Monica Koechlein on her role as fundraiser, grant maker, and mother: “I just want her to love her community..wherever she chooses to live.”

Monica Koechlein, president of Stamm Koechlein Family Foundation and Executive Director of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, talks about her life, her duel role as both fundraiser and grant maker, her family, and why philanthropy and community life is so important...

Interview with my Mom

I spoke with my mom about her previous career choices. Also, I talked to her about some of her family growing up. I learned a lot about what her career was like which I found interesting.

“We need to celebrate those things that are good and positive” – Shaun on his family’s local history and the role art plays in our community

Shaun Dingwerth, Director of Richmond Art Museum, talks with Alison about the way art has shaped and continues to shape our history and culture in Richmond and Wayne County. His relatives were among the first settlers in the area and...

Mami’s Words of the Wiser

Overall, my Mom has been through a lot during her many years fof this strange thing called life. And I'm happy to know her as not only my Mom, the person who gabe birth to me, but a Best Friend...

A Friend from Turkey part 2

Kaan felt that there was a language barrier in the beginning but Kaan felt that adjustment in the US was very easy in general and felt that the diverse culture of the US made it easy for immigrants to intergrate.

Occupational Therapy: Living Life to its Fullest! Lived Experience Interview of Dr. Susan Fasoli, ScD, OTR

In this inspiring interview, Dr. Susan Fasoli describes her experience as an occupational therapist and agent of change. Dr. Fasoli is an Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy at Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions in Boston, MA.