker, Starfest 2015, Denver CO, April 2015

Speaker & Guest, Monsterpalooza, Burbank CA, March 2015

Keynote Speaker, Edgar Allan Poe Birthday Celebration, Baltimore MD, January 2015

Speaker, Poe Museum, Richmond VA, November 2014

Speaker & Host, James Beard Foundation, October 2014

Speaker, New Haven CT, October 2014

Speaker, Count Orloks, Salem MA, October 2014

Speaker, Monster Bash, Pittsburgh, PA October 2014

Speaker & Guest, Rock and Shock, Worcester MA, October 2014

Speaker & Guest, Chiller Theatre, Parsippany NJ, October 2014

Speaker & Guest, Mad Monster, Phoenix, AZ June 2014

Speaker & Guest, World Horror Convention, Portland, OR May 2014

Speaker & Guest, Hollywood Horrorfest, March 2014

Speaker, SCAD Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, March 2014

Speaker & Guest, Monster Mania, Cherry Hill, NJ, March 2014

Speaker, Viacom, New York, NY March 2014

Speaker, Design & Technology Panel, Santa Fe, NM, Fall 2013

Speaker, Weekend of Horror, Essen, Germany, Fall 2013

Keynote Speaker, Presidents Circle Dinner, Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX, Fall 2013

Speaker, Monsterpalooza, Burbank, CA, Fall 2013

Speaker, Design San Francisco 2013, San Francisco, CA, Winter 2013

Speaker, TedX Acequia Madre, Santa Fe, NM, Fall 2012

Speaker, Design Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, Fall 2012

Keynote Speaker, Westweek, West Hollywood, CA, Spring 2012

Keynote Speaker, Laguna Design Center, Laguna Niguel, CA, Spring 2012

Speaker, Witford Corporate Design Retreat, Los Angeles, CA, Winter 2012

Keynote Speaker, Abertoir Film Festival, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK, Fall 2011

Keynote Speaker, Vincentennial: Illinois, Chicago, Waukegan, Elgin, IL, Fall 2011

Keynote Speaker, Design Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, Fall 2011

Keynote Speaker, Vincentennial: Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, Fall 2011

Speaker, Fan Expo Canada 2011, Toronto, Canada, Summer 2011

Speaker, SOFA West Design Panel, Santa Fe, NM, Summer 2011

Lecturer, SOFA West Collectors Series, Santa Fe, NM, Summer 2011

Keynote Speaker, East Los Angeles College, Los Angeles, CA, Summer 2011

Moderator, Women in the West, New Mexico History Museum & National Museum of Women in the Arts,
Santa Fe, NM, Summer 2011

Keynote Speaker, Missouri History Museum, St Louis, MO, Spring 2011

Keynote Speaker, Vincentennial, St Louis, MO, Spring 2011

Keynote Speaker, Famous Monsters Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA, Spring 2011

Keynote Speaker, Design Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM, Fall 2010

Graduation Speaker, The Tara School, Santa Fe, NM, Summer 2010

Visiting Lecturer, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA, Fall 2009

Visiting Lecturer, Savannah College of Art & Design, Atlanta, GA, Winter 2009

Visiting Lecturer, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA, Spring 2008

Speaker, Northern California Glass Alliance, Santa Fe, NM, Fall 2007

Speaker, National Glass Alliance, Santa Fe, NM, Santa Fe, NM, Fall 2007

Speaker, New Mexico Oil & Gas Board, Santa Fe, NM, Fall 2007

Lecturer, Museum of International Folk Art, Albuquerque, NM, Summer 2006

Speaker, The Out Monologues, Santa Fe, NM Summer 2006

Speaker, Las Campanas Design Symposium, Santa Fe, NM Spring 2006

Keynote Speaker, Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce, Santa Fe, NM, Fall 2003

Graduation Speaker, Philos School, Santa Fe, NM, Summer 2001

UK BOOK TOUR Fall 2000

Keynote Speaker, Oregon Coast Council for the Arts, Newport, OR, Fall 2000

Speaker, Pittsburgh Book and Author Evening, Pittsburgh, PA, Fall 1999

US BOOK TOUR Fall 1999

Speaker, Horror Expo, Washington, DC, Summer 1999

Lecturer, Southern California Gallery Association, Los Angeles, CA, 1998

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