Through our proprietary Moments Method® writing system and patented StoryBuilder software, Story2 has taught more than 200,000 students and professionals to improve their writing and speaking confidence and build essential 21st-century speaking, writing, storytelling, and collaboration skills.
In 2020, we are growing our work into China and India, with a focus on expanding the capacity of science students and young technology leaders—especially women and under-represented groups—to communicate and lead. We invite you to join us.
CEO & FOUNDER
3 SENTENCE STORY | "My freshman English teacher said, ‘You’ll never be able to write well enough to major in English.” “If I want to write better,” I asked, “what should I do?” I’ve been conquering writing ever since.“
EDUCATION | B.A., English, Yale University, Scholar of the House summa cum laude; M.A., English, University of Virginia;
EXPERIENCE | Award-winning author, English + Women’s Studies prof at Princeton, Michigan, Rutgers. Started building “Digital Humanities” online communities in 1994 to get women writers into classrooms. 10 years
FUN FACT | I stayed up all night
VP - ENGINEERING
3 SENTENCE STORY | Always having an interest in computer science, I opted to major in psychology instead. As I worked in that field I realized it just wasn’t my thing. Ignoring everyone urging me to stay in the field, I followed my true passion and became a software engineer.
EDUCATION | Rutgers University, The Art Institute of California.
EXPERIENCE | Software Engineer at Toyota Racing Development, Sr. Software Engineer at Talkspace
FUN FACT | I enjoy collecting comic books, toys and antiques in my free time.
DIRECTOR OF SUCCESS
3 SENTENCE STORY | I’ve been a storyteller since I learned to speak. My childhood of playing make believe lead to a life in the arts. After years of traveling and searching for answers, I clicked my ruby red slippers and ended up back home.
EDUCATION | B.F.A., Theatre, New York University Tisch School of the Arts
EXPERIENCE | Actor, Writer, Story2 coach.
FUN FACT | Played Romeo at age 11.
DIRECTOR OF LEARNING
3 SENTENCE STORY | My wife and I would encourage our students to keep finding new stories. With more than a decade in the classroom, perhaps it was time for us to do the same. We sold our house, turned in the cars, and moved to Beijing.
EDUCATION | B.A., History, University of Michigan; M.A., Education, Wayne State University; M.A., Educational Technology, Central Michigan; Ph.D., Instructional Technology, Wayne State University
EXPERIENCE | Educator + instructional designer in K-12, higher education, global, and corporate environments.
FUN FACT | I once told Stan Lee a story about his influence on my childhood. When I concluded, he kindly asked if I would repeat it again in his good ear.
GROWTH MANAGER
3 SENTENCE STORY | Right after the mailman closed the mailbox I ran outside barefoot and felt the cold stones on my feet. Opening the mailbox, I grabbed the fistful of letters inside and dashed back into my house. I searched through the letters, found one addressed to me and ripped it open to see the word "Congratulations!".
EDUCATION | B.A., History with honors, Wake Forest University; M.S.Ed., Education Entrepreneurship, University of Pennsylvania.
EXPERIENCE | Education strategist with experience spanning college admissions, guidance counseling and edtech.
FUN FACT |I have read over 10,000 admissions essays.
UI / UX DESIGNER
3 SENTENCE STORY | When I was 15, my drawing teacher told me that I had an eye for composition but no sense of proportion. The second part of his feedback threw me for a loop, but motivated me to go to life drawing classes every day that summer at the Art Students League. While I was the youngest student in the class, I learned how much I can accomplish by stepping out of my comfort zone and staying focused.
EDUCATION | B.F.A., General Fine Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art; Certificate, User Experience Design, General Assembly
EXPERIENCE | Before becoming a UX Designer, building products ranging from finance and education tools to apps for non-profits, I worked as a Supply Chain Coordinator, Gallery Assistant, and Screen Printer.
FUN FACT | I have a cat named Prince Romeow.
3 SENTENCE STORY | In the summer of 2012, I decided to take a break from improv classes at The Upright Citizens Brigade and enroll in a storytelling class. A couple of weeks before the final performance, I embarrassingly broke my ankle. I ended up telling the story of how I broke it on stage while on crutches, and have been making myself wildly vulnerable in public ever since.
EDUCATION | B.F.A., Theatre, New York University Tisch School of the Arts
EXPERIENCE | Actor, voiceover artist, improviser, standup, & Moth StorySLAM-winning storyteller. Personal & executive assistant extraordinaire. Project manager & event producer.
FUN FACT | I will almost certainly cry, but I love giving toasts.
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
3 SENTENCE STORY | As a child, I had a knack for telling stories that were suspiciously more exciting than their real-life counterparts. As a teenager, I channeled this penchant for exaggeration into a few too many angsty poems about my feelings. As an adult, I like to think I’ve found my sweet spot: by day, encouraging young people to tell their stories compellingly; by night, spinning strange tales of magic, intrigue, and all-too-real human relationships.
EDUCATION | B.A. English: Creative Writing, summa cum laude, SUNY New Paltz
EXPERIENCE | Published writer of fiction, poetry, and essays, most recently online at Autostraddle and Wigleaf, and in print in Foglifter Journal. Prose editor for 3Elements Literary Review. Current coordinator of a literacy/mentorship program for elementary schoolers, and former facilitator of a book club and discussion group for LGBTQ+ high schoolers.
FUN FACT | I spent a year after college volunteering with the Workaway program, and living in three corners of the U.S. (Oregon, Maine, and Florida). I worked on a CSA farm, in a restaurant, and in a private home, gaining experience with another passion of mine: vegan cooking!
SALES COORDINATOR
3 SENTENCE STORY | When I was a sixth grade teacher, my students created family story books. They sewed together the leaves and made cardboard covers with custom fabric. One student wrote about his grandfather's adventures in the Air Force — colored pencil jets flew across his pages!
EDUCATION | BA, Vanderbilt, History; MS, University of Pennsylvania, Education
EXPERIENCE | Elementary and middle school Language Arts and Social Studies teacher; volunteer organic school garden coordinator and Creative Problem Solving coach; Story2 essay advisor
FUN FACT | My academic team built a vehicle that carried two students and folded into a suitcase twice!
COO / CFO
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Storytelling Coach and Curriculum Developer
3 SENTENCE STORY | I was raised in the skirt of poetry, taking naps in my grandmother’s lap while she recited her latest poem in Farsi. When I was 7 years old, she bought me my first notebook, and somewhere between Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein, Rumi, Maya Angelou, Sylvia Plath and high school English class, I realized that writing was my calling. Since then, I have combined my passions of writing with activism as a means to challenge social inequities.
EDUCATION | B.A., English Literature and Women’s Studies, Wheaton College (MA); MSc, Gender, Development, Globalization, London School of Economics and Political Science
EXPERIENCE | Award-winning Poet, Gender and Women’s Studies lecturer at Hunter College. Diversity & Inclusion Consultant. Lead nation-wide performances and poetry workshops for students to explore and utilize their voices. Former Watson Fellow, designed and facilitated writing and performance workshops with young women in the Middle East, Europe, North Africa and South-East Asia. Featured Off-Broadway, on PBS, and at the United Nations.
FUN FACT | I jam out on my ukulele and have to actively tell myself to “be cool” when I see any dog walking down the street because I want to pet every single one.
