Gail Noppe-Brandon has coached thousands of New York City's students, teachers, and artists. As a college dean, a foundation program director, and a playwright/director, she has been giving voice to the voiceless and improving communication between people of all ages and cultural backgrounds for more than twenty years. A gifted teacher, Noppe-Brandon received the American Alliance for Theatre and Education's 2004 Lin Wright Special Recognition Award.
Gail Noppe-Brandon, MA, MPA, MSW is founder and director of Find Your Voice, Inc. (www.findyourvoice.us), a twenty-five year old organization that offers group and individual coaching to enhance communication skills and heighten emotional intelligence across the lifespan; hundreds of young people have also been reached through the schools. A playwright and director, Gail is author of Find Your Voice & One Vision, Many Voices, and is a featured coach on the PBS program In the Mix. A documentary film about her work, Listening With Their Eyes, received the 2008 Chris Award for excellence in educational films. Gail is also a Narrative Therapist, and practices part time at a community mental… health clinic in Manhattan, where she resides with her husband Scott, sons Jesse and Geordy, and two Havanese dogs: Maxxy & Dash.Michelle Farkouh is an illustrator and graphic designer from Brooklyn. She has a degree in Illustration from Parsons the New School for Design and also studied Illustration at SACI in Florence, Italy. Michelle creates her images using oil paint on illustration board. To see more of her work, visit her website at www.michellefarkouh.com.