Experience
* Outside Consultant, Region 10, Richardson, Texas, 1998 to the present.
* Storyteller/folklorist, Radio Host and Producer of radio shows, Lucky Me Productions, 1998 to the present.
*Elementary Principal, J.C. Austin Elementary School, Mesquite ISD, Mesquite, Texas, 1989-1998.
*Assistant Principal, Florence Black Elementary School, Mesquite ISD, Mesquite, Texas, 1987-1989.
* Elementary Teacher, Mesquite ISD, Mesquite, Texas, 1972-1987.
Education
*Masters of Education (Administration), Texas A&M University, Commerce, Texas, 1978
*B.A. in Elementary Education, Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Oklahoma, 1971
Accomplishments
*First Storyteller-in-Residence at Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas
*Selected for the Touring Artist Roster of the Texas Commission on the Arts
*Founded McKinney Storytelling Guild
*Co-founded Red River Story Telling Outfit
* Producer and Hostess of “Storytime” radio show on KJIM in Sherman, TX
* Producer and Hostess of “Waynetta’s Western Roundup”, radio show KYKC, Ada, Okla.
* Producer and Hostess of “Hide and Horn” Texas Stories on KEOM in Mesquite, TX
*Producer and Hostess of “Hide and Horn” Western stories on KGFF in Shawnee, Okla.
*Pre-conference Presenter at Texas Library Association’s annual conference
*Featured teller at Texas A & M’s first Multicultural Storytelling Festival
*Educator of the Year Award – Downs Syndrome Guild
*First storyteller to present to Youth Community Theatre state conference
*Lifetime member of the National Parent-Teachers Association
*Winner of Lena Smock Elementary Education Award (Oklahoma Baptist University)
*Annual scholarship in honor of Waynetta Ausmus at J.C. Austin Elem. in Mesquite, Texas. (Waynetta Ausmus Outstanding Student Scholarship)
Festivals and Appearances (sampling)
*National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Okla.
*McFadden Boys’ Ranch (storytelling workshop), Roanoke, Texas.
*Dallas Arboretum, Dallas, Texas.
*Festival of the West, Scottsdale, Arizona
*Booth Western Museum, Carterville, Ga.
*Heard Natural Science Museum, McKinney, Texas
*KXII TV, Sherman, Texas.
*Storytelling Festival, Canyon, Texas.
*Tejas Storytelling Festival, Sacred Stories Concert, Denton, Texas.
*Academy of Western Artists, performer and emcee
*Cowboy Poetry at the Ft. Worth Stockshow, Ft. Worth, Tx.*Panel Facilitator for the Western Celebrity Panel at the Cooke County Volunteer Fire Department Celebrity Fund Raiser*Schools throughout Region 10 ESC Group Affiliations
*Tejas Storytelling Association (former Board Member)
*Academy of Western Artists
*Texas Library Association
*Grayson County Sheriff’s Posse
*Texas Folklore Society
*Red River Storytelling Outfit
*Women Writing the West
*Grayson County Sheriff’s Citizens Academy Alumni Association
*Texas Longhorn Association
*Texas Quarter horse Association
*International Llama Association
*Country Music Association
*Western Music Association Publications
*Tales From the Lucky Me Ranch: A Collection of Short Stories (CD), Lucky Me Ranch Productions, Ravenna, Texas..
*Contributing Columnist, Texoma Enterprise (Howe, TX)
* "Shelby, A Fine Dog", Short story published by TLA
Workshops
Waynetta is involved with many storytelling activities and enjoys teaching the trade. Click here to read more!
Waynetta is a member of:
*Women Writing the West
*Academy of Western Artists
*Country Music Association
*Texas Storytelling Association
*Texas Library Association
*Western Music Association
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