2018 Speakers

Rolland Gregg

Rolland Gregg -- Rolland Gregg of SymbioNet / Delphi VIllage / Imagin - Founder of Imagine, Inc.   www.imagin.com Realizing financial and business success in his mid twenties Rolland started searching for ways to contribute…

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Jason McKenzie

Jason's purpose is to co-create environments that unfurl, grow, and steward harmony. He co-builds spaces for people to feel themselves, understand their emotional intel, then embody their purpose to serve this world. He has…

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Cyrus Bacon

Cyrus is a homesteader located in Northern California. He aims to minimize his impact on the planet by learning the skills necessary to provide for oneself outside of the context of industry and a…

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blair phillips

Blair Phillips, the founder of Abuela Gardens (2013), and Common Vision (1999) Has a BA in Environmental Studies with an emphasis in Agroecology and education (2006). Blair is a certified permaculture designer and teacher…

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Anna Simone Combi

Bloom and Anahata are earth activist musicians, certified Permaculture teachers & designers, ecovillage educators, healers, artists and transformational paradigm shifters. They have facilitated community workshops, retreats, gatherings, concerts and Permaculture action events together in…

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Robin Liepman (Bloom)

Bloom and Anahata are earth activist musicians, certified Permaculture teachers & designers, ecovillage educators, healers, artists and transformational paradigm shifters. They have facilitated community workshops, retreats, gatherings, concerts and Permaculture action events together in…

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Alegría de la Cruz

Alegría is responsible for Intergovernmental Tribal matters, cannabis policy development & regulation, Housing and Community Development, and general Infrastructure matters, by serving and advising Sonoma County’s Board of Supervisors, Community Development Commission, and other…

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Max Meyers

Maximillian Meyers is an experienced Ecological Designer, Permaculture Teacher, Consultant, Registered Aquaculturist, Aquaponic System Designer/Installer, Rainwater and Greywater System specialist, Farmer and Sustainable Living expert. He is Founder of Nor cal Aquaponics and the…

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Ojan Mobedshahi

Ojan is a second generation Iranian American born and raised in the Bay Area. Working as both a landscape designer and a finance director for a real estate cooperative, Ojan sees social and environmental…

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Chaz Peling

“Chaz Peling founded and runs SolSolutions, focused on personal empowerment and education around solar, energy use, and efficient designs in homes, farms and communities. He has been involved in community building, environmental and social…

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Samantha Sweetwater

Author, Educator, Integrated Brilliance Coach & Soul Guide, Samantha has has spent 25 years creating businesses and communities at the intersection of embodiment, regenerative design, leadership and ecocosmic spirituality. She is committed to the…

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Alaina Hernandez

Alaina Hernandez is a ceremonialist, group facilitator and ritual artist. Alaina brings her experience as a Wilderness Therapy guide, her training in ceremonial arts from the Pachakuti Mesa Shamanic tradition, and her life-long love…

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Ana Lugo

Ana Lugo has called Santa Rosa home for the last 17 years and has devoted her time to making our community better through her participation in various community projects. Ana is passionate about bringing…

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David Shaw

David Shaw Santa Cruz Permaculture www.santacruzpermaculture.com David Shaw, a permaculture and whole systems designer, facilitator, and educator, founded Santa Cruz Permaculture, and the UCSC Right Livelihood College, a partnership with the “Alternative Nobel Prize.”…

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Annie-Rose London

Annie-Rose London is a social artist who seeks to create raucous experiences of joy and pleasure to counteract systems of oppressive mind control. She draws together the fields of ecological design, community arts, and…

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Cheryl Angel

Cheryl Angel is a Sicangu Lakota spiritual activist dedicated to non-violent direct action and environmental justice. Years of activism led Cheryl to Standing Rock in 2016, where she became a community member of Sacred…

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