It’s important for us to share a piece of ourselves with you.

Let Us Tell You Our Story So Far.

Initially we built this platform as a way for families to capture the life story of pre-dementia elderly patients before it was lost forever. Along the way, organizations continued asking us to use MemoryFox to capture stories and storytelling content from their community of donors, employees, volunteers and mission beneficiaries.

What we learned is that storytelling is not just about interviews – it’s about conveying moments, memories, and wisdom.

It is at the very core of cultures as large as a nation or as small as a brand new nonprofit. It is how histories are passed down, how customs are shared, and how traditions become endemic to a group. Shared culture is rooted in a shared tradition of communicating. The stories a group tells communicates what a culture values.

They also taught us that they had a lot of challenges trying to effectively tell their story! Collecting pictures and video from community members and grantees is like pulling teeth, and keeping content organized on a cloud drive was a massive pain as well. Pictures and videos over the years were hidden in the far corners of the share drive detached from the supporting text that provided context, and it was impossible to keep it all organized. Like most things in life, as time went on and turnover occurred, share drives would get more and more difficult to maintain.

So that’s what we built – a platform that is specific to the challenges of marketing and donor development professionals who need to tell stories.

We’ll help you collect great content easier than ever before, and we’ll help you keep that content organized in a way that your entire organization can leverage it.

We look forward to helping you build community and tell amazing stories!

Our Vision and Purpose

We don’t want to just watch your organization grow. We want to be involved in your growth.

We want to uplift your community by amplifying your story. We’re more than just a branch on your tree – we’re the meristems at the branch tips that help you grow taller and stronger.

By activating that growth, we empower you to tell compelling stories using moving content collected from your community.

Get to Know the Team

Just like we want to know who you are, we want you to know who we are.

Chris Miano

Chris Miano

Founder and CEO

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Chris Miano

Founder and CEO

Chris Miano was born and raised in Buffalo. He spent eight years in the Army traveling around the world and learning about the power of storytelling as a tool to connect with people across many cultures, generations, and socio-economic backgrounds.

When he returned home from Afghanistan, Chris thought about his grandfather who was a WW2 veteran, and how cathartic it would have been to have him around to share stories with. This inspired Chris to create MemoryFox. The organization started as a way to capture the life story of his elder family members, and eventually grew to support mission-driven organizations.

Chris has made it his mission to elevate the stories of real human beings. He believes that through storytelling with grassroots community-generated content, the world can become a more inclusive and equitable place for everyone.

Joshua Parrish

Joshua Parrish

VP of Business Development

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Joshua Parrish

VP of Business Development

Joshua Parrish is a proud girl dad from Louisville, KY. Transitioning from the for-profit world to the nonprofit sector, he is inspired to help community leaders and organizations fulfill their mission through storytelling efforts. When he’s not connecting with his clients, Joshua is playing board games with his family or tackling new home improvement projects.

Jennifer Bingham

VP of Operations

Jon Rich

Jonathan Rich

Chief Product Officer

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Jonathan Rich

Chief Product Officer

Jon Rich is a life-long Buffalonian. As the Chief Nerd Officer for MemoryFox, his role is to keep the team on track and to ensure customer satisfaction. Coming from the world of insurance and pharmaceutical companies, Jon is happy to be part of an organization whose focus is to inspire and help others. When he's not working, Jon spends his time outdoors.

Danielle Miano

Danielle Miano

Sr. Business Development Manager

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Danielle Miano

Sr. Business Development Manager

Danielle Miano is a community leader, creative writer, professional athlete/coach, and devout Buffalo Bills fan. She’s been involved with MemoryFox since the beginning and has watched the organization evolve from an individual storytelling platform to a haven for nonprofits to pursue their storytelling efforts.

Danielle believes in fostering connections and building bridges with people through empathy. She is an ally and writes stories of marginalized groups, hoping to bring understanding to the inequities that exist.

Danielle was a keynote ally speaker at 2021 Sony Pride, co-wrote a TV pilot focusing on the societal and athletic journey of a women's sports team, which was an Austin Film Festival runner-up. She also championed the development of US inclusivity policy in the sport of Touch Rugby.

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Carly Euler

Marketing Manager

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Carly Euler

Marketing Manager

Carly comes from the nonprofit world ready to elevate the hundreds of nonprofits in the MemoryFox community. She currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Wily Network’s Young Professionals Association, and has previously held positions at the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester, the Code of Support Foundation, Kenya Lacrosse Association, and the BOMA Project, where she has specialized in marketing, communications, and fundraising. Storytelling has been an integral part of each role.

Originally from Watertown, NY, Carly received her Bachelor’s Degree from St. Lawrence University in 2014. She continued her education at Gannon University, where she received her MBA in 2017, while working as the Assistant Coach for the Women's Lacrosse team. Carly currently lives in Rochester, NY with her husband and her rescue dog, Sadie.

Natalie Monroe

Community Engagement Manager

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Natalie Monroe

Community Engagement Manager

Natalie Monroe is an avid book collector, loves energizing music that makes her want to dance, and believes walk-up songs shouldn’t be reserved just for baseball players.

After a career in the wine industry learning the nuances of Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc, she landed in nonprofit with the military-to-agriculture movement. Natalie told the stories of veterans turned farmers feeding our country. Here she embraced content creation and the power of video messaging.

Natalie is grateful to engage in mission-driven work every day. When she’s not immersed in storytelling, you might find her volunteering with the local library friends in her community of Davis, California or pondering her next themed gathering.

A friend of Natalie once dubbed her the “people broker” because she thrives on introducing friends to each other and engaging in meaningful conversation. She loves to explore national parks and aspires to visit all 50 state capitols, yet is equally content snuggled on the couch next to her kitties – Champ, Gracie (Goose) and Maverick. She actively roots for the 49ers, because somebody has to balance out this workplace full of Bills fans!

Our Impact Stats

MemoryFox helps you share stories that lead to community engagement and community movements. Whether you’re looking for volunteers, staff, or donors, we can help you by collecting pieces of what makes your organization’s heart beat stronger.