Michale Gabriel is a Parent’s Choice award-winning performer, international best-selling author, subject of an award-winning PBS documentary, star of a Soviet produced film series on storytelling where she earned the title of Russia’s “American Fairy Godmother” and founder/CEO of Story by Design. She is a story shaper, inspirational keynote speaker, leadership consultant, storytelling mentor/coach, and workshop facilitator who helps her clients access and communicate their stories for impact.

• • Founder, Storytell International
  • Founder, Storytelling Residency Program at Seattle Children’s Hospital
  • Founder, Tell Me a Story Residency Program, Sponsored by Alascom (Alaska Communications Inc.)
  • Honored: Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow
  • Parents’ Choice Award Winner for “Tales from Mother Russia by Michale Gabriel”
  • Producer, “Word Dreams: Stories that Inspire by Michale Gabriel”
  • Recipient, Loleta Fyan Award for Creative Service for Children, Michigan Library Association
  • Honored in a national newspaper ad campaign as a Calvin College alumna
  • Miss Fur Rendezvous/Miss Anchorage.
  • 1st Runner-up to Miss AlaskaFounder, Young Storytellers for Peace. US/USSR Exchange