Biographical Sketch
FLO ROACH, WINNER OF THE "SHINING STAR" AWARD AT DELTA SIGMA THETA'S CENTENNIAL KICK-OFF HOLLYWOOD GALA IN LOS ANGELES
On January 1, 2013,producer/actress Florence Roach was honored by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. with the Shining Star Award at their Centennial Kick-Off Hollywood Gala held January 1, 2013 in Los Angeles, Calif. More than 2,000 people including notable celebrities, political figures and Delta Sigma Theta VIPs attended the gala co-chaired by Sheryl Lee Ralph.
Owner of Ettaro Theater Company and Ettaro Music Publishing, Florence (Flo) Roach was born into the family of Rev. J. M. (pastor) and Katie Fletcher (teacher) Roach and grew up in Robinsonville, MS (inTunica County) before the casinos. She received her high school diploma from Rosa Fort High School in Tunica, MS; her B.S. Degree in Business Education from Jackson State University in Jackson, MS; her Masters in Vocational Business from the University of Memphis; her 45 hours above a Masters Degree from the University of Memphis; and her Administration and Supervision certification from the University of Memphis.
Ms. Roach’s career has included being:
• An award-winning vocational business teacher (Memphis City Schools)
• An award-winning theater teacher (Memphis City Schools)
• Supervisor of student teachers for the University of Memphis
• A professional actress, playwright, director, producer, poet, singer, recorded and songwriter
She has performed on stage, in movies, training videos, TV/radio, commercials and at special events. (Click here to view theatrical resume.) Most recently, she appears as Maid #1 in Steven Spielberg’s film, The Help (2011), and as Grandma Jamison in Rise Up, an independent film to be released in 2012.
Her awards are too numerous to name, but she is most proud of her Rotary Award for Teaching Excellence; her Tennessee Theater Teacher’s Hall of Fame award and her Paul Roberson Award. She is a proud member of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church and the Memphis Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
She loves children and always plans to work with or on behalf of children. She said that her career in education has not been a job, but a “calling.” Since her retirement from Memphis City Schools, she has opened her own theater and music publishing companies -- Ettaro Theater Company and Ettaro Music Publishing.
On January 1, 2013,producer/actress Florence Roach was honored by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. with the Shining Star Award at their Centennial Kick-Off Hollywood Gala held January 1, 2013 in Los Angeles, Calif. More than 2,000 people including notable celebrities, political figures and Delta Sigma Theta VIPs attended the gala co-chaired by Sheryl Lee Ralph.
Owner of Ettaro Theater Company and Ettaro Music Publishing, Florence (Flo) Roach was born into the family of Rev. J. M. (pastor) and Katie Fletcher (teacher) Roach and grew up in Robinsonville, MS (inTunica County) before the casinos. She received her high school diploma from Rosa Fort High School in Tunica, MS; her B.S. Degree in Business Education from Jackson State University in Jackson, MS; her Masters in Vocational Business from the University of Memphis; her 45 hours above a Masters Degree from the University of Memphis; and her Administration and Supervision certification from the University of Memphis.
Ms. Roach’s career has included being:
• An award-winning vocational business teacher (Memphis City Schools)
• An award-winning theater teacher (Memphis City Schools)
• Supervisor of student teachers for the University of Memphis
• A professional actress, playwright, director, producer, poet, singer, recorded and songwriter
She has performed on stage, in movies, training videos, TV/radio, commercials and at special events. (Click here to view theatrical resume.) Most recently, she appears as Maid #1 in Steven Spielberg’s film, The Help (2011), and as Grandma Jamison in Rise Up, an independent film to be released in 2012.
Her awards are too numerous to name, but she is most proud of her Rotary Award for Teaching Excellence; her Tennessee Theater Teacher’s Hall of Fame award and her Paul Roberson Award. She is a proud member of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church and the Memphis Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
She loves children and always plans to work with or on behalf of children. She said that her career in education has not been a job, but a “calling.” Since her retirement from Memphis City Schools, she has opened her own theater and music publishing companies -- Ettaro Theater Company and Ettaro Music Publishing.
