Jessica Bates

[image_frame align="left" height="300" width="300" prettyphoto="false"][/image_frame] Jessica Bates (El Sobrante) Is a transplant to the bay area from Washington D.C. She has been establishing her roots in the bay area for the last 13 years.…

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Jillian Hovey

[image_frame align="left" height="300" width="300" prettyphoto="false"][/image_frame] Jillian is an experienced practitioner of regenerative systems living, who works creatively and collaboratively with others, applying whole systems design principles to a wide range of projects: from urban…

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Jim Collins

[image_frame align="left" height="300" width="300" prettyphoto="false"][/image_frame] Jim Collins, Ph.D., known as "Redtail," is a wisdom-keeper in the lineages of both the Lakota Sun Dance tradition and the Laika shamans of Peru. He is also an…

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Jingtian Yu

[image_frame align="left" height="300" width="300" prettyphoto="false"]http://permacultureconvergence.com.webserver.vera.asdf456.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/headshot.jpg[/image_frame] JT grew up in China and has spent as many years in the US as in China. He has been living in a few different intentional communities for the…

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John Valenzuela

[image_frame align="left" height="300" width="300" prettyphoto="false"][/image_frame] John Valenzuela is a horticulturist, consultant, and permaculture educator. He has been a lead permaculture design course teacher at the Bullock Family Homestead in Orcas Island, Washington, for 10…

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Josefina Dueñas

[image_frame align="left" height="300" width="300" prettyphoto="false"][/image_frame] Josefina was born and raised in Puebla, Mexico during the 60’s. She became deaf during her first year of age, and maybe because of that she became an eager…

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Kevin Bayuk

[image_frame align="left" height="200" width="200" prettyphoto="false"]http://permacultureconvergence.com.webserver.vera.asdf456.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Kevin_Bayuk.jpg[/image_frame] Kevin Bayuk works at the intersection of ecology and economy where permaculture design meets cooperative organizations intent on meeting human needs while enhancing the conditions conducive to all life.…

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Khafre Jay

[image_frame align="left" height="300" width="300" prettyphoto="false"][/image_frame] Khafre Jay might be the hardest working man in Bay Area Hip Hop.  He’s rocked with legends in 38 states like Rakim, Method Man, Dead Prez, Krs1, Jean Grae,…

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Koreen Brennan

[image_frame align="left" height="300" width="300" prettyphoto="false"][/image_frame] Korean Brennan has been involved in people care, earth care and fair share since she was a teenager through activism, community organizing, and education. She has founded two edible…

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Larry Goldberg

[image_frame align="left" height="300" width="300" prettyphoto="false"][/image_frame] Larry Goldberg is a founder of Transition Humboldt and the executive director of Humboldt Plan it Green, an environmental education nonprofit that focuses on sustainability issues and building resilient…

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Larry Schaeffer

[image_frame align="left" height="300" width="300" prettyphoto="false"][/image_frame] First moved to Sonoma County in 1988 working in transportation logistics. At the end of 1991, he began developing computer software and worked in the technology industry until 2006. Shortly…

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Lauren Tucker

[image_frame align="left" height="300" width="300" prettyphoto="false"][/image_frame] Lauren Tucker is a community organizer and the Executive Director of Kiss the Ground. Kiss the Ground is a nonprofit dedicated to the vision that a new view has…

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Lindsey Morriss

[image_frame align="left" height="200" width="200" prettyphoto="false"]http://permacultureconvergence.com.webserver.vera.asdf456.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_3375LindseyMorriss4x6-1.jpg[/image_frame] Lindsey Uluwehimailani Morriss is on a mission to ignite embodied awakening and effective group collaboration focused on evolving our selves and our world for greater purpose, harmony and connection.…

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Lee Klinger

[image_frame align="left" height="300" width="300" prettyphoto="false"][/image_frame] Dr. Lee Klinger is an independent scientist living in Big Sur, California. Since 2005 he has served as director of Sudden Oak Life, a movement aimed at using ecologically-based…

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Loren Luyendyk

[image_frame align="left" height="300" width="300" prettyphoto="false"][/image_frame] Loren Luyendyk is a Certified Teacher of Permaculture, with over 15 years of practical experience in Permaculture Design, ecological farming, sustainability, and horticulture. He has a degree in Botany…

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Mario Yanez

[image_frame align="left" height="300" width="300" prettyphoto="false"][/image_frame] Mario Yanez has dedicated his life’s work to envisioning and inspiring a transition toward life-sustaining, resilient human communities. He has a professional background in finance, information systems and ecology.…

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Marley Benshalom

[image_frame align="left" height="300" width="300" prettyphoto="false"]http://permacultureconvergence.com.webserver.vera.asdf456.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Marley.jpg[/image_frame] Marley Benshalom is originally from Israel and was brought to the U.S. at a very young age. Her early years were spent in an environment filled with emotional abuse…

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Marissa Mommaerts

[image_frame align="left" height="200" width="200" prettyphoto="false"]http://permacultureconvergence.com.webserver.vera.asdf456.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Marissa-M.png[/image_frame] Marissa Mommaerts is Director of Programs and REconomy Project lead for Transition US, part of the international Transition Network. Marissa is the co-author of two recent reports on the…

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