Bever-leigh Banfield, MFA is a spark plug of an inspirational speaker, here to help you change the world for the better. 

Bever-leigh is an accomplished actress, voice artist, award-winning writer and author of the soon-to-be-released, edge-of-your-seat suspense novel,     HOT SEAT. She has performed on Broadway and off, starred and guest starred in numerous television series and films, and is perhaps best known for her role as author Alex Haley's grandmother, Cynthia Harvey-Palmer, in "ROOTS: The Next Generations", one of the most-watched TV shows of all time. Her enchanting voice can be heard on TV, radio, in animation and audiobooks, and live host-narrating the planetarium shows at Hollywood's world-famous Griffith Observatory. Ms. Banfield earned her M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama and holds her B.A. from Stanford University. With boundless energy, a sixth sense and

passion for love, peace, beauty, creativity and joy in the now, Bever-leigh is your Passport to Positive Transformation!