Background
Herd, Charmian June was born on June 1, 1930 in Waterville, Maine, United States. Daughter of Samuel Braid and Jennie May (Language) Herd.
Herd, Charmian June was born on June 1, 1930 in Waterville, Maine, United States. Daughter of Samuel Braid and Jennie May (Language) Herd.
Bachelor, Colby College, 1950. Postgraduate, Boston University, 1951. Master of Education, University Maine, 1965.
Certified, Northern Conservatory, Bangor, Maine, 1954. Also study voice with Robert A. Nye.
Director music State School for Girls, Hallowell, Maine, 1950-1951. Head English, French, dramatics departments St. George High School, Tenants Harbor, 1951-1952. Director music public schools Albion and Unity, 1952-1954.
Troy and Freedom, Maine, 1953-1954. Director music public school system Belgrade. Waterville (Maine) Junior High School, 1954-1955.
Director vocal music Waterville Junior and Senior high schools, 1954-1958. Head English and dramatics departments Besse High School, Albion, 1959-1962. Teacher French Skowhegan Junior High School, 1962-1963, Skowhegan Senior High School, 1963-1969, Lawrence Senior High School, Fairfield, Maine, 1969-1971.
Chairman drama and speech department, 1972-1979. Instructor dramatics University Maine, Farmington, 1969-1970. Teacher conversational French Skowhegan Adult Education School, 1963-1969.
Drama instructor, 1965-1969. Dance assistant Plaza Studio. Museum director children's section, performing member Theater at Monmouth, Maine, since 1970, member executive board, since 1976, secretary board trustees, since 1977.
Performing member Augusta Players, Camden Civic Theatre, Portland Lyric Theatre, Waterville Players, Titipu Choral Society, Waterville Community Ballet, Choral Arts Society, Portland, Maine, since 1980, Treasure Coast Opera Society, Fort Pierce, Florida, since 1986, Riverside Theatre Company, Vero Beach, Indian River Center Arts, New Lyric Opera, Port St. Lucie, Florida, Vero Beach Solo Gates, Encore Alley Theatre, 1987-1991, Esprit des Amis, Vero Beach, Fort Pierce City Ballet, Florida. Pianist Unitarian Universalist Church, Vero Beach, Florida, since 1997.
Theatre chairman annual Maine Festival Arts, Bowdoin College, since 1978. Treasurer Coast Opera Company, Fort Pierce, Florida, since 1986, New Lyric Opera, Port St. Lucie, Florida, since 1995. Board of directors Opere New England, since 1980, Portland Lyric Theatre, since 1982.
Member St. Lucie County Cultural Affairs Council, Florida, since 1996, member long range planning committee. Member Waterville Friends Music, Daughters of the American Revolution, Waterville Theater Guild (charter, president since 1967), Vero Beach Theatre Guild, Encore Alley Theatre, Waterville Business and Professional Women's Club (program chairman 1957-1958, vice president 1958-1959, president 1959-1961, chairman drama department 1961, drama and music chairman since 1961), Florida Professional Theatre Association, Educational Speech and Theatre Association Maine (member executive board, president 1972-1974), Maine Professional-Cmty. Theatre Association (member organizing committee), Actors Equity Association, Albion-Burnham Teachers Club (secretary 1960-1961), National Education Association, Maine Teachers Association, New England Theatre Conference (executive board since 1976, 1st vice president 1976-1977, conference chairman 1977), Thatre Association Maine (membership chairman 1972-1973, 2nd vice president 1973-1974, executive board since 1972, executive secretary since 1975, state president since 1976), International Platform Association, National Association Teachers Singing (secretary Maine chapter since 1980), St. Lucie Cultural Affairs Association, Pine Tree Post Card Club (executive board, Spring show chairman 1979-1980, president 1982-1984), Maine History society, Bay State Post Card Club, Rhode Island Post Card Club, Cecilia (Augusta, Maine).