Vernice Solimar was founder and chair of the Integral Psychology M.A. program, and former chair of Consciousness and Transformative Studies at John F. Kennedy University. With Dr. Monica Sharma, former Director of Leadership Training for Developing Countries at the UN, Vernice founded and directed the Leadership for Personal and Social Transformation certificate at JFKU. Vernice is a founding member of Ken Wilber's Integral Institute, and has taught courses and workshops on the Evolution of Consciousness and Culture in the USA, South America, Puerto Rico, Taiwan and Uganda among others.