Kirsten Michel
ecologyproduction@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE:
Present   Ecology Productions
Founder, Owner & Director Ecology Developer, Organic Permaculturist, Gardener, Groundskeeper and Landscaper - Ecology Event Producer, Co-Producer, Coordinator, Promoter, Facilitator and Zero Waste Manager - Animal/Home/Child Care Provider - Home and Office Ecological Consultant - Published Multimedia Documentarian
1979 - Present   Oak 5 & Kirsten Michel Productions
Founder, Owner & Director Ecology Developer, Organic Permaculturist, Gardener, Groundskeeper and Landscaper - Ecology Event Producer, Co-Producer, Coordinator, Promoter, Facilitator and Zero Waste Manager - Animal/Home/Child Care Provider - Home and Office Ecological Consultant - Published Multimedia Documentarian
Published Multimedia Documentarian Producer, Photo -
grapher, Videographer, Web Developer. Published works include photo books & online photo/video/web publications.
Websites include
EcologyProductions.com, kirstenmichel.com YouTube, Facebook and Linked In (click on icons at the bottom of this page) Published photos in The History of the Grateful Dead Published photos/videos/webwork on Bill Moyers Journal NOW, Salon.com, Rush Limbaugh, Grateful Dead Archives, James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center at the San Francisco Library, Internet Archive, Ecopalooza, Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, Circle of Life Foundation, Unreasonable Women for the Earth, Code Pink for Peace, Listen Hillary, Baring Witness, Betty Biodiesel, Mendocino College MESA, Mendocino Ecology Learning Center, Mendocino Environmental Center, Lawrence Hall of Science, Know the Candidates, Emotional Education Services, Cleveland Leader, JamaicaLive, Video Activist Network, Action Hero Network, GreenYes Archives, Jen's Green Journal, Hopland Women's Festival, Kitty Rose hoplandcowgirl You Tube Channel, Dykes on Slides, Dykes on Slides - Summertime Dykes, Dykes on Slides - Ladies Night Dykes, Kirsten's Photos and many others - see Website, Video and Photo Portfolios. Mentioned for her Ecology and Peace work on Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman, written about in books by Alice Walker, Medea Benjamin, Jodie Evans, Susan Griffin, Terry Tempest Williams, Maxine Hong Kingston and others. Mentioned in Yes!, Utne and other magazines. Mentioned in articles in the Wall Street Journal, San Fransisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Indymedia and other newspapers. See More on Website Portfolio, Video Portfolio, Photo Portfolio

Ecology Developer, Organic Permaculturist, Gardener, Groundskeeper & Landscaper Proponent of Deep Ecology, Ancient & Primitive Practices of Sustainable Living. Permaculturist, Gardener, Groundskeeper & Landscaper. Organic, Permaculture, Biointensive, BioDiversity & Biodynamics. Edible, Medicinal & Native Plants.

Ecology Event Producer, Co-Producer, Coordinator, Promoter, Facilitator & Zero Waste Manager Ecology Productions, Oak 5 Productions, Ecopalooza, Bioneers, Green Festivals, SolFest, EarthDance, Harmony Festival, New Living Expo, Sustainable World Coalition Symposium, Unreasonable Women 4 the Earth, Code Pink for Peace, Baring Witness, Bill Graham Presents, San Francisco New Years, San Francisco Chinese New Years, SF Dyke March, SF LGBT Pride, Pride Alliance Network, Wild Affair Productions, Hopland Women's Festival, Russian River Women's Weekend, Women's Herbal Symposium & Many More in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Animal/Home/Child Care Provider Cared for a extensive variety of domestic/farm, zoo and wild animals - including spotted hyenas as University of California at Berkeley as Senior Animal Technician. Raised on a farm with pet hawk, skunk, dog, gerbils, fish, ducks, pigeon, horse, pony, cows and a crow - along with injured/rescued animals from the farm. As a child, helped mother care for zoo animals - boa constrictor snake, cameroon dwarf goat, saw-whet owl, ferrets & racoons. As an adult, cared for domestic/farm and wild arachnids, insects, fish, amphibians, crustaceans, reptiles, snakes (including rattlesnakes), birds, moles, voles, rodents, guinea pig, rabbits, opposum, dogs, cats, goats, sheep, pigs, deer, horses, donkeys, mules, & cattle. Volunteered at SPCA and for Veterinarians. Live-in/live out Eco Conscious Home and Child Care Provider for a variety of individuals and families. Babysitter, Nanny and Mills College Summer Arts Camp Counselor. Young people ages 0-19 years.

Home and Office Ecological Consultant Ecological, Effective and Efficient Solutions for Your Home and/or Office.

 
EDUCATION:

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• New College of California - San Francisco, CA
BA in Culture, Ecology, and Sustainable Community Homework published on ecologyproductions.com
Senior Thesis - Ecopalooza (Ecology Event) & Zero Waste Management. Activities and Societies: Bioneers, Green Festivals, Sol Fest, Unreasonable Women for the Earth,
Code Pink for Peace, Ecopalooza, Circle of Life, Sierra Club, BioFuels 4 Schools, Betty Biodiesel, Green Mary, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Hopland Women's Festival, WildAffair Productions, Green Gorilla, Green Alliance, Mendocino Environmental Center, Mendocino Ecology Learning Center, David Brower Youth Awards.
 
•  MediaLink 23 ~ Bay Area Video Coalition
   San Francisco, CA

   Certificate in Multimedia Design
A highly selective 16 week intensive, immersion style web development training program. Produced in class multimedia projects, web portfolio, and a professionally designed client site. Course emphasis on creativity, adaptability, teamwork, information design, and interface design.
 
•  Penn Foster Career School
   Veterinary Assistant
Augmented life experience in care of an extensive variety of domestic/farm, zoo and wild animals. Studied Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Mathematics, Veterinary Office Management and Animal Nutrition, Reproduction, Genetics, Aging and General Care. Activities and Societies: SPCA, UC Berkeley Office of Laboratory Animal Care, Lindsay Wildlife Museum, worked with many of Veterinarians.
 
•  Peralta Colleges - Oakland, CA
Interpersonal Communications, Philosophy, Spirituality, Religion and Psychology.
 
•  Syracuse University - Syracuse, NY
   Newhouse School of Communications
   Liberal Arts, Photography

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