Workshop: Writing Your Story with Cheryl Heller and Natalia Zukerman

Natalia Zukerman is a queer Jewish musician, painter, journalist, educator, cartoonist, trauma-informed yoga and meditation teacher, cultural diplomat, and community organizer. She has recorded 8 albums on her own and Willy Porter’s Weasel Records label, toured with and/or opened for Janis Ian, Ani DiFranco, Susan Werner, Melissa Ferrick, Glen Phillips, Richard Thompson, Shawn Colvin and Dar Williams to name a few. Natalia teaches songwriting privately, in workshops, retreat, festivals and at Northeastern University. She is an illustrator and writer and has published three books under her imprint Armature Publishing. She is an award winning arts editor and cartoonist at The Millerton News and Lakeville Journal, a contributing writer for Acoustic Guitar Magazine, a part-time caregiver for her mom, and a full-time mom to her dog, Georgie.

Cheryl Heller is a designer, writer, artist, educator and communication strategist who helps leaders and organizations around the world define and deliver their vision. She has built landmark experiential learning programs, including the first STEM MFA program at the School of Visual Arts and the first Master’s program in Innovation and Venture Development at Arizona State University. She has an MFA in Creating Writing from Goddard College and a PhD in Design from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Her book, The Intergalactic Design Guide: Harnessing the Creative Potential of Social Design, is a manual for a resilient future. Cheryl received the AIGA lifetime medal for her contribution to the field of design and is a Rockefeller Bellagio Fellow. Her writing has appeared in many professional publications, including “Harvard Business Review”, “Global Health: Science and Practice” and the “Stanford Social Innovation Review.” She lives in Norfolk with her husband and dog and paints eight-foot tall portraits of songbirds.