Hartts Theatre Division Welcomes Joan Baker - Veteran Award Winning Voiceover Actor & Author

The Hartt Theatre Division welcomes Joan Baker, who will lead a new course offering (Voiceovers) in the Theatre Division. Joan is an American award-winning author, actor, voiceover artist, and on-camera host. She is the Co-founder, and Vice President, of the Society of Voice Arts and Sciences™ (SOVAS™), an international nonprofit corporation that oversees That’s Voiceover!™ Career Expo, the Voice Arts® Awards, and multiple programs providing training, education, academic/financial aid scholarships and career counseling for voice actors. Joan is the author of “Secrets of Voice-Over Success”, the first book to chronicle multiple career journeys of some of the top voice actors in America. As a voice actor and producer, Joan has won a combined six TellyAwards and two PromaxBDA Awards. Joan’s career has always been coupled with her passion for philanthropic giving – spotlighted with feature articles in The New York Times, Black Enterprise, New York Post, Hollywood Reporter, New York Daily News, Backstage, Media Week, ADWEEK and Broadcasting & Cable and Washington Post. Joan currently resides in Weehawken, New Jersey with her husband and business partner, Rudy Gaskins.