Debi Mason has traveled throughout the United States for more than twenty years performing her stories, poems and other musings in front of youth and adult audiences at universities, conferences, festivals, libraries, schools and churches. An accomplished actress for many years, Debi is the recipient of a performance grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to study and master the art of story.   She is the former Managing Artistic Director of the award winning Black Theatre Troupe, Inc. in Phoenix, Arizona and is the founder and artistic director of Spoken Word Ministries whose focus is to provide enrichment to the community through performances that heal, motivate and inspire.  Once turning her life over to Christ, Debi is a spiritual voice for hurting and abused women and men.  She has been awarded the distinction of being a Master Storyteller by the National Association of Black Storytellers (2006) and has been a member of the award winning Black Storytellers of San Diego for ten years.  Her author credits include a book of poems and essays, Speaking Boldly, As I Ought To Speak, Vol. 1 and two published plays, Granny’s Porch and Keys to The Kingdom.  She is currently a member of Center of Grace Ministries in West Oakland where she is active in the Arts and Culture Ministry.  A personal testimony, Arizona Clay, is currently in print and can be purchased on-line through Barnes & Noble.com and Amazon.com