LEADERSHIP
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Erin is the executive director and cofounder of The Story Collider…
Operations Manager
Lindsay is an operations professional who started out as a whale biologist…
OUR PODCAST TEAM
MANAGING PRODUCEr & Host
As managing producer at The Story Collider, Misha supervises the production of our shows and produces and hosts the podcast...
PODCAST Producer
Nakeysha, M.S. Ed, is the owner and Creative Director of Genre: Urban Arts...
Senior Podcast Editor
Zhen is a composer, photographer, filmmaker, and adventurer...
Podcast Editor
Alex is a PhD student at the University of Toronto where he studies the neuroscience behind emotional memories. He's also an audio engineer with over 7 years' experience …
Podcast Producer
Erin is the executive director and cofounder of The Story Collider...
SENIOR PRODUCERS & InSTRUCTORS
Ari is a science reporter who uses radio and multimedia to tell stories about science using radio, video, and online games...
Bryan began his career as a high school science teacher and now serves as Senior Producer for The Story Collider and instructor for The Story Studio…
Christine joins BBQ on the list of good things to come out of Texas...
Edith Gonzalez is an Assistant Professor of Archaeology and Critical Museum Studies at the University at Buffalo - SUNY…
Emma is a theater artist, writer, and story enthusiast based in Atlanta…
Gastor is a stand-up comedian and storyteller from Brooklyn, NY…
Jitesh Jaggi is a recent immigrant from India, currently living in Chicago…
Originally from the Bronx, Juan Carlos dissects data by day as a Data Analyst and dissects human folly by night through stand-up and improv comedy.
Katie is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where she covers science…
Kayla is a technical communications specialist with 5+ years of experience working in strategic planning, project management, and policy analysis.
As a college professor, she has specialized in inclusive pedagogy and teaching for social justice...
Maryam is a molecular biologist who traded in her pipettes for the world of science policy and advocacy...
Meisa is enamored with the beauty of science. Through her work founding and directing the Atlanta Science Festival…
Nakeysha is the owner and Creative Director of Genre: Urban Arts (GUA), a platform where artists can become published digitally and in print…
Paula is a neuroscientist, musician and open water swimmer...
Shane is a conservation biologist turned science communicator…
PRODUCERS & INSTRUCTORS, A-J
Ang (they/them) is a queer masc, nonbinary comedian and producer from Springfield, Massachusetts…
Bart Thompson is a Massachusetts based teacher and storyteller…
With a BFA from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, Christine’s world has been richly colored by the transformative power of theatre …
Diana Li, PhD, is a scientist, educator, and science communicator based at Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute...
Diego is a journalist, storyteller, and barista from Seattle…
Emma is a biologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service in Washington, DC….
Frankie is a Filipino-Canadian immigrant, storyteller, and community leader…
As a storyteller, Grant has been seen at The Moth, The Story Collider, Nights of Our Lives …
Hoda is a multimedia journalist with 15+ years of experience reporting in the Middle East and the U.S. …
Josh has researched everything from humpback whales to whale sharks to rockfish…
Julio Chávez is an event producer, entertainer (at heart), and Ariana Grande stan...
PRODUCERS & INSTRUCTORS, K-Z
Kellie is a PhD biochemist, science writer, educator, collaborator, and adventure enthusiast...
Melanie is a Paris-based storytelling producer and instructor…
Michaela is a PhD student at the University of Leeds…
Neeti is a National Science Foundation fellow and graduate student at the Yale School of the Environment…
Nestor “the Boss” Gomez was born in Guatemala and traveled to Chicago Undocumented in the mid 80’s..
Nisha Coleman is a writer, storyteller, musician, and actor based in Montreal…
Fola is a science communicator and microbiology PhD student at NYU…
Peter Michalski is a St. Louis based writer, content creator, and full-time silly guy.
Raj Sivaraman is a writer, comedian, and unfunded research scientist.
Resherle is a second-year PhD student at the University of Texas at Austin…
Reyhaneh (Rey) Maktoufi is a DC-based, Iranian researcher and science communicator…
Richard is a freelance science journalist based in London, writing mostly about natural history and archaeology.
Saad Sarwana also know as “The Standup Physicist” has been a comedian for 25+ years…
Sam is a comedian, actor and writer in St. Louis…
Dr. Sara Mazrouei is a planetary scientist, an educational developer, and a science communicator…
Skylar is a marine biologist, a storyteller, and a science communicator…
Steven is an experienced therapist, oral historian, and an accomplished storyteller…
Tracey is a storyteller and story coach who loves helping people find and tell the fascinating stories…
Tracy is a 3-time Moth StorySLAM champion who first appeared on the Story Collider stage in 2011…
Zack is a writer, producer, cartoonist, and comedian...
OUR BOARD OF Directors
Dr. Krishna Pakala is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at Boise State University…
Ross has nearly 10 years of finance and operational leadership…
La Profe Ana Maria Porras is a biomedical engineering professor, communicator, and science artist. She leads the Tissue-Microbe Interactions lab at the University of Florida…
Latasha Wright, Ph.D., is Chief Scientific Officer of Biobus…
Eric is an assistant professor in the Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering at Boise State University…
Ken is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine and Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital…
Erin is a founding member of The Story Collider’s board, in addition to her role as executive director…
Leslie has been working with non-profit organizations and their senior management teams for more than 30 years…
Natalia Reagan is an anthropologist, primatologist, comedian, host, producer, podcaster, professor, writer, and monkey chasing weirdo…
our workshop advisory board
John is originally from Buffalo, NY. He misses chicken wings and lake effect snow. You can follow him on twitter for hot takes about about science, academia, and sci-fi…
Dr. Corey Welch is Director of the STEM Scholars Program at Iowa State University. He arrived in Ames in January 2015 to establish a new Science training program serving underrepresented students…
Barbara Lom is the Beverly F. Dolan Professor of Biology and director of FIRST: Fostering Inclusivity and Respect in Science Together at Davidson College…
Eric Jankowski is an Associate Professor in the Micron School of Materials Science and engineering, where he leads a laboratory of computational scientists working to use molecular simulations for societal good…
Jeff Schinske is a professor of biology at Foothill College where he conducts research on faculty practices, student experiences, and science identity…
Meg Mittelstadt is Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Georgia, where she leads university efforts associated with educational development…
Nilanjana (Buju) Dasgupta is a Professor of Psychology and the Director of the Institute of Diversity Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst…
Stuart Ravnik, PhD is Associate Dean for Students at the UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences…
OUR ARTISTIC ADVISORY BOARD
Tamara Poles is the Director of Programs at Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society…
Dr. Daniela Schiller is a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai…
Dr. Ali Mattu creates mental health and psychology media that is fun, easy to understand, and free to all…
Matthew Dicks is the internationally bestselling author of the novels Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, Something Missing…
Jesse Hildebrand is a science communicator currently serving as VP of Education for Exploring By The Seat of Your Pants…
Robin Gelfenbien is the self-proclaimed Ambassador of Fun and an NYC-based storyteller, writer and comedian…
Special Thanks
Partake Arts
Ashville Creative Arts
Erin Kanary and Social B. Creative, graphic design
Margot Leitman, for her initial inspiration
The Moth, being the driving force behind storytelling in NYC (and elsewhere)
_ghost, podcast theme music