About
Irene is the owner of EnVision Performance Solutions, an award-winning instructional design consulting firm. She and her husband, Seth, live in Sharon, Massachusetts. They treasure moments with their grown sons, Jonah and Josh, and Josh’s partner Addie. Irene enjoys playing flute in her local concert band; kayaking, biking, and snowshoeing; and is an avid cook and home entertainer.
Irene speaks internationally about her family’s story. Articles about the family have been published in German and Dutch media. She is deeply grateful to the eighteen courageous individuals who helped her family survive the Holocaust. She carries their legacy forward through this book and through her acclaimed multimedia presentations.
Featured Work
Shattered Stars, Healing Hearts: Unraveling My Father's Holocaust Survival Story
I spent most of my life suppressing the emotions surrounding the unspoken secrets my father never shared, the secrets of his childhood and survival as a Jewish boy growing up in Nazi Germany and Holland. In 2016, many years after his death, I finally started the research that led me to unraveling his story. I visited Germany and Holland three times in 2018-2019, physically retracing his footsteps and visiting the places where over eighteen individuals helped him survive. My memoir, SHATTERED STARS, HEALING HEARTS: UNRAVELING MY FATHER'S HOLOCAUST SURVIVAL STORY, is the culmination of my work.
