Daniel is a denizen of the territory of Coast Salish people, living partly in Bellingham WA and partly in the Canadian Gulf Islands.  He is a lifelong educator who co-founded an experiential high school in the 1990s and has run educational programs around the world. Daniel currently works as an educational consultant, coach, and writer.  He is passionate about fostering change through integral consciousness and works as a climate justice and Indigenous rights activist.  Daniel earned a BS in Environmental Studies and an MA in Educational Design.  He and his lifelong partner, Lisa, have three amazing adult children.  His passions include woodcarving, martial arts, playing music, skiing, paragliding, and rambling wildly through the woods.