InterPlay World News
Introducing Our New Administrative Director, Da’Shonda P. Parks!
We are excited to introduce Da’Shonda P. Parks as our new Administrative Director! Da’Shonda brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to our team, and we look forward to the energy and insight she will bring to our community. Please join us in welcoming Da’Shonda to the team!
A Letter from Da’Shonda P. Parks
Hello Interplay/Body Wisdom Community,
My name is Da’Shonda P. Parks and I am excited and honored to step into the role of Administrative Director. I was born in Palo Alto and spent my early years in the Bay Area, followed by school age years in Arizona, young adult years in New York, and the most recent 25 years in Texas. I moved back to the Bay Area (Marin County) in December 2022. I am the proud Mom of 5 and Mimi of 4.
In professional play, I have engaged in a broad stroke of industries, including Mortgage and Consumer Finance, Supply Chain, Higher Education, and Non-Profit Organizations. I hold a B.A. in Human Services and M.A.I.S.: Psychology & Pastoral Counseling. I have one course remaining to earn a second M.A. in Counseling Psychology. I am also a level 1 Reiki practitioner.
In recreational play, I enjoy connecting with nature (trees and ocean are some of my best friends), traveling, dance, music, painting, writing, photography, and am a bit of a foodie. When traveling, I love to visit places that have appeared on “Diner, Dives, and Drive-Ins.” A recent favorite is, “Le Yellow Sub” in Hilo, HI. I love to laugh and find joy in simple pleasures.
I look forward to learning and leading in this community!
There are also more exciting things happening at InterPlay!
Check out InterPlay linktr.ee!InterPlay/Body Wisdom, a non-profit arts organization, stands at the intersection of Improvisational Arts, Spirituality, and Social Justice.
An active, creative way to explore the wisdom of the body, interPlay is easy, fun, and life changing. It is based on a series of incremental “forms” that lead participants to movement, stories, silence, song, ease and amusement. In the process, we discover the wisdom in ourselves and communities. InterPlay integrates body, mind, heart and spirit. It fosters resilience, creativity, innovative thinking and community.
For more information, please send email to Christine Gautreaux at programs@interplay.org
