Frank Peabody

Following a career in the professional services field as President and COO of one of the leading consulting firms in the country, Frank became interested in Eastern spirituality and watercolor painting. He chaired The Merton Institute for Contemplative Living in Louisville, Ky., opened an art gallery in Charleston, S.C. and along with his friend Dr. Steven Rockefeller and Dr. Lisa Miller of Columbia University’s Teachers College founded The Collaborative for Spirituality in Education in 2017 which he now Co Chairs with Steven. Frank and his wife, Juliet, now live in Cincinnati, Ohio. Frank is a 1956 graduate of Princeton University.

Steven C. Rockefeller is professor emeritus of religion at Middlebury College, where he also served as dean of the College. He received his master of divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary in New York City and his Ph.D. in the philosophy of religion from Columbia University. He is the author of John Dewey:  Religious Faith and Democratic Humanism) and the co-editor of two books of essays, The Christ and the Bodhisattva and Spirit and Nature: Why the Environment is a Religious Issue. One major focus in his books and essays is the interrelation of spirituality, democracy, and ecology.

Professor Rockefeller was centrally involved in the creation of the Earth Charter, an international declaration of global interdependence with fundamental principles for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Active in the field of philanthropy, for three decades, he served as a trustee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, an international foundation, and chaired the Fund’s board from 1998 to 2006. He is the founding president of the Wendell Gilley Museum in Southwest Harbor, Maine, and of the Otter Creek Child Care Center in Middlebury Vermont. Since 2017, he has served as co-chair of the board of trustees for the Collaborative for Spirituality in Education, and he is the author of a new book, Spiritual Democracy and Our Schools.

Tal Ben-Shahar is an author and lecturer. He taught two of the largest classes in Harvard University’s history, Positive Psychology and The Psychology of Leadership. Today, Tal consults and lectures around the world to executives in multi-national corporations, the general public, and at-risk populations. The topics he lectures on include leadership, happiness, education, innovation, ethics, self-esteem, resilience, goal setting, and mindfulness. His books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages, and have appeared on best-sellers lists around the world.

Tal is a serial entrepreneur, and is the co-founder and chief learning officer of The Wholebeing Institute, Potentialife, Maytiv, and Happier.TV.

An avid sportsman, Tal won the U.S. Intercollegiate and Israeli National squash championships. Today, for exercise, he swims, dances, and practices Yoga. He obtained his PhD in Organizational Behavior and BA in Philosophy and Psychology from Harvard

http://www.talbenshahar.com/

Frank Peabody

Following a career in the professional services field as President and COO of one of the leading consulting firms in the country, Frank became interested in Eastern spirituality and watercolor painting. He chaired The Merton Institute for Contemplative Living in Louisville, Ky., opened an art gallery in Charleston, S.C. and along with his friend Dr. Steven Rockefeller and Dr. Lisa Miller of Columbia University’s Teachers College founded The Collaborative for Spirituality in Education in 2017 which he now Co Chairs with Steven. Frank and his wife, Juliet, now live in Cincinnati, Ohio. Frank is a 1956 graduate of Princeton University.

Steven C. Rockefeller is professor emeritus of religion at Middlebury College, where he also served as dean of the College. He received his master of divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary in New York City and his Ph.D. in the philosophy of religion from Columbia University. He is the author of John Dewey:  Religious Faith and Democratic Humanism) and the co-editor of two books of essays, The Christ and the Bodhisattva and Spirit and Nature: Why the Environment is a Religious Issue. One major focus in his books and essays is the interrelation of spirituality, democracy, and ecology.

Professor Rockefeller was centrally involved in the creation of the Earth Charter, an international declaration of global interdependence with fundamental principles for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Active in the field of philanthropy, for three decades, he served as a trustee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, an international foundation, and chaired the Fund’s board from 1998 to 2006. He is the founding president of the Wendell Gilley Museum in Southwest Harbor, Maine, and of the Otter Creek Child Care Center in Middlebury Vermont. Since 2017, he has served as co-chair of the board of trustees for the Collaborative for Spirituality in Education, and he is the author of a new book, Spiritual Democracy and Our Schools.

Tal Ben-Shahar is an author and lecturer. He taught two of the largest classes in Harvard University’s history, Positive Psychology and The Psychology of Leadership. Today, Tal consults and lectures around the world to executives in multi-national corporations, the general public, and at-risk populations. The topics he lectures on include leadership, happiness, education, innovation, ethics, self-esteem, resilience, goal setting, and mindfulness. His books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages, and have appeared on best-sellers lists around the world.

Tal is a serial entrepreneur, and is the co-founder and chief learning officer of The Wholebeing Institute, Potentialife, Maytiv, and Happier.TV.

An avid sportsman, Tal won the U.S. Intercollegiate and Israeli National squash championships. Today, for exercise, he swims, dances, and practices Yoga. He obtained his PhD in Organizational Behavior and BA in Philosophy and Psychology from Harvard

http://www.talbenshahar.com/