Anto is a life explorer in constant movement. She is passionate about designing and facilitating creative, humane and genuine collective experiences and discovering the patterns that enable us to be our most authentic version. She is an architect with knowledge in systemic thinking and has worked with NGOs, companies and governments accompanying communities, mentoring entrepreneurs and leading environmental management and education processes and triple impact projects.

Crystal Arnold is the founder of Money-Morphosis and two online webinar courses. After graduating from Southern Oregon University in 2007 with a degree in international economics, she has designed and facilitated workshops, community events, and discussion panels about money. She has inspired hundreds of people to have a healthier relationship with money. Her courses serve to illuminate the individual’s relationship with money and value. As a financial coach, she encourages people to live their potential. Her written work has appeared in journals, magazines, and in the book called Reinhabiting the Village. She lives in Oregon with her husband and two children.

Donnie Maclurcan is passionate about all things not-for-profit. Originally from Australia, he moved to the U.S. in 2013, from where he leads the Post Growth Institute, exploring how we accelerate the transition to a society that thrives within ecological limits. Donnie sees purpose-driven business as central to this shift, drawing from his work as a consultant to more than 400 not-for-profit projects. An Affiliate Professor of Economics at Southern Oregon University and Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts, Donnie holds a Ph.D. in social science, with his research having explored nanotechnology’s implications for global inequality and sustainability. He is currently working on his third book: How on Earth: Our future is not for profit.

Gabriela is studying for a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Sustainability with a minor in Marketing at Oregon State University. She is passionate about regenerative economies, social justice, and using grief as a tool for connection and transformation. She found out about the PGI through an internship with SOCAN, where she created the Businesses Taking Action Survey to measure the social and environmental impacts of local businesses. She wants to help shape a world where economies work for nature, not against it. She was born and raised in Ashland, Oregon, and enjoys reading, writing, dancing, rock climbing, and traveling to new places.

Kristel is a freelance graphic designer, Art of Hosting practitioner, and graphic facilitator who is passionate about creating spaces of honesty and transformation. She developed an interest in the post-growth worldview through courses in ecovillage design and the Youth Initiative Program, a year-long experience with activists from all over the planet on alternative solutions to global challenges. Kristel is currently studying for an undergraduate art degree while opening a fresh pasta business. Born in Bogotá, raised in Germany, and based in Edinburgh, Kristel speaks fluent Spanish, German, and English. She is completely obsessed with craft materials, chocolate, and dogs.

Through his work within the Klamath Falls community and abroad, Tyler focuses on making a positive impact through the empowerment of community programs and collaborative development. Tyler graduated from Oregon Tech a Bachelor of Science in Population Health Management with a minor in Applied Statistics. His education, coupled with a long history of event planning and team coordination, provided the foundation to assuage his desire to promote the prosperity of his neighbors.