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Jeffrey Murdock Adams has been involved in sustainability education and applied ecological design for over half a decade. Growing up exploring the forests, dunes, marshes and beaches of Cape Cod instilled an early love and appreciation for the mystery, beauty and complexity of the natural world that carry’s forth in his personal and professional pursuits to this day. Jeffrey is a sustainability consultant, ecological educator, and permaculture practitioner, recently working with John Todd Ecological Design, Inc on a prototype Eco-machine to degrade Crude Oil as well as Green Man Landscaping in Durango, CO to blend permaculture into the businesses operations

Weaving together nature awareness, traditional ecological knowledge, modern science, and hands-on applications Jeffrey designed his own Interdisciplinary Studies BS in Indigenous Technology at Humboldt State University (HSU), Arcata, CA. Jeffrey coined the term Indigenous Technology as being the practical application of knowledge of a place to help meet the needs of that place. Through this framework, Jeffrey sees the possibilities for developing societies that function in harmony with natural systems blossom by blending traditional practices, modern science, and collective vision based on commonly held values and ethics.

Jeffrey has done extensive work with the Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT) and the United Indian Health Services’ Potawot Health Village (PHV). Jeffrey served as volunteer, maintenance, and eventually residential Co-Director of the CCAT demonstration home and education program where he helped to transition the program to a new site, establish site infrastructure, and develop and facilitate many learning opportunities. Jeffrey was a speaker at the 2004 Education for Sustainability conference and the HSU Sustainable Campus Summit that he helped to organize. Having hands on experience in project design, planning, management, and implementation as well as professional training in a variety of fields, Jeffrey brings a unique perspective and solutions oriented attitude to every project.

For more about Jeffrey’s background education and experience, view his resume here.

Kendall Blair McKinley is deeply committed to working toward bringing humans and the natural world to greater health and wholeness through their interrelation. This theme is the focal point of her studies, artwork, travels, personal and professional pursuits and explorations. She turns to the natural world as a spiritual refuge, a creative stimulus, a teacher and a partner in this work.

Kendall received a BA in Art and Activism from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 2005. She is skilled as a visual artist, writer, dancer and choreographer. Kendall is a certified Hatha-Vinyasa yoga instructor, is certified in Permaculture Design, and has trained in the Tamalpa Institute’s Expressive Arts Therapy training program in Northern California. Always a student, always a teacher, Kendall is currently continuing her education at the California School for Herbal Studies in Forestville, California. She has taught and led groups in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Massachusetts, Ghana, and Guatemala.

Through her teaching, her art, and her writing, Kendall crosses and transcends the traditional boundaries of disciplines. Rather than focusing in one specialization, she approaches the world from a holistic perspective and recognizes that in order to reach personal and planetary health and wholeness we must recognize the interconnection of all forms and work toward ecological balance.

Zach Mermel holds a BS degree from Humboldt State University (Arcata, CA) in Environmental Science, with a self-designed concentration in Environmental Behavior. Born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii, Zach is passionate about enhancing self-reliance at the household, community and regional level. Zach has completed a variety of trainings, including Permaculture Design, Ecovillage Design and dynamic group facilitation. A past co-director of HSU's renowned Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT), Zach was the co-creator of the "CCAT Pemaculture Seminar Series" and the annual "Humboldt 250-mile Potluck." During his final year in college, Zach oversaw compost operations for the entire Humboldt State campus. Zach is currently an associate with the consulting business, "Na Honua Ecological Design."

For more about Zach’s background education and experience, view his resume here.