From the lengendary Radio City Music Hall to speaking in New Zealand and Germany, Jane is honored as a CSP - Certified Speaking Professional, award-winning singer, recording artist and published author. Jane has made a success of herself without losing her sense of humor along the way. She can do the same for your audiences.

Originally from Johns Island, South Carolina, Jane received her BA degree from Columbia College and attended graduate school at the College of Charleston. She is a Certified Speaking Professional from the National Speakers Association which is the highest earned designation in professional speaking.

Jane is a former Miss South Carolina and represented South Carolina in the Miss America Pageant. She has been privileged to share the stage with many well-known personalities such as: Colin Powell, Charlton Heston and Rudolph Giuliani. She has also recorded two gospel tapes, two CDs, speaking performance on CD/video and her latest release of big band/classics entititled, "Favorites."

Jane is a published author appearing in Guideposts Magazine, Successful Farming, Baby Boomer and featured in Today's American Woman magazine. She is the author of the book Bare Feet to High Heels: You Don't Have to be a Beauty Queen to be a Beautiful Person. In addition, Jane is a guest columnist for the Citizen News.

Jane has performed the National Anthem at Radio City Music Hall, for the Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Hawks and for numerous national bowl games as well as college and university football and basketball games across the United States.

Jane is active in her church and community and serves on the Board of Trustees of Piedmont Technical College of South Carolina, the Miss South Carolina Pageant Scholarship Foundation Board, Chair of the National Speakers Association Scholarship Committee and serves on the Foundation Board of the National Speakers Association.

• Pick Tomatoes or Tie Stakes?! :We all have had jobs that we hated, but this job made a lasting impression on Jane ... picking tomatoes! Those hot summer days taught Jane many lessons on how to be successful in other challenges. From the sweltering heat in a tomato field all the way to the runway of the Miss America Pageant, Jane laces her message with singing, original humor and funny stories based on real people. This message is a mix of content and humor.
  
  
• From Bare Feet to High Heels : Based on Jane's book, journey back to her native Johns Island and meet the cuz's (cousins) on the Abbapoola. Southern humor with a Lowcountry twist ... but this is not pure humor. There is a message that sticks with you longer than a helping of grits! Jane talks about de-stressing your life and developing a sense of humor. If you can't change it, at least learn to laugh!
  
  
• Hamburger Helper or Prime Rib? : How cooked are you ... overdone and undercooked? As a daughter, wife, mother and business woman, Jane shares her recipe for setting priorities. Through wit, wisdom and song, find your personal best ... your prime rib!