Darci Tucker

Current

• Owner at American Lives: History Brought to Life
• Evening Performer at The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
• Teacher Institute Coordinator at The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

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Past

• Character Interpreter, Educator at The Mariners' Museum
• Director of Major Gifts at The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
• Supervisor, School and Group Services at The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

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Education

• University of California, Los Angeles
• Orange Coast College
• Rim of the World HS

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Recommended

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Connections

50 connections

Industry

Education Management

Websites

• My Company

Darci Tucker’s Summary

Museum educator at Colonial Williamsburg since 1986.
Consultant/trainer in museums and schools. Clients include:
*Los Angeles County Office of Education
*San Diego County Office of Education
*State University of New York at Cortland
*Alameda County Office of Education
*George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate
Playwright, actress and storyteller at festivals and schools across the nation.

Darci Tucker’s Specialties:

Character interpretation, storytelling, teacher training, script writing, acting.

Darci Tucker’s Experience

• Owner

  American Lives: History Brought to Life

  (Museums and Institutions industry)

  January 2001 — Present (8 years 11 months)

  American Lives: History Brought to Life provides teacher training, museum consulting, student assemblies and public programs focusing on American history and storytelling.

• Evening Performer

  The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

  (Museums and Institutions industry)

  1988 — Present (21 years )

  I am involved in a number of evening programs at Colonial Williamsburg. I sing, dance, play musical instruments, and portray people of various social levels, from itenerant actress to the Royal Governor's wife.

• Teacher Institute Coordinator

  The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

  (Museums and Institutions industry)

  October 1987 — Present (22 years 2 months)

  Since 1987 I have worked at Colonial Williamsburg in a variety of capacities, including Interpreter, Dancer, Actor, Character Interpreter, Supervisor, and Director of Development. I currently train teachers in how to teach colonial Virginia history in a lively and engaging manner.

• Character Interpreter, Educator

  The Mariners' Museum

  (Education Management industry)

  2002 — 2004 (2 years )

• Director of Major Gifts

  The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

  (Education Management industry)

  1999 — 2000 (1 year )

• Supervisor, School and Group Services

  The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

  (Education Management industry)

  1995 — 1999 (4 years )

Darci Tucker’s Education

• University of California, Los Angeles

  B.A. , Political Science , 1983 — 1986

• Orange Coast College

  A.A. , Sociology , 1981 — 1983

• Rim of the World HS

  1979 — 1981

Additional Information

Darci Tucker’s Websites:

• My Company

Darci Tucker’s Interests:

Bringing history to life for students and adults and promoting active citizenship.

Darci Tucker’s Groups:

Williamsburg Area Chamber of Commerce, National Council for the Social Studies, California Council for the Social Studies, National Storytelling Network,, CWTI

•    Museum Education Roundtable
•    Visionary Storytellers
•    AEP
•    The UCLA Alumni Group
•    Chicago Teaching Artists Collective
•    Orange Coast College
•    UCLA Bruins Biz Network
•    Central Virginia Business

Darci Tucker’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch