Hosting a breakfast and styling event for M.M. LaFleur, a woman-founded store on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, 2023.
Photo: M.M. LaFleur
“I want to do that!” I exclaimed one day, blissfully unaware that I might be one of zero Mrs. Clauses on the island of Manhattan.
At my first gig in 2017, I shouted, “Ho ho ho!” with too much enthusiasm. I loved the experience so much I couldn’t sleep. In 2018, I graduated from Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School in Midland, Michigan. Considered the “Harvard of Christmas education.”
Since then, I have performed for Bill and Hillary Clinton, State Senator Robert Jackson, and former Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer. And I have been featured in Marriott Marquis ads, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, and The Times of London.
In 2020, I became a NYC Sightseeing Guide. I also became the founding president of the New York City Santas, the city’s first chapter of the International Brotherhood of Real Bearded Santas (IBRBS). In 2022, I became a Mrs. Claus at Nordstrom. In 2023, I worked for M.M. LaFleur, a women’s boutique.
Today, I provide the following offerings solo or with Santa:
Host parties and tree lightings.
Attract attention and photo opps for store events.
Sing and dance for interactive engagement.
Television appearances.
Community events around crafts, books, and songs.
Lead 30-minute historical discussions and tours.
Record content for branded social media.
Holiday Headlines
Photo: Kevin Hagen, Wall Street Journal, 2019
The Wall Street Journal, 2019
“Ring your bells, sisters!” Santa is on every corner, but Mrs. Cs are few.
Photo: Helayne Seidman, The New York Post, 2018
The New York Post, 2018
“We are out there. We are coming. We are bold, strong.” The future is female.
Photo: Personal Collection
The Times of London
Mrs. Claus may not earn as much as Santa! She bakes cookies and more.
Clinton Photos: Chad David Kraus Photography
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