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Jackie Amatucci |
Jackie Amatucci is a visual artist, high school teacher, and facilitator who uses her artistic expertise to weave the web of community with groups of youth and adults. Jackie has worked with youth from diverse backgrounds for over 25 years. Read More... |
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Nadia Chaney Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nadia is a poet, writer, performance artist, and facilitator empowering community voice through dialogue on issues such as identity, diversity, participatory process, and non-violence. She was named one of BC’s 100 most influential Indo-Canadians in 2008. Read More... |
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Leslie Cotter |
Leslie is a psychiatrist, executive coach, and facilitator who specializes in training youth work professionals in ways to hold generative conversations with young people. Leslie leads programs for girls and trains adults in methods for using arts in youth work. Read More... |
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Mike Derby |
Mike is a compelling spoken word artist, professional facilitator, and certified teacher. He has a passionate commitment to progressive education and to |
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Rebekka Goldsmith |
Rebekka is a jazz singer and improvisational artist who uses her theater and music skills to facilitate empowerment workshops for youth and adults. Rebekka is a master organizer and is administrative director of PYE Global. Read More... |
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Sara Kendall |
Sara is noted for her expertise in group facilitation, youth empowerment, social justice work, and performance art. She has traveled widely in Latin America and brings a strong international focus to her work with youth. |
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Betsy MacGregor, M.D. Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Betsy MacGregor, M.D. is a physician, health care consultant, writer, artist and storyteller. She is passionate about helping young people, especially those with difficult life circumstances, to discover their creativity and empower their lives within the supportive context of community. She volunteers as an advisor and fundraiser for the M-LISADA orphanage, as a consultant to the Creative Facilitation Team, and as a staff member for PYE Global camps. Read More... | |
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Eduardo MendonÇA |
Eduardo is an award-winning Brazilian musician, educator, and teaching artist. He is music director of the international performance ensemble, Show Brazil! In an instant Eduardo can turn an inexperienced group into a captivating Brazilian street ensemble. Read More... |
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Eric Mulholland |
Eric is an actor, arts educator, massage therapist, and facilitator who is passionate about helping youth workers and teachers incorporate drama into their programs. He is currently using his massage skills to design a program for youth on respectful touch. Read More... |
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Charlie Murphy |
Charlie is an award-winning musician known for his innovative work incorporating creativity into youth development. He is a gifted facilitator, a trainer of trainers, and co-director of PYE Global. Charlie leads PYE Global’s international projects. Read More... |
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Gina Sala |
Gina Sala is a vocalist, social artist, and facilitator who leads art and music based events for youth and adults. A former lead singer for Cirque de Soleil, Gina has a special gift for using music to help youth and adults find their voice and sense of purpose. Read More... |
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Rupinder Sidhu |
Rup is an expert facilitator and performance artist who builds healthy, passionate communities through leading engaging, heartfelt programs. |
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Sherry Simon |
Sherry – T’selpinek – is of the Eagle Clan from the Skeetchestn Band in the Scewepemc Nation, BC. She is a gifted facilitator with extensive background leading programs for diverse groups and developing issue-oriented workshops for youth. Read More... |
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Peggy Taylor |
Peggy is a writer, musician, and creative development specialist with a gift for designing and facilitating programs for diverse groups. She is co-director of PYE Global and a trainer of trainers. Peggy leads the PYE Global Training Institute. Read More... |
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Charles Terry |
Charles facilitates adult groups and provides organizational support to projects internationally. He was the director of The Door, an award-winning New York city-based multi-service center for youth and has advised philanthropists, foundations, and NGO’s for over 30 years. Read More... |
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Emma Tius |
Emma is a facilitator and educator who integrates her varied background in healing, fine arts, sustainability education, and social justice to bring people of diverse backgrounds and abilities together for creative exploration and growth. Read More... |
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Evan McGown |
Evan is a musician, writer, certified wilderness educator, and arts facilitator. He travels globally to perform, work with youth, train adults in mentoring and facilitation, and learn ways to regenerate nature and culture with intelligence and love. Read More... |
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Alan Wong |
Alan is a poet and musician who has organized and facilitated experiential art and leadership programs with thousands of teens and adult youth workers in North and South America. He is program director of Power of Hope. |
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