Christine King, M.A. has worked in the field of education from kindergarten through higher education for the past 25 years. She has studied extensively with Dominic Barter who developed the “Restorative Circle” concept and has implemented this model locally in schools and with community organizations. Christine is a co-founder of Nonviolent Communication Santa Cruz (NVCSC) and offers classes and workshops in Santa Cruz and the Bay Area. She teaches NVC at Stanford University and social justice at UC Santa Cruz. For the past seven years, she has taught NVC and substance abuse classes to inmates at Blaine Street Women’s Jail in Santa Cruz and San Quentin State Prison. Christine is passionate about restorative justice and has a vision for it replacing our current judicial system at all levels of government and education.

Christine King – 831.454.6330 – communicateforlife.com

Todd Phillips is a co-founder of Restorative Resources Santa Cruz and has taught hundreds of experiential workshops and classes in many topics including Restorative Practices, Compassionate Communication, and Full Bodied Movement for Connection and Healing.  He received his coaching certification from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in 2001, and has been coaching ever since. Todd was trained in Nonviolent Communication in 2002 and is a big proponent of self-expression through play! He has been learning, teaching, and performing improvisation with Um…Gee…Um since 1997, creating skits, musicals, and stories on the spot. What Todd loves about improv is that it fosters the life skills of being fully present in the moment, risk taking, listening, cooperating, and letting go of survival strategies. In keeping with his deep intent to promote connection and healing, Todd recently designed and implemented a mentorship program for clients at the Santa Cruz AIDS Project.  .

Todd Phillips – 831.429.1926 – whoselifeisitanyway.com