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Friends of Full-Circle Learning

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Regional Onsite Training Locations, 2012-2016

Multiple locations throughout Liberia
Santa Ana School District (multi-schools training for private practitioners)
One Planet School, Ethiopia
Nevada City California, Full-Circle Learning Headquarters
Marin County, hosted by Meridian Health Foundation
Nevada County California School District
Liberia Full-Circle Learning Center
Blessed Vale School and surrounding schools- Zambia
Chapman University Education Courses
Les Etoilles Brillante School - Chad
Gambian Baha’i Center
Port Moresby Vocational Training Center -Papua New Guinea
Brisbane Australia
Venus School/Jacksonville Baha’i Center
Kaiser Permanente Corporate Center – Oakland, California
Radisson, Richmond, California

Collaborating Organizations

Nevada County Climate Change Coalition
Your Sisters
Zambian Gems
Community Engagement Initiatives
What a Life Foundation
G.E.M.S. Youth Program
UN Foundation
Participating Schools Worldwide (See most recent annual report)

Endorsements

Guidestar
Members of Liberia Education Ministry
HUD – Ventura County, California (endorses efficacy of programs)
Zhejiang University Preschool Education, Hangzhou China (teaches FCL throughout province)
Peace Corps (office in Washington DC recommended training model for use at international sites)
United Nations Environment Programme – Regional Office of North America (endorsed for efficacy in Kenya)
United Nations Foundation (endorsed Girls United initiatives in Haiti and Liberia)
Academy for Educational Development (A.E.D.) (Designation as “promising practice for nurturing altruistic identities”)
Los Angeles Human Relations Commission (granted John Anson Ford Award)
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors “ “
Baha’is of Ventura County (granted Baha’i Human Rights award)
Plan International (studied reasons for success of 10-year classroom wisdom exchange)
Chapman University instructor applies model in teacher education course

Foundations, Government and Corporate Donors (current programs)

EDI/EHG Fund
One Planet
Rose Foundation
Solar Cookers International
Nevada Irrigation District
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Leon Ferguson Grant, endowed by FCLA
First Five, Ventura County
Mona Foundation
Meridian Health Foundation
Aspen Environmental Group
Trenev Family Fund
Samuelsson Foundation
Bessie Minor Swift Foundation
Nevada County Climate Change Coalition
Audubon Society
Forest Issues Group
California Solar & Electric
Nevada County Retreats

History of Foundation Support (previous programs)

Paul Newman Foundation
The California Wellness Foundation
One Percent for the Planet
Buckhantz Foundation
Strategic Design
One Bag at a Time
Center for Global Integrated Education
Health for Humanity

In-Kind Support

Webmasters: Sarah Wood and Jason Witty
Office Support: Bob Ballenger, Roya Tabrizi
Local Program Support: Leah WIncks,
Baktash Aazami
Deputy Director/Consultant to Africa:
Tamiru Mikre Degefe
Art Projects/Pillow Project: Arlo Gordon
Entrepreneurial Design: Margaret Barnett,
Kim Joselove
Technical Support: Toni Issacs
Pro bono Pinting Support: A & A Printing,
PCR Printing
Facebook Coordinator: Elly Jaresko
Japanese Publishing Project Support:
Marilyn and Michael Higgins
Product Development (writing/adapting curriculum, training courses, CDs):
Teresa Langness, Marisol Rexach, Chelsea Lee Smith
Video Support: Zack Dafaallah

Jesse Gordon
Creative Arts Support (Recording Artists, Photographers, Studios):
Darrell Metcalf
Chris French
JB Eckl
Eric Dosier
Kristin Barnes
The Late My-Key Bellamy
Jan and Lady Jo and Faulkner
Leon Mobley
Hyla Douglas
Pamela Starks
Alyssa Thompson
World Beat Productions
Aimee Porter
Max Henkle
Maureen Mungai
Antoinette Wright
John Paul Thornton
Dave Lichten
Nira Lichten
Tristin Brandow

Live Musicians:
Maggie McKaig

Luke Wilson

Terry Riley

Ludi Hinrichs

Joe Fajen

Bill Douglass
Tierney Sutton

JB Eckl

Pledged Friends of Full-Circle Learning

Kavian Maghzy
Payam and Gouya Zamani

Taraneh and Frank Darabi

Fariba and Farshad Mahjour

Sue and Martin Schmitt

Bob Ballenger

Marisol Rexach
Hamid and Mitra Rastegar

Nina Allen
Sima and Kambiz Mobini
Soheil and Noura Samimi
Kate Langrall Folb
Leslie and Steve Carlson
Ofy and La Monte Douglas
Teresa and David Langness

Margie and Paul Smith
Natasha and Yordan Trenev
Cami Gordon
Iraj & Neda Sarvian
Rainn Wilson & Holiday Reinhorn
Aileen Getty
KTLA
Mahin Mashhood, M.D.
K.C. & Aimee Porter
LaVerne Nursery
Rita Barden
George Jaresko
Claudia & Alan Bingham
Sohail and Mojgan Tabrizi
Tom and Gabriella Hoffman
Bill & Cris Garlington

Carmen Maronde

Mashid Golestani

Chitra Golestani

Sutherland Carter

Vicki Lee

Katie Smith

Chris and Bill Newsom

Don and Barbara Rivenes

Rondal Snodgrass

Rene Sprattling

Peggy and Don Baldwin

Sharon Delgado

Olivia Newcomb

Maureen Mungai

Maggie McKaig

Shad and Soheyla Rezai

Friends of Full-Circle Learning

Abigail Glass

Adria Schuman

Agi Orsi

Alvin Moser

Ann Porath

Anne Gaylord Lewis

Arden Lee

Arlene Golant

Barbara Lopez Nash

Barry Frankel

Bonnie Bruckheimer

Brian Jarvis and Elly Jaresko

Brie Childers

Carlon Ablitt

Carole and Michael Hundert

Celia Sepulveda

Chad Seymour

Champion Group, Inc.

Charles McNair

Chelsea Lee Smith

Cheri Whitehead

Cherie Moraga

Chocoveda

Chris and Lauren French

Clothzmine, Inc.

Dana and Charles Boyd

Debbie Posada

Diane Buckhantz

Donald Beene

Doryan Madnick

Era and Any Allegri

Erin Maxick

Esther Tal

Fariba Kalantari, DDS

Filmore Rotary Sunrisers

George and Cathi Rimalower

Gloria Shakis

Heidi and Dan Ashcraft

Helen Fletchner

Homa Naha’i

J.C. and Adrian Crowley

Jackie White

Jade Romain

Jan Dauer

Jane and Michael Ryan

Jason Witty and Sarah K.L. Wood

Jesal Mehta

Jessica and John Davimos

JoAnne Hoiz Evans

Jon and Julie Landau

Juanita S. Miller

Judy Barden

Judy Rector

Julia Adame

Julia Lungin

Julie Cowles and David Kimball

Karen Vossler

Kathleen Beaton

Kathleen de Planque

Katie Smith

Keikco

Kelli Albrecht

Kristen Tollefsen

Lea Ann King

Leah Winck

Len and Katherine Williams

Len Williams

Lita Williams

Lori Goodman

Lou Ghagaris

Lucy Rimalower

Mahnaz Ahmandian

Maria Diaz Segundo

Marilyn and Michael Higgins

Marisol Rexach

Mary Ann Langrall

Mary Lou Plaskin

Max and Danielle Henkle

Melody Thomrongsith

Michael Lopez

Michael Schoen

Michelle Eastman

Michelle Mitchell-Foust

Mina Wilson

Ming Tai-Seale

Moti Roshanian

Nancy Bloom

Nancy Goodson

Nassrin Madani

Peyam and Mojan Vafadari

Pure Necessities

Robert Plaskin

Robin and Jeffrey Smalley

Rodney B. Hume-Dawson

Roya Tabrizi

Samah Tokmachi

Sascha Nieland

Sayareh Ourmazdi

Shala O’Neil

Sharon Franklin

Shirley Marks

Sofie Sausser

Stephanie Medina

Stephen Lee

Sue Buckley

Sugey Lopez

Susan Buckley

Susan George-Rydberg

Susan LaVaccare

Susan Sugarman

Susan Zia

Tami Peyman

Tami Roshanian

The Brooks Group and Associates

The Late Nikki Taylor

The Late Ted Groger

Tierney Sutton

Toni and Erik Isaacs

Tracy Malloy

Valerie Myers

Valerie Velazquez

Vera Jimenez

Vicki McCarty

Virginia Van Zandt

Virtues Child Day School

Wayne English

Board of Directors

Teresa Langness, Ph.D.
Founding Board President, Full-Circle Learning
Fariba Mahjoor
Board Vice President, Full-Circle Learning
Marisol Rexach, Ph.D.
Board Secretary, Full-Circle Learning
Zack Dafaallah, M.B.A.
Finance Committee
Baktash Aazami, M. Ed.
Schools Liaison
Rodney Hume-Dawson, Ph.D.
Finance Committee
Taraneh Darabi, Ph.D.
East Coast Liaison
Rene Sprattling
Northern California Liaison
Lindsey Schurman
Social Media Liaison

Board Advisors

Debbie Posada
Posada & Associates, Certified Public Accountants
Financial Advisor

Africa Fund:

Kavian Maghzy, CEO

Farzin Rahmani, M.D.

Tamiru Degefe, M.B.A.

General Fund:

Soheil Samimi, M.D.

Kam Mobini, CEO