In today’s organic, cross-sectoral, networked universe, collaboration and information sharing among kindred spirits is one of the keys to success and sustainability. At c3, we have had the good fortune of receiving generous and sage advice, guidance and insights from a number of truly talented colleagues and strategic partners from many fascinating walks of life, professions and disciplines. Since our inception, they have connected us with brilliant people, ideas, and resources which have enabled us to build our organization. As members of our Advisory Committee, they represent a team of gifted contributors and co-creators to whom we owe a debt of gratitude. We invite you to meet these truly extraordinary members of our Advisory Committee, listed below.
LeVar Burton has been capturing the admiring attention of both audiences and his industry peers for three decades, and continues to enjoy a longevity truly rare within the industry. His deftness in avoiding stereotype continues to be a hallmark of an incredibly diverse career. Whether acting, directing, producing or writing, LeVar has demonstrated, over time that he can do it all. As if following some implausible Hollywood scenario, LeVar’s first professional audition, while pursuing his undergraduate studies at USC, led to his being cast as...
read moreKathy Eldon was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She graduated from Wellesley College and has since worked as an art teacher, television presenter, magazine editor, journalist, media consultant and a television and film producer in Kenya, England and the United States. She is the CEO and Co-Founder, with her daughter Amy Eldon, of Creative Visions Foundation. The Creative Visions Foundation supports people, especially the young, who use media, technology and the arts to create awareness of social, environmental or humanitarian issues and effect...
read moreDUANE ELGIN is an internationally recognized, speaker, author, educator, and media activist. His books include: The Living Universe, Promise Ahead, Voluntary Simplicity, and Awakening Earth. With Joseph Campbell and other scholars, he co-authored the book Changing Images of Man. Duane has worked as a senior staff member of a Presidential Commission on the American Future looking ahead from 1970 to 2000, and as a senior social scientist with the think-tank SRI International where he coauthored numerous studies of the long-range future; for...
read morePAMELA JAYE SMITH is a mythologist, author, international consultant and speaker, and award-winning producer-director with over 30 years in the media industry. She has worked on projects ranging from major Hollywood studios to wildly independent companies, always enjoying the process of helping to bring creative ideas to worldwide screens. Founder of MYTHWORKS, Pamela Jaye brings the power of story and Applied Mythology to individuals and organizations in many arenas including media, consciousness & spirituality, education, business,...
read moreDavid Wexler (aka dr. StrangeLoop) was born in 1985 in Santa Cruz, CA. As the son of Academy Award nominated Sound Mixer Jeff Wexler, and Academy Award winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler, he grew up deeply interested in the power of sound and image, and the interplay between them, and the other senses. When he was 21, he founded a media-production / think-tank to research mystical states of consciousness, and implement that research into emerging media. His films have been screened around the world at festivals, on television, and in...
read moreGlen Hiemstra is the Founder and CEO of Futurist.com, a website visited by people from 120 nations each month. An internationally known futurist, author, speaker and consultant, Glen has been consistently looking ahead. Before the Internet was even a public network Glen studied how it would change human and organizational communication. In the mid-1980`s he was describing the coming economic growth of the Pacific Rim countries. Glen told audiences about global warming and climate change…in 1987. He previewed nanotechnology…in...
read moreStéphan Choinière is a world-class acrobatic dancer and aerial artist, also accomplished as a gymnast, circus act choreographer, stunt man, and model. He created and performed the featured duo “body2body” in over 1000 shows for Cirque du Soleil’s Las Vegas production, Zumanity. As a 10 year veteran and principal performer with Anti-Gravity, Stephan appeared in such esteemed venues as: The Metropolitan Opera House, Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall for MTV’s Video Music Awards, as well as performing nightly at the award...
read moreDr. Howard B. Esbin is the creator of Prelude, a 21st C. learning game. Prelude is used in schools, community agencies, and workplace training internationally. Its design is informed by his research on social learning, imagination, and positive psychology. He founded Heliotrope, a social enterprise to promote Prelude and related research. Howard also has two decades of senior management experience in the private sector, international development, and philanthropy. His work has been published by the International Labour Organization, Education...
read moreDr. José M. Ramos holds a Doctorate from Queensland University of Technology in Global Studies and Strategic Foresight. He has taught and lectured at Swinburne University of Technology on Strategic Foresight and Sustainability Strategies, and currently teaches Futures Practice through the University of the Sunshine Coast and the National University of Singapore. He is Senior Consulting Editor for the Journal of Futures Studies, and is on the editorial board of the journal Futures. He has extensive journal publications in the area of futures /...
read moreRoberto serves as Director of Talent Management for the University of Southern California. He has been advising c3 on organizational development and talent management. He is also working on strategic relationships and has supported c3 with recruitment. Roberto began his career on Wall Street in 1979 as a Recruiter for one of the largest banks in the world. He spent the next 15 years in Human Resource leadership positions at several Fortune 500 companies. In mid-1990 he began working for the Walt Disney Company as its first Manager of Employee...
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