“To be a part of helping people release the shame that binds them, to see people transform in the most positive way after sharing their truth is what gives my life meaning. Countless times I have witnessed how the act of being seen and heard can create true connection and lasting change.”

Julie was a multi-talented performer, writer, and musician who enjoyed making people laugh, feel loved, and consider their role in making the world a better place. Aside from co-founding TMI Project, Julie was a media producer and facilitator with The Future Perfect Project, a queer-led organization that offers free arts programming to LGBTQIA+ youth across the globe. She performed all over the United States, including a tour of her one-person show America’s Next Top, which had a successful run in the NYC Fringe Festival. Julie was also the host of No One Like You (broadcast on TMI Project media partner Radio Kingston/WKNY), a weekly program where she interviewed everyday heroes who shared uplifting stories about turning their kryptonite into their superpower. Learn more: julienovak.com

“It’s humbling to be part of a mission committed to exploring the cultural dynamics of intersectionality. For centuries, the art of true storytelling has allowed for unheard voices to find an audience and untold stories to come to light. In a day and age when truth is constantly under fire, there is hope when all kinds of marginalized voices are able to find platforms like TMI Project to share common ground.”

As Operations & Programs Manager at TMI Project, Blake Pfeil helps steward the organization’s storytelling initiatives across in-person and digital platforms while supporting the systems that keep its transformative work running smoothly. He has worked behind the scenes on several of TMI Project’s media projects, including co-producing and co-hosting The TMI Project Story Hour and helping guide distribution strategy for the organization’s documentary short films. Blake also represents TMI Project in various spaces across the Hudson Valley as well as having shared the gospel of TMI Project at conferences in countries as far as England, Germany, Canada, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, and Greece where he served as a speaker at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Nostos 30th Anniversary Conference in Athens.

Blake is also an Ambie Award-winning multidisciplinary artist whose work explores memory, place, and the hidden narratives embedded in forgotten architectural landscapes. He is the creator of All-American Ruins, a critically-acclaimed multimedia travelog that includes the genre-busting immersive audio series abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast, which reached number 1 on Apple Podcasts’ Travel & Places charts in 2025. Learn more: blakepfeil.com