Founder and Chairman of the Genesis Facility, an NGO group established to plan and finance global sustainability, project by project, country by country, beginning with meeting basic human needs.

Co-Founder and Chairman of STV Sustainable Technology Ventures Inc., established to develop and direct bilateral and international "Green Economy" competitions for developing commercially viable technologies for achieving food and water security, health security, climate restoration, rural and urban sustainability and for accelerating the shift to global sustainability.

Also leading Oasis Media Centre (OMC), which is developing a multi-media management social enterprise platform for computers and mobile devices. A web based and open source platform for media management, multi-format communications, video conferencing, apps, and advanced social and business networking. OMC will include networks/exchanges for stakeholders in food and water security; education security; emergency and crisis management/preparedness/response; energy security; entrepreneurship; habitat security; health security; rural and urban sustainability; and biodiversity.

September 2013 - Appointed Goodwill Ambassador, World NGO Day Initiative. http://www.worldngoday.com/. Raising awareness of the important work NGOs and the individuals behind them do every day. Empowering NGOs is a crucial part of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals.

My interests include gardening, landscaping, cooking, wine, french pressed coffee, Tazo Tea, Vesper Martinis, travelling, world music, writing,and more coffee; innovation, problem solving, tactical and strategic thinking, for starters.

"I get up every morning determined to change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult." -- EB White

“Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

"There's no passion to playing small—in settling for a life that's less than the one you are capable of living." - Nelson Mandela

“Leadership is walking in solitude and realizing that during the toughest and loneliest moments, you inspired others"