ABOUT US
It’s a small but important section of our website dedicated to the dedicated. Thanks for exploring.
Storycatchers is the youth.
They are determined, passionate and eager to find a path to success. After hearing their powerful stories and seeing them achieve things they never thought possible, this is irrefutable.
Unfortunately, federal law prevents us from identifying minors in public. They may be anonymous, but they are real people. They are surviving as best they can like anyone else. They have dreams like anyone else. It’s the media, the cynics, the uninformed that have taken their identity away. They tell their stories to take it back.
Storycatchers is our staff.
It takes a specialized, dedicated team to help highly-traumatized youth to step onstage and tell their stories. Our staff are professional artists and administrators who take part in monthly trainings to keep up with trauma research, cultural issues, advances in art-expression therapy and creative initiatives with key partners.
These are people are unique. They are smart, passionate and driven to help young people succeed.
Staff Bios.
Meade Palidofsky
Founder and Artistic Director
Priya Shah
Executive Director
Rachel Hauben Combs
Director of Development
Cydney Patrice Cleveland
Director of Production
John Armstrong
Director of Operations
Jazmine Clark
Executive Assistant
Mbali Guliwe
Program Manager – Firewriters
Artistic Manager – Word Warriors
Cristina Williams
Program Manager – Changing Voices
Thomas Murray
Program Manager – Word Warriors
Tamara Drew
Artistic Manager – Changing Voices
Shawn Wallace
Music Director/Composer
Cheryl Coons
Writing Coach
Denton Arnell
Music Director/Composer
Martin Gold
Music Director/Composer
Daniel Stribling
Case Manager – Changing Voices
Marchello Lee
Teaching Artist
Elizia Artis
Community Engagement Manager
Ian Jones
Grants Administrator
Medina Perine
Teaching Artist
Dana Anderson
Program Manager – Temporary LockDown
Tanji Harper
Artistic Manager – Temporary LockDown & Firewriters
Liz Grear
Teaching Artist
Abby Thompson
Teaching Artist
