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Board of Directors

 

Each member of StoryScope Studio’s Board brings professional expertise and personal alignment with the organization’s mission of connection, preservation, and storytelling.

 

 

Devaki Ananda Murch (President)

 

Archivist, Curator, StoryScope Studio Founder

Raised on Kauai, Devaki brings over two decades of experience in event production, community engagement, and creative strategy. As the founder of StoryScope Studio, she leads the Invisible Threads and Operation Babylift Collection initiatives, combining archival science and storytelling. Her leadership grounds the organization’s creative vision in systems thinking and cultural stewardship.

 

 

Erin J. Smith (Treasurer)

 

Accountant, 

With expertise in nonprofit financial management and arts-based programming, Erin oversees fiscal stewardship, ensuring transparent operations and compliance. Her accounting background and creative work in cultural projects strengthen StoryScope’s sustainability and accountability.

 

 

Sarah Stella Liechty (Vice President)

 

Organizational Change Manager, University of Utah & Creative Producer

Stella integrates systems thinking and social design to support StoryScope’s process innovation and outreach. With advanced studies in Design for Social Innovation (School of Visual Arts) and Systems Thinking (eCornell), she helps shape the organization’s structure, ensuring human-centered approaches to storytelling and archives.

 

 

Lillian C. Gaither, Esq. (Secretary)

 

Attorney, Elder Law & Estate Planning, CA & SD

Lillian contributes her expertise in legal compliance, governance, and conflict resolution. Her background in dispute resolution and estate law ensures StoryScope’s nonprofit governance meets ethical and transparent standards, protecting donors, creators, and collaborators alike.

 

 

 

Relevance of Leadership

 

The Board’s interdisciplinary makeup—spanning law, design, finance, and cultural archiving—embodies StoryScope Studio’s mission to connect people and ideas across systems. Their combined expertise creates a balanced leadership structure that guides both creative and administrative excellence.

 

 

 

Action Plan (from 501(c)(3) filing)

 

 

Year 1 – Foundation (2024)​

 

• Launch StoryScope.studio and brand assets.

• Process and digitize 5,000 archival items for the Operation Babylift Collection.

• Host 3+ exhibits and educational opportunities

• Build donor and grant network.

 

 

Year 2 – Growth (2025)

 

• Complete 501(c)(3) establishment and board governance.

• Expand events to include writing workshops and StoryShare Live! programming.

• Host Invisible Threads exhibit at East Window Gallery (Boulder, CO).

• Recruit interns for data processing and transcriptions

• Publish Invisible Threads: Stories Connected by Operation Babylift

• Develop partnership with a higher education institution for long-term repository housing.

• Schedule outreach opportunities in high density Vietnamese communities for the launch of the Invisible Threads book.

 

 

Year 3 – Sustainability (2027)

 

• Establish a fellowship program for emerging creatives.

• Grow donor base by 25%.

• Secure permanent archival housing and metadata system integration.

• Develop a five-year strategic plan for national storytelling and archival outreach.

• Host annual StoryScope Summit to connect creators and cultural institutions.