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................................................... Section One: Table Notes ............................................................................ (Note: these notes were taken at the table and have NOT been approved or corrected by the speakers. Reader
beware of inevitable misunderstandings and misrepresentations. E.B.)
At the Table on Wednesday, 5/16/07
Randall Ball, Shari Able, Mary Biehn, Bettie Kohl, Steve Sunderland, Daniel Lewis, Bill Bulloch, Spencer Konicov, Ellen Bierhorst, Gerry Kraus, Marvin Kraus, Mira Rodwan, Chad Benjamin Potter, Ginger Lee Frank, Peggy Wood , Annette Salem (Welcome Randall, Peggy, Annette!)
PRE-table conversation:
Bigotry about KY people
Diane Rehm show at Plum St. Temple last night
Bill Bulloch will present on yard care beyond organic
ANOUNCEMENTS
- Scott Dominion (“YogaBare”) died. Memorial gathering, here at Lloyd House June 3 Sunday at 4, pot luck. (see note in Events section)
- Randall: Mayan calendar. ; video and discussion on the Mayan calendar prophecies at the Turquoise Marble Teaching Center near Batesville IN, this Fri. at 7 pm.
- Steve: this Sat in Sardinia OH a gathering of college bound people with neurological disabilities and colleges f rom all over the country interested in opening to them.
- Alberto Gonzalez is still atty. General. But The No 2 person at justice dept. blowing whistle on Bush, Ashcroft … re. wire tapping.
- Shari: the most important thing, the new Monica Goosling, was Gonzalez’ personal assistant, liaison with White House; has been given whistle blower immunity.
TOPICS NOMINATED
Bill Bulloch
Diane Rehm
BILL BULLOCH , “the Green Man”
… shamanic work in people’s yards. Devas, nature spirits.
Findhorn book quote: “… new vision … expanding consciousness … open your eyes and experience freedom of joy. … may be hazardous to your paradigm.”
I started in conventional landscaping 7 years ago. Got awards. Customers in the tantra community told me after I left their yards the yard “glowed”. … I came upon Findhorn. A group of 3 people went to Findhorn Scotland to start a commune. Hostile area horticulturally. Sandy soil. Started a garden after losing their jobs. Asked the nature spirits … got 40 lb cabbages, roses in the snow. Miraculous things.
Active relationship with Nature. I was doing it unconsciously; have become more and more conscious. Co-creative stewardship of the land. Or, “going beyond organic”. Conventional landscaping is domination, adversarial … then organic … then “thrivability”, about abundance. About living in outrageous ecstatic prosperity. Nature is ready to communicate how.
Heart sutra, Buddha: Emptiness is form, form is emptiness: so go beyond, go way way beyond all form, all dogma, all structure to pure flow.
Michelle Small Wright Perelandra, Behaving as if God and all life mattered. She carried the Findhorn stuff way beyond. Devas carry the DNA plants. She uses kinesiology. David Hawkins PhD Power and Truth researched kinesiology.
When I can’t identify which hydrangea it is, I ask the plant itself, because I need to know how to prune, etc. Or I may ask the deva of a particular yard whether it needs fertilizer etc. This stuff didn’t seem sound to me until a customer at the penthouse who wanted lilacs in some concrete planters. I found some drought and cold tolerant lilacs for her… I checked with muscle testing. Followed the advice. Later found that that variety didn’t like the conditions I put them in. I was afraid the plants would die. And yet the lilacs bloomed great, the customer was delighted. So it works.
Nature spirits are crying out to us to be back in communication with us and to work with us. We see food that has no taste, no nutrition; landscaping with no heart. So we need. Without a daily sense of wonder and awe, it isn’t “living”. If I can help someone find that in their yard, connection to the numinous … then I am fulfilled. My bliss work. Jos. Campbell.
So if this sparks some interest in you, evokes magic and excitement, then pursue it. I will be doing workshops later.
Contact: bill.thegreenman@yahoo.com 513 207 4492
Stories: “what’s going on here?” Friends the Asimus are clients. Their yard. 2 years. They started saying “Something is going on.” Randall went back there and noticed something… like enchanted. Hard to describe. I wanted to be there.
Celestine Prophecy, third insight, “Everything is energy”, open an energy exchange with plants. Seeing beauty raises your energy level. When you honor and see a plant, it reacts.
(before and after?) Before , it was lovely, like a park, visually delightful, a little overgrown. When I left it was trimmed and neat but there was also an added element. Like the difference between conventional TV and HD television. An intangible feeling of goodness and wellbeing.
I was saying to the plants, “I love you”, and thanking them for their presence. That raises my frequency, gives me joy, raises their frequency in turn. a dialogue. I have been practicing this every since reading Celestine Prophecy I have been talking to plants, thanking them, enjoying them.
Ginger what troubles me about Findhorn… lived in England in 60’s, 70’s… I can accept energy in plants. But talking about gnomes, elves, sprites, devas seems ridiculous. There tends to be a move away from those in recent years, but …j
Bill my opinion is that these are just for us. I have worked as a hypnotherapist also; you can personify aspects of energy and make them more concrete. Personally I like the Tao or the grand ultimate mystery. Most people like to have an anthropomorphic image of a god or a spirit.
Ginger: There was a time when a flood meant “the river god is angry” but eventually we came to understand weather and storms.
Steve two stories. The Nobel prize winner in biology, Barbara McClintock, who figured out the genetic structure of colored Indian corn. She worked by communing with the corn. Biography of her, a wonderful book.
Also, those who work with native American peoples know they have an intimate partnership with the land. If you don’t bless the land, and go into it, you endanger your life. I have had experiences to affirm that idea. … sharing with love. Our science knows nothing of this …
Bill … if you rely on intuition, on the old ways, it is hard to replicate… If you rely entirely on Western science … but if you put the two together you have abundance. Use intuition, and science.
It is like pulling the male and female energies together, analytical and intuitive …
Steve the native American thing is not to ask to encounter the nature energy but just to be with your own truth. … a conference with Ojibwa and other peoples; a woman who lived in the woods. She learned how to live as part of a tree. Was revered by the people of thunder Bay.
Mira Diane Rehm talked of listening well. I am struck by your manner of meeting the challenges here at the table, it is lovely. Is there a difference between earth planted plants and plants in pots?
Bill I use kinesthetic; I don’t see energies or hear stuff from plants. I do get impression that a plant in a pot feels disconnected. People here tonight are alive and vital, but a l ot of people in airports seem disconnected.
Mira zoos today try to reproduce original habitats. I have plants in my building… sometimes I forget to talk with the plants and I feel guilty for that. I will try to appreciate what you say. We have had so much anger and violence on earth; I am ready for a change… this seems another approach.
Bill thank you. Guru visits NYC, after lecture walks down street, wants to buy hot dog. “Make me one with everything.” … “Where’s my change?” “The change comes from within.” If you want changes in the world, be the change you want to see. Michael Rhodes in Australia, transplanting pine tree. Talked to it. It thrived in the pot… the plant said, “You loved me. We can live on love and overcome physical limitations.”
Daniel what is and isn’t science. That something disagrees with my paradigm isn’t about science. Science is about replicable, controllable, observable. When science replaces religion it becomes another religion and that is trouble. There are inherent limitations of science. … there should be no conflict between evolutionists and creationists as long as each has data … Scientists should believe they don’t know the answers …
Shari Plants in pots. All my growing is in pots at my apt. I love them, talk to them. I am amazed at how well they do.
Gerry Bill can you get a plant that requires sun to grow in the shade?
Bill Generally no, you have to honor the plant’s requirements. You can go along way with love and intuition but you can’t completely change the nature of the plant. Michelle S Wright, at Perelandra … she tests out phenomena. Like had problems with cabbage worms devouring her cabbages, and asked nature spirits what to do. They said, “negotiate”. She went and told them she needed the cabbages. She offered them the last two cabbages in each row. Sure enough, they all migrated to those, and left the whole rest. … I haven’t had that kind of success; I have asked the deer, the ground hog to leave my plants alone and had no success. Have had interesting conversations with deer in my yard, though.
Ginger I like about science and fundamentalism; will always be a conflict since fundamentalism is not changeable where as science is. I am an artist; have become increasingly left brain from my original bent. Albert Einstein would visualize “places” and find a way to describe them mathematically … The benzene ring discoverer, Nobel prize winner; had dreams of a snake biting its own tail; became obsessive. Finally he saw how that worked in the model of the benzene ring molecular structure. … I also curate art, and that is a lot like gardening; I try to create dialogue among pieces in an exhibition. However, I don’t imagine that there are devas in each art piece. The conversation happens in my own head.
I am not putting down the core of your message. I do have a problem with the ancient anthropomorphic forms like gnomes etc.
DIANE REHM at Plum St. Temple
Mira I had phoned into her show once. Meant a l ot to me. I told her. I had spoken about our society glorifying young women for being pretty and young only … I had been an ugly duckling child, and then became a young woman getting attention for my looks .. confusing to me; inner worth vs. outer appearance. Now in my older years I feel released f rom the beauty thing. Diane told me, “I think Mira in Cinti. has discovered her inner beauty.”
She talked a bout being willing to work hard on her marriage relationship; all worth it…
Gerry She had opinions, very definite, even though on her program she tries to be even handed. Doesn’t like Bush! Main message, remember “Reading is fundamental” program? Her thesis: Listening is fundamental. She would never go on TV because radio is magical. You l isten. Stimulates your imagination. Talked of “the romance of Helen Trent”, and “Green hornet” on radio when a child.
Her father Lebanese, mother a Christian Egyptian; they were “old world”. She didn’t go to college. Grew up Wash. D.C. Job for gov’t announcing pot holes on walkie talkie.
Looks young… born 1936. Read on internet today her biog. She is part of Amer. Dream. Divorced from first husb. Married lawyer John Rehm. They have both been in therapy.
Her voice illness in ’96 . dystonia. Has to have vocal chords treated periodically.
Charming. Self effacing. Funny. Took her own questions.
Randall: Was asked Who she wants to interview most, said “Geo Bush and ask him how do you sleep at night?”
Thinks that disturb us, like violence, which would show up probably because we haven’t be listening. To mitigate that, we need to listen.
Another thing I found rewarding, we were in a synagogue last night, there was tremendous crowd support for listening to the Iranians and the Syrians. That is not my idea of the usual Jewish response. My step father was Jewish; we got a lot of Zionist literature … a very dogmatic movement.
Ginger it wasn’t a talk sponsored by Jewish groups; they just rented the synagogue.
Gerry there were probably many Jews there, but probably at the left end of the spectrum. It was a very progressive audience.
Randall I want to learn more about nuances among Jewish people.
Ginger there are possibly more Christian Zionists than Jewish at this p oint. Liberal Judaism has an old, deep home here in Cinti.
Steve no agreement on what it means to be Jewish …
Spencer at exodus, when the Pharaoh’s army was drowned we were told not to rejoice for they were also loved by God.
Marvin being at Plum St. Temple with Diane R. last night… glad that Gerry and I were married at that temple … large ecumenical gathering …
(Closed with song: building bridges.)
~ End of Table Notes~
Hugs to everyone,
Ellen
Section Two: Events & Opportunities
Salonista Steve Slack offering Native Plants for Sale
Steve is a great guy, husband of wonderful Lisa Haglund, father of fabulous Londo... His passion is n ative plants restoration. Check this out. ellen
KEYSTONE FLORA, Native Plant Nursery of Southwestern Ohio.
keystoneflora.com <x-msg://17/keystoneflora.com>
We would like to invite you to our Grand Opening / Open House.
Saturday May 19th from 9 to 5:00.
5081 Wooden Shoe Hollow Lane, Cincinnati
We feature local plant species that thrive in our ecological region.
Our plant stock is suitable for many applications including rain gardens, butterfly gardens, prairies, woodlands and edges.
We are located in Historic Wooden Shoe Hollow. From Spring Grove go north on Winton Road, turn right on Kings Run, turn left on Winton Ridge, go about 1000 feet, turn (veer) left onto Wooden Shoe Hollow Lane and proceed to the end.
Please be careful when parking.
Business phone 961-2727
If lost call 403-0577 cell
Sincerely,
Steve Slack
961-7711 Home
P.S. We will be there all day for the open house, normally we are only open by appointment only.
Northiside is HAPPENING!
Check out these cool events...e.b.
MOBO BICYCLE CO-OP BENEFIT CONCERT SET FOR MAY 19
Cincinnati--The MoBo Bicycle Co-op, a new non-profit program of Northside’s Village Green Foundation, is hosting a benefit concert on Saturday, May 19, at Off the Avenue Studios (1546 Knowlton Ave), from 7:30 to midnight. All ages are welcome.
The benefit is part of Mobo’s fundraising and kick-off membership drive that will help finance programming, acquisition of tools, and the renovation of its new work and storage space at 1415 Knowlton.
The concert will include an exciting variety of musicians, including Matt Shelton, Peter Adams and the Nocturnal Collective, and Montreal-based jazz ensemble Make A Circus. The event will also feature a raffle offering a wide range of services and items, ranging from in-home cooking lessons to a free stay at the Red River Gorgeous Cabins in Kentucky.
Food and refreshments will be provided for a modest donation.
Pre-sale tickets are $8 and available at Shake It Records (4156 Hamilton Ave) and Ali's Boutique (4183 Hamilton Ave). Tickets at the door, $10.
A non-profit, do-it-yourself, bicycle repair shop, the MoBo Bicycle Co-op’s goal is to give all Tri-State residents easy access to bicycling and bicycling education. We support sustainable and healthy means of transportation and are committed to providing space and tools for bicycle maintenance, repair, and safety. Through workshops, social events, and regular drop-in shop hours, we offer hands-on experience and education. Membership is $20 annually.
mobobicyclecoop@gmail.com www.myspace.com/mobobicyclecoop
Calling all Northsiders to Run, Walk, Roll or Stroll!
in the Freestore Foodbank Hunger Walk/Run 5K
Memorial Day - Monday, May 28th, 2007
Downtown - Central Parkway YMCA
Our goal is to have 50 residents of Northside registered for CAIN - Churches Active In Northside
Every dollar from registration, donation or pledge goes directly to provide food and necessities to those in need right here in our neighborhood
Every $20 = over 130 pounds of needed items for CAIN Choice Panty
Four Ways to Register
Online: Register online using a credit card until May 23
http://www.freestorefoodbank.org (or link through CAIN website)
By Mail: Download and Send entry form and check or money order to: Freestore Foodbank Hunger Walk 1250 Tennessee Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
By Phone: Call 513-482-FOOD to register with credit card by May 23
On Race Day: Registration booth at Central Parkway YMCA beginning 7am
* PLEASE REMEMBER TO DESIGNATE CAIN AS YOUR RECIPIENT AGENCY!!!
Let us know when you register and help us meet our goal!
Claire Darley at cdarley@artacademy.edu or Todd Kolloff tckollof@fuse.net.
Peace and blessings,
MiMi Chamberlin Daly
4230 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45223
591-2246 ext. 3, fax 591-2262
www.cainministry.org - You can make a donation online today!
"Help for Today - Hope for Tomorrow"
We need your help.
Now is the time to clean out those closets.
The Village Green Community Garden will happily accept sellable used goods for our June yard sale and bake sale.
Drop-off Dates at the Village Green
Sunday, 27 2-4 P.M.
Wednesday, May 30 6-8 P.M.
If you have any question, please contact the Village Green at villagegreen @fuse.net or call 295-8165.
If you wish to donate a large item, such as furniture, please call ahead of time and let us know.
Yard Sale and Bake Sale
Date: Saturday, June 2
Time: 9A.M. -2 P.M. ($2.00 bag sale 1:00- 2:00 P.M.)
Place: The Gardens at Village Green
1415 Knowlton St.
Cincinnati, OH 45223
The Northside Art Sale will take place on Saturday, June 9, 2007 from 11-5.
This event is a great time for artists to display and sell their original artwork. The avenue should be bustling that day as it is also Pride Fest! Please come and support local artists, and don't for get to tell your friends!
Check out the details at northsidearts.org.
For all you artists out there, if you would like to participate, go to northsidearts.org to register.
Ellen Bierhorst, Ph.D. Is a holistic psychotherapist with over 35 years experience. Specialty area: Optimizing Mental Health ~ “Better than well”. Also: healing trauma, strengthening families and relationships, alcohol and other addictions including food, and weight management, EMDR, GLBT, chronic pain and physical illness. Clifton. 513 221 1289 www.lloydhouse.com
Celebrate Buddha’s Birthday
In Northside this Sun.
Dear Friends of the Dharma,
This Sun., May 20th we will celebrate Vesak at the Center. This is also know as Buddha Day in May and celebrates the birth, enlightenment, and passing into nirvana of the Buddha.
The celebration will be an addition during the regular meditation period, but there will still be time for meditating.
We will have a potluck immediately afterwards at 11:30.
Buddhist Dharma Center
Buddhist_Dharma_Ctr@fuse.net
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EARTHSAVE Event:
An Evening Of Gratitude
A cooking presentation by Mark Stroud of Gratitude Restaurant and demonstrations of Yoga, Tai Chi, & Belly Dancing byinstructors from Gratitude Motion Studio.
4:30pm Sunday, May 20, 2007
CliftonUnited Methodist Church,
3416 Clifton Ave., 45220
4:30 Potluck:
Bring a vegan dish to share & a plate & utensils.
Vegetables, fruits, grains, beans, seeds, nuts (no animal products, no dairy, eggs, casein, honey)
For more information or food tips call: 513-929-2500
Email: cincinnati@earthsave.org
Website: http://cincinnati.earthsave.org
EarthSave educates people about the powerful effects our food choices have on the environment, our health and all life on earth, and encourages a shift toward a healthy plant-based diet.
You don’t need to be a VEGAN to join us!
Bring a Friend! Everyone Welcome!
Job opening for sm. restaurant manager
Posted by: "Rina Saperstein" rlsaperstein@yahoo.com rlsaperstein
Wed May 16, 2007 12:42 pm (PST)
Please distribute beyond this list until June 15 2007.
Kitchen Manager/Trainer
posted: May 16, 2007
Power Inspires Progress: NonProfit Employment Education program seeks
a Kitchen Manager/Trainer for our small Pizza Parlor & Catering
program in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati (Venice on Vine). PIP is a
Community Shares Partner Organization targeting employment-
disadvantaged inner-city residents.
Requirements: Experience in small restaurant management; excellent
supervisory, communication and teaching skills; record keeping and
cash management skills; modeling positive interaction with customers
and trainees. Supervises kitchen operations -- including inventory,
food preparation, and cleanup-- and trains staff to perform them.
Position is approx 30 hours a week (negotiable).
www.powerinspiresprogress.com. Email to
powerinspiresprogress@fuse.net.
Rina Saperstein, Executive Director
Power Inspires Progress
727 Ezzard Charles Drive
Cincinnati Ohio 45203-1410
513-221-7020
www.powerinspiresprogress.com
Power... Inspiration.... Progress
Meaningful Employment... A Living Wage
Ginny Frazier is an awesome woman and wonderful singer and Jeanne Nightengale’s home in Price Hill is really exciting to see... Magnificent view from W. of Cinti. Skyline. Ellen
Support Green School Buildings, Practices
Hi, All:
ALLY, co-founder of the Growing Green and Healthy Schools Network, plans to produce a curriculum guidebook that "uses the school as a tool" to teach environmental stewardship and healthy living. The guidebook will be based on Ohio standards with 12 sample lesson units accompanied by a music CD.
We are having a House Concert: Sing-a-Long the Ohio River fundraiser on Saturday, June 9th at Jeanne Nightingale's lovely riverview home in Price Hill. Please see attached flyer. (not shown but emal ginny circles_and_arrows@yahoo.com)
Please spread the word! Hope to see you there!
Ginny Frazier circles_and_arrows@yahoo.com
Executive Director
ALLY
LLEE SIVITZ TO PRESENT AT SALON MAY 30:
Hippocrates, the Father of Modern Medicine, said, „Let food be your
medicine‰.
Come and learn about the link between nutrition and the prevention of
degenerative disease. This information-packed presentation by Llee Sivitz
will provide some simple ways to improve the health and well-being of your
entire family. Llee will also introduce the whole food-based supplement she
has given her family for years, called Juice Plus.
Llee Sivitz
Sharing 21st Century Nutrition for Better Health
513.541.5270 (office)
513.205.9236 (cell)
lleesivitz@hotmail.com
www.juiceplus.com/+ls02753
"The news isn't that fruits and vegetables are good for you, it's that they
are so good for you they could save your life." TIME Magazine, Oct 2003
24-hr information line 1-800-942-1260 - hear what health professionals are
saying!
Salonista Scott Dominion passes: Memorial to be here June 3
This is the very funny youngish white man with the “dreds”, aka Yogabare. Click on myspace link to read testimonials and add yours. E.From christy L.
Here is the myspace page for Scott. The nice thing about myspace is that people can upload photos and write things in the comments section so it can be like a community board.
www.myspace.com/4yogabare <http://www.myspace.com/4yogabare>
Christy
From Mary Ann Lederer (Earthsave):
In memory of Scott Dominion: comedian/healthy humorist, vegan, environmentalist, yoga teacher (Yoga Bare), animal lover, dog sitter, activist, traveler, earthsaver, friend of so many….
In Scott’s own words: “nudist, Buddhist, raw foodist.”
Gainsville FLA newspaper: Bicyclist hurt in crash dies from his injuries
A bicyclist, injured in a crash on U.S. 441 late Monday in the city of Alachua, died Tuesday at Shands at the University of Florida, the hospital reported.
Scott Dominion, 42, of Cincinnati was critically injured when he was struck by a sport utility vehicle southbound on U.S. 441 near the intersection of 59th Terrace, the Alachua Police Department reported.
A Chevy SUV, driven by Fred Davis, 60, of Fort White, hit the back end of Dominion's bicycle, Detective Darry Lloyd said. Dominion struck the vehicle near the passenger-side, side-view mirror. The accident occurred at about 8:45 p.m.
A memorial for Scott Dominion will be held at 4pm on Sunday, June 3rd at Lloyd House, 3901 Clifton Avenue. Please bring a vegan dish and many thoughts and feelings to share. Bring dish and utensils; park on Lafayette Ave.
SWAMI HIMAVAT TO PRESENT AT SALON JUNE 6
Swami Himavat, Ishaya monk, Teacher of Enlightenment, (and salonista!)will present at the Salon Table on June 6, on "Calm in
the Face of Stress; Clarity in the Face of Tension"
It is your birthright to be enlightened. This
translates into having more of what you truly want in
your life. Come listen, ask questions, laugh
together, and share energy.
Section Three: Articles
Contents:
- NYTimes article on Bush... http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/16/washington/16nsa.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin
- David Little working on rebutting local Creationist Museum; also Darfur; also his resumé for your edification.
- Piketon nuclear waste article from SONG
- Salonista Julie Murray sends this: please support Women Writing for (a) Change... Important capital campaign for this Cincinnati treasure.
Local Cliftonite works to rebut Creationism
Ellen---This Campaign to Defend the Constitution is really catching on strong—as the creationist museum prepares to open. I have a full array of press events tomorrow and we are discussing matters with all major regional city newspapers as well. I have attached a couple of documents so your readers can be made aware---and as of now we have enough volunteer spokespersons from the primary educational institutions in the region. They have been wonderful.
The Cincinnati Herald did put a solid spread on the Darfur rally on their front page in this week’s edition—as promised. (David also worked on press coverage for the Darfur rally. Eb)
I have included my profile so you will know with whom you are speaking.
My best,
David Little
477-2651
David sent me his resumé so I could know who he is... Fascinating to read. I reprint it here for your enjoyment. ... Lifelong activist, involved in all the great causes. We should have this guy present at the salon... On anything. E.b.
DAVID P. LITTLE
207 Woolper Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45220
Office: 513-961-4660 Cellular: 513-477-2651 Fax: 513-961-2240
dplittle@fuse.net
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
INDEPENDENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONSULTING EXPERIENCE:
· Reform Ohio Now Campaign; Southern Ohio Director: Constitutional Ballot Initiative (2005); Managed regional office and activities, volunteer staff, and media relations as part of a statewide seven million dollar ballot initiative to reform elections, redistricting, and campaign financing in Ohio
Americans United for Change; Washington, D.C.; Statewide press events & Public Issue development political education efforts in Ohio (2006) AFL-CIO & related org. financed
Healthcare Leadership Council; Washington, D.C.; Midwest Field Director for the Council.
Represented coalition of 50 healthcare industry CEO's on national healthcare legislation. Responsibilities: relations: Governors, Reps., business allies, ed. boards, & tours by U.S. Senators
Southern Ohio Director of Issue One Campaign; Ohio Constitutional Ballot Initiative in 1996.
Managed media relations, office, staff, and all regional activities as part of a 20 million dollar effort
Ohio Federation of Teachers & the Ohio Education Association; (2005-2006) Researcher, Writer and Analyst; Compiled reports on the interconnectedness of political contributions, campaign finance, and the formulation of state educational policy positions in Ohio and Florida
Ohio U. S. Congressional Campaigns; (2004) (2006) Campaign Director & Strategist;
Responsible for strategic planning, issue briefing & development, press relations, research, publications, speechwriting and debate coaching
Campaign for a Cleaner Congress; Washington D.C., Subdivision of the labor funded organization American Family Voices, Selected as key representative of the organization in Ohio (2006)
National Committee for the Preservation of Social Security and Medicare; Washington, D.C. Contributed research and analysis for a grassroots field project in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
The Alliance of American Insurers, Chicago, Illinois; Developed and implemented rapid-response media strategy and maintained political/legislative relations in NY, NJ, & Pennsylvania
The Florida Trial Lawyers Assoc.; Statewide media campaign; winning constitutional ballot issue
· Constitutional Ballot Issue Petition Drive; 2006 Southern Ohio Coordinator
· Port Authority Northern Ohio; Speechwriting; Cleveland City Club & N.P.R. broadcast
· Montgomery County Commissioner-Elect; Dan Foley; Campaign plans, analysis & consultation
· ProgressOhio.org; Press assignments, Capitol press events for environmental & other clients
· Mayoral Campaign in St. Louis, Missouri; Director of Communications; Responsible for all press relations, guest commentaries, speechwriting, coaching, briefings and publications
INDEPENDENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONSULTING EXPERIENCE Continued:
Continental Airlines; Engaged to assist development of innovative marketing strategies, including the creation of “So Very Continental,” a corporate signature song designed for their mid-western media campaign during national expansion surge
Ohio U.S. Congressional Campaign; (2006) Strategist & Director of Communications;
Responsible for media relations, research, publications, briefings, speechwriting & debate coaching
The National Public Citizen Organization, Washington D.C.; Campaign Finance Reform effort
National Council of International Visitors, Washington, D.C.; Represented Council by facilitating visits, exhibiting aspects of American democracy and engaging socially with selected Foreign Guests
Director of Communications, Pennsylvania 1st (1994) & Kentucky 4th (1976) Congressional Campaigns; Responsible for press relations, publications, briefings, speechwriting & coaching
Senator Robert Kerrey (D. Neb.) Presidential Campaign; 1992 Primary Staff, Washington, D.C.
Statewide Campaign Regional Director /Media Consultant; Three Ohio Constitutional offices
State Politics USA; Served as sole mid-western researcher/correspondent for online news service
Ohio Health Care Legislation; Statewide research project regarding intricate legislation on Blue Cross/Blue Shield and the role of political donations in its creation
American/Ohio Federation of Teachers; Multiple research assignments (7) & publication writing
Women of St. John’s; Communications advisor/researcher in successful legal suit involving religious bias in the field of employment and promotion
Save the Fort Washington, Inc.; Exe. Director & Media consultant; Effort to save vital housing
Center for Constitutional Rights; (non-profit corporation founded 1966); Wrote and edited a time-sensitive assignment for publication to thwart legislation damaging constitutional rights
The Ohio Association of Hotels and Motels, Ohio Law Magazine; Writing & program analysis
The National 9 to 5 Labor Union, AFL-CIO; Press and strategic public relations consulting
National Association of Tobacco-Free Kids; Washington, D.C. Regional Representative for Assoc.
National Foundation for Community Partnerships; Media Relations & Planning Consultant
New Mexico Federation of Teachers; Albuquerque, N. M.; Strategic communications planning
Stamping Technologies Incorporated, Cincinnati, Ohio; Orchestrated relations during contract negotiations with U. S. D.O.D.; Energy Dept. & Ohio Department of Development
PAST CONSULTING FIRM AFFILIATIONS:
§ Burges & Burges; Business & Public Policy Strategists, Cleveland, Ohio
§ Bob Bechel & Associates; Political & Business Consultants, Washington, D.C.
§ Haas, Spicer, & Wilson, Inc.; Public Policy Consultants, Columbus, Ohio
§ The Murphine Group; International Business/Political Consultants, Washington, D.C.
§ Dell and Associates; Public & Business Relations, San Francisco, California
ADDITIONAL MANAGERIAL & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Director of Communications; Cleveland, Ohio- Media advisor/speechwriter for Administration of Mayor Michael R. White. Authored the State of the City, Cleveland Educational Forum and the National Political Convention addresses. Member of Strategy Group, Public Relations Advisory Council, managed departmental staff of 21.
Deputy Press Secretary to Governor Wallace G. Wilkinson, Commonwealth of Kentucky. Served in multiple press capacities including speechwriter with contributing to two State of the Commonwealth Addresses, and publications heralding the successful Kentucky Education Reform Act. Directed the Capitol Radio News Service, served as Governor's liaison to the Education and Humanities and Workforce Development Cabinets and was designated as the official Archivist for the Administration.
Southern Ohio Representative for former Ohio Secretary of State, Senator Sherrod Brown. Served as a legislatively mandated liaison for public information. Represented State of Ohio in corporate, legal, & electoral capacities; the Secretary of State in constituent service, media and public relations.
Personal Campaign Aide and Travel Director; Ohio gubernatorial candidate, Jerry Springer (1982) Provided daily briefings and accompaniment to scheduled events statewide, including all private/public meetings and appearances. Responsible for coordinating candidate, core staff and press travel, while assisting in advance, event planning, correspondence management & campaign research assignments.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
· University graduate with student honors, Northern Kentucky University. Held elective offices, appointed to two Presidential Commissions, frequent contributor to University publications.
· Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science, Minors in Philosophy, History, and Literature
· International Relations, Independent Graduate Program, University of Cincinnati
HONORS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
§ Outstanding Young Man of America, 1986
§ Cincinnati Neighborhood Poet Laureate, 1985, 1986
§ Published Poetry 1978, 1980, 1983,1984, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2005, 2006,
§ Greater Cincinnati Writers League, 1991 Poetry Award Winner
§ Guest lecturer for universities, colleges, seminars, public & private schools, civic & labor organizations, debates and public forums, and multiple newspaper, radio and television appearances
PAST PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
The American Historical Society; The National Urban League; The United States Foreign Policy Association; NAACP; The Public Relations Society of America; The International Society of Poets
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Just finished reading the trilogy His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman, a sci-fi/fantasy work with radical ideas about spirituality and religion recommended to me by one of my clients (I learn my best stuff from clients!) The villain is none other than the angel who took the title God Almighty. The Good Guys are the “fallen” angels. The hero is a 12 year old girl. I loved it. Says the universe is made up of/by tiny particles of energy that are sentient and bear a striking resemblance to Wilhelm Reich’s orgone. Great story, good characters, many novel ideas. I loved it. Ellen
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