International Ambassador (GENNA, CASA, GEN Europe, GEN Africa, GENOA)
CERTIFICATIONS, TRAINING, AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
* Local Water Solutions for Global Grand Challenges (January 2023 - in progress) - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
* GEDS Social certification - December 2022 - Certified by Gaia Education
* Council 1 - The Way of Council - November 2022 - Certified by the Ojai Foundation/TOPA Institute
* Science Summit at United Nations General Assembly 77 (UNGA77)
* GEN 50 Under 50
* Ecovillage Start-Up GENNA (GEN North America) - Project: Jackrabbit Permaculture Homestead
* Ecovillage Design Education - 2022 Online Cohort (Facilitated by Taisa Matos of GEN International
and Macaco Tamarice of GEN Europe / Certified by Gaia Education)
* Ecovillage Design Education - 2022 Federation of Damanhur, Italy (Facilitated by Macaco
Tamarice of GEN Europe / Certified by Gaia Education)
* Building Regenerative Futures Seminar (July 2022, Gaia Education)
* Honorary Burning Man Earth Guardian (Burning Man Organization)
* Environmental Impact Award Winner - Entheon Village at the Green Man - Burning Man Festival
* San Diego Museum of Natural History - Binational Environmental Education Program (Team Member)
* San Diego Mycological Society - Communications Director
ECOLOGY DIMENSION LEADERSHIP:
* Advisory Board of Directors for Icosa Village (Burning Man)
* Advisory Board of Directors for Folded Homes
* Board of Directors for the Endangered Planet Foundation
* Board of Directors for the Ray Cirino School of Art & Permaculture
* Business Strategy Advisor to EDE Ibiza (2023)
* Communications Director for the San Diego Mycological Society Board (2022-2023)
TEACHING:
* Teaching Artist - Visual Arts - VAPA Foundation
* Teaching Artist - Way of Council - San Diego Promise
* Teaching Artist - Animation / Summer Art Camp (Hero's Journey & Earth Guardians)
* Peace Paint Ambassador - Environmental Mile - Art Miles Mural Project (UNESCO Decade of Peace)
Primary interests: Global Governance, Leadership, Way of Council, United Nations/UNESCO, Nature & Art Therapy for Children
Site content by Patty Rangel
Ecovillages
Nature Salvage Eco and Art Project
Situated in the Italian Alps next to the Federation of Damanhur, Nature Salvage looks to the future with dreams of creating permaculture gardens, artist collaborations, building a bio-piscina (pool) and compost toilets, creating a chicken coup, and continued practices of reducing, reusing, and recycling through Art. … Read more
Shrunkhala Organization for Sustainable Development
Shrunkhala strives to inspire community conversation for sustainable solutions that result in effective use of natural resources, enhance the environment, promote social cohesion and inclusion and strengthen economic prosperity. The community projects include Dreamweaving for Women, Food Sustainability, Zero Waste, Environmental Conservation, and Youth Development in Earth Guardianship. … Read more
Omuthiya Natural Springs EcoVillage
Omuthiya EcoVillage supports the United Nations Millennium Development Goals for the preservation of Indigenous Peoples, Cultures, Animals, and Land and serves the oldest hunter-gatherer community of South Africa. … Read more
Jackrabbit Permaculture Homestead
Two brothers and a permaculture community who are greening the desert , building, and teaching sustainable design, permaculture, and eco-living. … Read more
Baka Delirium Eco-Village
Still under renovation & development. This land is for everyone to have an opportunity to discover & show his/her passions, as well as impact the future of places and surrounding community. Guests and Temporary Citizens can live on the premises in order to bring their knowledge in the field of construction, landscaping, agriculture and other varied fields such as art, cooking, music, and health. … Read more
