Business owner and entrepreneur, Anna Minter, was the children’s entertainer of choice to the stars prior to moving to the Pacific Northwest. In fact, as her prominence continued to flourish in southern California, Ms. Annie (as she has been affectionately called) was approached by a Fox Media affiliate to take part in a pilot educational program for children’s television. However, she decided to decline the offer in order to move with her husband and three sons to the Pacific Northwest in 1991. (The family was blessed with a 4th child, a daughter, in 1997.) Not surprisingly, Ms. Annie’s entertainment company has continued to thrive and expand in her new southern Oregon community.

In addition to her children’s entertainment company, in 1991,Ms. Annie began a second career, as an elementary school teacher. She has since been recognized for her outstanding dedication to her students and has received both local and national honors with an inclusion in Who’s Who Among American Teachers 2006.
Her love for children coupled with her enthusiasm for excellence in education, has inspired her to spend more than 22 years honing her craft as speaker, entertainer, educator, and most recently, children’s protocol consultant. Combining her extensive capabilities, Ms. Annie formed an “edu-tainment” company, Gracious Me™, in 2006. Dedicated to the preserving of social awareness, Gracious Me™ offers interactive, age appropriate, instructional programs designed to instill practical and timely lessons with an emphasis on fun for today’s children and young adults. Ms. Annie has also trained under some of the industry’s most recognized names in etiquette expertise.

Ms. Annie is currently an active member in good standing with The Etiquette Consultant’s Connection and Toastmasters International.