Meet the DEAL Community

Ås, Akershus, Norge

Dedicated to the wellbeing of all Life💛 Seeking to facilitate Conscious Evolution, and catalyze global transition towards a regenerative and win-win civilization🦋 Regeneration, Integral, Conscious Evolution, Effective Altruism, Metamodernism, GameB, Eastern philosophies...🌱🌎 Student of physics, mathematics, life sciences, Earth system sciences, complexity, cognitive science, etc.🌱🍄🧠🌎🎆🕸 MSc student @NMBU, Norway🎓 • BSc Energy and Environmental Physics... • ...MSc Bioeconomy

India

I am a water professional with 30 years of experience. I am currently heading a non profit called Jal Smruti based in India. Jal Smruti is on a mssion to resetting hearts from having an extractive mindset towards water to a healing mindset towards the delicate balance of jal (water) jangal (vegetation) & jameen (soil) of the local natural water cycle.

Brooklyn Center City Hall, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, United States of America

I serve as the Mayor of the City of Brooklyn Center in Minnesota.

Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

I am an Assistant Professor for Computational Sustainable Design at the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology. My main aim is to develop digital methods to provide decision-makers with the necessary information to design sustainable buildings and cities. Furthermore, I am a co-founder of CAALA, a design-integrated CAD/BIM plug-in for Life Cycle Assessment of buildings in early design stages.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

I am an independent consultant by trade, providing management, marketing, and business development services to communities and the not-for-profit sector for the last thirty years. I am passionate about assisting communities to be the best that they can be - and for innovation in process.

City of London, England, United Kingdom

Hi everyone! My name is Lou and I am a 3rd-year student at King's College London. I come from France and moved to London to do a Bachelor in Social Sciences. I am really sensitive to the environmental breakdown occurring at the moment and I hope to make a positive change, small or big to improve our society and our future. I am in the process of getting work experience in the environmental field (whether NGO, policy-making, etc), feel free to contact me if you are looking for motivated volunteers to help you in your projects :)

Cowes, England, United Kingdom

Working in renewables and zero carbon living. Engaging in the journey to One Planet Living on the Island and elsewhere.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Anthony is a fifth generation Australian man living with his family by the ocean in the city of Perth, on traditional Noongar lands. He is host of The RegenNarration podcast, an award-winning facilitator and educator, widely published writer, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia, and Warm Data Lab Host Certified by the International Bateson Institute. He features in a range of media nationally and internationally, is a regular speaker, and hosts conversations on regenerating the systems and stories humanity lives by, at both live events and on The RegenNarration podcast. He has also produced a spin-off series for the Clean State podcast, dedicated to regenerative transitions in his home state of Western Australia. His writing has appeared in publications locally and overseas, including The Conversation, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, WA Today, ABC Online, World Economic Forum, Eco-Business, EconoTimes, Business Standard, Resilience, and The Footy Almanac.

South Carolina

Dr. Elizabeth Dulemba is an award-winning children's book author, illustrator, professor, and speaker.

Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Agile & Climate Coach | Circular Economy professional (Cambridge) | Biomimicry Practitioner Author tiny.cc/authorinesgarcia Salesforce MVP Hall of Fame @ getagile.co.uk www.inesgarcia.me  

Bend, Oregon

Cylvia Hayes is a writer, speaker and teacher in the areas of personal/spiritual development and economic evolution and the living world. She is a minister in training with Unity Urban Ministerial School. She is founder and CEO of 3EStrategies, Cylvia Hayes Enterprises and The ReThink. She is on the faculty of the Sustainability Department College of Agriculture, Oregon State University. She is also the former First Lady of Oregon. Cylvia’s is author of, When Life Blows Up: A Guide to Peace, Power and Reinvention. She currently serves as an elected member of the Unity Worldwide Ministries Earth Care Core Team on the board of Unity Community of Central Oregon.

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Will is engaged in advancing socio-spiritual transformational efforts in restorative justice, anti-racism, and humanity-first initiatives. He regularly moderates informative educational panels and hosts and produces Compassionate Las Vegas - The Podcast and A Healthier Tomorrow radio program where he provides a platform that amplifies hope and bridges the gap between what is and what could be. No matter the endeavor or format, Will’s passion for tangibly improving the quality of life for all people shines through. Will has created a holistic vehicle for universal advancement through science-based mindfulness, spirituality, and interpersonal development. He is a certified facilitator of the Life University certificate program Compassionate Integrity Training, holds degrees in Christian Ministry, Biblical Studies, and Executive Leadership, and has earned many other well-being-based certifications.

San Miguel, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Me interesa el ambiente desde los 11 años, estudié carreras ambientales y desde hace 15 años trabajo en estado en politicas públicas y ambiente. I have been interested in the environment since I was 11 years old, I studied environmental careers and for 15 years I have been working in public politics and the environment.

Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea

Management Trainee in Asia Pacific.

Sellicks Beach, South Australia, Australia

I live on Kaurna country at Witawali - Sellicks Beach, South Australia. I am the founder of Hen House Co-op with the mission to contribute to closing the gender investment gap.

Munlochy, Scotland, United Kingdom

I work in community development, care about local food, love growing things, and I am passionate about the idea of donut economics and would like to be a part of creating that change in communities here in Scotland.

Claremont, California, United States of America

John Fahey is the Chair of the Cobb Institute Board. He is a Graduate of the Starr-King School for Ministry, a member school of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. John received his Master of Divinity Degree from the Starr-King School and studied Philosophy and Religion as an undergraduate student at Colgate University. John has held a number of counseling and leadership positions in a variety of non-profit organizations, including Unitarian-Universalist Congregations and Addiction-Recovery Centers. John is also a retired technology industry sales executive where he led sales and marketing teams for a variety of information technology companies. John has a passion for education and is a partner in Reading Ways, a company designed to ensure high quality literacy instruction in all content areas for a school system. Reading Ways believes that all students should leave secondary school able to use reading and writing to participate effectively in society in a variety of roles.

Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada

I worked in systems. GDP based. It broke me. But hope cannot be taken, it must be given freely. I try and inspire change. It isn't easy but I have to keep going, broken or not. Because broken humble hands can feed a few, but those few become many when kindness and love is shared. The planet, and all that is living cannot survive the current, the status quo so WE change it.

Mmiata-Anam Anambra Nigeria

Asikaralu Okafor is the CEO of Maklumy Technology Service Limited, an agritech company that focuses on using innovative agricultural technologies, ICT and digital tools in its operations to contribute to food security, create jobs and promote community infrastructural development in the socially and economically disadvantaged communities in Nigeria.

City of London, England, United Kingdom

Cities and Regions Lead at DEAL. Urban planner, researcher, participation practitioner. Macedonian living in London.

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Previously lead DE Researcher for the first Leeds Doughnut City Data Portrait & I'm now working for CIVIC SQUARE, in Birmingham, UK as a Neighbourhood Doughnut Economics Researcher, demonstrating how we design and utilise the doughnut framework as a 21st Century compass for neighbourhood transition, including the co-design and building of regenerative social and civic infrastructure. 

Cowes, England, United Kingdom

Hi, My name is Nora. I live on the Isle of Wight (UK) and am interested in making change in my local community using the Doughnut approach. I worked for 5 years in the space of circular economy and now work with policy makers at University College London in driving innovation towards the great challenges of our times (climate change, cancer etc). Looking forward to being part of this community!

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Accountant, MBA candidate. Work in the environmental sector in Cape Town and Johannesburg, the aim is to do more not for my job but for my country and the well-being of the people.

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States of America

I am a data scientist trained in systems engineering and economics. I believe we must all work together to develop new economic models in order to survive and prosper. I currently live in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC and work remotely on projects in Haiti.