She is co-founder and  co-director of the Institute for Peacebuilding, offering courses, training,  consulting, mentoring and on-site coaching in conflict resolution and prevention kimweichel.org/institute.htm

Her background includes over 25 years experience directing international projects, cross-cultural training, global communications, conflict resolution, and Third World development in Russia, South Africa, Canada, the U.S. and parts of Europe with the United Nations, other international agencies and many  consulting firms.

Kim is co-director of the SF Chapter for the International Center for Spirit at Work, stemming from her passion to bridge differences and nurture the soul in organizations and individuals. She is co-producing state-of-the-art corporate training materials on fostering spirit in the  workplace, called Human Spirit at Work, she leads trainings and workshops on nurturing spirit at work, and has written articles and practical guidebooks. Kim is also an advocate for positive media, co-founder of Our  Media Voice: Campaign for Accountability, and is the UN and Global Affairs correspondent for Positive Spin TV. ourmediavoice.org.




Cynthia Stringer

Cynthia Stringer, Founder Success By Design, has impacted and inspired results for professionals, Executive Directors, Women leaders, and business owners since 1990. Cynthia is committed to enhancing people's ability to take action towards their goals and intentions in integrated and sustainable ways. She accomplishes this through her online courses, her speaking, booklets, and during her one to one consultations. Ms. Stringer has co-written a workbook on Assessing Communication, ebooklets on various leadership topics, and is instrumental in creating strategic alliances among groups and individuals.

Her unique model finely tuned by being a coach, consultant, minister and professional speaker has allowed her inspire projects internationally in the US, Canada, Japan, Australia, and the United Kingdom. She received her degree in Organizational Development Psychology from Sonoma State University and her Masters from Peace Theological Seminary & College. She has begun a Doctoral Program (DDiv), exploring the keys of observation, alignment, authenticity and practical spirituality in work and business. Cynthia is Co-Director of the SF Chapter for the International Center for Spirit at Work, which steams from her passion and energy to build community with soul depth and authenticity.

(707) 888-9378, Cynthia@successbydesign.net


Past Council Members
Kimberly Weichel
Mary O’Connor
Michael Geraghty
Russell Baker





Mary O'Connor

Mary has been a sales and marketing expert for the past 21 years and has owned and operated three successful businesses.

Mary became a partner in an event company that she built into one of the largest in the Bay Area, grossing over 2 million dollars a year. After that she started her own business which she ran successfully for 5 years.

Mary started The Business Advantage in 1997 out of a vision to support visionary leadership in the world. She has been coaching business leaders for over 6 years and has helped hundreds of small businesses achieve extraordinary results.

A master coach and public speaker, Mary leads workshops and seminars nationally on effective communication, marketing, and leadership development.

bizadvtg@vistabroadband.com
(415) 444-0704


Michael Geraghty:
Michael Geraghty, a former Catholic priest, was born and raised in Ireland. In 1983 he came to America with no job, no business experience. Within eighteen months he bought his first home. Within five years he bought and owned his first million dollars worth of real estate in one of the toughest real estate markets in America. "Perhaps you have to be a foreigner to realize it fully, but America is a land of amazing opportunity," he says in his soft Irish accent.

Since 1983 he has worked as a negotiator for a fortune 500 company in Silicon Valley, California, and has negotiated deals and contracts in the hundreds of millions of dollars. During those ten years he quickly worked his way up the corporate ladder, becoming a member of the elite key employee program, studying and learning from the master negotiators in Europe, America, and Japan. "Many people ask me how I became so successful so quickly in America," he says.

"They are surprised when I tell them that I learned some of my most important negotiation lessons growing up in a small country town, on a football field, and in monasteries in Ireland here I lived and worked with marvelous mentors for fourteen years. I remember those lessons and apply them when I negotiate in America, Japan, and Europe".

Michael is the author of the highly acclaimed book The Ten Commandments Of A Successful Entrepreneur. He has also been featured in the book Here is Genius.

In 1990 Michael was featured in a cover story for Purchasing Magazine, the #1 Magazine for professional buyers in America.

(925) 631-6213
michael_geraghty@hotmail.com




Russell Baker is CEO and co-founder of Cymbic, Inc. www.cymbic.com Russ has directed product development, marketing, and business development in the high-tech and software industries for more than 15 years. During that time, he has consulted on positioning, marketing and corporate branding for companies like Ascend Communications, Intel, Advent Software and Quantum Shift.

Before launching Cymbic, Russ worked as a marketing specialist for Stanley Associates and the Marks Group. Russ received his undergraduate degree in communications and graphic design from the University of Washington. His MBA was earned at the Dominican University. He has taught strategic design regularly at the San Francisco Academy of Art.

Personal Thoughts: Why is it important to bring spirituality into the workplace?

(415) 472-4500 x101
rbaker@cymbic.com