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.
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.
Jasmine Stine is a true Generalist, having launched, collaborated with, or counseled a number of diverse people and social projects both domestically and abroad. The thread that runs through it all is a keen interest in the deeper patterns of life and a passion for sensing into and serving what’s already possible for individuals, organizations, and communities. She holds a Master's in Acupuncture, a Bachelor's of Health Science, and a Diploma in Chinese Herbal Medicine from the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture. She earned her B.A. from Hampshire College where she studied Community Development for Social Change.
Pamela is an expressive arts psychotherapist, coach, former faculty in a professional development program in the expressive arts, and a doctoral candidate in expressive arts therapy, consulting and education. She has served as Clinical Program Director at a local nonprofit since 2020, recruiting, orienting, mentoring, and supporting the development of a team of 20 counseling clinicians and support group facilitators.
Sheetal is passionate about the role of that leaders can play in bringing more diversity, equity, and sustainability to the world of work. She loves to work with leaders and support them in creating places of work that are both inspiring, impactful and that foster cultures of creativity and collaboration. Sheetal believes that we often lead and act from historical assumptions, learned behaviors and unquestioned habits that limit our ability to lead in more resourceful and creative ways. She brings over 25 years of personal research and experience in personal change, self-mastery, leadership, and creative mindfulness to my role as a coach and facilitator. She cares deeply about creating safe presence filled spaces where we can listen more acutely to ourselves and others.
Scott Merriam is a coach and facilitator. Drawing on his decade of experience in visual design and brand strategy, he supports visionaries, leaders, and creatives to clarify and enact their unique vision for a more beautiful world. Scott has spent the last 15 years studying and practicing meditation, psychospiritual development, and embodied methods of self-inquiry. Believing in the power of connection, Scott holds a reflective and catalyzing space for self discovery and expression. He is a co-founder of Imaginisma, a creative incubator.
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.
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.
Working as an integral coach and psychotherapist in Auckland, New Zealand, Tamara is passionate about facilitating the waking up and growing up of individuals, couples and groups. Building on the innate strength and talents of the people she works with, she assists them to develop the capacities necessary for bringing a greater sense of presence, resilience, embodiment and wise action.
I bring a passion for the discovery and experience of life in its muti-dimensional expression. My commitment to integration of embodied life has been supported by study and practice in the domains of meditation and the healing arts, integral and somatic coaching, integral facilitation, and human development across the lifespan.
Tucker is a community weaver and co-founder of Constructing Consciousness. He is currently co-creating and facilitating in-person and online gatherings as well as consulting for transformational communities around the globe. His projects and visions for our beautiful world can be explored here. Tucker is also an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker. What brings him joy is helping people see the love that they already are. Tucker is based in Boulder, Colorado.
Vipin Thekk is a coach, facilitator, and social entrepreneur. He designs and facilitates transformational journeys for individuals and institutions to adapt and thrive in times of rapid change. His passion for unleashing human potential has led him to launch programs and organizations around issues ranging from youth entrepreneurship to re-imagining parenting for the 21st century, as well as the Changemaker Communities Initiative. He is also a Kundalini yoga teacher and Gestalt Awareness practitioner.
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.
John has over 30 years experience in leadership development and executive coaching. He is a psychologist with a PhD in management and has a passion for the helping leaders embody the connection between their personal growth, consciousness and leadership in service to their communities. He was a founding board member for the Integral Institute Australia and resides in South Australia.
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.
Ben is an accredited Counsellor and Developmental Coach. He currently works in Mental Health Services and provides professional development for leaders that are often working for social impact. Ben has 20 years’ experience of working in International and Community development including living with with Australia’s Yolngu people in NE Arnhem Land.
Gail is a climate change researcher and practitioner who is interested in how to better understand and integrate the deeper human dimensions of global environmental change in a more comprehensive, integral, and transformative approach. Gail has over 21 years of experience working internationally in sustainable development. Her projects include climate resilience, community economic development, and women’s empowerment in El Salvador; capacity building in community-based conservation work in Peru; leadership development and coaching for sustainability in Bolivia and Nigeria. Gail is a doctoral candidate at the Department of Sociology and Human Geography at the University of Oslo and is currently working on climate change initiatives in Vancouver, BC.
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 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
