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MISSION
Text Power Telling (TPT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide safe spaces for survivors of sexual trauma to practice writing as a transformative and healing process. Through writing workshops, online publications, and collaborations with diverse stakeholders (including therapists, community organizers, public service organizations), TPT centers sexual trauma survivors’ healing by providing opportunities for creative expression in writing, art, and body.
Board of Directors
Carolyn Keller, LMSW, DSW
Board Treasurer
Carolyn Keller, LMSW, DSW is a certified school social worker working with children struggling with emotional difficulties. She provides professional development on social emotional learning, positive behavior interventions, and trauma informed practices. She has created training modules for staff on de-escalation in crisis situations and creating trauma sensitive classrooms. She also works with displaced families and those with food insecurity to find resources. She brings to Text Power Telling her expertise in utilizing trauma writing as a healing tool.
Laura Hyppolite, MPH
Co-Chair
Laura Hyppolite is a writer, public health practitioner, and co-chair of the Text Power Telling board. Her work centers on community health, healing, and the power of storytelling as a tool for reflection, expression, and empowerment. She developed Healing the Healers: A Self-Guided Writing Workshop for Those Who Support Sexual Trauma Survivors, creating accessible resources that help individuals and organizations address vicarious trauma through writing. Laura is also the author of Ordinary, a poetry collection exploring the intersections of culture, immigration, and identity. Her writing draws connections between the personal, historical, and social, inviting readers to engage more deeply with their own experiences. Laura co-founded Back to Our Roots: Kinks & Kurls, a natural hair organization and movement that encourages dialogue around kinky hair appreciation. Across her work, Laura is committed to amplifying voices, fostering healing, and creating spaces where stories can inspire connection and change.
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Anita Lakshman, MA
Board Member, Editor-in-Chief, TPT Magazine
Anita Lakshman, M.A., Editor-in-Chief of Text Power Telling Magazine, saw firsthand the disparities in care for sexual assault victims and oppression of the already oppressed. Her time working as a crisis hotline volunteer for WOAR Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence was pivotal in deepening her desire to advocate for some of the most unseen people in our society. She is passionate about education, utilizing art for social justice, and supporting the marginalized and underrepresented. She is a founding member of Eanes for Equity (E4E), a parent-led nonprofit within her school district that supports students by creating a learning environment that prioritizes equity and inclusion. As a member of the Board of Asian Family Support Services (AFSSA), which aids Asian and other immigrant families dealing with domestic violence, sexual assault and trafficking, she has seen the incredible impact of helping mothers escape from unimaginable circumstances. Formerly, she managed youth arts programs and taught writing workshops for teen girls at the Asian Arts Initiative, a nonprofit that connects cultural expression with social change.
Jackie Regan, PhD
Co-Founder & Co-Chair
Jackie Regan, Ph.D., co-founder of Text Power Telling, is a survivor of childhood sexual assault by a priest at the Catholic school she attended. In her healing journey, she attended an anonymous writing workshop for sexual assault survivors. In this safe space, she was able to share freely with others survivors. She found the experience empowering. It was this experience that spurred the founding of TPT. She has published work about her experience with Memoir Magazine and Awakened Voices. Jackie is a trained Confidential Sexual Violence Advocate for Bergen County. In her professional life, she teaches in the Writing Studies Department at Montclair State University. Her research focuses on supporting academically underprepared students and sociocultural approaches to teaching writing.
