Experiential Education materials developed:
Common Cents *seeking a producer and distributor
This training is appropriate for high school, college, and adults. Its use of systems thinking allows for participants to shift their actions from individual to community. Common Cents mimics a few specific aspects of economic life in which players buy or sell goods in order to meet their needs.
Waste Not *prototype ready
In this card game success is earned though creative thinking. It is appropriate for fourth grade and up. It is designed to help students re-imagine their concepts of waste and what they can do with items once their initial purpose is complete.
Sustainabonanza *seeking funding for development
This board game helps players understand the nature of non-renewable resources.
Speaking opportunities:
1/31/08 Green Week at Haviland Middle School, Hyde Park, NY
Topic: Sustainability
Age group: 12-14
Group Size: 5 groups of between 30-300
1/09 Trip to Kenya
Clay International School, Ngomano, Kenya
Topic: Micro-finance and Community development – Game
Age group: ~14-21
Group size: 30
Topic: Baseball
Age group: ~12-21
Group size: 25
School, Maasai Mara, Kenya
Topic: Reading in English, the Macarena, ‘Simon Says,’ life in America,
Age group: ~9-11
Group size: 80
2/22/09 Clinton Alliance Church, Clinton, NY
Topic: Kenya
Age group: Adult
Group size: 130
3/15/09 Clinton Alliance Church, Clinton, NY
Topic: Kenya with a focus on water issues
Age group: Adult
Group size: 40
3/17/09 Clinton Alliance Church – Pioneer Girls, Clinton, NY
Topic: Kenya with a focus on water issues and school life
Age group: 8-14
Group size: 20
5/22/09 informal BALLE National Conference Denver, CO
Topic: Common Cents Prototype Trial
Age group: Young adult – Sage/ mature adult
Group size: 16
Sept ’07- Present – Goddard College Residency Activities:
G2
- Created and facilitated the beginning of the semester Student Art Show
- Screened and lead a discussion on ‘Visions of Utopia: Experiments in Sustainable Culture’
G3
- Facilitated the beginning of the semester Student Art Show
G4
- Created mentor position to help new students acclimate during orientation
- Facilitated the beginning of the semester Student Art Show
- Co-Presenter on East Africa trip: Observations on culture, sustainability and education
Continued Professional Education and Experience
June ’09 BALLE Annual Conference – Denver, CO Presented prototype of ‘Common Cents’
May ’09 Co-op Power Sustainable Energy Summit, Amherst, MA
January ’09 Travel Nairobi, Maasai Mara, Wote, Ngomano, Kenya
November ’08 BSR Annual Conference, New York, New York
October ’08 NEGEF Annual Retreat, Amherst, MA
July ’08 Solarfest, Tinmouth, Vermont
June ’08 Co-op Power Sustainable Energy Summit, Amherst, MA
June ’08 BALLE Annual Conference – Grow Deep, Boston, MA
Feb ’08-Present StartingBloc Greater New York Institute for Social Innovation- Fellow
Gained knowledge from corporate innovators, social entrepreneurs, and academics about industry best practices concerning corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, and sustainability; Trained on cutting edge tactics around implementing social and environmental change through enterprise; Worked collaboratively with diverse group of students and young professionals on strategic consulting project for Mercado Global
February ’08 New Partners for Smart Growth Conference, Washington, DC
October ’07 Sustainable Hudson Valley Conference, Kingston, New York
March ’07 NAIS Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado
December ’06 TABS Annual Conference, Washington, DC
June ‘05 Human Development Institute- Boundaries, Education, and Skills: Responding to Addictive and Obsessive Behavior in our Students, Carpenteria, California
January ’04-’06 US Lacrosse Annual Convention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September ’04 Omega Institute- Women and Power Conference, Rhinebeck, New York