Mission
Phoenix Voyage, a project of the International Humanities Center, a 501[c](3) non-profit organization, is an educational entertainment production company dedicated to educating people about how to preserve and protect our beautiful world. Through our website, 12-city national tour, the childrens music CD series, contests, and comic book, we strive to motivate and inspire the communities of America and across the globe to create a healthy and environmentally sustainable future for our planet.
The Phoenix Voyage website has been established to showcase businesses and organizations that promote conscious living choices, such as
renewable energy sources,
new technologies
healthy foods and
positive attitudes to health care
The businesses and individuals helping to make Phoenix Voyage a success include:
Founder/Project Director / Kerrie Wilson
Kerrie is the lead visionary of Phoenix Voyage. As a mother of two teenagers, she has been involved in community activities and concerned about her children's future. Over the past six years, she has been focused on researching solutions for serious national issues She is also the director of The American Institute for Arts and Communitites which facilitates and produces projects focused on the arts and community. She organized events in New York for STAR Foundation (Standing for Truth About Radiation), as well as a Breast Cancer Event (Live Beat Breast Cancer). As an artist, she has painted over 200 murals during the past 14 years in the Hamptons, NY and across the US.
Assistant Project Director / Nikki Martinez
Nikki brings knowledge from many areas, including the non-profit arts, entertainment, internet, media, and financial services industries. She has engaged in cross-cultural business and social experience in Asia, Europe, South America and the Middle East. Nikki was an integral part of the marketing efforts during the American Film Institute's '100 Years, 100 Movies celebration, and served as the entire marketing department of a very successful internet company. She is highly involved in many communities that are stiving to raise the environmental and spiritual frequency of those on the planet.
Community Outreach and Program Advisor / Cathryn Hrudicka
Cathryn Hrudicka, Chief Imagination Officer of her companies, Cathryn Hrudicka & Associates and Creative Sage, is a master management, PR and marketing mentor, internet marketing guru, writer, editor, and expert in creativity and innovation. She is an innovation program designer and coach for notable companies, nonprofits, artists and individuals who want to design a creative career or redefine the concept of "retirement." Cathryn solves problems and teaches others how to innovate to be great!
In her long and distinguished parallel careers as a multi-disciplinary artist, executive and business owner, she has worked with many well-known, distinguished artists, nonprofit and corporate clients, and she has produced concerts and special events at an international level. An author of five novels, a forthcoming nonfiction book series on creativity and innovation, and many published articles and columns, she is also a composer, songwriter, poet, sound designer, performer, multimedia and videomaker who has written scripts for screen and stage. She is also helping Phoenix Voyage build sponsorships, media contacts and communities, both online and in person. Her personal mission is to use her creativity, artistic and business talents to build a better, more compassionate, innovative, collaborative and sustainable world.
Fiscal Agent, Board of Directors / International Humanities Center
The International Humanities Center's mission is to work with other 501[c](3) organizations and independent projects that are devoted to a vision of ecological and humanitarian stewardship. The IHC Board of Directors is the de facto Board for Phoenix Voyage. The IHC also takes care of all accounting and legal guidance.
Web Development / Gold Dog Design
Carter Fleming has been a web developer for the past 11 years and currently designs websites for clients nationwide. He served as lead developer at Verisign, training programmers and overseeing conversion of merchant services applications. A founding director of a non-profit technology consortium, he has extensive experience in environmental mediation, town meeting facilitation and online conference facilitation.
Educational Outreach / Gregory Jones
Prior to becoming an educator, Greg Jones began a life long love affair with creative expressions through music and audio/video productions. He has worked in the television and radio mediums in both production and on-air capacities, performed for a myriad of venues in the western states and continues to operate a production company he began in 1985. In 1995 Greg earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and a Master of Arts in Communication (1997), both from California State University, San Bernardino. He has served as an instructional leader across several disciplines over the past ten years at the elementary, middle school, high school and community college level. He is currently researching and writing a dissertation toward his PhD in Education with an emphasis in higher education leadership as a student of Capella University.
Tour Production / Lowenstein Event Marketing Group
Lance Lowenstein has over 18 years of experience in marketing and public relations. Lowenstein Event Marketing Group specializes in the planning and management of promotional events and local and national marketing. Past clients include Clinique, Anheuser Busch, American Diabetes Association, Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and CBS Radio.
Entertainment Production / Prince/SF Productions
A native San Franciscan, Ken Malucelli boasts a multi-faceted background which includes: performing and directing in opera and musical theatre; producing and promoting theatre productions and performing artists; writing and composing books and scores for theatre productions; managing and agenting for performing artists; executive producing CD projects for recording artists; founding MOCC (Merrie Olde Christmas Carolers), which is the world's largest caroling organization; having his works either commissioned, performed and/or commercially recorded by San Francisco Opera Chorus, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Chanticleer and other organizations and artists; and, in 1977, founding Prince/SF Productions, which books performing artists worldwide.
Staging / Edwin Shirley Staging
With a client list that includes world class music artists, multinational communication and exhibition companies, international building contractors and government agencies, Edwin Shirley Staging is a major force in the provision of staging and the installation of modular bespoke structures worldwide. They provide an innovative and adaptable approach to meeting clients' requirements. From simple platforms to the provision of large complex turnkey projects, their comprehensive service includes project management, design, manufacture, transportation and assembly.
Touring Solar Stage / Gary Seals
For 6 years Gary Seals was vice-president of High Sierra Sound, a national touring solar sound and stage company, during which time he developed a resource list of individuals, organizations, and equipment involved with creating sustainable solutions. Holding a Perma-Culture design certificate and having participated in the development of The Right Now foundation a non-profit organization he has a strong foundation of skills to offer.
Comic Book Art Production / Griffin Park Studio
Griffin Park Studio offers work of the highest professionalism and quality. Their network of contract artists includes many current and former Disney animators with 10 to 15 years of experience in their fields of character design, layout, cartooning, comics, animation and project management. They also have a staff of contract writers with years of professional writing and editing experience.
Wind Technology Consultant/ Troy Helming
Mr. Helming is known as one of America's leading clean energy economists, showing how converting to clean power can be profitable: "there is green in going green." The creator of The Freedom Plan (convert America to 100% wind & hydrogen and save the U.S. economy $20 Trillion by 2025), author of The Clean Power Revolution and numerous wind energy publications, founder & CEO of Krystal Planet (uses Grass Roots marketing to implement The Freedom Plan). Mr. Helming has been a keynote speaker on wind energy since 2000, addressing energy executives & the public in over a dozen states and four countries. Mr. Helming has been featured on Air America (EcoTalk), The Discovery Channel, PBS, Fox News, Sky Radio (in-flight radio for American, United, Northwest, Delta), NPR & numerous radio stations. His articles have been published in Bank News Magazine, KC Small Business Monthly, The Progressive Investor, Renewable Energy Access, Forbes magazine (KC edition) & dozens of newspapers.
Hydrogen Technology Consultant / Jeff Eagle
With his B.S. in Telecommunications Management JEff has spent the last 13 years in the telecommunications field, most recently as LAN/WAN manager of the Sprint Teknet IP Projectm. Jeff served in the US Navy on Fast Attack Nuclear Submarines both in the nuclear power field and submarine auxiliary systems, including hydrogen distribution and management. Active in both local community and politics, Jeff currently holds both Kansas and Missouri insurance licenses, is an IEEE member, and holds several Microsoft Certifications.
Solar Technology Consultant / Chris DeVolder
Mr. DeVolder has over 10 years experience in sustainable design on the commercial and residential markets as an Associate for CDFM2 Architecture. As a LEEDTM Accredited Professional, he has provided leadership in the sustainable design field to a diversity of clients and consultants. Mr. DeVolder serves as the Chairman of the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment for Kansas City. He has lectured on sustainable design throughout the country and participated in the Buildings for a Livable Future workshop and the Green By Design conference. Mr. DeVolder is a member of the prestigious Centurions Leadership Program through the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. Mr. DeVolder is the founder of zero3, a Kansas City company specializing in sustainable design and renewable energy, with an emphasis on integrated solar roofing.
Student Outreach / Student Environmental Action Coalition
SEAC is a grassroots coalition of student and youth environmental groups, working together to protect our planet and our future. Through this united effort, thousands of youth have translated their concern into action by sharing resources, building coalitions, and challenging the limited mainstream definition of environmental issues.
Exhibit Manager / Joel Fuller
Builds and maintains interactive exhibits for sustainable living topics for the public to view and experience. Joel served three years US Army Airborne, 15 years in heavy construction as a machine operator and foreman of a 65-man crew. Joel also worked in large home construction and restaurant management.
Sweepstakes & Contests / The Marketing Agency
The Marketing Agency has been managing sweepstakes and contests for more than 20 years, generating sales of consumer products and services as well as business-to-business leads and sales. TMA is an award-winning, strategically focused, promotion, direct marketing and marketing communications team. TMA drives success by creating and administering professionally designed sweepstakes, contests, continuity, partnership, loyalty and mystery discount promotions as well as compelling direct marketing.
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