Past Clients

What follows is a small sampling of past personal and public history clients, narrators, and projects. They have all worked to ensure their stories and their legacy are documented for generations to come.

Past Personal History Clients

Kenneth & Dede Feinberg, Special Master, 911 Victim’s Compensation Fund, Washington DC
Scott Cook, CEO & Founder, Intuit, Palo Alto CA
John Doerr, Chairman, Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Park CA
Boris Frank, Boris Frank Associates, Madison WI
George David, CEO, United Technologies, New York City
The Ibrahim Family, USA & England
The Bellows Family, Chicago, IL
The Calderon Family, Madison WI & Oakland CA
The Koralek / Linder Families, Mexico, England, USA
The Schwartz Family, Israel

Past Public History Clients

Vice President Walter Mondale
U.S. Congressman David Obey
Governor Patrick Lucey, Wisconsin
Paul Volcker, Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Richard Riley, U.S. Secretary of Education
Ralph Nader, Consumer Advocate
U.S. Senators Alan Simpson, Jake Garn, Paul Sarbanes
U.S. Representative Ron Kind
Mark Shields, Political Commentator, PBS NewsHour
Gordon Ambach, Commissioner of Education, State of New York

Oral History & Institutional Archives

Judah Magnes Museum, Berkeley, California
The Wisconsin Historical Society & Foundation
New York State Archives: SIFEPP (States Impact on Federal Education Policy Project)
Yale University Archives
The Wisconsin Arts Board
USC Shoah Foundation
Performing the Jewish Archive, University of Leeds, England

Businesses

Oscar Mayer, Inc.
Chocolate Shoppe, Madison, Wisconsin

Educational Institutions

School of Social Work, UW-Madison
Free University of Berlin, Germany
The George L. Mosse Program in History
Senior Summer School, UW-Madison,

Non-profits

The Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service
Community Support Network, Inc.
The Lead Belt Jewish Historical Society

Religious Institutions

Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco, CA
Solana Beach Presbyterian Church, Solana Beach, CA

… and many more. For references and samples, please contact us.

I did not think that I was deserving of being put on tape. [However], this record of my personal history will give me a kind of immortality, touching the minds and hearts of my grandchildren.

Harold

Grandfather, California

Thank you for sending me my oral history. You certainly do exceedingly professional and interesting work, and I hope your services can continue to be put to good use with respect to many subjects and people!

Judge Richard Cudahy

United States Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit

Anita Hecht recently presented her life history work in a panel about writing memoirs at our college. Her professionalism and expertise was immediately obvious. She not only understands the societal importance of recording our personal histories but also the integrity and quality with which those stories are told — in terms of presentation, respecting the goals of her clients, and creating a well-crafted narrative. The audience left feeling both enlightened and inspired by her work.

Guy

College Educator, Wisconsin

I have done several limited oral histories for certain parts of my public life, but yours was more of a complete picture of my role as U.S. Secretary of Education. I am very pleased with the final product. You handled the interview, written biography, and transcript in a professional and effective manner. It would be a pleasure for me to recommend you to others for a very professionally-done oral history.

Richard Riley

Former U.S. Secretary of Education & Governor of South Carolina, States’ Impact on Federal Education Policy Oral History Project

I wanted you to know how meaningful the making of the oral history was for me. You are just a pro.

Fae

Grandmother, California

You have a way of putting your subjects at ease and making them feel as though they and their personal stories are the most important of all the ones you have done.

Marvin Schonberg

Administrator/Writer, California

You conduct the interviews with insight, being inquisitive enough to make it interesting and yet with the discretion to make the person feel comfortable

Ariel Cojuc

Grandmother, Mexico

The preliminary meeting also made me more comfortable so that at the interview itself, I could relax, ignore the camera and just have a pleasant chat, reminiscing with you.

Melvin

Retired Businessman, California

You know how to make your interviewee comfortable and your questions come at the right time—they do not interrupt thought, but keep the conversation flowing; moreover, they lead to substantive answers.

Louis Heilbron

Attorney-Educator, California

I learned so much. I had no idea my grandmother spoke 5 languages! I also realized that my aunts both earned their masters degree – such modern women for the 1940s!

Helen

Daughter, Wisconsin