UMD Activation Academy Storytelling

Samantha is a sorority member who grew up in a church and is passionate about Women’s Health.

Tim Brown and Emily Douglas

[Recorded: Tuesday, October 26, 2021] Tim Brown (UVA '25) and Emily Douglas discuss living in Europe, military service, their parents' influence, and the current American political climate in their One Small Step conversation.

A Child Constantly in Different Homes

In January 2023 in new Hope, Pennsylvania, Luca Tersigni (15) interviewed Jane Marisak (75) about her childhood and life moving to many different houses. Trouble with parents caused her to constantly be on the move. A story truly filled with...

One Small Step: Nancy

"I have patients that are losing their homes because of medical bills, and I think that we are a very rich country but our healthcare is a problem."

Steve Desroches and Rod Vaughan

Steve Desroches (47) and Rod Vaughan (50) talk about Vaughan's background in opera performance and blue grass music, particularly as a banjo player, and how that morphed into the unusual band the Electric Milk Machine in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Threshold Choir of Leesburg

Two members of this women's musical ministry tell their experience with the choir. Saybra, a new member, talks of how she found the group and what attracted her. Rochelle, the director, tells how the group started in 2014.

One Small Step: Fran and Andy

Recorded at the Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Festival on 4/28/19 with the One Small Step question set.

Interview with 85 year old Ann Gibbons

Story about her life in South Philly and growing up in a supportive, loving household

One Small Step: Joe

"At this particular point, I'm very positive; I'm not very scared of anything."