Bios

Lori Sherritt-Fleming

Lori is an arts educator who has created and implemented many programs for the Vancouver School and Parks Boards including a circus program, a film and video program, and a Harry Potter literacy program. An accomplished children’s performer, Lori has traveled internationally playing such classic characters as Anne of Green Gables and the Velveteen Rabbit. A published writer, her current focus is on children’s literature with manuscripts featuring the lively protagonists Grumpy Gertrude and Percival Persnickity. See more at lorisherritt.com.

Kari-Lynn Winters

Kari is pleased to join the Tickle Trunk Players. She is a published children’s author and a teacher. She has taught a range of students in Canada and the United States, including ones in pre-school, special education, primary, intermediate and high school, as well those in university teacher education. Kari is a professor at Brock University in Ontario, see her Brock page for more information. Her research interests are children’s literature, print literacy and multi-modal forms of learning. See more at kariwinters.com.