Travia has been listening with Sidewalk Talk since 2018 and currently leads communication and curriculum for the organization. Listening across differences and bridging divides is a core value of hers, and she believes in the power of listening to transform lives and empower people to become their best selves. As a wife, businesswoman, and mom to three young boys, Sidewalk Talk continually helps her step into her most authentic self while contributing to a meaningful cause. She is grateful and excited to be part of the upcoming Bus Tour, hitting the ground to listen in cities across the country.

Kiera has been working with stories and storytellers for over twenty years as a librarian, editor, writer, workshop leader, and educator. She loves witnessing and facilitating the power of story. It's no surprise that she was immediately drawn to Sidewalk Talk when discovered during early Covid. Since then, Kiera has completed the listener training and 11-week HEAR course. She's learned that heartfelt listening is a practice with an ongoing learning curve— one that makes her a more effective teacher, parent, and community member. Kiera identifies as a third-generation Pathfinder. Her beacons are books, dogs, and kids. She's thrilled to be "on the bus".  

Dinah is a midwesterner living in Oswego, NY for the past 25 years. She is a Physician Assistant and Sidewalk Talk listener since 2019. She leads the Oswego, New York Chatper. When she saw the CBS Sunday Morning story about Sidewalk Talk she felt compelled to get involved. When the bus tour idea came up this year, she felt the same way. “I can’t not do this!” Dinah is so looking forward to listening in the Midwest.

Schnell is a doctoral candidate in the Community College Leadership Program at Morgan State University. Schnell has been in the higher education field for over 20 years. In the spring of 2022, she piloted the Sidewalk Movement at Montgomery College - Takoma Park Silver Spring campus with Dr. Stacey Peterson. She’s excited to bring her passion for heart-centered listening and desire to restore compassion and humanity to the individuals and communities on tour. Just look for the lady with the bifocals and bucket hats in your city! 

Traci founded Sidewalk Talk in 2015 and has been practicing psychotherapy for over 20 years, specializing in relational trauma and couples therapy. She believes that creating a safer, more just, and inclusive world begins with how we show up in community. Her passion for weaving connections and building bridges stems from her own experience of surviving her parents’ six marriages and being raised by a teen mom.

Claire started working with Sidewalk Talk in 2017 to create the entire operations infrastructure. Since then the mission of Sidewalk Talk has taken root. Claire and her husband both took the 11-week HEAR course for couples and now they are hooked. She hopes to bring care back to communities across her Midwest home.