Team and Partners
We consider our core team our family, and our national network of cross-disciplinary partners – and the local communities that they serve – our extended family. This structure gives us the ability to scale and flex to any geography, while maintaining the heart and humanity of a close-knit team, and cultivating a deep sensitivity to local needs.
Meet Our Program Partners
Click here to see our list of sites and events. We have launched programs and built partnerships all around the country and even internationally, including Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Jersey, Washington, Oregon, Tennessee, New Hampshire, California, Kansas, Australia, and counting.
Meet Our Donors and Program/Event Sponsors
Click here to visit our Donor Wall. It is our way of honoring the generous individuals, families and companies who have made it possible for us to deliver high-quality, much needed programming to communities in need.
Board Of Directors
Benita Cooper
Benita Cooper Design
Founder and President
Erin Pukenas
Chief Medical Officer
Devon Nako
Strategy Director
Mike Newell
Program Development Director
Brian Gelson
Treasurer
Executive Advisors
Jen Feden, Board Advisor
William Hussey, Kleinbard LLC, Legal Counsel
Strategic Planning Committee
Devon Nako, Board Liaison
Jen Feden, Advisory Liaison
Brian Gelson
Volunteer Advisory Council
Caitlin Cieri, Lead Facilitator
Deborah Stewart
Nancy Koppelman
Storytelling Group Committee
Caitlin Cieri, Lead Facilitator
Alina Gawlinski
Deborah Stewart
Nancy Koppelman
Rachel Page
Ambassador Council
Harrison Berman
Tina Berman
Rosie Hymerling
Communications Committee
Moira Mulligan
Damon Black
Lee Procida, Mountwell Marketing
Program Partners
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Social Connection Work Group Professional Network
Surrey Services
Philadelphia Senior Center: Original Storytelling Group Partner
Independence Blue Cross: Story Pop-Up Event Partner
NewCourtland – All Pennsylvania Venues: Story Cure Professional Training Partner, Story Pop-Up Event Partner, Multi-Site Multi-Year Storytelling Group Partner
Surrey Services – Multiple Pennsylvania Venues: Story Cure Professional Training Partner, Multi-Site Storytelling Group Partner
United Methodist Communities – Pitman Venue: Storytelling Group Program Partner
Haddonfield Public Library, Story Pop-Up Event Partner
Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Multi-Site Multi-Year Storytelling Group Partner
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T-Mobile Corporate Headquarters, Story Cure Community Training Partner
Independence Blue Cross: Story Pop-Up Event Partner
NewCourtland: Story Pop-Up Event Partner
Tabula Rasa: Story Pop-Up Event Sponsor
City of Philadelphia: Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy: Story Pop-Up Event Sponsor
Benita Cooper Design: Story Pop-Up Event Sponsor
Lifespan Care Management: Story Pop-Up Event Sponsor
Flashlight Insights: Story Pop-Up Event Sponsor
Philadelphia Senior Center, Original Storytelling Group Partner
Stockton University, Story Cure College Training Partner
Bloomfield College, Story Cure College Training Partner
Center in the Park, Storytelling Group Partner
Hillside Senior Citizens Center, Storytelling Group Partner
Stones River Manor, Storytelling Group Partner
United Methodist Communities at Pitman, Storytelling Group Partner
RiverWoods Exeter, Storytelling Group Partner
The College of New Jersey, Story Cure College Training Partner
Rotary Club of Haddonfield, Story Pop-Up Event Partner
Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Multi-Site Multi-Year Storytelling Group Partner
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Philadelphia Senior Center: Original Storytelling Group Partner, Story Pop-Up Event Partner
LeadingAge Washington, Story Cure Professional Training Partner and Sponsor
LIFE-NWPA (Living Independence for the Elderly: NW Pennsylvania), Story Cure Professional Training Partner and Sponsor, Multi-Site Storytelling Group Partner
American Society on Aging, National Conference Presentation
American Society on Aging, East Coast Conference Presentation
Australian Association of Gerontology, Conference Presentation
University of Kansas, Story Cure Community Training Partner
Online News Association, Story Cure Community Training Partner
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, Conference Presentation
Creative Arts and Aging Network, Conference Presentation
Inkwood Books, Story Pop-Up Event Partner
Republic Bank, Story Pop-Up Event Sponsor
Free Library of Philadelphia, Multi-Event Story Pop-Up Event Partner, Storytelling Group Partner
Courier Post, Story Pop-Up Event Partner
Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice, Story Pop-Up Event Partner
Perkins Center for the Arts, Story Pop-Up Event Partner
Pitman Manor Anniversary Celebration, Story Pop-Up Event Partner
Northeast Regional Honors Association, Story Pop-Up Event Partner, Story Cure College Training Partner
La Salle University, Story Pop-Up Event Partner, Story Cure College Training Partner
Association for Public Art, Story Pop-Up Event Partner
Philadelphia Art Alliance, Story Pop-Up Event Partner
AARP Pennsylvania, Story Pop-Up Event Partner, Storytelling Group Partner
WHYY – NPR Affiliate, Story Pop-Up Event Partner
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Senior Center
Center in the Park
Journey’s Way Adult Day Services
Free Library of Philadelphia
LIFE-Erie: Multiple Sites
LIFE-Mercer
LIFE-Crawford: Multiple Sites
Illinois
Services for Adults Staying in Their Homes: Levy Senior Center
Services for Adults Staying in Their Homes: Merion Retirement Community
Services for Adults Staying in Their Homes: Chicago Hyde Park Village
Services for Adults Staying in Their Homes: Shore Line Place
Mather’s: More Than A Cafe on 83rd St
The Renaissance Collaborative Senior Village
New Jersey
United Methodist Communities at Pitman
Oregon
Sherwood Park Nursing and Rehab Center
Washington
Senior Housing Assistance Group