WiserEarth Group Support

5 year resident of Los Angeles and Venice/Santa Monica.

I am the Vice President of Academic Development for solar manufacturing, training and installation company in Los Angeles. I am leading the academic team to develop an on-line/hands-on open-platform training portal.  I am focused on developing accessible and realistic educational systems that can close the gap between web-based platforms and physical experience. Having a background in Permaculture design, I am looking to apply this on-line platform to all models of sustainability in human habitat: energy, water systems, waste, building, agriculture, commerce and community. 

I was co-coordinator of operations for the Global Summit, 2008 in San Francisco and part of the programming team.

I have been working with the Global Summit on Developing a Partners in Empowerment (PIE) global network & online think-tank of technical systems as part of the lead up to the Global Summit.

This effort is to support re-defining the way we see ourselves, our assumptions about society, our natural resources and economies,  how we work (or don’t), our sectors, and our definition of human security, illuminating the highest capacity of each person in assuring a sustainable future.  PIE members include Sustainable Businesses, Responsible Media Groups, Educational Institutions, Artists, Collaborating Non-Profits and Social Entrepreneurs. During the Global Summit, I was fortunate enough to co-chair the break-trough session for the SEE(D) Forum. This is part of 5 events within the Global Summit 2009. SEE(D) Forum, 1Pie.org / the Global Village, Concert and Culture, Sustainable Technology Expo, Policy Action.