hrough song, humor and tales of universal experiences, Allison Cox offers stories that touch the heart, heal the soul and celebrate our diversity. Allison has been telling stories professionally for over 20 years. She is currently employed as a Prevention Specialist for the Tacoma Pierce County Health Department and in this capacity, Allison tells stories for health promotion, disease prevention and community building.

Allison's Storytelling Experience

Throughout the community
Audiences of all ages
Multicultural Celebrations
A variety of venues
The National Storytelling Conference
Environmental Storytelling

Storytelling in Canada
Colleges and Universities
Health Professonal Presentations
Substance Abuse Trainings
Talents, Positions, Training
Health promotion and community development

Here are some of the many venues
where Allison Cox has shared her stories

Allison has appeared on television and throughout the community in a variety of settings such as primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, churches, camps, weddings, book stores and libraries. She has told stories throughout the Northwest and across Canada.

She has presented to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Some of her listeners include hospice workers, recovery and support groups, therapists, ministers, health professionals, the Audubon Society, Big Sisters/Big Brothers, teachers, teen exchange students, elder meal site participants and thousands of children.

In recent years, Allison has performed at multicultural celebrations telling stories in the city of Tacoma from African, Hispanic, Asian and Native American traditions and was featured two years at Ethnic Fest where she shared Celtic tales from her own heritage.

Allison Cox has been featured as a storyteller at a variety of venues. She has repeatedly produced (and performed in) the storytelling events for Woman's History Month, Woman's Awareness Week, Snake Lake's Discovery Day and Tellebration. Allison Cox has also appeared at the United Ministries' "A Taste of Heaven" celebration, at Pacific Lutheran University's Pacific Rim Festival, at Pro-Arta's "Winter Storytelling" event, at the Tacoma Maritime Fest, and many times at the Kitsap County Water Festival. Allison will be a featured teller at the Tacoma Art Gallery in Spring, 2003.

Allison Cox was chosen to represent Washington state in the Regional Concert of the National Storytelling Conference in San Diego, CA in 1999 and presented a workshop on Storytelling and Domestic Violence at the NSN Conference in Jonesborough, TN in 2000. She will present the second of a series of concerts and workshops in Sacramento in February 2003 and will also be featured in the HSA Pre-Conference concert and workshops at the NSN Conference in Chicago 2003.

More storytelling presentations

In Canada, presented at: The 6th and 10th Annual Vancouver Storytelling Festivals, Toronto's 20th Annual Listen Up Festival, 3rd and 7th International Forest Storytelling Festivals in Port Angeles, 11th Yukon International Festival, the Edmonton Storytelling Festival, the Nanaimo Storytelling Festival and Orillia, Ontario's Weeks of Storytelling. And also for the Educational Service District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, February 1997.

At Colleges and Universities: Pacific Lutheran University Nursing School, Parkland, WA, March, 1998; University Of Washington Nursing School, Tacoma, WA, May, 1999; Clover Park Community College, Tacoma, WA - 2 performances in 1997; Washington State University Extension Campus at McChord Air Force Base, Lakewood, WA, 1997; Central Washington University Extension Campus, Lakewood, WA 1997; Evergreen State College Multicultural Storytelling Festival of 2000 and Antioch University in Seattle WA, 2001.

Health Professional Presentations: Nurses Multicultural Conference of Clark County, Vancouver WA, 1999. The Clark County Health Department Retreat in Spring of 1999, held in Portland Oregon. The Northwest Hypnotherapy Conference, Seattle, WA, May 2000.

At substance abuse trainings:Changing The Culture Of Abuse Conference, sponsored by CODE (Community Opportunities For Drug Education), Seattle, WA, September 1994; Washington State Coalition On Women's Substance Abuse Issues, in Leavenworth, WA, Fourth Annual Conference, October 1994; and Fifth Annual Conference, September 1995. Washington State Coalition On Women's Substance Abuse Issues, in Leavenworth, Washington's Fourth Annual Conference, October 1994; and Fifth Annual Conference, September 1995; Walking the Wheel of Wellness, Stanwood, WA, October 1996; Women's Sexuality And Substance Abuse, A National Conference of the Department of Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Portland OR, March 1997; Drug Education Day, The Olympic Educational Service District, Seabeck, WA, April,1998; Bryant Valley Coalition Against Substance Abuse, College Station, Texas, September, 2000.

Allison's commitment to storytelling includes