an artist, activist, evolutionary and social entreprenure. born in san francisco (home town: san luis obispo), raised a gypsy in a chaotic childhood (and often illegal adolescence), i moved to the dc-baltimore area shortly after the wall fell to engage the world via degrees in international relations and international business, become wealthy, highly cultured, well traveled, multi-lingual and heavily connected. i was to use my talents, skills and power as a catalyst for benevolent global change through international politics, money, espionage…and philanthropy.

instead…i caught the creative bug, experienced the power of art and collaboration, became a performance artist, did socio-political theatre in burned out churches and moldy storefronts, moved to nyc where I ate top ramen, rotten vegetables and drank bad wine in a drafty east river williamsburg warehouse loft i ‘fixed’ up with street finds and lots of toxic chemicals (no mask…i was a fucken artist!) and then spent several years traveling the country making my living on the regional theatre circuit (including 2 years as company member of the oregon shakespeare festival in ashland) before landing in los angeles nearly 5 years ago to help save the state of society through the conscious expression of the vox polpulae via the life affirming universal medium of film and with the unconditional love and acceptance of the entertainment industry which was eagerly awaiting my appearance…not.

after a year of project boredom (with a handful of exceptions) i put the ‘industry’ on the back burner, traveled through europe, dove heavily back into socio-political organizing, volunteered my ass back into poverty, worked with non-profits, helped to organize activist, artivist and community events such as sol fest (a 5 stage, ‘stacked’, all volunteer human rights, peace and justice festival), started going to burning man and moontribe, traveled to se asia, became a vedic practitioner, produced and shot a documentary on the world social forum in india (currently in a looooong post), performed occasionally (always brilliantly), and have generally been focused on personal growth as a means for societal evolution.

during this most recent time of transformation came the visceral experience of burn-out, the need for personal balance and a more sustainable hedonism, as well as the exploration of conscious, productive and effective ‘career’ possibilities…from which has evolved...

the paradigm project...whose mission is to support and advance positive social, environmental, economic and cultural transformation through market and community based innovation, implementation, empowerment and restorative development.

...and...

paradigm development...an eco development company providing sustainable solutions through the intelligent production of new and remodeled green homes, green building services, consulting, eco assessments and home energy performance testing.

oh, yeah…i hate capital letters, like run-on sentences and elipses...and if you believe everything i say, well...