Murray Nossel, PhD

FOUNDER & DIRECTOR

Murray Nossel co-founded Narativ in 2002 and has been teaching his listening and storytelling method around the world for more than 25 years. Murray also applies his listening and storytelling methodology in the theater and documentary filmmaking. Two Men Talking, a performance of his listening and storytelling method developed with Dr. Paul Browde, has been performed in the West End of London and Off-Broadway in New York City. His film, “Why Can’t We Be a Family Again?”, about African American brothers in Brooklyn struggling to reunite with their mother, a recovering drug addict, was nominated for a 2002 Academy Award®. The origin of the World Mother Storytelling Project (WMSP) took shape after Murray's parents were hijacked in their car in South Africa. This incident forever changed his relationship and perspective of his mother who convinced the hijackers to leave them unharmed. Murray has since founded the World Mother Storytelling Project with the aim of creating a movement of listening and telling mother stories around the world.

Who we are

Since we embarked on the World Mother Storytelling Project, a diverse group of passionate, committed people have stepped forward and offered their time, energy, and expertise.

  • Murray Nossel, PHD

    FOUNDER

  • Jerome Deroy

    OPERATIONS

  • Daphne Dijkman

    PROJECT MANAGER

  • Joseph Waxman

    WRITER/CONTENT CREATOR

  • Brett Davidson

    ADVISOR, FUNDRAISING

  • Matt Boland

    U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT

  • Melay Araya

    ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, TOWN HALL OF NEW YORK

  • Christine Ferrante

    DESIGNER

  • Ellen Baxter

    FOUNDER, SUGAR HILL CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF ART & STORYTELLING

  • Linda Brumbach

    DIRECTOR, POMEGRANATE ARTS

  • Rachel Chanoff

    FOUNDER & DIRECTOR, THE OFFICE PERFORMING ARTS + FILM

  • Marco Dianese

    ARTIST/MUSICIAN

  • Noma Dumezweni

    ACTRESS

  • Wafaa El Sadr

    FOUNDER & GLOBAL DIRECTOR, ICAP, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

  • Barbara Gogan

    MUSICIAN

  • Bela Hatvany

    ENTREPRENEUR & INVENTOR

  • David Hoos

    PROJECT DIRECTOR, ICAP, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

  • Alisa Regas

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, POMEGRANATE ARTS

  • Sulaiman Khatib

    CO-DIRECTOR & CO-FOUNDER OF COMBATANTS FOR PEACE

  • Dan Milne

    DIRECTOR, NARATIV LONDON

  • Sam Moss

    PROJECT DESIGNER

  • Jane Nash

    DIRECTOR, NARATIV LONDON

  • Nick Oxenhorn

    CO-FOUNDER, NICELY DONE AGENCY

  • Charlene Melville

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SUGAR HILL CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF ART AND STORYTELLING

  • Douglas Safranek

    ARTIST

  • Sarah Stillman

    STAFF WRITER, THE NEW YORKER

  • Gabriella Triguero

    CHIEF OF STAFF FOR JOHNNY WRIGHT-SOL

  • Tom Wirtshafter

    PRESIDENT, TOWN HALL FOUNDATION

  • Johnny Wright-Sol

    DEPUTY OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY IN EL SALVADOR