Position:
Relationship Facilitator and Life Catalyst at Love Outside The Box, Community Organizer and Equality Activist at Self-employed
Industry:
Professional Training & Coaching
Work:
Love Outside The Box
since May 2009
Relationship Facilitator and Life Catalyst
Self-employed
since 1997
Community Organizer and Equality Activist
Mandala Enterprises Relationship Coaching
1997 - 2011
Personal and Relationship Coach/Counselor
US Census Bureau
- SF Bay Area Apr 2010 - Jul 2010
Enumerator (Census Interviewer)
Wondrous Tales Storytelling
Apr 2009 - Apr 2010
Lead Development/Marketing Consultant
San Leandro Monarch Butterfly Program
Oct 2008 - Jan 2009
Volunteer Docent & Research Assistant
Loving More Nonprofit
2007 - 2009
Board Member/Advisory Board Member
Girl Scouts of the USA
May 2004 - Oct 2007
Troop 1752 Co-Leader (Volunteer)
University of California, Berkeley
- Molecular Biology; Education; Instructional Technology; Computer Mechanics Lab Jan 1988 - Aug 2002
Administrative Assistant (various)
Peak Enterprises
1993 - 1994
Director of Corporate Communications
Education:
Interchange Radical Counseling 2006 - 2007
Certificate, Radical Counseling
Cross-Cultural Communications -- Effective Influence Conferences 2008 - 2008
Certificate, 5-day Residential Conference in Cross-Cultural Communications
University of California, Berkeley 1980 - 1984
BS, Genetics
Skills:
Public Speaking, Teaching, Community Outreach, Research, Program Development, Editing, Event Planning, Volunteer Management, Coaching, Blogging, Workshop Facilitation, Community Organizing, Social Networking, Community Development, Social Media, Technical Writing, Curriculum Design, Creative Writing, Newsletters, Singing, Ritual, Pastoral Counseling, Couples Counseling, Non-profits, Mental Health, Training, Personal Development, Team Building, Leadership Development, Family Therapy, Psychology, Leadership, Counseling Psychology, Therapists, Conflict Resolution, Stress Management, Adolescents, Meditation, Self-esteem, Nonprofits, Wellbeing, Wellness, Workshops
Interests:
Personal growth, polyamory advocacy, marriage equality, GLBTQ rights, Health At Every Size and body positivity, traditional dances of the British Isles, gender-free ballroom and contra dance, sexual freedom and safety, western tantra, medieval history, costuming and historical reenactment, ceremonies and ritual theater, choral and small-group singing.
Honor & Awards:
*One of the top 1% most endorsed on @LinkedIn in United States for Coaching
*Employee Incentive Award, UC Berkeley
*Phi Beta Kappa
*UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources Honor Society; graduated Magna Cum Laude and with Departmental Honors
*Undergraduate Honors Thesis on "Amniocentesis Practices and Procedures"
*High School Valedictorian
Certifications:
Certified Integrative Coach, Integrated Arts Institute
Certified Radical Counselor, Interchange--A Training in Radical Counseling
Certificate in Effective Influence and Cross-Cultural Communications, Cross-Cultural Communications, Inc.