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Conscious Alliance Profile Page
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| Phone: | 720-406-7871 |
| Description/Bio: | CONSCIOUS ALLIANCE - History Since inception in 2002, we have successfully collected and distributed over 500,000 pounds of non-perishable food donations to local food pantries and impoverished communities across the United States, through our collaborations with musicians such as String Cheese Incident, STS9, Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson, Phil Lesh and many others. In addition, we successfully built a much needed food storage and distribution facility on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. The unit is used to store and distribute emergency food supplies to more than 100 families at the end of each month when bills are due and emergency food is critical in making it to the next month. The Conscious Alliance began as one young, college student’s vision and drive to help others. It all started when Justin Baker, founder and executive director of The Conscious Alliance, mobilized a group of friends and fellow students to come together as food drive volunteers. Baker’s vision led him to host campus-wide food drives with the hopes of not only collecting and distributing food to impoverished Indian Reservations in the Western United States, but also to raise awareness around the fact that poverty that still exists on American Indian Reservations today. The vision didn’t stop there. From campus to concerts, Justin Baker quickly discovered that it would greatly benefit the cause to appeal to a larger audience. Music concerts were just the venue he needed to capture a larger audience in one place at one time. Concerts proved to be a success. There were greater food and fundraising opportunities given the welcomed support of generous concertgoers. Today, The Conscious Alliance VISION is bigger than ever. We hope to continue to inspire high school and college students to become more actively involved in their communities by participating in and hosting food drives for people in need. Using food drives as our medium, we hope to encourage leadership and inspire community participation by young people across the country. In the meantime we have harnessed the momentum behind our cause to expand into disaster relief efforts. When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, we were able to respond within days, calling upon our network of supporters and musicians to come together to raise aid. Though generous donations and a series of food drives with Dave Matthews Band we were able to personally deliver over 30,000 pounds of food and almost $100,000 that was used to purchase more food. We have realized our potential to get food to those most in need, and will continue with this area of relief when disaster strikes. It is our goal to collect and distribute one million pounds of food to America’s hungry both in cities and on impoverished American Indian Reservations. Once we reach that goal, we hope to collect and distribute one million pounds of food per year every year thereafter. We are confident we can reach our goal! CONSCIOUS ALLIANCE - Mission The Mission of the Conscious Alliance is to: • Distribute food and resources to communities most in need. • Educate people about hunger, sustainability, and the issues facing American Indian Communities. • Create service-learning opportunities for youth on American Indian Reservations. • Facilitate the sustainable development of American Indian communities • Mobilize resources for first response disaster relief. CONSCIOUS ALLIANCE - Vision We envision a sustainable future built upon alliances of individuals, organizations, and indigenous communities, committed to service and giving. CONSCIOUS ALLIANCE - Staff Justin Baker - Executive Director / CO-Founder Justin graduated with a bachelor’s degree in religious studies from the University of Colorado in the spring of 2002. Upon graduation he continued to focus his time and energy into hunger related service projects that had also been a vital part of his experience from high school through college. He soon founded his own non-profit organization, the Conscious Alliance. Justin continues to pursue his dream of developing an international hunger relief organization, and during the little bit of remaining free time he enjoys being in the backcountry on his snowboard. Evan Baker - Administrative Director / CFO / Web Management / CO-Founder Evan has been one of the founding members of Conscious Alliance since it began on his 19th birthday in March of 2002. He has since risen to the level of Administrative Director and Chief Financial Officer through his hard work and dedication to the cause. Conscious Alliance and the indigenous people that they serve have slowly become Evan’s family and an integral part of his spiritual path. Evan’s goal is to help the Conscious Alliance expand in its scope and ability to feed the underprivileged of America. Gavin Levy - Director of Operations Gavin’s passion for service work started at a young age and continued into high school while working with developmentally challenged children. He combined this passion for service with his passion for travel when he taught English, reading, and math to 6th graders in the Kyalitsha township of South Africa. Gavin began his work with Conscious Alliance as an intern during his senior year. He graduated in 2006 from the University of Colorado with a degree focusing on Criminology while also receiving a minor in Business Administration. Neal Luecking - Director of Developement Neal graduated from the University of Tasmania at Launceston in the winter of 2002, where he earned a degree in Sociology and Philosophy. Prior to joining forces with Conscious Alliance, he filled roles as an Assistant Director for an after school program, a field counselor in a residential wilderness therapy program, and as a 4th grade teacher. He hopes to be able to continue to expose legions of other youth to the same life experiences he has been privileged to. When not subdued with the life and labors of Conscious Alliance, he treasures the vertical delights of the Rocky Mountains and the companionship of his dogs. Justin Levy - Director of Youth Involvement / Volunteer Coordinator Justin started doing service work on the Crow Creek Reservation though The Brothers Keeper Program at Barrington High School in Barrington Illinois. Upon graduation he linked up with Justin Baker and the Conscious Alliance. He was very inspired by the organization and in 2004 began working with them, resulting in a semester-long internship during the summer and fall of 2006. He is currently a student at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC where he is studying Service Promoting Health and Happiness, and continues to coordinate regional efforts for Conscious Alliance. Meghan LeClair - Intern Meghan recently relocated to Colorado from Michigan (Great Lakes, Great Times!) where she studied Recreation and Environmental Studies. In conjunction with her Intern duties at Conscious Alliance, Meghan is also completing an internship with Madison House Publicity. Through these endeavors she hopes to enhance the integration of music, artists and social activism. CONSCIOUS ALLIANCE - Board of Directors Bob Titley Bob Titley has been one of Country Music’s most successful managers. He managed the careers of both Kathy Mattea and Brooks & Dunn from their inception for 15 years each. Combined they have been responsible for record sales in excess of 32 million units, 4 Grammy Awards, 23 CMA Awards, and 28 ACM Awards. The Country Music Association named him Manager of the Year in 1996. Along the way, Titley formed TKS Marketing which sold and managed corporate marketing programs with country music artists, with clients such as Kellogg’s, Coors Brewing, Lipton, and Panhandle Slim. Titley also has a long standing relationship with the northern plains reservations, having first visited Rosebud in South Dakota in 1975. Deborah Adams-Welles Don Strasburg Heather Leider Heather is currently the Director of PR & Marketing for Pangea Organics, the largest cold-processed, organic soap manufacturer in the United States. In addition to bar soap, the Pangea Organics brand includes a full range of award-winning organic body and skincare products. A generous portion of Pangea’s profits fund The Pangea Institute, an emerging non-profit dedicated to researching and teaching all aspects of sustainable living and business practices. Prior to joining Pangea Organics, Heather was the Assistant Development Director of Community Food Share (CFS), a non-profit serving people in need of food assistance in Boulder and Broomfield Counties. At CFS Heather contributed her strengths to all fundraising and PR & Marketing efforts in support of the organization’s $1 million operating budget and mission to ensure that People in Boulder and Broomfield Counties are Food Secure. Prior to her work at CFS, Heather was the Program Manager of Fundación Amistad, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering relations between the United States and Cuba. Before devoting her time to the important work of non-profits, Heather served as the Account/Production Director of Rising Tide Studios, a cross media publishing company headquartered in New York City and producer of Silicon Alley Reporter, Digital Coast Reporter and Venture Reporter. Heather graduated from the University of Vermont with a B.A. in English and dual minors in Women Studies and Sociology. Ira Chernus Ira Chernus received his Ph.D. in Religion from Temple University in 1975. He has been teaching religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder for over 30 years. He teaches courses on religion and American society, religion and American political culture, and nonviolence. He has published eight books and many articles on these subjects. He has also been an activist for peace and justice throughout his life and is a frequent contributor to progressive political websites like www.commondreams.org and www.tomdispatch.com. Jason Mastrine Jason Mastrine is the General Manager of TicketsWest-Oregon. Before working for TicketsWest, Jason served as General Manager and co-founder of SCI Ticketing, a concert ticketing company created to provide musicians with a means of selling tickets directly to their fans. In addition, he was one of several managers who formed the Footprints Foundation & Gouda Causes - the philanthropic arm of The String Cheese Incident. In 1996, Jason received his Masters degree in Environmental Geochemistry from the University of Alabama, and spent several years working as a consultant in Boulder, CO, covering various Natural Resource Damage Assessments, and mining-related fish studies. While no longer in science, Jason has spent much of the past 10 years working to advance various social and environmental problems afflicting the U.S. Jason remains an active member of the Advisory Board from his office in Portland, Oregon, where he lives with his wife, Verity, and son, Julian. Joseph F. Grasso Grew up working in a family commercial real estate business and has worked in the entertainment world as a Tour and Production Manager. He has been on a number of other boards and has served on the CA board for 1 year. He currently is on the Board of Trustees at The College School and is Chair of Development and the Alumni Association. Joseph and his wife Shana have two children, Melanie and Joe. Kathy Partridge Executive Director, Interfaith Funders. Kathy Partridge was Program Officer with the Needmor Fund for ten years. Her grantmaking focused on community organizing nationwide including the Southern states of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, aw well as welfare reform with discretionary grants supporting independent media. Kathy served on the Interfaith Funders grantmaking committee from 1999-2003, and participated in the FBCO State of the Field research project. She was a co-author of the National Network of Grantmakers Common Grant Application, and was awarded the honorary status of “Elder” at NNG’s 25th Anniversary in 2005. Kathy has been an organizer in Mississippi, Europe, and Colorado on social justice, women's, and peace issues. She’s led environmental, media and human service non-profit organizations in management, development, communications, and volunteer coordination, from the local to the international level. She was a member of the Grassroots Global Justice delegation to the World Social Forum in Mumbai, India. For more than twenty years, she’s been a radio host and producer at Denver-Boulder’s community station KGNU, and represented the station at an AMARC global community radio conference in Nicaragua in 1989. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado (Peace and Conflict Studies) and is currently completing an MA at Regis University in Social Justice Philanthropy and Organizing, with research on how progressive philanthropists advance social movements through strategic grantmaking. Lance Gentry CMO, Mocapay. Lance has been building brands since 1991. His career began in the entertainment industry at Warner Bros. Studios and Touchstone Pictures both in marketing and creative development. Lance left Hollywood to pursue an agency-side career, domestic and international, working with Global 500 brands such as Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola and Siemens. In 2003, Lance accepted a position with a start-up beverage company, IZZE. He spent four years co-creating what is today one of the most successful emerging brands in the industry. IZZE sold to PepsiCo in September 2006. After successfully launching 3 new products under the Pepsi banner, Lance accepted his new role as Chief Marketing Officer at Mocapay, an emerging mobile payment company based in Boulder, CO. Mike Luba Matt Atwood Project Director, Algae Systems; Co-Founder, Our Future Now Atwood is employed full time by Algae Systems where he manages the development and commercialization of next generation algae to biofuel technologies. He has extensive experience in non-profit management, having previously directed a non-profit working primarily on passing legislation promoting social justice and healthcare reform, and currently serves on the board of directors for two other non-profits, Our Future Now and the American Rainbow Rapid Response. Every year Atwood coordinates a worldwide community of visionaries to the annual Burning Man event where they build large artistic installations and run workshops and lectures on a variety of topics including sustainability and human responsibility. Matthew Smith After obtaining his degree from the University of Utah, Mr. Smith returned to Boulder, Co to operate an independent record label. His journey then lead him to a job as a tour manager forrock bands for several years before opening up his own management company. Today, Mr. Smith is a partner in a Rock N' Roll VIP Concierge business based out of Manhattan, New York. His company cuts deals with today's biggest artists and the country's top fortune 500 companies. Natalie Hand Peter-Christian Olivo Peter-Christian Olivo is a co-founder, Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer of Sage Canyon Advisors, LLC, a FINRA-member investment bank focusing on middle market mergers and acquisitions and business advisory services. In addition to Sage Canyon Advisors, Mr. Olivo also serves as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Circadence Corporation, a Boulder, Colorado-based industry-leading provider of wide area network (WAN) optimization technology, as the Chief Executive Officer of Bill Bass Concerts, Inc., a Denver-based live music promotion and production company, and as principal of PCO Consulting, LLC, a Colorado-based consulting firm providing advice to various clients in the live music and artist management fields. Prior to joining Circadence, Mr. Olivo served as an associate at the international law firm of Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P. Mr. Olivo has volunteered his time for a number of local non-profit organizations over the years. In addition to serving on the Conscious Alliance Board, Mr. Olivo currently serves as a volunteer for Boulder County Cares, a community outreach program that provides services to Boulder’s homeless population. Rick Hartman Rick Hartman is a retired Naval officer, having served for 24 years in various operational and staff tours of duty in the U.S. Submarine force. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1983 with a Bachelor's Degree and received his MBA from the University of Nebraska in 1997. He has been actively involved as a volunteer in the community as a coach for 11 years in youth soccer, baseball and softball, 15 years as an active member of the Parent-Teacher Association at his children's schools including three years as PTA President, 12 years as an adult leader with the Boy Scouts and various other church and community charitable organizations. He is currently employed by a privately owned government contracting company providing operations research support to the Navy and Department of Defense. Steve Simon Stephen H. Simon is Managing Member of Simon Equity Partners, LLC, a San Francisco-based private equity firm. He is also president of Indianapolis-based Melvin Simon & Associates, Inc. Mr. Simon, who was previously active as a developer in Simon Property Group's Community Center and Mall Divisions, is a graduate of Indiana University. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Pacers Basketball Corporation, Method Products Inc., and MOG Inc. Mr. Simon is active in fund-raising for numerous community organizations and serves on the Board of Directors of the Simon Youth Foundation, the Phoenix Theatre, the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee, and Conscious Alliance. Tania F. Hollingsworth Tania Hollingsworth has worked in non-profit organizations and the human services field for over 12 years. Tania holds a Master's degree in social work and a B.A. in psychology and sociology. She is dedicated to her work helping others, with an emphasis on early intervention. Tania currently works as an early childhood specialist and mental health consultant/clinician at the Mental Health Center Serving Boulder and Broomfield Counties. She lives in Boulder, CO with her husband, dog and cat. She enjoys hiking, gardening, music and traveling. CONSCIOUS ALLIANCE - Native American Advisory Council “The purpose of the Native American Advisory Council (NAAC) is to provide a formal channel through which community leaders on benefiting reservations can directly communicate about the development and implementation of Conscious Alliance projects. The NAAC will evaluate options for expanding the food distribution network and act as a liaison between Conscious Alliance and communities on the reservations. Foremost, NAAC will strengthen the connection between the people of the reservations and Conscious Alliance.” Floyd "Looks for Buffalo" Hand Chairman Justin Baker Lynette Two Bulls Natalie Hand Phillip "Yellowbird" Whiteman Jr. Steve Lily CONSCIOUS ALLIANCE - Advisory Board “The purpose of the Conscious Alliance Advisory Council (CAAC) is to function as a consultative body for matters related to the mission and goals of Conscious Alliance. CAAC will create opportunities for expanding Conscious Alliance projects within current social arenas while also facilitating the introduction of Conscious Alliance to new arenas. CAAC will also assist Conscious Alliance in attracting corporate sponsorships and partnerships.” Bob Frankel Paper Specialist Dave Weissman Professional Air Guitarist Eric Pirritt Manager for STS9 Vice President - Live Nation Rocky Mountains Ethan Schwartz Co-Producer Langerado Music Festival Jeff King Event Director John Warren CEO - Jay Dub Productions Inc. Martina Hoffmann Visionary Artist Mike Bank Shipping & Container Coordinator Nick Morgan Director of Synergy - Peak Experience Productions; Ecovisionary Developer; Activist Ozzy Finley Penske Representative Robert Venosa Visionary Artist Robey Gibson Marketing Advisor - Mesh Marketing CONSCIOUS ALLIANCE - Testimonials Albuquerque Indian Center Hi my name is Kelly Klovas, and alongside Gordon Yawakia here at the Albuquerque Indian Center we oversee the Commodity Distribution Program. I wanted to take a moment and extend our gratitude to you and all those involved in your generous donation(s) for our clients and community in need! We are humbled and honored at your generosity. With much appreciation and respect, Kelly Klovas Prevention Coordinator/ and all I can help with :) Albuquerque Indian Center Roatan Children's Fund It was so nice to get to meet all of you last Sunday. I wish I could have spent more time with each of you and learned more about you and your history of giving back thought the Jam Cruise. I have been working on the Island for about 5 years now and thought I was past all the tears but have to say that when we pulled up in the van and I saw all the kids so connected with the music, I had a hard time holding back the tears. I know these kids and have watched them grow for the last few years and what I witnessed was just magical. If I may just tell you a little about 14 year old Alex. He is the oldest boy at the Home and has been there since he was a toddler. As he has gotten older he has become more withdrawn and harder to reach. When we drove up he was the first one of the kids that I saw. He was standing on the table completely immersed in the music and had this wonderful smile on his face, a smile that I had not witnessed in years. The House Father Mark and I were both so pleased to see him so involved. I took Alex aside after and he was just so excited and we talked a little about maybe music could be a calling for him. I'm sure that the kids will be talking about that day for a long time to come. Actually, I think a lot of us will be talking about that day. Thank all of you from the bottom of my heart. I hope you had a wonderful time. Please consider coming back soon! Lynn Fanelli www.roatanchildrensfund.com Alameda County Community Food Bank Conscious Alliance was a dream to work with. We had never partnered with them before, but their reputation with San Francisco Food Bank was stellar so we were excited to work with them. Evan was especially great, as he coordinated all logistics and communicated information well in advance. We were astonished when the truck pulled into our warehouse with almost 3,500 pounds of food for the benefit of the hungry in Alameda County. We welcome the opportunity to work with Conscious Alliance in the future! Angela Eichner Food Drive Coordinator Made With Love Cafe Among our major donors, Conscious Alliance stands out as our most dedicated ally. In November of 2005, when Emergency Communities began planning its first independent relief mission, a kitchen and distribution center in a suburb abutting the lower 9th ward of New Orleans, Conscious Alliance was there. Houston Food Bank Food Bank I send you thanks from the Houston Food Bank. Even though it has been several months since you were here, you are always in our thoughts and prayers. We will never forget all of the work you did to help with disaster relief in the Houston area. Chief Albert Mr. Baker, you have made many people happy this last Thanksgiving. I even seen a few tears. One man told me thank you, thank you many times, but he told me, I don't have a stove. Yesterday, I bought him a stove. He didn't have a hot water heater, but he has one now. It's people like you that makes it possible for these poor people to survive. I know it's impossible for you to see the faces of these people when they got the food that you provide for them. I won't try to explain, because I can't, all I can tell you. it's a very warm feeling. It was late at night when I finish delivering the turkeys and the food items, I got ate up by mosquitos and I was tired, but it was all worth it. I also talked to the local supermarket and he is willing to do all he can to help the local get their food. If you are still willing to help us on a monthly basis, then let me know and I can put you in contact with him. Again many blessing to you and you organization. Best Regards; Chief Albert Marlene Foret I wanted to thank you for the turkeys, can goods, potato, carrots, apples, bananas, and sweet potato you generosity gave to the people in Grand Caillou/ Dulac and the other communities.Please tell everyone involved in giving and an extra thanks to you for delivering all the goods. Marlene Foret Chairperson of Grand Caillou / Dulac Community Natalie and Floyd Hand When we first met Justin Baker, he was a young college student studying theology. He came to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation on a spiritual mission. But he left here with a new mission...to improve the lives of our Oglala Lakota people. With an estimated 80% unemployment rate, the majority of our members' food consumption is from government issue commodities. This food, mostly canned and packaged goods, contain high amounts of fat, sodium, and carbohydrates. As a result, over 1/3 of our 36,000 members are diabetic. And without employment, many of our families here run out of food by mid-month. Since Justin founded The Conscious Alliance, he has been committed to providing a healthy alternative to the fatty, starchy food provided here. The Conscious Alliance partnered with our Looks For Buffalo Foundation, has distributed food to create thousands of healthy meals across the Pine Ridge Reservation. They have also become a huge supporter of our annual Thanksgiving "Turkey 'N Trimmings" program and the Christmas Toy Drive program. With help from the Conscious Alliance, we distributed over 700 turkey baskets for Thanksgiving and over 1,000 new, wrapped Christmas presents to needy children (0-18 yrs.) in 2004!!!! Additionally, The Conscious Alliance collects and delivers good quality used clothing which benefits so many families here. And through their fundraising efforts, The Conscious Alliance is generously donating a 22'x22' heated garage that will be designated for food/clothing distribution here on our homeland! This garage will allow Justin and his team to bring larger quantities of donations to be staged and distributed here. We are so grateful for The Conscious Alliance and their unwavering support for our Oglala Lakota people! And too the thousands that support his work, we say... lila wopila tanka! (thank you very much) Floyd & Natalie Hand Looks For Buffalo Foundation Pine Ridge, South Dakota Steve Lilly Steve is the tribal leader of the Wadopana Clan in Montana. Please read what he had to say about Justin and Evan Baker delivering a truckload of your donated goods to his reservation. Justin, Your Indian Brother in Montana . . . just checking in my friend to see how things are going. Also, a big "thanks you" goes out to Justin and Evan from the Wadopana Clan for all that you have done. We served approximately 150 families. There were an average of (3) members per family. So you touched the lives of 450 individuals. "You know it sure makes a difference when you know somebody cares". One elderly woman testified to that, when she approached me after she had received her basket of food. She said, "you know, I didn't know how I was going to feed my grandchildren this week - thank you." Jacob Devaney Living Folklore, Inc. www.livingfolklore.com |
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| Type: | Services |
| Category: | Live Music |
| Address: | 2525 Arapahoe Ave Ste E4-182 |
| City: | Boulder |
| State: | CO |
| Zip Code: | 80302 |
| Website URL: | www.consciousalliance.org |
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