Wow, I am floored. This is amazing!  The performance interventions of the White Noise Project offer a unique opportunity to bring the impact of homicide on survivors to not only victims, but also those who assist them, and the general public. I view these interventions as well suited.

Anne Seymour, Co-founder, Justice Solutions

I lost my father to suicide in 2012. In addition to prayer, suicide survivors need the support of someone who can understand their grief and be a companion. I don't think I would have ever made it through the wilderness of my suicide grief without the companionship of Neycha, who was instrumental in establishing a Suicide Collaborative Group in our hometown.  Neycha understood the depth of my pain and that of other suicide survivors and allowed us to share in a safe environment. Thank you Neycha for being a life-line to so many!

Angela Hairston, Suicide Prevention Activist

It was a honor and privilege to be trained on suicide facilitation by Ms. Herford for our suicide survivors group sessions. The unique language of cross fading made it a relative and fresh approach to the work we do. Kimberly is a beautiful testimony and walking model of Carl Jung's "Wounded Healer". 

Chad Martin, Crisis Intervention Trainer/CLS, B.A.,M.DIV

I think it’s very crucial to the healthy career of an artist in New York to be able to fearlessly explore and understand oneself and Neycha helped so much with that!

Kate Fauvell, Workshop Participant, Creative Capital

Your panel had the most visible, extended impact on the filmmakers. They all incorporated a personal narrative in their pitch and bios.  Thanks for helping us move the needle on this program.

Kay Shaw, Director of Strategic Engagement, National Black Programming Consortium

...therapeutic, informative and uplifting.

Sammy Redd, Suicide Survivors Collaborative 

I've worked with Ms. Herford and her creative programs since 1997. During that time, I had the distinct pleasure of having Ms. Herford design and facilitate a program entitled "Upping the Ante" where our student leaders left this experience with a firmer understanding on changing culture, expanding leadership qualities, and developing realistic action plans. It was an enriching experience and I highly recommend with full confidence Ms. Herford's expertise in a wide range of areas.

Victor C. Mullins, Associate Dean, Robert H. Smith School of Business

It is a privilege to be able to get this quality of information and these amazing presentations from amazing human beings.

Dulce Pinzon, Workshop participant, Creative Capital

From the inceptive, local collective of interested, diverse individuals who met with a pressing need to support survivors of suicidal completion, K. Neycha Herford - from long, participatory conference calls to traveling from afar to lead our fledgling group -actively assumed outstanding leadership in every area of the alliance’s needs.

Specifically, Ms. Herford, happily gave time away from her own professional demands to demonstrate suggestions pertinent and essential to launching a sensitive, emotionally demanding collaborative to assist individuals who needed profound encouragement from the epidemic number of area suicides. She expertly moderated our initial numeration of possible relevant activities to begin public awareness.

Furthermore, the most significant contribution Ms. Herford made was teaching a two-day training session which covered many grief support group topics of leadership necessity.  As a retired educator who was accustomed to many experts hired to lead professional workdays, I was anticipating someone who would take many unnecessary “breaks” and would look for ways to waste our valuable time. Ms. Herford was quite the opposite of my expectations!  She expertly and diligently stayed on task to a fault!  In fact, we had working lunches. (I am not even sure if she had lunch, as she was painstakingly concentrating on thoroughly informing us of all the training strategies.)

Overall, Kimberly Herford surpassed all expectations of orientation for the soon-to-be formed suicide collaborative support group. In addition, she either returned to our area physically to promote and participate in our pursuits, or she would contribute to conference calls time and time again.

Mary R. Wall, Retired Martinsville, Virginia, Educator

We contracted Ms. Herford's company through the Virginia Department of Social Services to provide a program to accommodate the job coaching, and personal growth needs of our customers receiving public assistance.  Ms. Herford's Changing Lanes program, created specifically for our social service office along with 3 other counties, provided exceptional professional services to our VIEW clients. We highly recommend her programs and the creativity and expertise she brings.

Janie Carter, Former Employment Services Supervisor Henry-Martinsville Department of Social Services

I've worked with Ms. Herford on occasion to create programs to meet the needs of the multicultural students of the University of Virginia.  Ms. Herford was not only informative and enlightening, but compassionate to the needs of all participants at our workshop allowing the participants to dig deeply within their collective spirits to find the truth behind how our own inadequacies from the past have contributed to stigmas and stereotypes that we have today.

Aisha Lloyd, Former Program Coordinator, University of Virigina