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BET.com, the Huffington Post, and the San Francisco Chronicle have featured her writing, and her recent television appearances include All In with Chris Hayes and the Melissa Harris Perry Show on MSNBC. With his partner Gene Rosow, Bill produced and directed the acclaimed environmental documentary Dirt! Connie Cagampang Heller is Co-Director of Linked Fate Fund for Justice and Founder of Project Linked Fate.
in History from Salem State College, and is a certified dog trainer. He is also a steering committee member of the Tar Sands Solutions Network. Thousands are gathered right now for the 2018 Bioneers Conference in California. Of Mexican and Aztec heritage, Anita resides in the mountains outside Boulder Colorado with her husband and two sons. Paul transferred to Washington D.C. in September 2006 to set-up the US operations for a leading Dutch supplier of specialized machinery for the destruction of currency, coin and classified information media. “Quarter-Midget racing contributed to my management style,” Dale says, “when you’re racing there is no ‘fast enough,’ you always want to go faster, be better. Matthew is passionate about using the tools of entrepreneurship and storytelling to create a more beautiful world. With her friend Sara Nichols, she launched LA Bioneers and helped host local gatherings for about 10 years. [1] It describes individuals and groups working in diverse disciplines who have crafted creative solutions to various environmental and socio-cultural problems rooted in shared core values, including whole systems, (anticipatory) thinking, a view of all life as interdependent, and sustainable mutual aid. He founded and directed the Institute on Race and Poverty at the University of Minnesota. Kelli has a B.A.
A nationally recognized thought leader, her many honors include being named one of The Root’s 100 Most Influential African Americans in 2014. Richard Foos has been in the entertainment business for over thirty five years starting with a small record store named Rhino Records, and eventually growing it into an audio label with well over one hundred million dollars in annual revenue. Join thousands upon thousands more by signing up for our email list! She has published widely about Indigenous and environmental issues, with articles in American Indian Quarterly, the Journal of Museum Education and American Ethnologist. For the history and usage of the word, Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bioneers&oldid=960031791, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 31 May 2020, at 19:52. Prior to coming on board with Bioneers, Cara served as the first Executive Director of the Chemehuevi Cultural Center.
Conference speakers come from interdisciplinary fields: environmental and socio-political activism; "green" biology, chemistry, design, architecture and urban planning; organic and "beyond organic" farming and gardening; indigenous perspectives; biodiversity, bioremediation, and wildland preservation; alternative energy; engaged spirituality, literature and the arts; holistic and "ecological" medicine; ethnobotany; socially responsible entrepreneurship, business and philanthropy; the environmental justice, women's and youth movements; independent media; etc. Barbara has been involved with Bioneers for many years. The organization also produces the annual National Bioneers Conference each October in San Rafael, California. He initiated and directed the bank’s corporate finance activities with a focus on the food and agribusiness sector. She graduated from UCLA with a BA in English/ Creative Writing and earned an MFA in Creative Writing/ Poetry from SFSU. With Dale at the helm, no one was punished for independent thinking.
He is Director of Education and Business Development at the Institute of Coaching, clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School, and an adjunct professor of leadership at New York University. Jeffrey is partnered with his best friend, Susan.
In 2003, Richard and his partners started a new company, Shout!
As Chief Administrative Officer, her work is focused on developing operational systems and processes that supports and delivers Bioneers mission, strategic plan and goals. Melissa is Anishinaabe/Métis/Norwegian and an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe. Dale Rodrigues has always been a maverick.
Bioneers throughout the world are digging in and creating big solutions. She is the communications liaison with all scheduled speakers, and she manages the large work-exchange crew who work with us each year. Bioneers Receives Challenge Grant. See how innovative practices are changing the face of agriculture throughout the world.
We must draw on religious resources as well to make the difficult transition from an industrial-technological age obsessed with consumption to an ecological age that restores wise stewardship of all life. Cultivating practices that support whole communities (lower case intended) and bringing those practices into our daily lives is the focus of her current work. She became an LCSW psychotherapist, and practiced in Brooklyn, New York for 38 years.
Built from scratch into a robust and profitable international enterprise, Mary’s reported a compound annual growth rate in excess of 40 percent every year under Dale’s leadership, earning its position as one of the premier natural-food brands in the industry. She is member of the Leadership Council of the Natural Resources Defense Council, and is a strong supporter of Rainforest Action Network, Conservation International, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Defenders of Wildlife, The Oceanic Society, Amazon Conservation Team, and Bioneers. Paul currently serves as the Managing Director for Energyworx USA. Laurie went on to write for the New York Times Arts and Leisure Section for five years as a West Coast correspondent on film and television. Gay Dillngham is Co-Founder, former President and Chair of Earthstone International, LLC, an environmental IP company manufacturing recycled glass into an engineered “white foam glass” for surface abrasion, non-toxic cleaning technologies, agriculture products and soon-to-be building products. After receiving a BA in Art History at Dartmouth College, Alexis returned to Alaska, where she worked at the Sealaska Heritage Institute, and the Alaska Native Heritage Center in programming. At age 4 his father started him racing Quarter-Midget racecars.
Maggie believes in the urgency of understanding and developing new strategies addressing various aspects of climate change realities. He founded a consulting firm specializing in assisting sustainable companies to procure equity and debt financing. Matthew Monahan is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who is passionate about how we can quickly transform our global systems for a more just and sustainable world. Since his recent departure from Mary’s, Dale has devoted his time to entrepreneurship, mentoring, and the study and practice of yoga and meditation. Xiuhtezcatl is also a plaintiff in the ground-breaking lawsuit against the federal government for its failure to protect against the dangers of climate change.
Registration will open soon, please sign up below to be notified. In 2005, Melissa co-produced the award-winning documentary, The Salt Song Trail: Bringing Creation Back Together. Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is a 16-year old indigenous climate activist and hip-hop artist, and a powerful voice on the front lines of a global youth-led environmental movement. Karla McLaren, M.Ed., an award-winning author and social science researcher, is a leading figure in the study of healthy empathy and the revaluing and transmutation of “negative” emotions to help people open new pathways of self-awareness and effective communication. Bioneers has long been committed to empowering, cultivating and supporting youth leadership and youth voices. Bill and Laurie first met Nina and Kenny in early 1991 and invested in their heritage seed company, Seeds of Change. Maya Carlson Youth Leadership Program Location: San Francisco, CA 415-660-9306 Maya@Bioneers.org Bioneer since 2018.
Nikki Silvestri is the Co-Founder and CEO of Silvestri Strategies, working to support thriving communities, economies, and natural environments. Since the founding and launch of Real NewEnergy early 2010, Paul has been involved and responsible for the development of whole spectrum of sustainability projects and technologies including small wind turbine technology, hydrokinetic turbine technology, the development of an offshore wind test lab and numerous energy vision, energy management and energy efficiency programs. Welcome Free Speech TV Viewers. Arty Mangan Director – Restorative Food Systems Location: San Francisco, CA 831-337-4900 Arty@Bioneers.org Bioneer since 1998. Earth-honoring Faith advocates an alliance of spirituality and ecology, in which the material requirements for planetary life are reconciled with deep traditions of spirituality across religions, traditions that include mysticism, sacramentalism, prophetic practices, asceticism, and the cultivation of wisdom. Jim Sheehan is Founder and President of both the Center for Justice and the Community Building Foundation in Spokane, Washington. She holds a Masters in Architecture from University of California at Berkeley, a Masters in Anthropology from Columbia University, and completed her undergraduate studies at Mount Holyoke College and the University of California at Berkeley in Japanese Studies. Bioneers 2020 will feature truly interactive trainings and World Café sessions alongside engaging networking and other activities to connect directly with other Bioneers.