Myriem Le Ferrand-Radjef Principal myriem@ecoisp.com Communications Ecosystem Management Dispute Resolution and Prevention Business Development M.S. Natural Resource Policy-Mediation (Univ. of MI) B.A. Economics, cum laude (Univ. of CO) Certificate in Appreciative Inquiry Certificate in Participatory Learning and Action Certificate in Systematic Development of Informed Consent Certificate in Citizen Participation Mediation Training through CDR-Boulder CMS Languages: English, French and Spanish Myriem Le Ferrand is a specialist in stakeholder involvement. For the past twelve years, she has studied and practiced collaborative ecosystem management, participatory action research, and conflict resolution. She is an experienced facilitator and mediator. Ms. Le Ferrand has worked in communities in Morocco, Canada, Bolivia, and the United States. Her longest project evaluated community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) in breaking impasse in an environmental dispute. She presented this approach in a talk, “The Meaning of Local,” at the 2003 Conference of the International Association for Public Presentation. She was a member of the Technical Advisory Committee of Engineers without Borders for cultural preservation and participation. It is there that she conceived of an e-Trading Company to fulfill needs not otherwise met in poverty alleviation and conservation programs. She also has hands-on experience as a naturalist and field ecologist. She has worked on sustainability issues across the spectrum of industrial and recreational activities that affect ecological viability. She evaluated teamwork and participatory development through USAID in Bolivia. She evaluated participation in a UNEP funded Agenda 21 project in North Africa. She previously worked in public health in Honduras. Ms. Le Ferrand offers both technical and creative skills to complement planning processes and project implementation. She was previously a loan officer, a graphic artist, and a consultant to the coal and electric utility industry. Her market analysis capabilities are demonstrated in her role as the first person to publish estimates of tradeable emission allowances in sulfur dioxide based on the ratified Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Her 1989 thesis (econometric model) predicted the feasibility and family farm benefits of modern organics prior to the explosion in market share for organics. She is also a practitioner of appreciative inquiry. She applied appreciative inquiry (AI) to her recent qualitative research intervention in Rocky Mountain National Park in cooperation with the National Park Service. This study centered on the meaning of stewardship. The study gathered anecdotal evidence on the values and behaviors of those who belong to contemporary, post-modern cultures of stewardship. A subsequent paper published in May 2005 is available online at www.aipractitioner.com. Ms. Le Ferrand is the single mother of one son now in college. She raised her son at 8500 feet in a pre-turn of the century Colorado mountain home. In the early 1990s, she was a member of the board of town governance for the first historic gold boom town of the Nebraska territory and the hunting grounds of the peaceful Arapaho Chief Niwot. mailto:myriem@ecoisp.comOAParticipatory%20Practices.htmlConsulting.htmlhttp://www.aipractitioner.comshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3
Who we are
Diana “Dee” Zucco Associate diana.zucco@gmail.com Grant Development PeaceBuilding and Cross-Cultural Relations Project Coordination B.A. Anthropology, summa cum laude (Univ. of CO) Certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies Languages: English and Arabic Dee Zucco received her Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology with a concentration in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Colorado at Boulder (summa cum laude). Conducting anthropological research in the Middle East and Asia complimented her in-classroom learning. Her thesis focused on cultural and eco-tourism in a rural desert community in Egypt. For two years, Ms. Zucco has worked as a student advisor at the University of Colorado’s Office of International Education, counseling university students who seek to gain international experience. Ms. Zucco’s project coordination and communication skills are complimented by grant-writing and fundraising experience with non-profit organizations. Her most recent projects include grant writing to raise general operating funds for Sister Carmen Community Center in Lafayette, Colorado. She has also organized and performed outreach activities to raise funds for primary education in rural Eastern Tibet. mailto:diana.zucco@gmail.comshapeimage_3_link_0
Anja (Anya) Bendel Associate anja.bendel@gmail.com International Trade Project Coordination M.B.A. International Trade (Univ. of CO) M.A. Germanic Languages (Univ. of CO) B.A. German, cum laude (CSU) Languages: English, German, and French Anja Bendel received a dual master's degree, Master of Arts in Germanic Languages and Literatures and a Master of Business Administration with concentration in international business. Ms. Bendel is experienced in business planning development and planning. She is concurrently provided strategic planning services for an aerospace engineering firm. Prior to her graduate degrees she worked in Germany for three years. Her prior experience is in cross-cultural and expatriate training. For Calathus’ The e-Trading Company, she will direct training and advisory services (in pricing, market potential, branding, customs, shipping, etc.) to exporting communities. mailto:anja.bendel@gmail.comshapeimage_4_link_0
Invitation: Key positions upcoming. How do you see your interests aligning with our projects? Would you like to join us? Contact Myriem Le Ferrand. Investment opportunity. Check out our business overview. Current Participatory Projects: Eco-Retreat, 2007 ECOVillage tours, & Evolution* Fair Trading.mailto:myriem@ecoisp.com?subject=Invitation%20to%20Calathus%20from%20WebAdvisory%20Network.htmlEcoRetreat.htmlEcoTours.htmlFair%20Trading%20Company.htmlshapeimage_5_link_0shapeimage_5_link_1shapeimage_5_link_2shapeimage_5_link_3shapeimage_5_link_4
Our core group cumulatively shares over 40 years of experience in cultural relations, business and communications.
 
Our network of friends – advisors, partners and clients – enriches our work in stakeholder involvement and the movements for fair trade, ecotourism and ecovillage development.
photo forthcoming;
ancient silver calathus or wine goblet.
Amusing coincidences:
Dee, Anja and Myriem share having received degrees from C.U. Boulder, but did not meet at the University.  Dee and Myriem both grew up in Texas, but do not self-identify as Texans. Dee and Myriem met at an event in which Dee was representing Berber culture.  Myriem was the only person of Berber descent at the event. Anja and Myriem both grew up bilingual and were the only ones who had grown up bilingual in our multilingual work environment. Ms. Krogh of Isaacson, Rosenbaum. previously advised Anja’s husband on his start up. The twist is Anja did not refer or even know that Myriem was considering Ms. Krogh until later.  And there are, of course, more like the setting of Dee’s trip to India.
From Dee’s Blog
Tiruvannamali, Tamil Nadu, India
January 06, 2007
We came to Tiruvannamali to spend some time in the ashram started by Sri Ramana Maharshi a realized yogi who died in the 1950s after inspiring thousands of Indians and people all over the world to practice self-inquiry as a path to truth, love, god....whatever you prefer to call it.
 
Ramana's ashram, the special place we came to experience, is on the outskirts of the city sitting camly beneath the holy hill where sadhus have gone for centuries to sit and meditate. The whole feel of this place is very powerful. Lots of spiritual energy flowing.
 
Ramana was the first in India to delcare that women could attain realization (enlightenment). Until his declaration, woman in India were not thought of as spiritual creatures in the same ways as men. Thanks Ramana!
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This website is an example of communication services available thru CaLaTHUS Consulting. Having created this site, Ms. Le Ferrand feels www.calathus.org clearly expresses her vision and intent for CaLaTHUs LLC. Web development is as essential to leadership communications as oratory and letter writing used to be. We can set up your initial site and teach you how to use it for your specific communications needs.
Recent Projects:
 
Unified New Orleans Plan
with AmericaSpeaks
 
CBPAR in Trail Dispute Resolution
Boulder County, Colorado
 
Appreciative inquiry in
Rocky Mountain National Park
 
Participatory Environment and Development Planning
Agenda 21 of the Rio Convention on Biological Diversity of 1992.
ENDA-Morocco
Benjamin Franklin, ever wise, once commented, “Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?”
 
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"If two make peace with each other in this one house, they will say to the mountain, 'Move away,' and it will move away." ~Isa ibn Maryam calathus (Greek), basket in which women carry their work.
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