Lori Ann David |
Lori Ann David is the working visionary behind Aurora Farms. Her educational pursuits from USC, UCSB, and UW led her to traditional and organic polyculture farming and preservation in the Pacific Northwest and New Jersey. “Aurora”, as her friends call her, is an author, lifetime aviatrix, and regular contributor to Women in Business thru seminars and business plan development. Her passion lies in training farmers to farm thru regenerative agriculture including holistic pasture and livestock management, applying the principles of permaculture to every area of life, and recently launching Aurora Farms SJI (on facebook/#aurorafarms on instagram). She can be contacted at la@lorianndavid.com, farm@aurorafarms.org. |
Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm |
After graduating from Willamette University with a BA in International Conflict and Communications, Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm worked for five years in the non-profit world as a Seattle and DC-based community organizer with Seattle CIPES, Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation, and as a trainer in environmental lobbying in DC with Friends Committee on National Legislation. Kaeley has formed the environmental justice themed musical community called “KPH & The Canary Collective.” With grants from King County’s 4Culture, Kaeley organized concerts and recorded albums like “The Canary Collective: Vol 1” and her recent 2022 “Canary Orca-stra” virtual concert fundraisers for Indigenous-led river restoration activism. She seeks to infuse her skills as a community organizer and lobbyist, her passion for music and story telling to help heal our ecosystems within our bodies and on Earth. She currently is building out an eco-conscious community, artist residency, and sound healing events center in Joshua Tree, Ca.
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Sarah Severn |
Sarah began her career in marketing, and later joined Nike where she advocated strongly for the company to pay attention to environmental issues. This led to her re-appointment as Global Director of the Environmental Action Team at the Nike World Headquarters in Portland, Oregon. Sarah catalyzed the introduction of sustainability into Nike's production and held senior sustainability roles to engage stakeholders and build toward collaborative change in the industry. During Sarah's tenure, she led the development of Nike's climate change advocacy strategy and initiated the BICEP coalition (Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy). Sarah continues as a corporate sustainability consultant, has worked extensively with the Washington Business for Climate Action network, and serves on the board of the Madrona Institute and the steering committee for Transition SJI on San Juan Island. |