“Work is love made visible.”
- Kahlil Gibran
Past Events include:
Conferences
Production
Eco-Metropolis - Two 2-day conferences at the CUNY Graduate Center in NYC.
Bioneers NYC - This event was a satellite broadcast from the annual Bioneers conference in CA. The feed was followed by assorted workshops featuring leaders in the NY eco-community.
Coordination
Esoteric Quest Conferences in Europe (Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Greece) - presented by The New York Open Center.
The Art of Dying – Co-sponsored by The Tibet House and The New York Open Center, held at the Marriott World Trade Center. Headline presenters included: Alice Walker, Marianne Williamson, Deepak Chopra and Ram Das.
A Teach-In on Technology and Globalization - Co-sponsored by the International Forum on Globalization and The New York Open Center, held at Hunter College. Headline presenters included Jeremy Rifkin, Vandana Shiva, Jerry Mander, David Suzuki and Satish Kumar.
Re-Imagining Politics at the New Millennium - A three-day conference with 250+ speakers, with five locations including: Riverside Church, Columbia University and Bank Street College.
The Art of Birthing, produced by The New York Open Center. These 3 conferences were presented at The New York Academy of Medicine.
Paradigm Wars: Indigenous Peoples’ Resistance to Economic Globalization - A day long teach-in at Cooper Union and broadcast live on WBAI.
Production Management
The Global Women’s Gathering - A week-long event at The Menla Mountain Retreat Center featuring indigenous women elders from around the world together with western women elders, including Gloria Steinem, Alice Walker, Wilma Mankiller and Carol Moseley Braun. This event led to the creation of the International Council of the Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers and was the initial location for the full-length film: "For the Next 7 Generations: the Grandmothers Speak."
Longevity and Optimal Health- Integrating Eastern and Western Perspectives - Co-sponsored by Columbia Integrative Medicine Program and The Tibet House, this four-day event featured His Holiness the Fourteenth Dali Lama.
Faculty Coordination: Omega Institute Conferences in Seattle and Boston.
Other Events Include
Pope Benedict XVI Mass at Yankee Stadium (assistant stage manager and decor).
The Small Planet Fund’s 6th annual Gala and Auction (silent and online).
The Annual Gala Award Dinner for The New York Open Center (1998 to present).
Westminster Dog Show Gala Celebration, Manhattan Ballroom stage manager and décor assistant (2008).
The Gauntlet, an interactive process based in NYC that gives entrepreneurs seven minutes to present their business models to a range of investors, followed by a 15-minute Q&A session.
Programming and Talent Coordination
Spirit - the Seventh Fire Lodge, a program of the Rudolf Steiner Foundation.
Cooper Productions, Boston, MA, Talent Management.
From All Walks of Life, a 10K AIDS Walk in Boston, MA. Coordinated 35 musical groups to perform along the route of the walk as well as produced a song with all groups performing at the closing event.
Wrote and directed industrials for Pizzeria Uno and United Asset Management.
Created all live in-store promos for The Maui Chip.
Provided talent for events at The Prudential Tower and South Station in Boston, MA.
Retreats
Coordination of dozens of retreats with esteemed faculty members including: Robert Thurman, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das, Rodney Yee and Dr. Yeshe Donden.
Plus, numerous weddings, private events and ceremonies all over the country.