My Work
Hi, Anna Darian here! I’m a storyteller, facilitator, urban planner, and memorialist. I help changemakers around the world become more impactful by learning the art of storytelling.
I’m based in Tucson, Arizona, raised in France, and the daughter of Armenian immigrants. I’m a seeker and pilgrim who approaches my work with an emphasis on curiosity and truth telling.
Since 2017, I have offered storytelling workshops and 1:1 coaching that have helped hundreds of people find power in their voice.
More recently, my work has entered the world of memorialization, where I have combined my profession as an urban planner and my passion as a storyteller to lead meaningful community engagement and dialogue.
After a lifetime of hearing the stories of my own Armenian ancestors who have carried the legacy of genocide and forced migration, I am interested in exploring how we can find healing and reconciliation through bearing witness to each other’s stories.
Questions that interest me…
How can public spaces memorialize a collective history amidst contested and unhealed narratives?
And how do we memorialize a story without closure?
Traditional Education:
Bachelor’s in political science from the University of Arizona
Master’s in urban planning and policy from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon.
If this resonates with you, I offer a few ways to engage with me and my services 👇
Services
WHAT YOU GET
Let's create a custom training where I will teach your you and your people how to connect deeply with your story and learn how to share it authentically.
Training participants walk way with:
📣 An easy-to-use framework that helps you craft your story, engage your audience, and remember ALL your talking points!
📣 Hands on exercises to unpack your own story with opportunities to practice with the group
📣 Clarity and language to express your personal connection to your mission and why people should care!
what you get
I am a seasoned facilitator, with countless hours leading community engagement efforts, from high-stakes public meetings to intimate gatherings. I bring over a decade of public and non-profit experience, where I have led strategic initiatives for the University of Arizona, the City of Tucson, the City of Phoenix, and many more.
📣 Need facilitator for your next event?
📣 Looking for someone to lead outreach for your project?
📣 Want to take your community engagement to the next level with storytelling?
what you get
I serve community initiatives in the area of memorialization in public spaces, particularly with the aim of collective healing and reconciliation.
Most recently, I served as the special project manager for La Flor del Pueblo, a large-scale mural project documenting the story of the Grant Park neighborhood in downtown Phoenix.
📣 Need a detailed and organized project manager to coordinate a public art project?
📣 Looking for someone to lead community outreach and artist engagement for your project?
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