Tory Read, Principal Tory Read has 25 years of experience authoring publications, multimedia products, websites and exhibits for groups who are working to bring positive change to human society and the planet we live on. She has an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism and a B.A. in Humanities from Stanford University, where she was elected to join Phi Beta Kappa.
Read began to develop her unique approach to articulating stories, results and lessons learned in the mid-1980s, when she spent two years documenting a community reforestation pilot program on the island of Java for the Ford Foundation and the Indonesian Government’s Department of Forestry. After completing her graduate work in 1991, Read honed her story telling skills by working as a journalist for the Oakland Tribune and the Associated Press in San Francisco, California.
In 1994, Read opened Tory Read Studio, Inc., and began creating custom projects on commission for national and international organizations, including Greenpeace International, World Wildlife Fund, United States Agency for International Development, United Nations Development Program and The Annie E. Casey Foundation.
She also developed a method for designing and facilitating community photography projects in which every-day people used photography to express themselves and talk about how to solve community problems. This work attracted many sponsors, including the Colorado Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the United States Department of Justice and the Denver Foundation. Read was a finalist for an Open Society Institute Fellowship for her community photography work.
Read has in-depth content expertise in the areas of communications, digital media, education, community redevelopment, business, culture and community building, and she is always interested in broadening her knowledge in new subject areas. She lives in Denver and loves hiking, reading, taking pictures and spending time with her close friends.
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