Chaya (they/them) developed the Moments Method, building storytelling software and teaching over a quarter million people – ages 8 to 88, in groups as small as 10 and large as 1000, across 6 continents. They've been featured on blogs and podcasts – including Arlan Hamilton's Demystifying Faith – and told stories live on stage at Barrow Street Theater and The Moth. Interviews include CNN, Atlanta Public Radio, WNYC, NJ Network, and as a featured speaker at the televised #MeToo protest outside Fox News. Trained in circle-keeping with Kay Pranis and Ricka Kohnstamm, Chaya blends circle methods into storytelling practice at Storyhood. They've spoken and taught at Chinese International School (HK), CUNY, Guardian Insurance, Mastercard, NY Public Schools, Rutgers-Newark, Princeton University, Techstars, and Yungu School (Hangzhou).

 Mieke D (they/them) is a mixed-race, invisibly disabled, genderqueer femme of Asian and European descent living on Lenape land. With over 15 years as a cultural organizer, collaborative artist, and facilitator-educator, they devise spaces for liberatory storytelling and political education through community and art. Clients and collaborators include the Bearded Ladies Cabaret, People's Light, UPenn, UArts, the Pig Iron School, Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists, Ping Chong & Company, Asian Boss Ladies Leadership Retreat, PowerTools for Progress, the Museum of Chinese in America, and public schools throughout Philadelphia and New York. Since 2018, Mieke has co-kept Healing Circles in the Restorative Justice tradition with Hidden Water and now brings that experience to the Circle Collaborative at Align Whole Health.