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The Founders of MY HERO:
Jeanne Meyers, Rita Stern and Karen Pritzker (Left to Right)
Jeanne Meyers
Co-founder and Director
Jeanne Meyers is a graduate of the American Film Institute (AFI) and Brown University where she also served as Director of Media Services. As a freelance producer for NBC News, she covered stories around the world, including China, Japan, Europe and Russia. She is the co-founder of the The MY HERO Project and she has been its director since its inception in 1995.
Karen Pritzker
Co-founder and Producer
Karen Pritzker is a writer, editor, and literacy advocate. She co-founded Read to Grow in Connecticut, a program that provides new books and literacy support to new families. Most recently, she founded the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity. She was formerly an editor at both Working Mother Magazine, and McCall’s. Her work has appeared in a range of publications, including Seventeen, Success, and Kirkus Reviews. Karen is the editor of the MY HERO book.
Rita Stern
Co-founder and Advisory Board Member
Rita Stern has worked as an independent producer in Los Angeles, California developing family entertainment. She has edited films for Merchant Ivory, commercials and cartoons. Her artwork has been exhibited in galleries in Los Angeles, California, Palm Beach, Florida, and Martha’s Vineyard. She won an Emmy for her PBS Frontline documentary.
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