The Academy is a relationally based organization, committed to its own process of learning. As staff, board members, and associates we cultivate the learning field within our own organization. We believe that the quality and capacity of our individual ‘human beingness’ is an essential contribution to the work that we do in the world, and we take this on as our learning practice. The Academy fosters an environment that encourages learning and critical inquiry among all its members, and provides a context in which we continually explore our personal learning edges.

Board Members    
Aaron Stern, President
David Gordon, Vice President and Secretary
Ann Stahl, Chair and Treasurer
Marianne Murray, Trustee
Vivi Rogers, Trustee
Carol Cole, Trustee
    
Staff    
Aaron Stern, Founder and Executive Director
Marianne Murray, Core Faculty
Donato Thomas Jaggers, Associate Director
Dan Brannen, Finance Manager
Verne Stanford, Capital Campaign Director
Patty Nagle, Development Manager
Melissa Stevens-Briceño, Programs Manager
Robin Weeks, Teacher Renewal Coordinator
David Gordon, Director of Academy Center Development
Sage Magdalene  
Tina Olson, Bookkeeper
David L. Witt, Curator of the Seton Collection
Anna Sanchez, Development & Administrative Assistant
    
Adjunct Faculty    
James Bampfield, Core Faculty
Matthew Fox, Scholar in Residence
Mark Nicolson, Ventana Advisory Services
Daniela Di Piero, Faculty Member
Toby Herzlich, Ventana Advisory Services
Reta Lawler, Faculty Member
Livia Drapkin Vanaver, Faculty Member
Eleanor Makris, Academy Elder
Chrissie Orr, El Otro Lado Project Director