Emily Janssen has been a part of StoryCorps’ “corps” for almost a decade. She has facilitated, recorded, and archived over 500 conversations with StoryCorps, and trained thousands of others to do the same. In her time at StoryCorps, she spent eighteen months traveling with the organization’s Mobile Tour to record stories across the United States. Now the Director of Learning & Engagement, Emily imagines ways to bring StoryCorps stories and interview model into classrooms and communities across the country. She develops programs and trains schools, libraries, hospitals, palliative care centers and other organizations to incorporate storytelling into their programs and honor their community stories.StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit, sharing select stories with the public through our podcast, animated shorts, digital platforms, and best-selling books. Since 2003, StoryCorps has helped nearly 700,000 people across the country have meaningful conversations about their lives. These recordings are collected in the U.S. Library of Congress and in our online archive which is now the largest single collection of human voices ever gathered.
