CURRICULA
VITAE
ESSENTIAL
I am a conviviologist, meaning entrepreneur, sustainability expert, social scientist, purpose technician, culture curator, permaculture designer, systems thinker, phenomenological artist, somatic movement teacher, creative strategist, sensation scientist and leader on a path of conscious evolution.
International
Experience
EXPERIENCE
CHIEF VISIONARY OFFICER
2013-August 2018
Nia Technique offers a series of somatic movement workshops and teacher training programs. I modernized the curriculum and developed the heuristic platform for their intellectual property: Sensation Science. An applied science comprised of 52 body-centered principles, sensation science cultivates embodied awareness + movement skills fomenting health and vitality. I designed and wrote syllabi, program text books, the company brand book, teacher membership materials, business materials and numerous presentations.
AIRBNB SUPERHOST
2014-present
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Hosted 1000+ guests from worldwide destinations
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4.9 star rating (out of 5) on the Airbnb platform
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Our micro hotel, Panda Palace PDX LLC, has two listings
NATIONAL PROGRAM CURATOR
2002-2010
Green Festivals, a joint project of Global Exchange and Green America, promoted the values of the emerging local living economy.
I produced a robust series of keynotes to draw public attendance and corporate sponsorship to the events. Literally, I curated the who's who of sustainability thought leadership across 500+ presentations at 26 events in cities: WDC, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Chicago and Denver. My proudest moment was hosting Dr. Cornel West's national book launch for Hope On A Tightrope in San Francisco.
CHIEF CULTURE CURATOR
2010-11
Mapping The Human Story was a project of National Geographic Explorer Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey. The start up team's objective was to analzye the potential for a foundation enterprise that would highlight traditional wisdom worldwide in a modern context.
RESEARCH DIRECTOR
2008-10
I contracted with Environmental Finance Center 9 to provide research and reports on three projects supporting a grant with EPA Region IX and Native America tribes. Additionally, I recruited and directed a graduate student research team (Green MBA).
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Evaluation of Opportunity for Solar Energy at Torres Martinez Reservation (2010)
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Increasing Recycling + Related Green Business Opportunities for Northern Nevada Tribes (2009)
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Green Technology Feasibility Study for Torres Martinez Reservation (2008)
TALENT & SKILL
Public Speaking
Ideation
Event Design + Experience Curator
Administration
Systems Thinking + Systemics
Intercultural Human Relations
Program Design
Holistic Decision-Making
Diplomacy + Communication
Leadership + Collaboration
Discerning Purpose
Toastmasters International
- member since 2012
CLIENT LIST
Abya Yala Fund
City of Davis Planning + Building
Crow Clothing
Culture of Future
Ecotrust
EcoHome Improvement
Environmental Finance Center 9
Future 500
Global Exchange
Green America
Green Your Management, Inc.
Indigenous Permaculture
Elizabeth LIndsey, Ph.D.
Mayor's Office of International Relations - Portland, OR
Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture
Nia Technique
PartnerSHIFT
Planetwork
Presidio School of Management
RakshaBella Organic Textiles
Re-Elect Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown
Solstice Grove Institute
Sustainable Communities Consortium
Syntony Quest
US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce
UN World Environment Day
Whole Life EXPO
Women's Earth Alliance
EDUCATION
Presidio School of Management
San Francisco, CA
MBA Sustainable Management 2005
University of California at Davis
Davis, CA
MSci Community Development 1998
School for International Training
Brattleboro, VT
Bachelor's of International Studies 1993
CERTIFICATES
Design, Partnering, Management, Innovation 2019
Middlebury Institute/Aga Khan Foundation
WindTunneling Facilitator Design
2019
Fulcrum Insight Maps, Inc
Planetary Dance Facilitator 2011
Tamalpa Institute
Critical Thinking 2003
Institute for Environmental Entrepreneurship
Sustainable Development 1998
Jyvalaska University
Permaculture Design 1998
Traditional Native American Farmer Association
TESOL 1994
Coast Language Academy
Permaculture Design 1992
Fambidzanai Training Centre
Tropical Ecology 1989
School For Field Studies