Adrian Calabrese

Contest Co-Chair
 

Adrian Calabrese, Ph.D., Msc.D., CH, is the author of the books Sacred Signs, How to Get Everything You Ever Wanted, and 10 Spiritual Steps to a Magical Life, published in 8 languages. She is a freelance contributor to various publications across the country, including Woman’s World, Weight Watchers, Hysteria, New Age Retailer, New Worlds of Mind and Spirit, and Fate magazines, and The Poughkeepsie Journal. Adrian is a theatre actor/director/producer, in off-Broadway, dinner and regional theatre, and was a NY Cablevision TV weather anchor/reporter. She directed the winning play entry in the Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte’s NuVoices New Play Festival 2019. A former secondary school teacher and adjunct college professor of Communications/Theatre/Speech/Writing/English and Philosophy, she’s an inspirational speaker/advisor, hypnotherapist, and interfaith minister. Her books earned the Barnes and Noble NY, #1 Local Bestseller Award, and the Coalition of Visionary Retailers Best Self-Help Book Award. Her essay, What I Knew as a Child, is featured by Charlotte Center for Literary Arts, in their online magazine, Beautiful Truth. Adrian holds a B.A. in Communications/Broadcasting, an M.A. in Theatre, an Msc.D. in Philosophy, a Ph.D. in Psycho-Spiritual Research, and is a certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (CH). She is a member of The Authors Guild, American Society of Journalists and Authors, National Speakers Association, American Board of Hypnotherapy, and Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.