Jeffrey Dann, Ph.D., Dipl.Ac. (NCCA) is an internationally recognized acupuncturist who has been practicing Oriental Medicine for over 25 years. Jeffrey has been a member of the Cleo Parker Robinson Ensemble Dance Medical Team. He has been co-leader in our men's work with youth and also has served as our program’s medical expert. Jeffrey fathers his three grown children with his wife of 32 years. He is an inter- generational dance link and combines Five Rhythm™ work with Contact Improv.

Megan Eggers CMT, MA is a Somatic Therapist who employs a variety of skills to facilitate an experince of awareness and aliveness in and through the body. She is trained as a Body-Centered Psychotherapist, a Massage Therapist, Cranial Sacral practitioner and Somatic Archaeologist (TM) and also uses energy work and intuition to guide her inquiry. She has experience working with youth in transformational workshops, facilitating groups, and teaching body-centered techniques for self-inquiry and self-mastery. Megan is devoted to supporting the creative and transformative process of aligning with purpose and passion in a way that brings forth our deepest gifts.

Christopher Sassano is a world beat musician, dancer and active leader in a number of men’s groups. He mentors youth and adults through his music and earth art. He currently teaches drumming to the Highschool Students at Shining Mountain Waldorf School where he is also the facilities manager and guardian of the land. He is co-parent to a youth leader in this work.
 

Tara King, M.Ed. is currently the Administrative Director of Wild Life Productions, LLC. She has worked for almost 15 years with families in the childbearing cycle of life, as a birth and parenting educator. She also works with women of all ages regarding the female fertility cycle. Tara currently teaches health to middle school and high school students. Tara co-creates coming of age studies for Surfing The Creative® programs and beyond. She mothers two daughters, one in elementary school and one middle school learner.

Kat Shea, CMT, CHOM has 27 years experience in the healing arts, combining a multitude of massage techniques, body-centered psychotherapy for trauma, along with classical homeopathy. She actively mentors youth and adults in their professional development and serves as one of our program’s primary healers. Kat mothers a grown daughter, who is also a youth leader in this dance community.

Gabriel Cannon is an outdoor educator, a videographer, and a musician. With years of experience working with high-risk urban youth in the Chicago area and an undergraduate degree in Human Development and Adventure Education, Gabriel is deeply engaged in sharing the stories and practices of cross- cultural initiations. Gabriel has recently returned from living and working alongside the Maasai people in Kenya, Africa. He was fully engaged in their daily life and rituals, while creating a school and building an eco lodge.

Meagan Chandler is a vocalist, expressive arts educator, and ethnic performance art alchemist. Her pursuits in music, movement, creativity, and service in community have taken her to New Zealand, India, Japan, Spain, and Morocco. She is dedicated to using the voice and song for full creative expression. Meagan currently works as a professional performer and recording artist along with offering therapeutic and creative voice sessions with youth and adults across the United States.

Jonathan Davis is an arts educator who has been living and working in Boulder, Colorado for the last 7 years. Since graduating from Colorado College with a B.A. in Theatre and Dance, Jonathon has worked in a variety of educational settings as a dancer, actor, musician, and director. He is the co-founder and former co-director of Express Your Self dance studio, where he taught creative dance for kids of all ages. Jonathan’s primary goal is to enliven the next generation of leaders through embodied creativity and inspired self-expression. He holds a K-12 teaching certificate in theater and drama.

Ramon Gabrieloff-Parish is an interdisciplinary teacher working with at risk youth in the mountains of Colorado. He is a poet and astronaut of the inner. He holds a BA in History and Philosophy from Colorado College. He is currently seeking certification and Masters degree in Consciousness Studies. Ramon is a dedicated husband and fathers three, wide eyed little ones.

Rina Kedemworks and lives in Israel with the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies. She currently coordinates and manages Jewish- Arab environmental youth programs in Israel and Jordan, working both on the grass roots level and with policy makers in Israel. For the past six years, her varied background includes working with youth, environmental leadership, and building Jewish- Arab relationships. Rina has counseled troubled youth, trained and supervised teams of outdoor educators and backpacking leaders, facilitated conflict resolution with people of diverse cultures in Ecovillages across the planet, and served on the planning committee of Camp Tawonga’s peacemakers program.

Taliza Mizrahi is a professional Hip Hop dancer. She spent 2002-2006 dancing with top Hip Hop artists throughout the L.A. area, as well as developing her university’s Hip Hop dance team. Taliza is a graduating member of the second class of Soka University of America, an international school based on Buddhist principles. She developed the S GI Buddhist Youth Division in Colorado, as well as a Hip Hop dance based youth empowerment program called “Dancers for Peace.” She currently serves as a mentor for young women across the nation, teaches positive Hip Hop classes to young women locally, and is a bilingual youth leader working with hundreds of youth in the metro- Denver area.