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Tauni Swenson
was raised in the Bay Area. Tauni earned a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Oregon. After graduation she led wilderness courses for Outward Bound, teaching leadership and team building. Mrs. Swenson joined the Japan Times newspaper producing economic supplements around the world. During this two year period, she lived and worked in Turkey, Holland, Portugal, Austria, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. Upon her return stateside, she took over managment for the flagship scholarship program for Outward Bound. Mrs. Swenson is currently earning her MBA in Sustainable Management from Presidio School of Management. She has been working as a sustainability consultant for Williams-Sonoma, Inc. helping formalize a number of sustainability initiatives throughout the company.

Beth Blevins
is the Northbay Regional Coordinator for Gather the Women, a grassroots global matrix for women and women's organizations who share a belief that the time is now to activate the incredible power of women's wisdom on a planetary scale. She is owner of Project Solutions Network, Inc., a firm specializing in documentation services for corporations - technical and business writing, copy editing, and document processing.
Beth is also a empath, healer, and spiritual mentor. She is actively involved in Vessels for Peace, an organization serving the evolution of human consciousness through embodying peace and invoking the Sacred Feminine. She facilitates an ongoing support group for learning to practice unconditional love in everyday relationships (including in the workplace), based on the book "Real Love" by Dr. Greg Baer. And she also facilitates bereavement support groups for Memorial Hospice and Hospice of Petaluma.
Although Beth earned a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and began her career with an investment firm, life's unanticipated turns led her to new adventures and her current work. She is committed to amplifying the presence of peace and love and collaboration on our planet.