2018 Speakers

Tom LeBlanc

Tom found permaculture by fortune of mistake in 2010 while participating in a natural building workshop on a whim. Since then he has been involved in projects ranging from the small urban garden to…

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Erin Axelrod

Erin Axelrod is a partner and worker-owner at LIFT Economy, specializing in accelerating the spread of climate-beneficial and land-based businesses in the Next Economy. She does this through a range of initiatives including client…

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Jeannie Mckenzie

Jeannie Mckenzie is a barefoot shiatsu teacher and practitioner, biodynamic cranial sacral practitioner, musician, a mime, and a music teacher. She has practiced yoga since 1972 and chi gung since 1990. In 2005 she…

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Lesley Moore

Lesley Moore is a writer, educator, organizer, and artist with fund and organizational development expertise who seeks to apply permaculture principles to its own sustainability and adoption. She works with individuals, groups and organizations…

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Nils Palsson

Nils Palsson serves as Communications Director for the national nonprofit Transition US. A peaceful revolutionary and two-time candidate for US Congress, Nils has worked since 2010 on building local resilience as a community organizer…

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Alais Clay

Alais Clay is a passionate musician, activist and community igniter spreading a message of awareness, hope and evolution through personal work and positive, collective action. Alais is the founder of StarTribe Alliance, an organization…

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Judith Fenley

Judith is an Ordained Metaphysical Minister, a Pagan Priestess, a Certified Home Funeral Guide and Death Midwife, a Health Practitioner, a Gardener and Garden Consultant, a Mother, a Grandmother, a Peasant woman reincarnated, and…

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Nina Kirby

Nina Kirby ~ Ishtahn Oladra ThalNina specializes in Star Knowledge and memory activations, Star and Earth journeys, crystal healing and stone knowledge, vibrational resonance energy, Emotional Release Therapy, EFT, Quantum Energy Healing, Aka Dua…

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Jesse Grimes

Jesse Grimes is a professional permaculture designer, eco-landscaper, and educator, originally from San Clemente, California. After a 5 year career in the municipal water industry, he began traveling the west coast of North America…

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Mike Boss

Mike is a plant ecologist (MS in Plant Ecology), an award-winning garden maker (Rock & Rose Landscapes), an educator (M.Ed Science Education), a nursery owner (Sonoma Horticultural Nursery) and a permaculturist (2014 with OAEC…

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Stacey J. Hentschel

Stacey J. Hentschel is the founder of Quantum Integrations / Inner Wisdom. She is a consultant, coach, teacher, leader & speaker. She facilitates the building of consciousness, visionary directed, innovative & sustainable organizations. She…

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Brandy Gallagher

Brandy Gallagher, BSW, MA has spent a lifetime living in the design of sustainable community - long before those words were used! She is the founder and co-designer of O.U.R. ECOVILLAGE, Shawnigan Lake (Vancouver…

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Judy Abeja Hummel

Judy Abeja Hummel has been involved in social and environmental activism since high school. She has lived in intentional community for most of her "adult" life (about 20 years total), doing everything from accounting…

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Julie Benefico

Julie is a Certified Clinical Herbalist & with an undying passion to help others uncover the mysteries of their soul and heal naturally. She has a handcrafted herbal skincare & aromatherapy line for self-care,…

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Janine Bjornson

Janine Björnson is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (C.P.C.C.) She works with people to help them transform areas of their life that are not working. With their dreams, values and inner purpose as the…

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Maggie Rose Self

Maggie Rose Self, LMFT, is passionate about supporting people to embody an authentic connection to themselves, their inner landscape, and their relationships with others. She has been practicing yoga for almost 20 years and…

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Jacki Saorsail

As an entrepreneur and community organizer, Jacki Saorsail has spent the last 15 years exploring alternative business management and ownership structures for a more just and sustainable society. She founded the Oklahoma Cooperative Housing…

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Muriel Strand, P.E.

Muriel's interdisciplinary background combines academic studies in mechanical engineering and economics with wide reading in fields such as psychology, sociology, finance, and food, plus various courses in massage therapy and permaculture. 2018 Convergence Workshop:…

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