Jaime Rich is an accomplished teacher, professional speaker
and performer with over three decades of experience. She began her career in fitness and health
and wellness and had her own speaking business.
She continued along the path of prevention and worked in the non-profit
realm concentrating on underage substance use prevention. She was awarded the Contra Costa County People
Who Make A Difference Award and the California Alcohol Policy Networks Alcohol
Hero Award for her work in this field.
In addition, to her successful career in prevention, Jaime
is an improv performer, producer, creative director and teacher. She has been involved in improv for nearly a
decade. She is co-founder and executive
director of the newly formed nonprofit, Spontaneous Mind. She is chief education officer and
co-producer for Funny Bone Productions.
She is a performer with and creative director for ACT II Improv.
Jaime holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from
Boston University and a Master of Sciences degree in Clinical Exercise
Physiology from Northeastern University in Boston. In her non-profit work, she facilitated two
local County funded coalitions to reduce underage substance use and led the
training team at the non-profit that she was working for. She led the Tribes group facilitation and
group development training that was mandated for all employees of the
non-profit and which was also open to the public.
She now spreads the philosophy and principles of improv
through her teaching. She teaches to all
levels and all ages and believes that improv can extend beyond the stage to
improve communication, collaboration and innovation for all types of partners
and teams. She has amassed a following
of students who follow her from class to class.
Jaime is an enthusiastic and engaging speaker and enjoys
bringing laughter and joy to her audiences and students. She believes that improv principles extend
past the stage and can produce positive attitude and life outlook shifts in
those that engage in this art.
