OPEN SPACE TECHNOLOGY - Facilitator Wanted

[Quiana Grace Frost]

Hi,
Does anyone reading this facilitate Open Space Technology meetings or know someone great who does it well?
I have a collaborative global project I'm designing and would love to connect with our local resources.

Thanks!

Sincerely,
Quiana 707 318-8824

[Larry Robinson]

When we held the series of Occupy Sebastopol town hall meetings, Jeff Aitken ([email protected]) facilitated our Open Space forum. He did an excellent job and I encourage you to contact him.

[Quiana Grace Frost]

Thanks Larry! :)

This is really helpful!

Sincerely,
Quiana

[MariaB]

Hi Quiana,

I am trained in Open Space Technology facilitation. I live at Green Valley Village in Sebastopol. What is your timeline? I would love to hear more about the event you're organising....
I have pasted (sorry the formating is gone strange) in my resume below as I was having trouble attaching it.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Maria Buitenhuis

Maria Buitenhuis

13024 Green Valley Rd.

Sebastopol

CA 95472

Ph: 707 230 0807
[email protected]

Date of Birth - 20/08/1982

Nationality - Irish/Dutch

PROFILE

My passion lies in facilitating and teaching at the intersection of People, Land and Education. I am an authentic individual with a zest for life, experienced in a variety of leadership roles and self-motivated projects. My background is in Environmental Biology, Permaculture, Practical Sustainability and Nature Awareness. Strong at envisioning integrity lead sustainable projects, I also have the ability to implement these on a practical level, from building compost toilets to implementing gardens to creating living willow structures.


EXPERIENCE

Community Design

- Facilitator of the adult and childrens programs at Art of Mentoring nature connection and cultural repair camps (Ireland, Scotland and California, 2013)
- Regional coordinator of Nature Culture Network Ireland (2012-present)
- Member of EarthSpirit, a Permaculture Arts Collective that creates educational and
experiential installations at festivals (Ireland, 2007 – present)
- Co-Ordination of 'Tweens' program, Earthsong Camp (Ireland, 2012)
- Events group member, Transition Town Kinsale (Ireland, 2008)

Nature Connection

- Founder of SilentOak, a green building nature connection centre, Galway (Ireland, 2009-present)
- Design and facilitator of Wild@Heart teen nature connection camp and Nature
Connection/Survival Skills camps for children, Brigits Garden, Galway (Ireland, 2011-present)
- Environmental educator for schools, Brigits Garden (Ireland, 2013)

Permaculture
- Program Design and Facilitator/Teacher on two week Permaculture Design Certificate courses (Portugal 2013, Ireland 2011- 2012)
- Designs
Community vegetable garden and fruit forest
Housing estate common area
Playground

Farming/Gardening
- Founder and manager of cafe vegetable garden, Brigits Garden, Galway (Ireland,2011-2013)
- Farming
Dennis Durkes, Paradise Valley, Bolinas, California (2012)
Colm O’Regan, Kinsale (Ireland, 2011)

EDUCATION

Weaving Earth Immersion yr 2 Bridge Builders (2013-2014)

The Work That Re-Connects facilitator training (2013)

Regenerative Design and Nature Awareness (RDNA) Essentials program at the Regenerative Design Institute, California (2012)

Permaculture Teacher Training Certificate, Esalen Institute, California (2011)

Certificate in Applied Permaculture (Fetac Level 5) (Ireland, 2011)

Practical Sustainability Certificate (Fetac Level 5), Kinsale Further Education College
(Ireland, 2009)

Permaculture Design Certificate, British Permaculture Association (Ireland, 2009)

Environmental Science Award, University College Dublin (Ireland, 2008)

BSc Environmental Science (1^st Class Honours), University College Dublin (Ireland, 2008)

INTERESTS: Working and connecting with people and nature makes me feel passionately alive. I love supporting friends, organising events to spread ecological awareness and cultural repair, practicing deep nature connection (both personal and professional) and applying my practical skills via building projects, organic food growing and primitive/ wild crafting skills. From this connection also comes my love for dancing, singing and crafts.

Hi,
Does anyone reading this facilitate Open Space Technology meetings or know someone great who does it well?
I have a collaborative global project I'm designing and would love to connect with our local resources.