Shaina Summerville is a Chicago-based narrator and theatre actor. She has narrated 140+ audiobooks for Dreamscape, Harper Audio, Tantor Audio, Simon & Schuster, Hachette Audio, Houghton Mifflin, Orange Sky Audio, and many independent authors. In 2021, her narration of Ava the Brave was a finalist in the YA category of the Indepenedent Audiobook Awards. Her favorite genres are YA fiction, romance, cozy mysteries, and nonfiction (particularly topics in the science realm). She has a professional home studio. She has studied narration performance with Sean Pratt, Johnny Heller, Andi Arndt, Pat Fraley, Jayme Mattler, ... more PJ Ochlan Jo Anna Perrin, and Shannon Parks. Shaina has bachelor's degrees in both Musical Theatre and Communication Arts. In addition to her work as a creative, Shaina also works as a standardized patient, helping train medical students in proper physical exam technique and communication skills. She is an avid environmentalist and received her graduate certificate in Aquaculture and Fish Health (for fun). She grew up in a violin shop (really, her parents own one). less