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WE BELIEVE KIDS HAVE THE BEST IDEAS

The mission of Story Pirates Changemakers – the nonprofit arm of The Story Pirates -- is to celebrate the words, ideas, and stories of young people by engaging in creative collaborations between kids and world-class comedians, authors, and musicians. We focus on the disparity of education for underserved students and schools where language arts instructors are not given the time and space for fostering children’s creativity and curiosity.

To serve our mission, we teach and inspire creative writing through high-quality and
engaging programs for under-resourced kids, schools, and communities.

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The mission of the Story Pirates Changemakers is to celebrate the words and ideas of young people and to create confident, literate students equipped with a variety of tools for written, verbal, and artistic self-expression.

OUR BOARD

Charles C. Russo, Esq. Russo, Karl, Widmaier & Cordano, PLLC

Adrienne Becker, CEO, Level Forward, Inc.

Nicole A. Brodeur, Producer, and Angel Investor

Eric Cipra, Senior Product Designer, Spotify

Khalia Davis, Artistic Director, Actor, Director

Mikel Davis, VP, Strategic Analytics, Peacock Decision Sciences, NBCUniversal

Katherine Espinosa, Account Director at BCW Global

Sam Forman, Writer

Jonathan Glickman, CEO, Miramax

Laura Heywood, Laura Heywood Media, Applause Shop

Kate Hoenigsberg, SVP, Drama Development, Universal Television Studio

Allen Lee Hubby, General Manager, Drama Book Shop, Inc.

Thomas Kail, Theater, Film, and Television Director

Tracey Pakosta, VP, Comedy Original Series, Netflix

Lauren Skowronski, Senior Director, Internal Communications, Snap

Benjamin Salka, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Story Pirates
Lee Overtree, Creative Director & Founder, Story Pirates