Our Coalition

What is the World Building Council?

World Builders Incubator (WBI) is centered around a large, multi-sector, volunteer coalition: the World Building Council.

 

The Council is the brain trust, talent bank, and network for WBI’s programs. Without obligation, WBI invites members to: provide feedback or expertise; make connections to their networks; and/or participate in programs

 

Members have no legal responsibility for the organization, and there are no meetings.

Members have the option to:

Receive funding for Wheel of Possibilities content

Nominate writers and industry professionals to participate on Teams

Receive funding to participate in Retreats

Provide feedback or expertise during occasional conversations or emails

Make connections to their networks

Participate on commissioned Teams

Join the World Building Council

Thank you for your interest in WBI’s volunteer coalition, the World Building Council— one of six easy actions you can take to launch this world building movement!

 

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THANK YOU TO WBI’s FOUNDING COALITION MEMBERS

A huge shoutout of thanks to the founding members of WBI’s World Building Council who gave WBI the incredible gift of over 100-hours of one-on-one input during our start-up phase. To each and every one of you: your expertise has been invaluable and we will be forever grateful. Thank you! 

Together we’re building a world of possibilities!

World Building Council Members

A-C

Liz
Duffy Adams

(she/they) 

Playwright

Skylar Adams

(she/they) 

Actor & Teaching Artist

Damian Arteaga

(he/him) 

Creative/Storyteller/Writer

Laura
Atkins

(she/they) 

Author, editor & founder of Manzanita Children’s Book Community

Mary
Baird

(she/her) 

Theatre Artist

Esther Banegas Gatica

Writer and Project Manager

Jaisey Bates

(they/she/any)

Playwright, Poet, Performer

Alice
Bevan

(she/her) 

Tax Advisor

Duane Bidwell

(he/him) 

Author, Researcher, Educator, Thought Partner

Jessica
Bird Beza

(she/her)

Executive Artistic Director, Playwrights Foundation

James Carpenter

Theatre Artist

Paul
Cello

(he/him)

Organizational Development Consultant & Theatre Artist

David
Chen

(he/him)

Co-Founder, Critical Wit video games

Jodi
Cobalt

Chief of Operations, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Stacey Cobalt

Theatre Technician

Kelsey
Cole

(she/her)

Administrative Professional

Josh Costello

(he/him)

Executive Artistic Director

Patricia Cotter

(she/her)

Writer

D-K

Margherita Della Piane

(she/her)

Senior Sales & Sustainable Development Ambassador at Hermès

Christy
Dena

(she/they)

Narrative Design Activist, Director at Universe Creation 101

Ann-Marie Dittmann

Dramaturg

Patrick Dooley

(he/him)

Artistic Director, Shotgun Players

Carolyn Doyle

(she/her)

Actor, Writer, & Advocate

Philip Farmer

Videographer

Michael Feldman

(he/him)

Dramaturg & Creator of Theatre & Policy Salon

Adam Flickinger

(he/him)

Senior Account Director for Sustainable Energy Expansion

Rosana Francescato

(she/her)

Communications Consultant

Patty Gallagher

(she/her)

Professor of Theatre Arts, UC Santa Cruz

Jerome Gentes

(he/him)

Executive Director, TigerBear Productions

Garret Jon Groenveld

Poet & Playwright

Scott Horstein

(he/him)

Dramaturg & Professor of Theatre Arts, Sonoma State University

J Jha

(all pronouns)

Community Advocate and Creative

John Kikuchi

CPA and Nonprofit Consultant

Jim Kleinmann

(he/him)

Artistic Director, PlayGround

Josh Kornbluth

(he/him)

Writer & Performer

L-M

Brady
Lea

(she/her)

Teaching Artist

Michael Leon

(he/him)

Scenic Artist for Film and Television

Michele Apriña Leavy

(she/her/ella)

Theatre Artist & Arts Educator at UC Davis

Mildred Lewis

(she/her)

Writer-Director, Professor

Liz
Lisle

(she/her)

Theatre Managing Director 

Aaron
Loeb

(he/him)

Game Executive, Designer, Playwright

Jane
Loeb

(she/her)

Educational Psychologist and Professor

Peter
Loeb

(he/him)

Mathematician

Karen Lovaas

(she/they)

College Professor

Catherine Luedtke

(she/they)

Theatre Artist

Stacie
Ma'a

President, Gerbode Foundation

Janine Macbeth

Publisher, Blood Orange Press

Meghan Malone

Environmental Activist, Student, Literary Editor

Jeff
Mattas

(he/him) 

Co-Founder, Critical Wit video games

Kelly McCullough

Author & Elected Official

Laura McCullough

(she/her)

Professor of Physics & Elected Official

Susan McCully

(she/they)

Professor

Julia
McNeal

(she/her)

Actor, Author, & Teacher

Christopher Morrison

(he/him)

Founder of Reality+, Writer, Narrative Designer

Jonathan Moscone

(he/him)

Theater Maker

Lynn Mostoller

(she/her)

Executive Director, NM Renewable Energy Transmission Authority

Amy
Mueller

(she/her)

Independent Producer

Christen Muir

(she/her)

Performing artist, Office Admin, Mother, & Poet

N-R

Andrew Jordan Nance

(he/they)

Author & Founder of Mindful Arts San Francisco

Keith Nemitz

(all pronouns)

Principal Developer & Professional Games Creator

Julia
Norton

Voiceover Actress

Michael Norton-Lindsay

(he/him)

Senior Software Engineer, HelloSign

Rebecca Novick

(she/her)

Theater director and arts consultant

Megan O'Lanen

Visual Artist

Doyle
Ott

Dramaturg, Director, & Theatre Professor

Sierra
Ott

(she/they)

Student and Literary Editor

Evelyn Jean Pine

(she/her)

Playwright/Librettist

Ben Pothecary

(he/him)

Joiner

Xinyuan Pu

(she/her)

Writer and MFA Student, Stanford

Matthew Purdon

Creative and CEO of Woander

Tiiu
Rebane

(she/her)

Arts Administrator & Artist

Geetha Reddy

(she/her)

Writer

Ginny
Reed

Theatre Director & Educator

Cathleen Riddley

(she/her)

Theatre Artist & ASL Interpreter

Kathy Roberts

(she/her)

Human Rights Attorney & Co-founder of Partners in Justice International

Stacy
Ross

(she/they)

Actor

S-Z

Julie Saltzman Kellner

(she/her)

Nonprofit Finance Director

Diane Sampson

(she/her)

Playwright & Lyricist

Benjamin Shirley-Quirk

(he/him)

Full Stack Embedded Engineer

M. Graham Smith

(he/him)

Director, Producer, Educator, & Dramaturg

Lauren Spencer

Community Thought Leader & Actor

Taage Storey

(he/they)

Writer & Narrative Designer

Tom
Swift

Writer & Financial Advisor

Alex Taite

he/him

Musician and Educator

Dave
Toole

Social Capitalist

Hannah Tyler

(she/her)

Team Lead – Green Climate Fund at Save the Children UK

Panagiotis Tzannetakis

(he/they)

Consultant to Nonprofit Organizations

Tor
Valenza

Author & Podcaster

Liam
Vincent

(he/him)

Associate Lead Director, The Magic Theatre

Tracy Ward

(she/her)

Theatre Director

Anne Washburn

(she/her)

Playwright

Douglas Weissman

(he/him)

Storyteller

Maggie Whitaker

(they/them)

Costume Designer, Member USA829

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