Gloria Elder aka Glo Glow
Gloria Elder
aka Glo Glow
gloriaelder@comcast.net
(678) 576-4332
Gloria “Glo Glow” Elder has been telling stories for as long as she can remember. Gloria enjoys writing and telling stories of her many adventures of growing up around her loving grandparents, who told her many family stories. If fact, Gloria credits her grandparents as the reason she developed a love for storytelling. Her first book titled, I Walked a Mile in Her Shoes: A Story of Unconditional Love, is a story about an adventure she had with her maternal grandmother.
As an Early Childhood Educator and Director, she told stories to children and adults in the day care center every Friday morning. Gloria performs at birthday parties, in schools, hospitals, churches, in cemeteries and at festivals. The themes of her stories include family history African folk tales, historical portraits and on saving our planet.
Ms. Elder is the Deputy Director of Training at the Wholistic Stress Control Institute (WSCI) in Atlanta, GA. Gloria is an administrator, educator, social worker and a certified yoga instructor and Chi Gong Master. She has extensive expertise and experience in health and wellness programming, Early Childhood Education and administration. She conducts workshops for professionals, parents, seniors, and youth (pre-K- young adults) in the areas of stress and anger management, conflict resolution and early childhood education. Gloria received her undergraduate degree from Spelman College where she majored in Sociology and received her Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from Atlanta University. Ms. Elder is also a graduate of the Institute for Divine Wisdom’s School for Spiritual Awakening and she is Spring Forest Qigong Master. She is the recipient of numerous awards for her work with children and youth and families.
Performance Venues and Workshops
- The Dreamers School
- Oakland Cemetery
- South View Cemetery
- National Association of Black Storytellers
- National Black Arts Festival
- Ballethnic Dance and Theater Group
- Shrine of the Black Madonna Annual Kwanzaa Celebrations
- National Black Child Development Institute
- Callanwolde Fine Arts Center’s Emerging Voices
- Dunwoody Preservation Trust
- Regional Head Start Associations
- Local Head Start and Day Care Associations
- Local Colleges, Schools Early Learning Centers and
- Libraries
- Grandparents Associations
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