My name is Tayari Medearis born in san francisco, california and raised, as well as worked in San Francisco and Oakland California. I love both sides of the bay equally. Tayari means ready (for the journey of life) in Swahili and what a journey it has been. I’ve spent my life working in the black community building and providing services that improve the social and economic conditions of African American Communities and its been a beautiful struggle. Currently I’m the project director for a community wealth building initiative sponsored by the Kairos Fellowship SF in the Bayview Hunters point district of San Francisco.
Gustavo Alcantar
Gustavo Alcantar is a creative being and peaceful warrior, living life artfully outside of the box. He is an EcoDesigner (Graphic Design & Permaculture), splitting time between the San Francisco Bay Area and Mexico's Pacific coast (Nayarit). He graduated from Cal-Poly SLO design program, and besides operating a one-man design studio, he has also created a Hemp clothing brand (Swirlspace), an urban Sustainability non-profit (UAS), and is currently building an Eco-Art Bed & Breakfast in Mexico. This latest project ties together many of his skills, experiences and dreams to create a special experiential opportunity for ecologically-minded travelers and artists.
Jesper Nørgaard Reumert
With an original background from forestry, I have been working with regional development for more than 15 years. My current dayjob is to support hospitals in transition towards eg. more preventive healthcare and building public-private cooperations for innovation. Spare time is spend on volunteer work and community boards within village and rural sustainable development. I have two kids aged 10 and 13 and live with them and their mother. I have for several years puzzled with various ideas for social ventures and spend (too little) time on developing these - all of them are related to either bio-based materials or place/community development.