EL 21, Climate 21, EL 23, AVOD, GTC SP, FH1CF, GTC SP Core Faculty
Core Faculty
Abigail Lynam PhD

Abigail is faculty for Fielding University’s PhD program in Human and Organizational Development and for Pacific Integral’s Generating Transformative Change leadership development program in Seattle and Ethiopia. Abigail’s scholarship and practice integrates the interior dimensions of human knowledge and experience (culture, worldviews, adult developmental psychology, wisdom traditions, etc.) with adult learning, leadership development, and social and ecological change work. Abigail is a skilled facilitator, developmental scorer, debriefer, and coach, teacher of awareness, shadow, and embodiment practices, and facilitator of Work that Reconnects.

Abigail Lynam PhD
EL 21
Course Assistant
Deborah Dickson

Deborah has an enduring interest in the ways in which organisations and leaders can honour a responsibility to the growth of their people, those they serve (customers), those they partner and those they impact, for the greater good of all. She is an experienced executive leader with a particular focus on organisational and culture change and vertical leadership growth. She is a leader of foresight and humility and genuine care for people and the wellbeing of the systems within which we operate.

Deborah Dickson
EL 23, GTC NA, GTC SP Core Faculty
Core Faculty
Geoff Fitch MA

Geoff is a founding partner of Pacific Integral. Geoff is a coach, trainer, and facilitator of transformative growth in individuals and organizations. He has been studying and practicing diverse approaches to cultivating higher human potentials for twenty years, He also has twenty years experience in leadership in business.

Geoff Fitch MA
Geoff Fitch
Holly Harlan
Holly Harlan
EL 21, EL 23, FH1CF
Faculty
João Noronha, MA

Joao is an executive coach, life coach, leadership development program designer and trainer, author, and researcher with over 30 years of international experience in the world of personal development, coaching, business consultancy and training.

As a scholar-practitioner Joao’s focus is on the development of transformative coaching methods and leadership development programs. He developed two new coaching methods, coaching in the metaphorical spaces and phenomenological coaching (together with James Marlatt).

Recently with Pacific Integral João designed and co-facilitated an action-research project called Phenomenological Exploration of Race and Racism, using a whole-person non-intrusive coaching and compassionate exploration of internal representations of race and racism.

João Noronha, MA

Climate 21

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Abigail Lynam PhD

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Abigail Lynam PhD

Abigail is faculty for Fielding University’s PhD program in Human and Organizational Development and for Pacific Integral’s Generating Transformative Change leadership development program in Seattle and Ethiopia. Abigail’s scholarship and practice integrates the interior dimensions of human knowledge and experience (culture, worldviews, adult developmental psychology, wisdom traditions, etc.) with adult learning, leadership development, and social and ecological change work. Abigail is a skilled facilitator, developmental scorer, debriefer, and coach, teacher of awareness, shadow, and embodiment practices, and facilitator of Work that Reconnects.

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Simon Divecha PhD

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Simon Divecha PhD

Simon is the co-founder of (be) Benevolution, Associate Editor for the Action Research Journal, Bounce Beyond Meta Weaver, Pacific Integral Associate and an activist-academic-advisor. Simon has worked and practiced in nearly every continent of the world and, in addition to being the recipient of numerous awards, his experience is with non-government organisations, communities, businesses and international fora on transformation, large-scale systems change and the stories we tell ourselves.

Dr. Barrett C. Brown

Dr. Barrett C. Brown

Barrett C. Brown serves as Managing Director of Apheno Advisory and is a global expert on developing leaders to create exponential impact and navigate complex challenges. He has co-designed and delivered executive development, team development and/or strategic alignment programs for some of the largest companies in the world—as well as for two of the largest environmental and social non-profits. At The Sustainable Trade Initiative, he architected large-scale learning and innovation systems to support a €100M sustainable development investment in critical agri-commodity sectors. He has served on the leadership team or advisory board for 16 companies, NGOs, and foundations, has held consultancy status to the United Nations, and has delivered leadership briefings at UNDP headquarters, the US Department of State, and the Inter-American Development Bank. Barrett has lived in The Netherlands, Brazil and throughout the US, and has worked and traveled in nearly 40 countries. He holds a Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate University.

Annick de Witt PhD

Annick de Witt PhD

Annick is an author, teacher, and change-maker in the field of sustainability transformation. She is the founder of Worldview Journeys, an educational platform supporting transformative learning around our individual and collective worldviews. She’s also affiliated with the Nature and Conservation Policy Group at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Her extensive research into worldviews and sustainability has resulted in over a dozen academic publications as well as a new worldview-measurement. Annick has written a book on ‘Sustainability from the inside-out’ (in Dutch) as well as a number of op-eds and columns. She is a passionate speaker and skilled facilitator, with a background in the Art of Hosting and The Work that Reconnects. In her free time, she loves to do yoga, tend to her permaculture garden and spend time with her young son.

Lynette Thorstensen

Lynette Thorstensen

Lynette is Chair of Fairtrade International’s board. She is a New Zealander living and working in France and has devoted her career to social and environmental justice. Lynette’s previous roles include Chief Executive of Greenpeace Australia, Executive Director, Social Development and Environment with the New South Wales Premiers’ Department in Australia, Managing Director of Communications with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development in Switzerland and Consultant Director of Communications with the Global Green Growth Forum housed within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark. She was the founding Chair of Australians for Native Title, a Board member of Greenpeace Australia Pacific and a founding Board Director of the Sydney Community Foundation.

Steve McIntosh

Steve McIntosh

Steve is president and cofounder of the Institute for Cultural Evolution think tank. He is a leader in the integral philosophy movement and author of the 2020 book: Developmental Politics—How America Can Grow Into a Better Version of Itself, which provides a definitive description of the Institute’s unique political perspective. McIntosh’s innovative political thinking has been featured on NPR, USA Today, The Daily Beast, Real Clear Politics, The National Journal, The Hill, and in a wide variety of other media. He has also written numerous influential articles on political evolution. In addition to Developmental Politics, he has authored three previous books on integral philosophy. McIntosh is also coauthor of Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanity Through Business, with John Mackey and Carter Phipps. His author website is: stevemcintosh.com

Stephan Martineau

Stephan Martineau

Stephan, futurist and integrated systems change maker, president of the Slocan Integral Forestry Cooperative, works as an integral consultant for not-for-profit organizations. Stephan’s lifelong passion and pursuit is to move beyond ideas and theory to on-the-ground implementation of a potential future. He loves finding fulcrum points for collective transformation. He is the president and business manager of the Slocan Integral Forestry Cooperative (SIFCo), that manages a 35,000-acre community forest in the Slocan Valley, BC, where he successfully spearheaded an integral approach to a multi-stakeholder collaborative solution in one of BC’s most contentious areas in regards to forestry practices in Canada. Stephan currently lives with his family in the beautiful mountains of British Columbia, Canada, where he enjoys carpentry, alternative housing, permaculture and homesteading.

Anouk Brack

Anouk Brack

Anouk, international expert in leadership embodiment and development, taught 'integral leadership for sustainability' at Wageningen University. She is the author of two Dutch management books on leadership development. She is one of the first certified Leadership Embodiment teachers in Europe. She holds a MSc. in biology and has been working in adult development for 20+ years. With her embodied and integral approach she helps leaders to level up so they can contribute to what matters while under pressure and in complex circumstances. Her clients include the city of The Hague, Dawn Foods, the Dutch authority for the financial markets, Geneva Centre for Peace and Security. Anouk’s clients appreciate her pragmatic groundedness, her ability to explain complex matters clearly and her sense of humor.

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Sushant Shrestha MA

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Sushant Shrestha MA

Sushant Shrestha is a Nepali-American entrepreneur who has dedicated his career to understanding multicultural identities and a sense of belonging. Growing up as a member of the Nepali diaspora in the United States, he brings a unique perspective to the conversation around cultural pluralism and diversity. He has also worked with the Dena'ina Athabascan community in Alaska on an indigenous modernity project. As a Founding Partner at Conscious Full-Spectrum Finance Institute, Sushant brings a whole system transformation approach to social finance. He is also a Founder and Managing Partner at Humanitas Smart Planet Systems, a venture capital firm investing in climate tech and social tech. Additionally, Sushant serves as an adjunct faculty member at National University, California, where he teaches leadership and sustainable change courses. He is passionate about scaling transformative technologies globally to meet the challenges of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. His insights and experiences will provide readers with a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities inherent in navigating cultural divides.