ABOUT US
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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.
In short, 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
Aimee Stahlberg
Artistic Associate
Myron Silberstein
Artistic Associate
Carla Stillwell
Artistic Manager – Temporary LockDown
Thomas Murray
Program Manager – Word Warriors
Ozivell Ecford
Artistic Manager, CV at Western
Tory Davidson
Community Engagement Manager
Dee Dee Batteast
Teaching Artist – Word Warriors
Cristina White
Program Manager – Changing Voices
Mackenzie Vigliotti
Case Manager – Changing Voices
Hilary Williams
Program Manager – CV at Austin
Shawn Wallace
Composer – CV at Western, Firewriters
Edmund O’Brien
Artistic Manager – Firewriters
William “Nook” Hall
Teaching Artist – CV at Western
Cheryl Coons
Program Manager – Temporary LockDown
Leslie Newcorn
Program Manager – Firewriters
Gail Gallagher
Composer – CV at Austin
Landree Fleming
Teaching Artist – Temporary Lockdown
Marchello Lee
Teaching Artist – CV at Western
Diana Lawrence
Composer – Temporary LockDown
Liz Grear
Teaching Artist – Changing Voices
Anne Sobel
Grants Administrator
Brendan Epton
Recruitment Associate
Jacob Clinkscales
Teaching Artist – Word Warriors
Kateri Halbleib
Teaching Artist in Training – Firewriters
Noah Raheem
Teaching Artist – Word Warriors
Melvin Williams
Teaching Artist in Training
