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FRANCIS WELLER DAVE WHITTINGTON STEVE WILLIAMS MAGGIE ZIEGLER
Francis Weller, MA, MFT, has been working with the emotional, creative and spiritual life of men and women for over 30 years. A community builder, author, teacher and psychotherapist from Northern California, Francis draws from an extensive background in depth psychology, mythology, group work and indigenous traditions. He is the founder/director of WisdomBridge, and author of Entering the Healing Ground: Grief, Ritual and the Soul
of the World and The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief.
Dave Whittington, PhD, provides training, facilitation and coaching services to organizations, teams and individuals. He has a background in science, engineering and education with an interest in strategic leadership. He works primarily in the Greater Victoria area with the high technology and health sectors. A former lecturer at the University of Glasgow, Davie joined RRU in 2000 as an associate faculty and has worked in the MBA and MA in Leadership programs, as well as Executive Education.
Steve Williams has over 20 years’ experience working at
the intersection of technology and social change. Currently, Steve advises organizations
on strategic Corporate Social Responsibility design, stakeholder engagement, program evaluation, impact measurement and data visualization for sustainability and is a leader in the emerging eld
of Adaptive Information Design. Constructive Public Engagement focuses on engaging different stakeholders through creative tools such as unconferences, web- interactive simulations.
Maggie Ziegler, MA, has trained with Joanna Macy in the Work That Reconnects and have co- facilitated workshops and retreats for 14 years. Passionate about Earth and committed to social and environmental change, they integrate diverse experiences
and interests into dynamic and transformative workshops. She has 30 years of clinical psychotherapy practice with a focus on trauma and a special interest in integrating ecopsychological approaches. Maggie is a facilitator and educator with a long history of involvement with community issues.
David Whyte is the author of seven books of poetry, four books of prose, and numerous CD’s
and DVD’s. His life as a poet
has created a readership and listenership in three normally diverse areas: the literate world of readings that most poets inhabit, the psychological and theological worlds of philosophical enquiry and the world of vocation, work and organizational leadership. David’s poetry is spoken in the same breath as major contemporary Irish, American and English poets.
Maureen Williams, ND, has been
in private practice for 18 years.
She writes about natural medicine research for Healthnotes Newswire and lectures extensively to both professional and public audiences on a wide range of health and natural medicine topics. Her passion for teaching has taken her into many classrooms where she has taught basic sciences, holistic nutrition, and herbal medicine courses. She currently practices in James Bay.
Michael Wood is the original developer and teacher of Miksang. He has been teaching Miksang internationally since 1983, has co- authored The Practice of Contemplative Photography: Seeing the World with Fresh Eyes, published by Shambhala, April, 2011. Michael resides in Toronto, Canada and is currently acting as a Management Consultant and Curriculum Development Advisor to the Miksang Institute in Boulder, Colorado.
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DAVID WHYTE MAUREEN WILLIAMS MICHAEL WOOD