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A Public Health Doctor (Harvard, UCLA) for 45 years in low income countries on social surveys, nutrition, health and emergencies, with several agencies, including UNICEF.  

Returned to Melbourne and started documentary shorts on social and health concerns (see links to youtube under alfredzerfas).

These include “The Tree” about the point of view of a magnificent golden elm tree on humans and traffic; me being operated in Hospital – “Being Pacemakered”.  Others include promotional for developmental agencies “Creating the Light” for health “Hooked on Hookworm” and “Preventing Mental Retardation due to Iodine Deficiency” for the ecology “Why Plant Millions of Trees?” for books “Murderous Medicine” and in problems of population (with Prof. Roger Short, Melbourne University) “Population Growth in Tomorrow's World”, distributed at the Copenhagen Conference and the Australian Academy of Science “Australia 2050: Population Challenges”. 

Interests: Films, science and media, data management, graphics, innovations, ideas and concepts, analyzing different points of view, recording conference meetings.

Keen to dialogue for shared interests on making docs that help change attitudes.

Contact - azerfas@gmail.com, 1-510-610-6364 

61432073205 or 61398268192 (Australia).

Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan Judith now resides with her husband Hank Thierry in Montgomery Village, Maryland - north of Washington D.C.  She is the Maternal and Child Health Coordinator for the Indian Health Service (IHS).  She is a Captain in the US Public Health Service.  She has three grown children - Ben, Katie and David who are wonderfully independent, connected and playful.  She wishes that for all children.  Judy remembers growing up in a big extended family with many aunts and uncles and with marriage her sense of family grew. Women and children thrive in healthy families and in a culture that honors families.  The IHS is a federal agency based on the constitution and laws made as part of treaties for land given up by tribes. Judith has made this her career for the past 25 years serving Tribes, urban Indians, Alaska Native villagers whose rich culture and heritage we can learn from, respect and emulate.  Supporting women during their child bearing years and their infants and children is Judith's way to acknowledge them.  Sometimes I get too busy and forgot what is really important.  Telling a story slows me down and makes sense of things that otherwise would get lost or remain hidden.  We live in the now and stories are like visitors from past (memories) and future (visions) that can make the present rich, lively and light. I grew up with stories from my father, in books and books I read with my children.   

Hi! I'm Tasha, currently living in Seattle but I learned about digital storytelling and got into the field in the Boston area. My main interests are the ways that we can use these stories as tools for community organizing and social change. I'm so excited to see this site up and running and looking forward to meeting you all...