Adrienne Belafonte Biesemeyer

Who is Adrienne Belafonte Biesemeyer?

Adrienne Belafonte Biesemeyer is the oldest daughter of famed actor and humanitarian, Harry Belafonte. Adrienne holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art from West Virginia State College and a Master of Arts Degree in Community Counseling from the West Virginia Graduate College/Marshall University. Adrienne is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Approved Licensed Professional Supervisor, former chair of the Wet Virginia Board of Examiners of Counseling which deals with counseling licensure and ethical issues concerning counselors in West Virginia. For 25 years she had a private counseling practice focusing on children and their families. She is presently a Learning Specialist at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, WV. She is also Executive Director of theAnir Foundation, an organization she and her daughter Rachel Blue started in 1997 Rachel Blue Biesemeyer is the oldest daughter of Adrienne & David Biesemeyer. Rachel is a graduate of Antioch College in Yellow Springs Ohio with a degree in Dance, Theater, Sign Language. She is fluent in ASL and uses it often in her work as an Animal Education Specialist and as a per-school teacher. In the winter she is a