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Leadership
Richard
McWilliams | Founder
A lifelong pioneer in the realms of science, technology, and engineering, Richard McWilliams has demonstrated an extraordinary aptitude for innovation since his youth. His professional journey began at the remarkable age of 9, when his sophisticated designs for unmanned aircraft were recognized by the Air Force's Advanced Systems Division (ASD). This early validation set the stage for a career defined by high-level consultancy and technical leadership.
Throughout his tenure, Richard has lent his expertise to prestigious global organizations, including Hewlett-Packard and the U.S. Navy Space War Command. His work has consistently been at the cutting edge of modern engineering, specializing in the development and application of artificial intelligence, robotics, and advanced materials science. His contributions often bridge the gap between theoretical physics and practical, high-impact technological solutions. -read more-
Richard's Bio
Steven Geller
Executive Director
Founding Member
Steven Geller has led startup operations since the beginning of the dot-com boom in the early 1990s. With a degree in Environmental Planning and Management from the University of California Davis, he spent the first 9 years of his career as a licensed landscape architect, architectural designer, land planner, and golf course designer. Realizing that his unique talent was not in design but rather in leading people, operations and growing organizations, Steven moved from Southern California to Northern California to pursue this passion in the Tech Industry.
Steven’s expertise encompasses developing, reengineering, optimizing, and leading highly effective cultures and groups in almost every functional area in an organization. As COO, he has built startup and high growth organizations alongside CEOs in profit and non-profit sectors across a myriad of industries including IoT, E-commerce, AdTech, Digital Asset Management, Software, Hardware, Video and Educational Games, Recommendation Engines, and Outsourced Employment. His groups have successfully serviced Fortune 2000 companies including Dupont, Amgen, Electronic Arts, Charles Schwab, Bristol Meyer Squibb, NFL, BBDO, and Martha Stewart Omnimedia.
Steven has been a visionary in culture optimization since his foray into the early days of the dot-com boom. Recognizing the severe leadership gap in corporate America and the need to transform and optimize workplace cultures, he founded Workplaces for Humans.
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Scott Geller
Board of Directors | Finance
Scott Geller is a First Vice President at Wells Fargo Advisors, where he has provided comprehensive investment and financial planning services to individuals and their families for the past 20 years. His extensive financial background includes prior experience in commercial credit underwriting, commercial construction loan origination, and financial auditing.
Scott earned his Business Degree from San Diego State University in 1981. Demonstrating his commitment to the local community, Scott also volunteered as Financial Officer for the CanDo Education Foundation for the Dixie School District (2005-2010) and the Marin School of the Arts for Novato High School (2011-2015).
Cyrus (Erica) Hyland
Science Advisor | Co-Director Global Wellbeing
With experience across multiple medical and wellness specialities including emergency medicine, integrative medicine, quantum biology, resonance physics and trauma resolution, Cyrus's practice transcends conventional boundaries. With a previous 8 years of clinical experience in concierge medicine as an emergency surgeon, Cyrus combines western medical knowledge with integrative medicine and resonance physics with the goal of transforming and advancing a new medical paradigm. Passionate about unraveling complex multifaceted conditions, dedicated to depth and personalized medicine, Cyrus focuses on optimizing wellness and medical integrity: incorporating cutting-edge longevity research to deliver the most effective interventions.
Ajaya Sommers
Co-Director Global Wellbeing
Ajaya Sommers, RCST is the founder of a unique somatic discovery process called, Core Embodiment® — an integrated system of embodiment practices, principles and perceptual orientations to awaken and align with the power of your human potential. For the last 30 years, she has been instrumental in facilitating conscious evolution in thousands of people’s lives, presenting at esteemed venues such as The SAND Conference, The Eselan Institute, IONS, The Purpose Summit, and The Association for Transpersonal Psychology Conference.
Since 2012, she has shared her expertise teaching in both the US and Europe. Ajaya is a certified Biodynamic Craniosacral Integration Teacher, a NARM practitioner (Neuro-affective-relational model - which addresses developmental trauma) and an Authorized Continuum Teacher. She was also a core founder for Avalon Springs, A Sustainable, Educational Healing Hot Springs Retreat center in Northern CA.
As a gifted author, public speaker, podcaster, and creative catalyst in the field of psycho-spiritual somatic integration, she designs and facilitates training programs for professionals, leads retreats, and offers both live and on-line group platforms for organizations that are ecologically regenerative, socially just, and spiritually connected. All of her programs are grounded in science, expanded through devotional practice, and made real through direct experience.
Linda Prosche
Co-Director | Global Wellbeing
Linda Prosché brings over 40 years of experience as a dynamic wellness visionary, uniquely blending her expertise in yoga therapy (C-IAYT, E-RYT500), Ayurveda, and lifestyle coaching with a distinguished 25-year award-winning career in advertising and marketing. This diverse background provides her with an exceptional understanding of movement, form, and impactful communication, which she now applies to guiding individuals and organizations toward optimal health and well-being.
As the founder of Good Space and Linda Prosché Yoga, Linda has demonstrated two decades of entrepreneurial leadership in the health and wellness sector. Her commitment to fostering well-being extends beyond individual practice, evidenced by her creative direction of impactful projects like the "Self-Expression Celebration" and her work with Global Alliance for Africa. Inspired by her personal journey navigating her husband's illness, Linda synthesizes scientific understanding with contemplative practices to empower others to cultivate vibrant and authentic lives.
John Ray Sagaral
Director | Global Expansion
A seasoned real estate professional with 30 years in the industry, John Ray Sagaral's foundation was laid at Grotjahn Capital Management Company. There, he played a key role in developing a thriving Real Estate Division, offering clients a unique synergy of tax, financial, and real estate services. His responsibilities encompassed mortgage analysis, loan consulting, residential sales, and facilitating transactions exceeding $80 million. This period also saw his involvement in the development of a wholesale mortgage company and the formation of Real Estate Investment Partnerships.
Since 2004, John has continued to excel at Premiere Realty, providing expert consultation in mortgage and real estate sales and financing. His diverse skill set includes commercial and residential loan origination, investment analysis, and sales of various property types. John's consistent recognition as a Top Producer for 18 years reflects his deep market knowledge and dedication to client empowerment in achieving their real estate and financial objectives.
Notably, John is also the author of the book "HOW TO SELL HOMES FAST FOR TOP DOLLAR" further demonstrating his expertise and insights within the field.
He graduated with a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley in 1984.
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