Amy Skezas, J.D., D.D.: Founder, President, Board of Directors

Ms. Skezas brings 20 years of experience and leadership in developing original, cutting-edge technologies in the fields of education and development. She is a visionary who has founded and successfully developed RoseLight (tools for human evolution, begun 1990); Tibetan Lama Fund (assisting refugee Tibetan monks with basic living needs and cultural preservation, begun 1991); Guild Food Stamp Clinic (advocacy for urban food stamp applicants, begun 1983 with other law students); and Evening of the Arts (community performing arts development in private secondary education, begun 1976).

Her background includes a B.A. cum laude from Cornell University in international relations (1981) and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School (1985); work for the International Desk of the American Friends Service Committee in Philadelphia, PA (1982); practice of law with Sayles, Evans, Brayton, Palmer, and Tifft in Elmira, New York (1986); ordination as an interfaith minister in the Church of Tzaddi (1989); ongoing studies in meditation with LuminEssence, Ashland, OR (begun 1989); ongoing membership in Spiritual Directors International (begun 2004); and ongoing studies in reflective practice with the Centre for Supervision and Team Development, Bath, England (begun 2005), where she is a member of their postgraduate Institute for Reflective Practice.

Joseph Hiller, M.Div.: Dean of the Institute for Professional Development
Mr. Hiller has spent 20 years investigating new paradigms of thinking and action for building healthier community and individual lives. He has been practicing energy and vibrational healing since 1994, and teaching classes in spirituality and meditation since 2003. He trained and worked in education in the 90's. His diverse background of formal training includes linguistics and education at Macalester College; divinity studies at Gauden University; supervision at the Centre for Supervision and Team Development; and relational development, communication, and fulfillment with Contegrity Program Designs.

Jan Nagy, M.P.H., R.N.: Secretary Treasurer, Board of Directors
Ms. Nagy has degrees from the University of Michigan and served as a mental health program designer for the state of Michigan for many years. For twenty years she has led a monthly sweat lodge open to the public on land consecrated by Sun Bear.