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In 2010 he co-founded Lespwa Haiti, an organization that provided support services on the ground to small local NGOs doing phenomenal work in that island nation of Haiti. Colby’s passion for photography and teaching helps propel him to hold photography workshops, digital editing classes, and webinars throughout the year, in various countries around the globe. In 2011, he founded The Giving Lens.
An organization with the vision to see three things come together for a greater good: love of travel, passion for photography, and deep desire to give back to those in need. Described most beautifully as a travel photography workshop with a meaningful twist.
Building trips that devote a few days to taking your hand and placing it in the hand of a worthy Non-Profit doing incredible work.
Dr. Clinton Schultz is a Gamilaroi man, descending from the people of Gunnedah/Manilla NSW. A registered psychologist, Clinton founded Marumali Consultations in 2010 after identifying a clear gap in access to culturally appropriate mental health services in South East Queensland. Previously he has acted as a Vice Chair for the Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA) and he currently sits on several state and national advisory groups. He specialises in providing Employee Psychological Services (EPS) and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services for Aboriginal workers, men’s well-being, cultural competence auditing and training, cross-cultural psychological and business management services, and Aboriginal focused mentoring and supervision.
Brandie Macdonald (she/her) is the Director of Decolonizing Initiatives at the Museum of Us which resides on the unceded ancestral homeland of Kumeyaay peoples located in San Diego, California. She is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation and has ancestral ties to the Choctaw Nation and the Scottish highlands. Brandie’s work focuses on the implementation of anti-colonial/decolonial theory and practice in museums which centers truth-telling, accountability, and actionable change to redress colonial impact, structural racism, and inequity.
Brandie is also a Ph.D. student in Education Studies at University of California, San Diego. Her research aligns with her work where she focuses on the tangible and sustainable application of decolonial practices that enables transformative change. She’s a Salzburg Global Seminar Fellow, American Alliance of Museums’ Nancy Hanks Award for Professional Excellent recipient, a Smithsonian Affiliate Fellow at the National Museum of the American Indian, and she currently sits on the board of the Western Museums Association.
Designer by trade and world traveler by heart, Anahi’s journey to create a low waste and sustainable lifestyle started with a single bamboo straw when she discovered bamboo straws in Indonesia back in 2016. Nevertheless, she fell in love with Bamboo years before as an exchange student while completing her BA in International Studies in Japan from Pepperdine University.
With over 12 years of graphic design experience in branding, she is obsessed with designing high quality, beautiful and eco-friendly products to inspire sustainable changes. She believes natural materials like organic cotton and bamboo teach us that we don’t have to depend on disposable plastics so much. She believes choosing natural products helps us slow down, stay connected to nature, while using products WORTHY of us and our environment.
Anahi loves to connect with and inspire her customers and her community with talks about sustainability and her curated collection of eco-friendly products, specializing in bamboo and organic cotton via WORTHY PICKS. She believes big change starts small, and we all play a part
Master Albert Mendoza is a Chief-Instructor of Doce Pares San Diego/Temecula. Which teaches San Miguel Eskrima; Doce Pares Original “Multi-Style” System of Eskrima. It includes curriculum-based training programs offered to youths and adults.
Doce Pares is his wife’s family Martial Art system founded by her Grandfather (Eulogio “Yoling” Cañete) in 1932 in Cebu City, Philippines
Master Albert is a retired County of San Diego Probation Officer of 22yrs. Where he worked with at risk youth ranging from ages 10-18yrs. He also was a former San Diego Probation Department’s Self-Defense/ Defensive Tactics/ Mechanical Restraints training officer for 10yrs.
He has published two books, Stolen Generations Education and Respectful Design both these works address Indigenous Knowledge, Aboriginal community cultural development and Social and Emotional Well Being Education. His expertise is based on identifying and activating existing strengths within Indigenous communities as a basis for relevant education and development initiatives. He also led the development of Indigenous Knowledge programs at Southern Cross University until December 2019. Currently Professor Sheehan is supervising PhD research at the University of Queensland working with Elders and Academics to build a new generation of activists.
Fritzi Horstman is the Founder and Executive Director of Compassion Prison Project (CPP). She is a Grammy-award winning producer for her work on “The Defiant Ones”, has been a producer and post-producer on dozens of television projects and documentaries and has directed several films. She believes it is urgent to bring humanity and compassion to those living behind bars and these acts will help transform our society. She has a Bachelor’s Degree from Vassar College.
Evgeny’s love for photography started at a young age, he used to go with his “father on photography outings through San Diego with his Minolta film SLR.”
He has been shooting professionally for over 10 years and you can’t go without noticing is his majestic unique looks and ‘crafting his “own style of showcasing San Diego landmarks through photography.”
Accomplishments include winning Best of Show at the 2019 San Diego Festival of the Arts and having his La Jolla Gallery voted Best Photo Gallery.
The love of his work shows by the sheer beauty when you simply look at his images and get mesmerized.
He is a passionate individual San Diegan who loves supporting local artists and businesses.
