Design, develop and teach new undergraduate course in the Methods and Practice of Civil Discourse called “The Lost Art of Civility.”

I develop oral history projects that capture and preserve stories in a variety of formats. The stories I collect and edit are used to create websites, family archives, public installations, or for research.Projects include:► WestportVoices. An oral history and storytelling initiative for the Westport Library to build community through recorded stories of a diverse group of people. I worked with documentary filmmakers, the library, and photographers to conduct interviews, create public installations and exhibits, make audio shorts, build a social media presence, and host storytelling and conversation-based events. https://westportvoices.com► Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation. Conduct interviews with surviving spouses and children to analyze the long-term impact of the foundation’s programs and services.► Hannah Senesh School. Conduct annual oral history training for 8th graders in a Jewish school so they can conduct and edit video recorded interviews with Jewish seniors.► Individual interviews. I interview families or individuals to preserve their life stories and create writings, websites, short audio, and video pieces for them to keep, share, and pass down.I also speak, teach, and write about oral history & community building. ► Speaker, UNESCO Chair, Beyond Museums. Tools for Promoting the Natural and Cultural Water Heritage Conference. Presented on Creating Participatory Oral History Projects for Community Building and Social Change, December 2022.►Speaker, Democratic Women of Westport, Developed Workshop "How Could Anyone Be So @#!% Stupid?!" about the art of Civil Discourse just in time for the holidays, October 2022.► Guest Lecturer, Teachers College, Columbia University. Developed Interactive Workshop, “Wellness through Storytelling” for graduate student seminar taught by Professor Lisa Miller, Ph.D., Director of Clinical Psychology, 2012, 2013 and 2014.► Speaker, “Friendship and Cancer,” Hadassah Women’s Group, Westport, CT, 2009.

I work with major hospitals and health-care organizations nationwide to deliver an oral history and wellness program that gives people living with cancer and serious illnesses the chance to create, share, and preserve their life stories through 30-minute recorded video conversations and interviews. I develop content, train facilitators, hire videographers and editors, and manage all aspects of the business including marketing, sales, production, finance, and strategic partnerships.Just So You Know is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.