Board of Directors

Gail Whipple, President, Treasurer: Gail is a writer/producer/activist with a calling to create a better world. Currently focused on web development, her background includes work in many for-profit and non-profit venues. Gail holds a black belt in To-Shin-Do, and is ordained as a pastor in Saint James Community. She is founder or co-founder of Infinitus, Spirit Quest, Youthspring, and Grassroots, and has served on many other boards. Her goal is to create opportunities for empowered living for as many people as possible, especially those who must negotiate the challenges of marginalization in society.

Teresa Kirkpatrick Ramsey, R.N., L.M.T, Vice-President: Founder and proprietor of the international Baby's First Massage Program, Teresa also has a private practice in massage and serves on the board of National Association of Nurse Massage Therapists. Her calling is to make as many babies as possible feel safe and welcomed into the world.

Brice Thomas, DD, Secretary: Brice is an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ, serving at Journey UCC in Lebanon, OH. In ministry since he was a child, singing in his family's vocal group, he champions the principle that we each are called to our own path, not to be defined by anyone or any creed but ours and our Creator. He works to establish this principle of spiritual justice for all, and support people on their journey.

Board of Advisors

Tim Whipple: Tim is a businessman who is really in the business of making the world a better place. Currently, he's a VP at LiveOps in Palo Alto, California. Admittedly people-centric in the workplace, Tim also invests heavily in his community. Since 1994 he has been involved in The Muse Machine, where he is currently first past-president. He is also a founder of Infinitus, and Spirit Quest.

Hakim Isler: Hakim is part of the Special Ops community in the United States military, and has served overseas. He holds a second degree black belt in To-Shin-Do, and has adapted these teachings into a new system for the armed forces called "Battlefield Proximity Combat", or BPC." Currently writing his second book on self-protection, he is an original founder of Spirit Quest, and dedicated to helping others develop their true spirit.

Kelsa Rieger, MA: Kelsa is the principal in ChangeArts consulting, focusing on work that utilizes the arts and culture to better community life and develop human capacities. She is also a practiced street-styles dancer, and serves as an adjunct professor of urban dance styles at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, OH.

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