Story Pirates
McKenna Cox M.A., CF-SLP, currently serves as a Speech Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow at BronxCare Health System, focusing on adult acute care, inpatient services, and NICU therapies, including dysphagia studies and laryngectomy rehabilitation. McKenna is also a producer and writer for the award-winning Story Pirates Kids & Family Podcast and has experience as an Event Director for Story Pirates Changemakers, managing virtual events where corporations respond to children's stories. Previous roles include a Speech Pathology Intern with the NYC Department of Education, creating and implementing plans for elementary students, and working with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Lehman Speech and Hearing Center, providing comprehensive speech and swallow therapy. McKenna holds a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Lehman College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts from East Carolina University.
Story Pirates
Story Pirates is a nationally respected education and media organization founded in 2003 to celebrate the words and ideas of young people. By pairing world-class teachers with first-rate actors and comedians, we offer a variety of tools to make learning more engaging and effective. Dually based in New York and Los Angeles, we are best known for the Idea Storm Program, a master-class writing workshop that brings teaching concepts to life, followed by a musical sketch comedy show featuring stories by students and performed by professional artists. Our acclaimed programs and professional development services for teachers are in place at over 250 schools from coast to coast.