Bay Area Green Tours

I joined Bay Area Green Tours (BAGT) as a contracted Tour Manager and Guide in late 2023. Since 2008, BAGT has been organizing innovative experiences (for youth and adults) that feature environmental justice and creative solutions that sustainably minimize the impact of the climate crisis, from regenerative agriculture to zero waste food systems, LEED Green buildings to urban farms, intentional communities and much more.

I look forward to organizing / leading more tours that inspire and connect people who share a desire to change how we (individually and collectively) treat and interact with our environment.

If you or someone you know would like a specialized green tour experience curated according to your group’s interests, please email winter@bayareagreentours.org.

Community Service

My journey in community service began in 1985. A partial list of volunteer experience since then includes:

• Spending social time with seniors in an assisted living community

• Serving on a successful state-wide signature campaign for the Green Party

• Board service for Thornhill Parent Faculty Club, Adopt a Special Kid, Sustainable Business Alliance and Flight Deck

• Committee work for the Rotary Club of Oakland

Current community service projects include:

• Continued committee work and board service (started in 2007) with the Montclair Village Association (MVA)

• Hosting neighborhood safety meetings and parties.

Consulting

I offer consulting ($35-$70/hour sliding scale) services to mission-driven organizations and mindful individuals planning meaningful projects and/or feel-good gatherings that accomplish each collaborator’s objectives in a sustainable manner. I’m also available to consult specifically on financial feminism, as well as to draft resources, compose articles and /or speak publicly.

Current consulting projects include:

• Coordinating the Montclair Cares Club (donor engagement program) for the Montclair Village Association (MVA)

Event Production

I specialize in coordinating entertainment, vendor participation, community engagement, sponsorship development, branding, promotion, strategic growth, equipment rentals, staffing and more.

We are also available to staff events ($18-50/hour) or assist with production (e.g. pick up supplies, distribute posters and postcards and organize storage). We working individually and / or as a team.

Current event production projects:

• Organizing community events for Montclair Village Association (MVA)

• Producing concerts at the Ivy Room

• Freelancing (e.g. as stage manager or production assistant) for events such as Olympia Funk Festival, Redding Roots Revival, and Wild & Scenic Film Festival

• Moderating the Embodied Groove group on Meetup with Dr Leah Taylor

• “Expanding my tribe” to include kindred spirits in California, Florida, Oregon and Washington who are professional, kind, equitable and believe in collaboration over competition

House Concerts

I’ve been hosting house concerts since hearing about Concerts In Your Home in 2015. It was a tremendous help at first but then I got the hang of it and took off on my own so I could host a wider variety of genres and artists.

100% of funds raised go to the performing artists unless I’ve needed to hire a sound engineer or event assistant. All house concert gatherings are casual and potluck. When needed, and I’m able, I offer lodging to touring performers.

Current house concert projects include:

• Hosting house concerts

• Moderating the Northern California House Concert Hosts group on Facebook

• Administrating the Bay Area House Concerts group on Meetup

Financial Feminism

Be it how we earn, bank, borrow, invest, spend or share, our choices impact economic ecosystems and power paradigms that traditionally perpetuate exploitation and oppression. Waking up to this reality and financially figuring out how to live in a manner that better aligns with our values is a rocky unmarked road. In my case embracing a concept like financial feminism is helping to guide me personally and professionally.

Current financial feminist projects include:

• Owning / operating Family Dog Walkers (since 2016)

• Completing The Next Economy MBA program led by LIFT Economy

• Building a resource page on this site and inviting contributors to recommend financially empowering resources (e.g. Women’s Audio Mission and Women in Music)

• Recruiting moderators to help re-launch the Financial Feminists groups I started on Facebook and MeetUp during the beginning of the Pandemic