Experience

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  Institute for ReGenerative Learning

  • Social Entrepeneur, Consultant, Coach, Speaker, Integral Minister, Local Food, Lawyer

    • Jan 2012 - Present

    The Institute for ReGenerative Learning offers Practical educational experience (including hands on training, apprenticeships, workshops, certificates and degrees) for emerging adults seeking a meaningful way to use their talentsA renewed sense of purpose for wise and accomplished men and women who find an encore career, participate in an inter-generational community, and learn to facilitate the legacy mentoring processEmployment in cooperative business enterprises in all aspects of the food system, health and hospitalityAn ecological awareness that simultaneously honors each person's unique gifts, our profound interconnectedness and our reliance on each other and the earth.Our experiential approach incorporates current knowledge with ancient wisdom in a down-to-earth way that: empowers you to follow your calling; fosters the wisdom to do so in a way that makes a difference; and imparts the know-how to earn a livingParticipants find a deeper sense of purpose, develop tangible skills, create lifelong friendships, and become solutionaries who create a better world as they design a life that matters. Every program of the Institute for ReGenerative Learning focuses on reestablishing a healthy relationship between the natural and human worlds, with a clear awareness that our future as a species depends on it.

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  Naropa University

  • Boulder, CO

  • Advisory Committee Member, Marpa Center for Business & Economics

    • Jan 2001 - Present
    • Boulder, CO

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  ISIS Communication Associates

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • President

    • Jan 1996 - Present
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    A Maryland Limited Liability Corporation. ISIS provides services in team learning; systems thinking; interpersonal communication; group process; organizational development; Enneagram studies; information management; business process simulation and design; software evaluation and development; systems procurement; training and implementation; and change management. The company’s focus is on the interrelationship between the human aspects of organizational life and the financial, business, and technical systems that generally drive business operations. ISIS’s experience includes the legal community, insurance, petroleum products, financial services, publishing and government.

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  Wachovia Bank / Wells Fargo

  • Charlotte, North Carolina Area

  • Chief Knowledge Officer

    • Jan 1999 - Jan 2004
    • Charlotte, North Carolina Area

    Wachovia at the time was the 4th largest bank in the country - now Wells Fargo.Evaluated patterns of behavior that generate risk and facilitated continuous learning through project work, teaching, and counseling. Responsibilities included: organizational learning, knowledge synthesis, communication effectiveness, coaching, and facilitation. Projects include: • Designing and implementing a comprehensive education program that integrates the five disciplines of the learning organization with audit practice• Creating a coaching program that supports feedback, conflict resolution, and communication skills• Developing a comprehensive performance evaluation program• Supporting division members and clients across the bank to learn more effectively, to better mitigate risks, and to achieve business objectives• Increasing capacity of the division to think wisely and communicate effectively• Synthesizing information from across the corporation to highlight strategic interdependencies and systemic patterns of behavior that generate risk• Establishing systems and methods to store and reuse knowledge and best practices • Preparing briefing papers and executive communications for senior management

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  Wave Work Institute for Integration

  • Housatonic, MA

  • Board Co-Chair

    • Jan 2000 - Jan 2002
    • Housatonic, MA

    Non-profit educational and spiritual organization that provides educational programs and professional trainings based on an integration of the ancient science of Yoga, meditation and integral breath work.

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  Institute for the Advancement of Service

  • Alexandria, VA

  • Member Core Leadership / Workshop Leader

    • Jan 1994 - Jan 2001
    • Alexandria, VA

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  Advanced Applications Group / Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Founder & Director

    • Jan 1990 - Jan 1996
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    AAG focused on the human and technology aspects of managing information. Guided the design and development of a series of groupware applications to help lawyers work more effectively with each other and with their clients.

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  Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Lawyer

    • Jan 1987 - Jan 1996
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Specialties included software licensing and development, computer contracting and complex litigation.

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  Nazareth Regional High School

  • Brooklyn, NY

  • Board Member

    • Jan 1987 - Jan 1993
    • Brooklyn, NY

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  Airdale Homes

  • Greater Philadelphia Area

  • Managing Partner

    • Jan 1983 - Jan 1987
    • Greater Philadelphia Area

    Real Estate Development, Renovation and Construction Company.

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  Craig Fuel

  • Greater Philadelphia Area

  • Chief Operating Officer

    • Jan 1981 - Jan 1987
    • Greater Philadelphia Area

    Petroleum Products Distribution & Energy Management.

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  Tompkins Cortland Community College

  • Dryden, NY

  • Assistant to Dean of Administration

    • Jan 1979 - Jan 1980
    • Dryden, NY

    Developed computerized budget system and facilitated special projects

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  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Congressional Liaison

    • Jan 1979 - Dec 1979
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

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  Nazareth Regional High School

  • Brooklyn, NY

  • Faculty Member

    • Jan 1974 - Jan 1978
    • Brooklyn, NY

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  Catholic Charities

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Community Organizer

    • Jan 1973 - Jan 1974
    • Greater Chicago Area