Two decades of administrative, management, and performance experience in a cross-section of the performing arts, legal, retail, private and governmental sectors. Intern, US Senate; Assistant to former White House Fellow specializing in public/private sector employment partnerships for the disabled; Director of Marketing in Beverly Hills retail shop; founding member, singular Productions and Gifted CROW Theatre for Youth, Los Angeles. Film performance credits: The Vanishing, XTRO 3: Watch the Skies, Uta Hagen’s Master Class. Founder, Project GenerosiTee - creating environmentally sustainable clothing products. Graduate, Bryn Mawr College.

Current professional focus: identifying innovative environmental solutions to humanitarian crises; integrating grassroots outreach with high-profile public figures, corporate social responsibility, private foundation commitments, and media engagement. Active associations: Bioneers, Landmark Education, First Tuesday LA.

Vice President, Kayne Anderson Associates with 28 years in finance and investment. Prior positions: Associate Director, Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.; Account Executive, Oppenheimer & Co; Center Chairman, International Meditation Society/Boston Chapter; Director of Special Programs, Institute for Fitness and Athletic Excellence.

As singer-songwriter - solo albums Nailed, One Last Chance; music featured on network television (ER, Scrubs, 7th Heaven, VH1, HBO, CMT, A&E, ABC Family, PBS); former vocalist for Columbia Records; assistant to Leonard Bernstein; host of NPR radio program (nationally-syndicated).

Currently researching and implementing integrative and innovative interdisciplinary solutions for sustainable building and development; bridging corporate, foundation, grassroots, and entertainment communities; creating multi-level media campaigns to raise awareness and funding for forgotten issues. Active associations: Bioneers, Landmark Education.

Maureen Charles has two passions: writing and teaching. After 11 years as Chief Operating Officer and Director of Distance Learning for McGrath Training Systems and 27 years in the education and training field, Maureen opened her writing and editing business, Well Written, an endeavor that fulfills on both passions.

Ms. Charles collaborated with author, trainer and school law attorney Mary Jo McGrath on the research, writing and editing of School Bullying: Tools for Avoiding Harm and Liability (Corwin Press, 2007) and associate produced two video series: The Early Faces of Violence: From Schoolyard Bullying and Ridicule to Sexual Harassment (7 videos) and Lead with SUCCEED (6 videos).

Strong believers in community service, Maureen and her husband Jon, began running marathons for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in 2003 in the wake of a family tragedy and have been honored by the Society for their unrelenting fundraising efforts and support of the Society’s mission.

Early in her career, Maureen co-founded a non-profit organization, New Directions for People with Disabilities, giving her invaluable experience in grass roots non-profit management and development. A leader of life-altering programs in community leadership for Landmark Education, Maureen has trained thousands of people in transformational approaches to consensus building, establishing projects and initiatives that make a difference and inspire ordinary people to extraordinary action.

David Daly has more than 22 years of accounting experience including both rendering professional services as a consultant or an auditor as well as serving as a corporate controller in the entertainment industry. His clients have been both public and private entities in such industries as financial services, telecommunications, entertainment and media, real estate, consumer products, hospitality and not-for-profits.

Mr. Daly is a New York State Certified Public Accountant and is certified in Financial Forensics. He is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Public Accountants. Mr. Daly has spoken and instructed on investigations and accounting matters at numerous internal training sessions as well as outside conferences. He earned a Bachelor of Sciences in Accountancy from Villanova University.

As part of his community service efforts, Mr. Daly coaches little league baseball and AYSO soccer. He has helped raise money for the MS Society, American Cancer Society and his local church and school. For the past six years, Mr. Daly has served in various capacities on the Board of the Valimar Homeowners Association.