Tune in to this episode of the What to Be Show on @ksqdradio to hear from Lisa Berkley.  Lisa A. Berkley’s life’s work is dedicated to how we thrive, as individuals and society.  As a former elected official in Marina, California, she is faculty at the University of California, Santa Cruz where she is also Founding Director of Crown College’s Resiliency and Well-Being Program. Dr. Berkley is President of the Institute for Inner Economy, a non-partisan think tank dedicated to operationalizing positive peace and establishing healthy governance at the local, national, and international level. With more than 30 years teaching and working in individual and community holistic well-being, her visionary work has been written about in multiple international publications. 

Lisa has been a global advocate for women and girls for more than 30 years. She is the Founding President of Women In International Security’s U.S. West Coast Chapter (WIISWest) and holds a B.A. in Environmental Science and Economics, an M.A. in International Policy, focusing on Counterterrorism and Transitional Justice, and both an M.A. and PhD in Leadership and Change. Dr. Berkley is the co-author of the book chapter “Female Leadership for Peace and Human Security: A Case Study of Israel/Palestine,” which can be found in Women and Leadership Around the World, Vol. III (Information Age Publishing, 2015); most recently she has contributed to and co-edited  Leadership at the Spiritual Edge: Emerging and Non-Western Concepts of Leadership and Spirituality (Routledge, 2024). Tune in Sunday to learn more about Lisa’s career journey!

Dr. Lisa Berkley | Founding Director of Crown College’s Resiliency and Well-Being Program, University of California Santa Cruz

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Dr. Lisa Berkley | Founding Director of Crown College’s Resiliency and Well-Being Program, University of California Santa Cruz

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