Presentations/Workshops

 

• Presenter: Northern California Permaculture Congervence, Hopland, CA, 2015

• Presenter: Delta Regional Forum: Community Development Panel, Clarksdale, MS, 2015

• Presenter/ Teacher: Permaculture Intensive Elemental Alchemy - Symbiosis, Woodland, CA, 2013

• Presenter: Green Festival, LA, CA, 2012

• Competion - 1st place: Toast Masters International, Los Angeles District 51, 2012

• MC for Symbiosis Gathering Main Workshop and Presenters Stage 2013

• Presenter: Permaculture Professionals Network, Santa Rosa, CA 2013

• Presenter: Starhawk’s Earth Activist Training, North Bay, 2013

• Presenter/ Main Facilitator, Cross Pollination, Womens Networking Event, Los Angeles, CA 2013

• Presenter at UCLA, Systems Thinking and Sustainability, Los Angeles, CA 2012

• Presenter Greening Events Panel: Green Festival Los Angeles, CA 2012

• MC for Numi Organic Tea Foundation Launch Party 2012

• MC for Symbiosis Gathering Main Workshops and Presenters Stages 2012

• Workshop Presenter for Localized Economy and Time Banks, Symbiosis, 2012

• MC for Southern California Permaculture Convergence 2011

• MC for Green Festival San Francisco 2010

• MC for Green Holiday Christmas Party, Galleria, San Francisco, CA 2009

• Panel Moderator: National ODN Conference session on OD and Sustainability, Seattle, WA, 2009

• Presentation and Workshop: Village Building Convergence; Working with Governments and Local Stakeholders community engagement strategies, Portland, OR, 2008

• Local Food Systems Workshop: Green Festival, San Francisco in the Connection Hub: local food systems and solutions inviting numerous local organizations to participate. San Francisco, CA, 2007

• Community Sustainability Design Workshop: Green City with Berkeley’s Measure G, Bay Localize, Green Maps, Urban Alliance for Sustainability, Berkeley, CA, 2007

• Presenter: The Willits Regional Localization Networking Conference; Community building and localization with Karen Chen, Willits, CA, 2007

• City Repair Design Workshops and Trainings: With Community Governments, Universities, Interested Cities Organizations, Portland, OR; Oakland, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Moscow, ID, 2002-06

• Speaker for the All Student Convocation on Leadership:Evergreen State College, 2004

• MC: Night to Shine Talent Show 1997

 

 

 

Media

 

• Sierra Club Article: Burned Out on Burning Man

• Film: La Mission: Green Strategist team

• Momentum Magazine: Party Wise: Getting A Greener Groove On

• Reality Sandwich article: Step it Up a Notch 

 

 

Published writings

 

• Yes! Magazine: City Repair branches out

• Fit City: Sustainable CIty Challenge

• Culminating Paper: Modeling Business After Natural Systems

• Symbiosis Waste Recovery Program report

• Symbiosis Watershed Press Release 

• Bay Area Environmental Youth Groups (YEC)

• UAS Cob Bench review

 

 

 

Trainings

 

• Toast Masters, VP of Education, Disney employee speaking club 2011-present

• Ecology of Leadership, Regenerative Design Institute 2009-10

• MBTI Personality Type training, Dave Warner and Associates, 2009

• Training in Evolutionary Leadership for Sustainability, Syntony Quest, 2007

• Permaculture Design Trainings, Larry Santoyo and multiple teachers over the years, 2001

• Interpersonal Dynamics training, Pursuit of Excellence 2001-03

• Facilitation and Group Dynamics training, The City Repair Project, 2000-03

• Leadership Development program, Helena, MT, 1996