Board of Trustees
Chair of the Board
Michael Pace
Michael is a project management methods expert, with decades of experience in project, program, portfolio, and strategic management, across multiple industries. Michael is a board member of the International Project Management Association, United States Member Association (IPMA-USA), a director with GPM-Global, and a management consultant specializing in sustainability. Michael is a frequent speaker on project methods & sustainable project management and author of books, book chapters, and case studies.
Board Effective Member
Anna Kovasna
Anna is dedicated to exploring community as a tool for resilience, regeneration, and liberation. She is the co-founder lead of two initiatives - Ecovillage Resilience 2.5+, doing participatory research with 20 communities about resilience in the face of catastrophic climate change; and Kincentric Leadership through the Polycrisis, supporting leaders to integrate the more than human world in their strategies and activities. Anna previously served as the co-lead and Education and Research Director of the Global Ecovillage Network and is the lead developer of the Ecovillage Impact Assessment, co-developer and facilitator of the European Ecovillage Incubator, Ecovillage Design Cards, and GEN Training of Trainers. She did her doctoral research on localisation and community building as tools for socioecological transformation, and also serves as a trustee of Transition Network. Having lived in the Findhorn Ecovillage for ten years, she now lives on a mountain farm in France.
Board Effective Member
Bronwen Morgan
Bronwen Morgan has spent 30 years in the field of education and research, exploring and teaching the diverse ways in which law relates to its social and political context. Over the last 15 years, she has taken these interdisciplinary insights from within the academy out beyond the ivory towers to work on reimagining how economy and environment work together. She has found it most rewarding to help build networks and organizations that mix academic research, activism and advocacy. In this capacity she helped co-found the Transition Towns chapter of Montpelier in Bristol UK, the New Economy Network of Australia Cooperative, the Sydney Commons Lab and most recently Regen Sydney. Her vision of mutual learning between plural traditions of education owes much to improvisational practices in music, as playing the fiddle in a band (or occasionally on top of a mountain) is one of her favourite ways to relax.
Board Effective Member
Hajar Tazi
Hajar is a storyteller, ecosystem weaver, and systems-transformation catalyst at the service of planetary wellbeing. As Director of Ecosystem Weaving & Strategic Initiatives at the Synergia Institute, she also serves on the boards of the Post-Growth Institute and Shareable and is an ambassador of Kincentric Leadership and the Inner Development Goals. In addition, she is part of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance and the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature and co-chairs UNEP’s Faith for Earth Youth Council. Hajar’s work is inspired by indigenous cosmovisions and deep ecology, and is fueled by a calling to inspire fellow humans to look beyond our apparent differences and unite minds, hearts, and hands to lovingly care for each other and our beautiful home, the Earth. With a passion for regenerative villages, alternative education, and grassroots-led innovations, she combines her background in Eastern Spirituality, International Relations, and Sustainable Development with diverse experience in academia, NGOs, and international development organizations.
Board Effective Member
Matteo Giusti
Matteo is a passionate researcher and innovator in Sustainability Science, committed to advancing a sustainable and healthy future. His solution-oriented research explores the personal, spatial, and cultural factors that shape sustainable worldviews and foster meaningful relationships with nature - the building blocks of sustainable development and societies.
Matteo guides schools, educators, private companies, and artists to design and implement transformative sustainable innovations. He has authored more than 20 scientific publications and contributed to several international reports on the role of education for sustainable development in schools, businesses and policy. He is also a member of the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication, where he contributes to the task force on Nature-based Education.
Board Effective Member
Zahara Chetty
Zahara is a polymath with a rich background spanning teaching, design, futurism, coaching, and business consulting. She began her career in South Africa, teaching English, Physical Science, and Information Technology before transitioning into the software industry. There, she introduced Design Psychology and contributed to the e-Education and Corporate Investment Finance sectors.
Zahara later founded her own consulting company, focusing on Social Development and NGO projects in the MENA region. As a trained futurist, she has established innovation hubs, conducted extensive research, and consulted globally on sustainable solutions that align with human values. Her expertise in abnormal psychology, mental health, and trauma has been instrumental in developing programs for vulnerable populations through her work with NGOs.
In the business realm, Zahara has experience in micro-entrepreneurship, startup mentoring, and Business Design coaching. She founded Bloomforge.co to help work on issues affecting African and indigenous communities, with a strong emphasis on personal futures and narratives. Passionate about regeneration initiatives, Zahara currently serves on the board of trustees for Gaia Education, which aligns with her dedication to creating holistic and sustainable solutions for communities.