An Electrifying Night
This event was co-hosted by Creative Santa Fe and SITE Santa Fe, and sponsored by the City of Santa Fe.
From the inspiring origin story of Artwalk Santa Fe, to the future of our H2O supply from Water Division Director Jesse Roach, to creative trespasser Tania Katan’s backup career as a corn hole pro.
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Event Speakers
Mara Saxer
Stained glass artist and jewelry maker Mara was raised in Santa Fe. Currently she’s the preservation program manager at the Historic Santa Fe Foundation, the artist and vendor relations manager for ArtWalk Santa Fe, and is the owner of Bitterbrush Workshop.
Alex Streeper
Jewelry maker and embroidery artist, Alex was born and raised in Mexico, and moved to Santa Fe in 2016. Her background is in marketing and advertising for brands like T-Mobile, Coffee-Mate and K-Swiss, as well as for local organizations like Creative Santa Fe, Xerb, Hatchform, and the City of Santa Fe.
Joshua Lance
Joshua Lance is an impressionist oil painter whose time spent living and teaching in Asia and Europe has given him countless subjects for his art of visual storytelling. In his work he presents the honest truth and beauty of his subjects, and embraces cultural life and geographic environment as his muse.
Michelle Katz
Michelle Katz is a big smile, a huge heart, and the laugh you hear from the other room. Her passion for social emotional learning and emotional intelligence is grounded in the foundation of self-awareness.
Namira Shahriar
Namira Shahriar, a student at United World College, has been witness to gender violence in her home country of Bangladesh, and has been a proponent for systemic change in how the country responded to rape cases.
Kevin Bowen
Kevin Bowen is a progressive leader who was instrumental in establishing Pilates as a profession in the US through the creation of the Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher (NCPT) Credential. He is an advocate for accessibility for all to have the ability to enjoy a healthy lifestyle.
Jesse Roach
Jesse Roach P.E. Ph.D. is Director of City of Santa Fe Water, a position he has held since July 2019. During his tenure Jesse has pushed to more aggressively tell the remarkable story of the past, present, and likely future of water development and use in Santa Fe. He has pushed for data-driven decision making, led development of a Water Resources Indicator to guide seasonal conservation policy, led a strategic planning effort, led development of a long range water resources planning process, and provided leadership in support of new water resources development.
Richard Lowenberg
Richard Lowenberg has spent over 50 years creatively integrating understandings and grounded involvements in nonprofit organization development, architecture, environmental/ecosystems design, interspecies communication, telecommunication, rural community + networked society planning, organic farming, ecological economics, sculpture, performance, technical photography, writing, new media and eco-arts/sciences practices.
Tina Mion
Tina Mion was born in Washington, D.C. She has traveled extensively from India to Kenya. In 1996 Tina staged the first internet election of all the past United States presidents; “Virtual Election” traveled to many museums.
Annmarie McLaughlin
Annmarie McLaughlin’s writing portfolio includes drama, fiction, personal essay, and creating ceremony. She has lived many lives, including ones as a filmmaker, a grantwriter, a dishwasher, a truck driver, a bartender, a peace facilitator, a mentor for the PEN Prison Writing Project, and a team member with the Alternatives to Violence Project in Northern New Mexico.
Tania Katan
Tania Katan is a storytelling savant, bestselling author, and co-creator of the globally viral social impact campaign #ItWasNeverADress.
Thunderous applause to all our speakers — Kevin Bowen, Tania Katan, Michelle Katz, Joshua Lance, Richard Lowenberg, Annmarie McLaughlin, Tina Mion, Jesse Roach, Mara Saxer & Alex Streeper, and Namira Shahriar.