people ~ members
Jonathan Allan ~ Co-author of Live Simply in the City and computer
jockey at the Mayo clinic, he works to popularize VS to those at the low
end of the earning spectrum.

Richard Bruce Anderson ~ Founder and Senior Fellow at For the
Future and author of Waking Up from the American Dream: How to
Live a Happy, Satisfying Life in Our Unhealthy Consumer Culture.

Cecile Andrews ~ Author of The Circle of Simplicity and Slow is
Beautiful, and contributor to Take Back Your Time, Co-Founder of
Phinney Eco-Village, and community educator.

Lu Bauer ~ Financial Coach and Owner of a CPA practice called The
Balancing Act; Lu's the "Maine Accountant" in Your Money or Your Life.

Michael Beck

Kathryn Benedicto ~ Creator of an online community, Simple Living
SF South Bay/Peninsula, which serves as a local simplicity support
network and information clearinghouse for its 150+ members.

Dominique Boisvert ~ Co-founder of the Réseau Québécois pour la
Simplicité Volontaire or RQSV (Quebec Voluntary Simplicity Network)
and author of L’ABC de la Simplicite Volontaire (Voluntary Simplicity
Basics).

Marney Bruce ~ Founding member of Simplicity Matters Earth Institute
in the Washington, DC area; functions as their "ambassador" by
reaching out to groups and communities to spread study circles.

John de Graaf

William Doherty ~ Professor of family social science at University of
Minnesota and Co-Founder of Putting Family First, a grassroots
citizen group aiming to reclaim family time in a hyperactive world.

Nathan Dungan ~ Author of Prodigal Sons and Material Girls, and
President and Founder of Share, Save, Spend, LLC -- helping people
develop and maintain healthy financial habits.

Duane Elgin ~ Speaker, educator, consultant, media activist, recipient
of the Goi Peace Award, and author of the classic book Voluntary
Simplicity, as well as Awakening Earth and Promise Ahead.

Bruce Elkin ~ Simple liver since 1970.  Author of Simplicity and
Success, and Creating Sustainable Success. Life/Work Renewal
Coach Consultant in Victoria, British Columbia.

Diana Fischetti ~ Double Master's student in the Department of
Environmental Studies and Geography at University of Oregon in
Eugene; her interests include ecovillages and sustainable
consumption and settlement patterns.

Rebecca Gould

Alisa Gravitz ~ Executive Director of Co-op America (publisher of The
National Green Pages), and national expert on climate change, solar
energy and economic solutions to social and environmental
problems.

Jennifer Gregan-Paxton

Jacqueline Hamilton

Michael Jay Hartman ~ Federal Equal Opportunity Program Manager;
advocate for, and expert on, making simplicity programs inclusive of,
and relevant to, diverse populations; and making them accessible to
individuals with disabilities.

Jan Hartsough

Anders Hayden

David Heitmiller ~ Co-Author, with his wife Jacque Blix, of Getting a
Life, containing stories of people who used the Your Money or Your
Life programs to transform their lives.  

Hazel Henderson ~ Co-Executive Producer of the Ethical Markets TV
series, author of eight books including Beyond Globalization, and
world renowned futurist, evolutionary economist, and consultant on
sustainable development.

Carol Holst ~ Co-director of Simple Living America, the first national
nonprofit membership organization for the general public centered on
simplicity in partnership with the Simple Living with Wanda Urbanska
television series.

Gerald Iversen ~ National coordinator of Alternatives for Simple
Living, holds masters degrees in journalism and music, and is an
Associate in Ministry (AIM) in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America.

Janet Kane

Steve Kane

Tim Kasser ~ Author of The High Price of Materialism, co-editor of
Psychology and Consumer Culture, Associate Professor of
Psychology at Knox College, and Associate Editor at a professional
journal.

Kathleen Kenney ~ Retired social justice advocate/educator,
spirituality and/or simplicity workshop facilitator, instructor of a "Living
Simply, Living Justly" Honors course at Virginia Commonwealth
University.

Stan King ~ Coordinator of the Bay Area Voluntary Simplicity
Conference and two Bay Area Veg Fair conferences,  Organizer of
Regional Simplicity Circles, and environmental activist and simple
living advocate.

Mike Lenich

Meesen ("Mike") Liew ~ Contributing Editor to Blue Ridge Country
Magazine, member of the Appalachian Writers and Studies
Association, and a Quaker by faith on a simplicity journey.

Michael Maniates ~ Associate professor of political and
environmental sciences at Allegheny College, co-director of the
Commonwealth Community Energy Project, and co-author of
Confronting Consumption and Encountering Global Environmental
Politics.

Jeanne McCarty ~ Director of Roots and Shoots Program for the Jane
Goodall Institute, member of Advisory Council for Environmental
Leadership Center at Warren Wilson College, and international
speaker.

Jim Merkel ~ Jim Merkel is the author of Radical Simplicity and the
Sustainability Coordinator at Dartmouth College. Jim founded and
directs the Global Living Project in Vermont.

Mike Millard

Eugene “Pat” Murphy ~ Pat Murphy is Executive Director of The
Community Solution, author of its New Solutions reports, and a
producer of its film The Power of Community: How Cuba  Survived
Peak Oil.

MaryAnne Murray ~ Obtained her Doctorate in Education from Seattle
University with dissertation titled "Simple Wellness: Perceptions of
Health in Persons Who Practice Voluntary Simplicity."

Kari Neufeld

Randy Newswanger ~ Randy's purpose is to brighten and enhance
creativity in spiritual communities.  His simplicity philosophy is
grounded by his involvement in First Mennonite Church of San
Francisco and InterPlay.

Casey Pickett

Linda Breen Pierce ~ Author of Choosing Simplicity: Real People
Finding Peace and Fulfillment in a Complex World and Simplicity
Lessons: A 12-Step Guide to Living Simply.

Pisha Reardon

Vicki Robin ~ Co-Author of Your Money or Your Life, Founding Chair of
Simplicity Forum, and Co-Founder of Center for a New American
Dream, New Road Map Foundation and Conversation Cafes.

Lore Rosenthal ~ Co-Founder, Discussion Circle Coordinator, and
Mentor Trainer for Simplicity Matters Earth Institute; also known as the
Discussion Circle "Matchmaker" she's helped form over 135 study
circles.

Lena Rotenberg ~ Educational consultant, co-founder and co-director
of Simplicity Matters Earth Institute, and co-author of "Theory of
Knowledge Course Companion," published by Oxford University
Press in 2007.

Richard Ryan ~ Professor of psychology and psychiatry at University
of Rochester, and clinical psychologist and researcher specializing in
motivation, basic psychological needs, materialism and well being.

Shay Salomon ~ Author of Little House on a Small Planet, Co-
Founder of Small House Society, carpenter who coaches owner-
builders towards a mortgage-free life, and facilitator of building and
mindfulness workshops.

Jeanine Schreurs

Jerome Segal ~ Author of Graceful Simplicity and the forthcoming
Joseph’s Bones, Research Scholar at the Institute for Philosophy &
Public Policy at University of Maryland, and Director of Jewish Peace
Lobby.

Sean Sheehan

Bob Simmons ~ Founder & Principal of the Continued Success
Foundation, member of Hunter Lovins’ Natural Capitalism Inc.
Consultant Team, and former Senior Policy and Program Advisor with
the EPA.

Dawn Starks ~ Certified Financial Planner, owner of Starks Financial
Group, a financial planning firm in Asheville, frequent lecturer on
financial issues, and dedicated simple living advocate.

Wanda Urbanska

Dave Wampler ~ Founder and President of The Simple Living
Network an on-line community dedicated to providing resources,
tools, examples and contacts for conscious, simple, healthy and
restorative living.

Dave Wann ~ President of the Sustainable Futures Society,
filmmaker, co-author of several books including Affluenza and
Superbia!, and author of Simple Prosperity.

Marilyn Welker ~ Director of Simply Living, a 700 member
organization in Central Ohio. Marilyn is passionate about place-
based, grassroots-oriented, sustainable living.

Jennifer White ~ Executive Director of the Simplicity Forum, Co-
Founder and Director of Education for the Green Heart Institute, and
professional vocalist in the acoustic duo Sferes & White.

Richard Wilk ~ Professor of Anthropology at the University of Indiana
focused on the globalization of consumer culture and the spread of
high-consuming lifestyles into poorer countries.John de Graaf
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