Host Natalee Ganyon, engaging with the audience at a storytelling event

Natalee Ganyon

  • Born in Great Bend, Kansas, and spent 40 years in Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Taught pre-K and kindergarten across Kansas, California, New Mexico, and Oklahoma
  • Founded a pioneering Kindergarten program in South Carolina
  • Directed a church teen puppet team
  • Earned two Child Development degrees
  • Achieved a Recreation Therapy degree at 50 in Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Created puppetry methods to support her son during cancer treatments
  • Entertained seniors with original programs for nearly 20 years
  • Authored two books, “Here’s How That Happened,” featuring stories with insightful ‘Brain Adages’