Meet the Team

Creative Team

  • Meghan Finn

    Stand By Me
    Creative Director

  • Justin + Christopher Swader

    Stand By Me
    Scenic Designer

  • Tania Papayannopoulou

    Sweet Readers Memory Singers
    Chorus Director

  • Yasmin Santana

    Stand By Me
    Graphic/Web Designer

  • Ali Smith

    Stand By Me
    Event Photographer

Event Presenters

  • Tania Papayannopoulou

    Sweet Readers Memory Singers
    Chorus Director

  • Caitlyn Tablada

    Sweet Readers Leadership Council
    Sweet Readings Podcaster

  • Cara Lieberman

    Angeline Rodriguez

    Sweet Readers Leadership CouncilSweet Readings Podcaster

  • Dr. Gayatri Devi

    Director, Park Avenue Neurology
    Sweet Readings Interviewee

  • Dr. Georges Naasan

    Medical Director for the division of Behavioral Neurology + Neuropsychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Event Partners

Berkeley Carroll School, Brooklyn, NY
Chapin School, Manhattan, NY
Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, Queens, NY
LAB School, Manhattan
Nightingale Bamford School, Manhattan

Sisulu-Walker Charter School of Harlem, NY
Trinity School, Manhattan, NY
Young Women’s Leadership School of the Bronx, NY
Jewish Museum
80th Street Residence, Manhattan

Production Team

John Creech
Lisa Pearce
Giacinto Mirto
John Creech Design + Production, Inc.
Stand By Me Fabricator


Robert Barwick
Katie Krahenbuhl
Barwick Group
Stand By Me 
Event Producer

Mike Olear
Kennedy Event Services, Inc.
Stand By Me
Audio/Visual Management


  • Karen Young

    Sweet Readers
    Co-Founder + CEO

  • Ella Klinsky

    Sweet Readers Leadership Council President

  • Anabel Kahn

    Sweet Readers Leadership Council
    Community Quilt Coordinator

  • Angeline Rodriguez

    Sweet Readers Leadership Council
    Community Quilt Coordinator

  • Mona Kelly

    Sweet Readers
    Media Liaison