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Lisa A. Price ND
www.drlisapricend.com
Education
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, 1998; Bastyr University, Bothell, WA
Master of Science, 1988; SUNY, College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Environmental Biotechnology/Microbiology and Biochemistry.
Bachelor of Science, 1986; SUNY, College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Environmental Forest Biology.
Work Experience
Naturopathic Doctor 2018 – current, Seattle, WA; Tacoma, WA – Currently in solo practice in Seattle as well as a practitioner with the Puget Sound Family Health Clinic in Tacoma, Washington.
Naturopathic Doctor 1999-2018, Seattle, WA – Northwest Natural Health Clinic (2011 – August, 2018), a specialty clinic delivering complementary cancer care in partnership with Oncologists at four major Puget Sound Cancer Clinics and hospitals. Our team of physicians also delivers a broad range of healthcare services to patients. My passion is food during all phases of cancer treatment (see book publication).
Adjunct Faculty, Bastyr University 2003 to current, Kenmore, WA - Responsible for teaching various courses including Biochemistry (current), Introduction to Western Pathology, Infectious Disease Laboratory, Microbiology Lecture and Laboratory, Disease Processes I and Disease Processes II, Biochemistry Laboratory. I also taught Microbiology at Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine (2005).
Research Instructor, Department of Basic Sciences, School of Natural Health Sciences, Bastyr University, 2005-2007, Kenmore, WA – As part of an NIH-supported research team in the Wenner/Novack laboratories, I studied the immunomodulating affects of Trametes versicolor, a traditionally used medicinal mushroom, with regards to breast cancer. My focus was looking at 1) the affects the mushroom has on the population dynamics and phenotypic expression of T helper cells, and 2) elucidation of mechanistic pathways (TLRs) involved in inflammatory cytokine secretion. I functioned as a primary investigator and thus had the responsibilities of designing and executing experiments and experimental designs, problem solving, inventory and ordering, data analysis and participating as part of the team. I was also responsible for generating reports and publishing papers to help support the groups efforts and to build my own portfolio. In the border sense this position required me to function as part of the Basic Science Department team which entailed attending meetings and participating in various working committees.
NIH T32 Post Doctoral Fellow, 2007-2010, Kenmore, WA – This position was a continuation of the research instructor position. This mentored position provided extended training in basic and clinical sciences. Additionally, my interests included investigation of Trametes versicolor, and other natural products affects on the translational protein PI 3 kinase and Akt in PTEN null tumor cells. My responsibilities also extended to research coordination and management. During this period of time I completed my first training for clinical research involving human subjects. As well, I mentored over eight students in our basic science laboratory.
Co- investigator for Merkel cell carcinoma pilot study, 2009 – 2011, Kenmore, WA – This position entailed developing a clinical plan to study the effects of medicinal mushrooms on Merkel cell carcinoma. The study worked in collaboration with Dr. Paul Nghiem, MD, PhD at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Our teams planned to investigate the changes that occur with regards to CD8, MHC class I in the tumor, and to Natural Killer cells systemically. I also served as a study clinician that involved creating study protocol and the Informed Consent form as well as other study documents.
Graduate Research, 1985-1988. SUNY, ESF, Syracuse, N.Y. - Research focused on isolating a bacterium capable of lignin degradation, and the subsequent identification of the bacterium, and the isolation and structural identification of lignin metabolites. Techniques included soil collection, bacterial culture and isolation using microbiological techniques, cell lyphilization, thin plate chromatography, solvent extraction, column chromatography, NMR, HPLC, and spectroscopic DNA analysis. Technical writing, statistical data analysis, and some grant writing were also involved. Research results were delivered at the 1987 American Association of Microbiology conference in Atlanta, GA.
Research Laboratory Assistant, 1988-1989, Syracuse, N.Y. - Research involved the biodegradation of lignin by specific fungi. Research focused on various aspects, including products of biodegradation and enzymatic isolation and kinetic studies. Techniques used included spectrophotometric assays and radioisotope studies. Paper published by group in the Journal of Biochemistry, 1989.
Research Laboratory Assistant, 1989-1990, Anchorage, AK; University of Alaska, Anchorage - Immunological research focused on the induction and isolation of various forms of DHEA from mice species. I was responsible for all aspects, as the sole laboratory assistant for the project. Techniques included ELISA assays, radioisotope/thin layer chromatography, Western and Northern blot with radioisotopes. Much of the research was focused on the initial development of isolation techniques.
Peace Corps, Benin, West Africa, 1990 - Was placed in forestry position with the intent of identification and inventory of existing indigenous tree species. Intensive French languages training completed as well as introduction to ethnobotanical uses and identification of native tree and plant species.
Environmental Research Laboratory Assistant, 1991-1992, Parametrix, Bellevue, WA - Environmental research technician. Activities focused on performing standard toxicology assays on soil samples and crustacean species. I was also given the responsibility to develop a new protocol for testing a specific toxin. Other responsibilities included soil sample collection and preparation, and serving as a scientific liaison to the environmental engineers at the firm.
Community Coalition for Environmental Justice, 1992 -1995, Seattle, WA - The coalition's activities focused on the identifying "hot spots" in the Seattle area which may be experiencing high relative pollution exposure by industry. The national trend for this type of exposure is in low income and communities of color. I served on the originating committee that formed the coalition as a non-profit. I also served as an organizer of the first conference on Environmental Justice in the Pacific Northwest and for a summer held a paid research staff (I subsequently entered Bastyr University).
Bastyr University Bioethics Committee, 1996-1997, Kenmore, WA - Was nominated and requested to serve on the committee at Bastyr University which reviews proposals for alternative research. The review process only focused on the ethics of research. Responsibilities included reading and understanding the basic information proposed in the document, participating in discussion at the meeting, and participating in the decision if the proposal meets with ethical integrity.
Sappho/Verbena Clinic at the Country Doctor Health Clinic, 1999- 2006, Seattle, WA - Position involved all aspects of patient care including intake, examination, diagnosis, and referral. Sappho clinic is an integrated clinic with a MD, a nurse practitioner, and a naturopath. It is part of the Country Doctor Public Health Clinic.
Vashon Natural Medicine, 2000- 2001, Vashon, WA - Position involved all aspects of patient care including intake, examination, diagnosis, and referral. Therapeutics used includes botanical medicine, homeopathy, supplements and diet manipulation.
Stonewall Recovery Services, 2001 - 2004, Seattle, WA - Position involved reviewing title 19 charts for addiction support service funding. I am looking for indication of addiction, as referred to in the DMV.
Capital Hill Clinic, 2001 - 2003, Seattle, WA - Small primary care health clinic, was independently run and managed by myself. Responsibilities included patient intake, examination, referrals, diagnosis, billing, and inventory.
Bioresources Development and Conservation program Applied Integrated Medical Systems Project, Project Coordinator, 2001-2004, Seattle, WA/Washington, DC – Program sought to create and apply a model for integrated medicine in tropical ecosystems. Responsibilities included developing concept paper, grant proposals, grants, networking, building computer databases, marketing and research.
Curriculum Consultant, Bastyr University, 2003 to 2006, Kenmore, WA – Responsible for the development of a preparatory course for incoming naturopathic students. Responsibilities included developing a course schedule, resources, evaluations, examinations, tutoring, and class times. I supervised and hired seven teachers and tutors.
Honors
OPUS23 Certification 2019 – current (genomic analysis expert using OPUS23 software)
Naturopath for Seattle Opera 2014- current
National Society of Naturopathic Physicians of Color, Secretary 2012
Research Coordinator, Northwest Natural Health Clinic, 2011 - 2018
NCCAM Minority Researcher Spotlight – 2010
Mentor for research students at Bastyr University – 2007-2013
NIH/NCCAM T32 Post Doctoral Fellowship Grant– 2005-2010
NIH Diversity Awards Supplement – Oct. 2005 – 2007
Counseling Honors, Naturopathic Medicine Program, Bastyr University, 1997-1998
Bioethics Committee, Bastyr University – 1996-1997
Founder, Community Coalition for Environmental Justice, Seattle WA, 1992-1995
Peace Corps, Benin, West Africa, 1990
Thesis Committee member for M.S. nutrition students (2), 2009-2013
Fellowships
Fellowship from SUNY, ESF for Master of Science research.
NIH, T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship; 2005 to 2010
Presentations
American Microbiology Association, 1987; Presented graduate research results at the annual conference in Atlanta, GA
Cancer Care Lifeline, 2012-current; Present on various aspects of complementary cancer care.
Gilda’s Club, 2013; Presented on how food and nutrition can help to support conventional cancer treatment and decrease side effects.
Publications and Abstracts
“Breast Cancer: Thriving through Treatment” Demos Health Publishing, Inc., NYC publish date: Spring 2019
“Prostate Cancer: Thriving through Treatment” Demos Health Publishing, Inc., NYC published Jan., 2019
“Cooking Through Cancer Treatment to Recovery” cookbook published March 16, 2015 by Demos Medical Publishing Inc. Price and Gins
“Stimulation of TNF-alpha secretion by Polysaccharide Krestin, a Trametes versicolor mushroom extract, is toll-like receptor 4-dependent and dectin-1 independent”, Price et al. Submitted for publication in February, 2010 to Fitoterapia, accepted June 2010.
“Comparative effects of Reishi and Turkey Tail Mushrooms on macrophage receptors”, Price et al.; presented at the American Society of Pharmacognosy, Honolulu, HI, 2009.
Stimulation of TNF- α secretion by Polysaccharide Krestin, a Trametes versicolor mushroom extract, is toll-like receptor 4-dependent and dectin-1 independent
Lisa A. Price, Cynthia A. Wenner, Daniel T. Sloper, Joel W. Slaton, Jeffrey P. Novack; presented at the American Society of Pharmacognosy, Greece 2008 and at the Annual Oxford International Conference on The Science of Botanicals, Mississippi, 2007
Post-Intelligencer article, August 2006 – “August blackberries: Invasive weed or nutritional powerhouse?”
Additional Projects
Allegory: Stories that shape the Soul Host, Unapologetically Black series (Merika Productions) March 2019
New Urban Unlimited Radio Health Show “The Feed” – KKNW 1150 AM radio broadcast 2013- 2018
Sound Integrated Health News, Founder and Chief Editor- online publication dedicated to promoting the use of integrated medical therapies. 2009-2012
Gage Art Studio Youth Committee. Seattle, 2009- 2013
Bastyr University working group for the creation of a program in Pharmacognosy M.S./PhD- 2006 to 2009
Board Member: Community Coalition for Environmental Justice, Seattle Washington, 2009
Peruvian Ethnobotany working group, 2005 to current; group’s goal is to establish a collaborative grant focused on an interdisciplinary study of specific Peruvian medicinal plants
Assisted in the development of the Bastyr University's ethnobotany class curriculum taught in 2001.
Contextual Healing Workshops, 2001 - Formulated and organized workshops regarding how symbols affect health and healing processes.
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Clarenda "Farmer Cee" Stanley is a fifth-generation farmer, originally from Annie Manie, Alabama. She did not set out in life to follow on her family's agrarian path. But in 2017, she found herself returning to her roots as the CEO of Green Heffa Farms (GHF), a medicinal plant and hemp farm in Liberty, NC. As one of the first black women to be licensed in North Carolina, she was selected as the 2019 Featured Farmer for Hemp History Week, the nation's largest grassroots campaign for the federal legalization of industrial hemp. She has been featured in more than 200 national and international publications, including April’s Oprah O Magazine, and is a well-sought after speaker at national conferences.
An award-winning fundraising and marketing professional, Cee is currently a senior principal gifts officer at The Nature Conservancy's World Office. She is the first black American to hold this title at the world's largest environmental organization. In this role, Cee manages a global portfolio of high net worth donors. She also recently assumed leadership for developing the organization's first philanthropic inclusion program, strategically helping the organization broaden its donor constituency to achieve its conservation goals. Previously Cee worked as VP for Advancement at Shaw University in Raleigh, NC, Director of Development and Communications for the Lucy Daniels Foundation and was a Major Gifts Officer at NC Central University.
Green Heffa Farms is one of very few black-owned farms in Chatham County and perhaps the only one growing hemp that is led by a black woman. Transitioning to organic, it will also be another rarity - a minority woman owned USDA certified organic farm. The farm is committed to best practices in regenerative agriculture. It seeks to create a learning lab where aspiring and current farmers can gain critical skills in boutique hemp and medicinal plant cultivation, production, and needed business skills. GHF hopes to increase the number of socially and ecologically conscious farmers, with a focus on underrepresented populations.
Cee has earned a bachelors in marketing from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and a masters degree in education from Troy University. In 2016, she selected by her peers as the 2016 Association for Fundraising Professionals, Triangle Chapter Fundraiser of the Year and in 2017, received the C-Suite Award for Nonprofit Leadership. Cee has also earned the coveted Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) designation.
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Rising 9th graders Jay Bowles and Karn Kaura started a campaign to support the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Having far exceeded their original goal of $3,500, they now hope to raise $18,650 in honor of Juneteenth, a holiday that celebrates June 19, 1865, the date the last enslaved African Americans were liberated. In their words, "We chose the NAACP Legal Defense Fund because it helps to provide justice for African Americans and people of color in court. We need to stand together, stand stronger, and help provide justice for those who have been mistreated, killed, abused and harassed because of the color of their skin.” These are the youngest guests ever featured on TakeOut with Ashley and Robyn. They possess profound composure, insight and wisdom. While we normally share bios of our guests, we invite you to listen and let their words speak for themselves.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/supporting-the-naacp-legal-defense-fund?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link-tip
More information about the work of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund:
https://www.naacpldf.org/about-us/
Link to interview with Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBjqeddp-7e/?igshid=1wruc8bgjjsii
Additional CAA Amplify Town Hall content is available on social channels at @CAAamplify
The documentary “13th” regarding the history of racial bias in mass incarceration is available on Netflix
A comprehensive collection of information about Mahatma Gandhi is available here: www.mkgandhi.org
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Jeff Tkach serves as the Chief Impact Officer for the Rodale Institute. Jeff is responsible for
expanding Rodale Institute’s global influence in healing people and the planet by
unlocking the transformational power of regenerative organic agriculture.
As Chief Impact Officer, Jeff leads the development and execution of the Institute’s core
strategies, overseeing opportunities for partnership and co-investment that drive positive
outcomes for Rodale’s philanthropic and programmatic initiatives.
Jeff served on the Rodale Institute’s Board of Directors in 2016, where he was instrumental in
fostering relationships between the organization and business leaders in the organic food
industry. With the commencement of his role as Chief Growth Officer, Tkach resigned from his
position as a Board member.
From 2015 – 2016, Jeff served as Managing Director and Vice President for Rodale’s Organic
Life and Prevention Magazines, where he oversaw business objectives and strategic operations
for both brands, leading efforts across print and digital advertising, sales and marketing, live
events, and e-tailing to maximize growth opportunities.
Previously, Tkach served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Life Time Fitness and as
Group Publisher at Active Interest Media (AIM) from 2013-2015, overseeing Yoga Journal and
Vegetarian Times. He was responsible for leading Yoga Journal’s relaunch in 2014, resulting in a
record-breaking 40th year of publication for the brand.
A Pennsylvania native, Tkach earned a degree in business marketing from Kutztown University
and a post graduate “Authentic Leadership Certificate” from Naropa University in Boulder, CO.
He regularly speaks at various industry organizations on behalf of Rodale Institute, in an effort to
catalyze the human connection to regenerative organic agriculture and its ability to heal the
world.
Inspired by his work at Naropa, Jeff is an advocate for bringing mindful leadership to
corporations to help people reach their greatest potential. Jeff aims to inspire and mobilize
people around him to make an impact by bringing his deeply collaborative and highly
entrepreneurial spirit to everything he does.
ABOUT RODALE INSTITUTE: Rodale Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to pioneering
organic farming through research and outreach. For more than seventy years, we’ve been
researching the best practices of organic agriculture and sharing our findings with farmers and
scientists throughout the world, advocating for policies that support farmers, and educating
consumers about how going organic is the healthiest options for people and the planet.
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Ashley and Robyn welcome Soren Bjorn to talk about the health benefits, access to, and secret recipe for Driscolls berries. The conversation dives deeply into the issues facing America’s farmers and all of us who enjoy berries as part of our food choices. You won’t want to miss this episode!
Soren Bjorn is President of Driscoll’s of the Americas, the leading global brand for fresh berries. In his role, Mr. Bjorn leads the largest business unit for Driscoll’s and is responsible for all aspects of the business enterprise from the strategic planning process and to its financial success. Family owned for more than 100 years, Driscoll’s works with more than 700 independent growers around the world to create shared value in the communities where Driscoll’s berries are grown.
Soren has been with Driscoll’s for more than eleven years and has led several key functional areas. He served as the company’s first senior vice president of international business and was responsible for oversight of Driscoll’s Europe, Middle East and Africa business, an Australia based joint venture and a new start-up venture in China. In addition, Soren has led Driscoll’s global research and breeding programs which focus on developing proprietary seedlings in order to deliver great tasting berries to consumers. This superior flavor is a competitive differentiator and one of the primary reasons Driscoll’s is the market leader in fresh berries.
As a seasoned executive in the food industry, Soren spent six years with Del Monte Foods in San Francisco. There, his responsibilities included outsourcing of manufacturing operations globally, and the management of the company’s sales and operations planning department. Soren also held the role of President and CEO for UniMark Foods, Inc.
Soren grew up in Silkeborg, Denmark. He earned an MBA from Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth, Texas and a BBA from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Today, Soren lives on the California Central Coast and is the father of three boys.
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Elizabeth Nardi is the CEO of Organically Grown Company, an organization that has powerfully grown the organic movement for over 50 years. She sits down with Robyn and Ashley to share her greatest motivator (it will bring you to tears) and what steps an organization can take to protect both values and shareholder return.
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Impossible Burger or Beyond Burger, which one is better for you, the planet, farmers and the stock market? In this episode, Ashley and Robyn pull apart the burgers to assess their health so you can make better choices about what goes in you, where and how you allocate your resources. So grab Take Out with Ashley and Robyn before you grab either of these plant-based burgers!
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With the government shutdown and no end in sight, the headlines could scare us all into a food panic. Join Take Out co-hosts to sort fact from fiction, for a menu of your better choices, and a discussion of policies, programs, and partners who can help keep our food safer for all.
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Paul Greenberg is the New York Times bestselling author of Four Fish, American Catch, and The Omega Principle. A regular contributor to the Times and many other publications, Mr. Greenberg is the winner of a James Beard Award for Writing and Literature, a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation and the writer-in-residence at the Safina Center. He has been featured on Fresh Air with Terry Gross, TED and PBS's Frontline. For a Chance to win a copy of Paul's new book The Omega Principle click here!
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With Master Degrees in Health and Exercise Science from Furman University, Dr. Tommy John brings over 17 years of health experience to the table. At completion of his studies Dr. Tommy played professional baseball for three years with teams such as the Schaumburg Flyers, Tyler Roughnecks and the LA Dodgers. After his career was abruptly ended from a rare infection in his throwing shoulder, Dr. Tommy developed his own baseball performance company providing over 11,000 baseball training sessions for baseball enthusiasts from ages six to thirty. Additionally, he expanded his practice of personal training, sports performance training and rehabilitation of all types of soft tissue injuries.
Dr. Tommy was drawn to chiropractic because he realized there was a higher element missing from the healing, performance process and proper function of the human body in the innate intelligence and the nervous system: brain, brain stem and spinal cord. That paramount observation led him to obtain his Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from Life University, (a 4-year program), in Marietta, Georgia, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.
As the son of renowned Major League Baseball pitcher Tommy John who played in the Major Leagues for 26 seasons and was the first person to comeback in 1974 from the revolutionary surgery named the Tommy John Surgery, it is not surprising that Dr. Tommy developed a passion for proper healing and physical function as he witnessed firsthand the outcomes of injury, innovation and principled healing.
The primary goal of Dr. Tommy John Performance and Healing Center is to provide entire families with integrative, individualized care plans and treatment to improve their quality of life by reducing physical and emotional pain from injury and aging and minimizing the use of pharmaceuticals or surgery.
Dr. Tommy John also has a book coming out in June 2018(Da Capo) which is a unique program: a diet, lifestyle, and movement plan (Rethink. Rebuild. Replenish. Recover) for injury- and performance-proofing young athletes in every sport.
Beginning as early as age 6 and continuing through the teenage years and on into their twenties, both male and female athletes are more at risk of serious injuries at younger ages than ever before. Concussions are up 500%, ACL surgeries have increases 60% over the last 20 years in 6-18 year olds and are a public health issue, and Tommy John Surgeries are occurring 57% of the time in 15-19 year olds. The book covers all sports and discusses the specialization of sports, what’s happening to our kids today, and how they can correct the mistakes being done so they can grow up healthier. Not just from a physical standpoint, but from a nutritional and emotional standpoint as well. It’s about approaching the game the right way, no matter what game, sport, or activity a young athlete participates in.
Dr. John’s book is a fusion of thousands of hours of research, clinical experience, and personal experimentation he has used with kids and clients alike for years, merged with the same simple philosophy of healing his Dad used 40 years ago. But his book isn’t just about injury avoidance—and it’s more than just sports. It’s about correcting the developmental deficiencies that are happening right now in youth athletes. It’s a return to traditional methods and techniques—through making the right diet, exercise and lifestyle choices—to reestablish the functional movements lost today.
It’s not just about saving an elbow—it’s about saving a life.
And it’s about finally attaching the name Tommy John to something positive again.
Dr. Tommy John’s name used to be associated to a legendary pitcher, and now, it’s connected to a crisis. Soon, the next time someone says the name “Tommy John,” they won’t just think about injury. They will remember his Dad…and hopefully the son that showed them a set of principles that not only saved their own child’s arm, but allowed them to reach their greatest potential in life.
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As President of the General Mills Natural & Organic Operating Unit, Carla leads both financial, strategic and environmental stewardship strategy for Natural and Organic brands in General Mills. The portfolio includes Annie’s, Cascadian Farm, Muir Glen, EPIC, and Immaculate Baking. As a member of the North American Leadership team, Carla also provides long-term vision and strategic leadership to drive double-digit growth and environmental sustainability for the entire $1B General Mills portfolio of Natural and Organic foods.
Prior to this role, Carla led the business strategy for a $1.5 Billion portfolio of snack brands including Nature Valley and Larabar. While in Snacks, Carla continued her track record of business turnarounds and growth acceleration by driving unprecedented results on Larabar, quadrupling growth from +16% to +70% in six months. She also restored growth to the $1 Billion Nature Valley brand (the world’s top selling granola bar brand) resulting in the highest level of unit sales in the brand’s history. Carla’s General Mills career has also included leadership on the Yogurt and Cereal Businesses, as well a role on the Corporate Strategy and Mergers and Acquisition team.
Outside of General Mills, Carla recently served on the national Board of Directors for the Make-a-Wish Foundation and the Advisory Board for the Wisconsin School of Business’s Center for Brand and Product Management. Carla loves to coach people reach their goals on the Whole 30 food program. And she is also an active volunteer at her church and her children’s school. Prior to joining General Mills, Carla worked for U.S. Senator Carol Moseley-Braun and The Nature Conservancy. Carla received her BA in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University and an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin (as a Consortium Fellow). And she is a member of CAA Amplify Class of 2017 and is a Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.
Carla can be found on social media at: @CarlaInspired on twitter, Instagram, Snapchat
Carla’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlainspired/
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Errol Schweizerwas born and raised in the Bronx, New York and has nearly 25 years’ experience in Natural and Organic food, starting out in food co-op's, farmer's markets and community supported agriculture. He led the Grocery division at Whole Foods for nearly a decade and was responsible for the merchandising and product assortment for over 75 product categories. He consistently exceeded sales and profitability goals during his tenure by prioritizing ethically and transparently sourced products. His team launched thousands of products into household names (such as Justin's, Suja, Siggi's, Califia Farms and more), helped popularize trends such as Biodynamics and Fair Trade, and helped shepherd over 10,000 items thru Non GMO Verification. Errol was recently named one of the top 25 retail game changers in the USA. Over the years, he has also been an organizer on mandatory minimum drug sentencing, fair labor and environmental justice issues. He is currently a strategic advisor and board member for select retailers and manufacturers, and is on the Board of Directors of Demeter USA and the Non GMO Project.
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Kris Carr is a multiple New York Times best-selling author, speaker, and wellness activist. She is the subject and director of the documentary Crazy Sexy Cancer, which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival and aired on TLC, The Discovery Channel, and The Oprah Winfrey Network. Kris is also the author of the award-winning Crazy Sexy book series. Her latest books, Crazy Sexy Juice, Crazy Sexy Kitchen and Crazy Sexy Diet, will change the way you live, love, and eat! Kris regularly lectures at hospitals, wellness centers, corporations such as Whole Foods, and Harvard University. Named a “new role model” by The New York Times, she has been featured in Glamour, Vanity Fair, Scientific American, Success, Forbes, People, Good Morning America, the Today show, CBS Evening News, The Early Show, Access Hollywood, The Doctors, Super Soul Sunday, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. As an irreverent foot soldier in the fight against disease, Kris inspires countless people to take charge of their health and happiness by adopting a plant-passionate diet, self-care practices, and learning to live and love like they really mean it. In Oprah’s words, “Kris Carr’s riveting journey started a revolution.” Visit her at Kriscarr.com.
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Seth Goldman co-founded Honest® Tea in 1998 with Professor Barry Nalebuff of the Yale School of Management. Over the past eighteen years the company has thrived as consumers have shifted toward healthier and more sustainable diets. In March 2011, Honest Tea was acquired by The Coca-Cola Company, helping to further the reach and impact of Honest Tea’s mission by becoming the first organic and Fair Trade brand in the world's largest beverage distribution system. Today, Honest Tea is the nation’s top selling ready-to-drink organic bottled tea and Honest Kids® is the nation’s top-selling organic children/youth beverage. The brands are carried in more than 100,000 outlets in the United States, including all Wendy’s and Chik-fil-A restaurants. In 2016 Honest Tea’s distribution will be expanding to Europe.
In 2016, Seth transitioned to a new role at Honest Tea as TeaEO Emeritus and Innovation Catalyst for Coca-Cola’s Venturing & Emerging Brands business unit. This transition allows him to take on an additional role as Executive Chairman of Beyond Meat, a privately held California-based enterprise where Seth has served as a board member since 2012. Beyond Meat is a company on the cutting edge of plant protein research and development, with a goal of providing plant-based protein foods - without sacrificing the taste, chew or satisfaction of animal meat.
In addition to offering a range of lower-calorie beverages, Honest Tea has been recognized as the first company to launch an organic bottled tea (1999) and a Fair Trade Certified bottled tea (2003). Today every Honest Tea variety is certified organic and Fair Trade. The company has initiated community-based partnerships with suppliers in India, China, Paraguay and South Africa. In 2015 Seth was named the #1 Disruptor by Beverage World, and Beverage Executive of the Year by Beverage Industry magazine; he was also inducted into the Washington DC Business Hall of Fame. Seth has also been recognized by the United States Healthful Food Council with a REAL Food Innovator Award for helping change the food landscape by providing options that are healthier for both the body and the planet.
Seth serves on the advisory boards of Ripple Foods, the Yale School of Management, the American Beverage Association, and Bethesda Green (a local sustainability non-profit he co-founded). He graduated from Harvard College (1987) and the Yale School of Management (1995), and is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. Seth and Barry are the authors, along with graphic artist Soongyun Choi, of The New York Times bestseller Mission in a Bottle, which was published by the Crown Business division of Random House in September, 2013. The book, told in comic book form, captures their efforts to create a mission-driven business in a profit-driven world. Seth lives with his wife and three sons near Honest Tea’s Bethesda, MD headquarters in an eco-friendly house.
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Organic Valley is America’s largest cooperative of organic farmers and one of the nation’s leading organic brands. Organized in 1988, it represents more than 2,000 farmers in 36 states. Focused on its founding mission of saving family farms through organic farming, Organic Valley produces a variety of organic foods, including organic dairy milk, eggs, produce, and soy products, which are sold in supermarkets, natural foods stores and food cooperatives nationwide. With its regional model, milk is produced, bottled and distributed right in the region where it is farmed to ensure fewer miles from farm to table and to support our local economies. For further information visit www.organicvalley.coop. Organic Valley is also on Twitter @OrganicValley and Facebook www.facebook.com/OrganicValley.
Logan Peterman
Manager of Agricultural Research & Analytics
From his roots growing up on an apple orchard in central Wisconsin, to his years working in the organic sector, Logan Peterman has attempted to merge a background in Ecology, Statistics, and Research design to aid and validate Farmer intuition and on-farm management. He has advised State, Federal, NGO, and private organizations and companies using an evolving set of skills in data analysis, and research interpretation/application, which has landed him several leadership opportunities in his young career, including a visit to the Obama White House. He also currently chairs the Science committee for The Organic Center, as well as serving as an active member of the Board of Trustees.
At Organic Valley, Peterman applies his expertise to leverage fresh insights to inform strategy and operational tactics for the farmer-owned cooperative that is Organic Valley—2,000 family farms strong across the country, and its increasingly international supply chain. With development efforts spanning from product nutrition and identifying biological drivers, to on-farm management and conservation, the scope of his work can involve nearly any part of the modern organic food system. His primary goal, is to validate member intuition regarding organic benefits, nutrition, and resilience, using the research expertise of peer-reviewed academics and private research institutions. Improving nutrition, reducing externalities, and ensuring integrity of organic foods into the future.
In his expertise as a young leader, Peterman will specifically bring breaking news and scientific findings about pasture and nutrition to the table at Food Tank DC.
Jon Bansen
Organic Valley Grassmilk farmer-owner and expert grazier
Owner, Double J Jerseys in Monmouth, OR
Was once told that it takes 20 years to become a good grazier.
“Good graziers are generally good teachers,” Jon says. “When I went to New Zealand to study their grazing operations, every farmer I met was more than happy to show me around and talk about what works and doesn’t work. I like to give that back.”
Now 25 years into the profession, he manages a successful 600-acre farm with over 200 cows, writes articles for Graze magazine and speaks to classes at Oregon State University. So you could say he’s finally earned the title.
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Shep Gordon is known in the entertainment industry as having an eye for talent and an innate understanding of what people find entertaining. After graduating from SUNY Buffalo, Shep moved to LA and in 1969 co-founded Alive Enterprises. Over the years, Gordon has been responsible for managing the careers of Alice Cooper, Groucho Marx, Raquel Welch, Luther Vandross, Kenny Loggins, and countless others. He’s also credited as creating the celebrity chef, which revolutionized the food industry and turned the culinary arts into the multi-billion dollar industry it is today. His clients that include culinary legends, Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, Nobu, Daniel Boulud and many more. In addition to the impact he’s had on the music, film and food industries, he’s also highly regarded for his philanthropic endeavors. Shep was named one of the 100 most influential people in Rolling Stone magazine. He was the subject of Mike Myers 2013 documentary - Supermensch The Legend of Shep Gordon. Anthony Bourdain ECCO will be releasing his book - They Call Me Supermensch A Backstage Pass To The Amazing World Of Film, Food, and Rock ’N’ Roll in September 2016. Through Sheps efforts, The Maui Food Bank has been able to provide 994,000 meals to those in need.
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Tony Horton is the wildly popular creator of the best-selling fitness series: P90X®, P90X2®, P90X3®, and Ten Minute Trainer®, and most recently his 22-Minute military inspired workout, 22 Minute Hard Corps®. Tony is a world-class motivational speaker and the author of top-selling books “Bring It”, Crush It!” and his latest motivational book, “The Big Picture” 11 Laws that will change your life. He has appeared on countless television programs as a fitness and lifestyle expert to promote healthy living through exercise and proper nutrition. In keeping with Tony's passion for a healthy lifestyle, he's teamed up with the beauty experts at Ultimate Salon Professionals to create his new hair and skincare line, TH Care by Tony Horton, because he believes what goes on your body is just as important as what goes in it.
Tony believes that real and lasting change can happen when we commit to health as a lifestyle. Exercise, whole foods, and the right mindset is the formula that leads to a vibrant, productive and full life for anyone who focuses on being the best they can be.
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Susan MacTavish Best is the founder & CEO of Living MacTavish. She hosts salons around the world on a diverse range of topics bringing together an eclectic array of influencers she knows into one room. At these salons Susan mixes cocktails and cooks for all of her guests, then interviews an expert or two on a specific topic followed by a live music performance. In an era of always-on one’s phone, always connected to technology, Susan brings people together informally and imperfectly, and encourages them to look each other in the eye and have a spirited conversation all the while tickling their senses with tasty food, yummy smells, interesting debates and live music.
Susan sits on the advisory board of the Berkeley Center for New Media at UC Berkeley and the Quantitative Biosciences Institute at UC San Francisco. Susan has been on the advisory board of a handful of startups, and has worked closely mentoring many entrepreneurs.
When she was 24, Susan founded Best Public Relations, a firm that specialized in influencing the public, the media and the influencers themselves around the globe. She handled the public relations needs for dozens of companies including: Bankrate, craigslist, Esurance, Founders Fund, Hampton Creek, Klout, LaLa, LuLu, MainStreet.com, Olivia, Playfish, Quid, Smugmug, Spoonflower, VentureBeat and YouNoodle. Susan was an Executive Producer of craigslistTV, the TV series that originated out of craigslist.
In the mid 90’s Susan went back to night school to learn how to code and, as a result, started Posthoc, one of the first online guides to San Francisco which she grew into a local resource managing over 100 volunteer editors and writers.
Susan graduated from Hamilton College with a BA in History. During a one year stint at St. Hilda’s College, Oxford University, she was co-Editor of the UK’s longest running university magazine, The ISIS, following in the shoes of past editors Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene, John Betjeman and Sylvia Plath. While a student at Oxford, Susan won an internship at The Sunday Times (London), where she sat on the Transportation Desk outside the office of editor Andrew Neil. Here, she lasted two weeks until she realized sitting behind a desk writing about transportation news was not her calling. She left one Friday lunchtime on a train to Europe abruptly ending her journalism career. Other early jobs included Soda Jerk during summers in Connecticut at a nuclear submarine shipyard and Pickle Packer at Emandal Farm in Mendocino County.
Susan lives in Soho in NYC, SF, and on the Big Sur Coast. She is a long distance trail runner. Susan grew up in Scotland, and went to school at St. Leonards in St. Andrews. She was born on Prince Edward Island after her very pregnant mother, Laurie MacTavish, flew herself unexpectedly to Charlottetown in her Cesna to deliver her daughter.
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I believe that education is a lifelong pursuit that occurs in and outside the classroom. I graduated from Duke University, earned a Masters in Social Work from New York University, and received my License in Clinical Social Work in both New York and California. But I didn’t stop there. I also received specialized training in working with families and couples from the esteemed Ackerman Institute, and finished a postgraduate program at Fielding University for Executive Coaching. Additionally, I am a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and have completed the National Institute for Psychotherapies psychoanalytic training. I also recently completed Levels 1, 2, and 3 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy as well as specialized instruction in TRM (Trauma Resiliency Model), a mind-body approach for treating affairs and trauma.
My professional experience includes therapy for latency-aged children at Four Winds Hospital and group therapy for individuals who either worked in the World Trade Center or were nearby during the 9/11 attacks.
Inspired by the remarkable women I met while researching Fortytude, I launched a discussion series called Wise Women of LA in which women of diverse backgrounds could meet, share and support each other in achieving their professional and personal goals. Of course, women don’t have a monopoly on hard-won wisdom. So recently, I created a podcast series called Shared Secrets in which men and women with wisdom to share graciously let us in on their secrets. I hope these enlightening discussions empower you to share your own secret wisdom.
My work to help men and women harness their internal power and pursue their goals continues in my volunteer work, which has taken me to locations including Rwanda, Bosnia and Haiti. I serve on the board of Equality Now, an organization whose aim is to end violence and discrimination against women around the world.
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An American author and politician, the founder of the anti-Trump resistance movement Daily Action. She is a candidate for the United States Congress in Texas's 7th congressional district for the Democratic Party.
Moser published her first book, an "efficient, compact" biography of the actress Bette Davis, in 2005.[5] With her friend Lauren Mechling, she co-authored a series of young adult novels about the experiences of a girl who moves from Houston to Brooklyn.[6]
She contributed to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, and The Jewish Daily Forward. She worked as the education columnist at Slate.com, where she explored many areas of policy.
Following the United States presidential election, 2016, Moser founded an organization called Daily Action.[8] In 2017, she moved back to Texas's 7th congressional district to run for Congress in 2018.[9]
In March 2018, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) attracted widespread condemnation for funding opposition research against her, a move that was widely perceived as helping Moser make the runoff against the establishment favorite, attorney Lizzie Pannill Fletcher. In that primary on March 6, 2018 she earned 24.3% of the vote after Fletcher's 29.3%, in the seven-candidate field. The run-off is May 22. [10][11] Tom Perez, who became the chair of the Democratic National Committee after the downfall of Debbie Wasserman Schultz in 2016, had broken ranks and criticized the DCCC's opposition to Moser.[12]
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