Maia Duerr: Resume
1508 Cerro Gordo Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87501
ph: 505.988.1634 • e-mail: maia@fivedirectionsconsulting.com
Professional Summary
• Cultural
anthropologist with qualitative research skills and perceptive insights
into organizational culture and dynamics. Areas of expertise: spirituality and
health; social justice movements; Buddhism and activism.
• Communications professional and writer with ability to synthesize large quantities of information into clear and understandable summaries; experienced in managing production of periodicals and editing non-fiction books and articles.
• Nearly 20
years of experience with nonprofit organizations in administrative,
managerial, leadership, and consulting roles. Excellent
organizational, communication, consensus building skills; capacity
to work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds.
Professional Experience
3/08 – Present Principal at Five Directions Consulting
7/07 – 4/08 Director of Communications and Outreach
Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Berkeley, CA
Responsible for directing the production of information disseminated via print, web, and e-mail to a diverse group of stakeholders; serving as senior editor for Turning Wheel, BPF’s award-winning quarterly journal; creating and updating organizational documents including brochures and annual report; updating website; directing media relations.
6/04 – 6/07 Executive Director
Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Berkeley, CA
Responsible for all aspects of leading this national nonprofit social justice organization, including working with board of directors; fundraising for a $500,000 operating budget; public speaking; management of all staff; development of personnel policies; program development; cultivating relationships with nationwide chapters.
4/02 – 6/04 Research and Communications Director
The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, Northampton, MA
Responsible for oversight of a nationwide research project on the use of contemplative practices in secular settings; oversaw program budget and goals; hired and supervised program staff; designed and conducted qualitative research; analyzed findings; communicated purpose of the project and findings to a wide range of individuals and institutions; designed and led media and communications strategy; wrote web site content.
1/01 – 3/02 Research Associate II
Medical Anthropology Program, University of California, San Francisco
Worked with principal investigator to implement qualitative research design on a study of communication between patients who use alternative/complementary medicine and their health-care providers. Project management; conducted literature review, recruited participants, conducted interviews, designed Access database to manage data, coded and analyzed transcripts.
7/99 – 3/02 Associate Editor / Webmaster
Turning Wheel, Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Berkeley
Assisted
with developmental editing and copyediting; maintained production
schedule and assisted with layout on Quark Xpress; managed advertising
accounts and distribution; managed re-design of web site; maintained
and updated information on site.
3/99 – 9/99 Research Assistant II
Medical Anthropology Program, University of California, San Francisco
Assisted on a short-term qualitative study of spirituality and health in Asian American women; conducted literature review; recruited informants; conducted open-ended interviews; managed research database; coded and analyzed data.
1997 – 2000 Consultant / Research Interviewer
Conducted qualitative research in non-profit, health, and corporate settings. Clients included:
• Center for Self Help Research/Public Health Institute, Berkeley, CA (study of self-help groups for mental health clients)
• Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto, CA (evaluation of corporate training procedures)
• Context Based Research, Baltimore, MD (ethnographic market research)
4/96 – 10/97 Managing Editor
Parallax Press / Community of Mindful Living, Berkeley
Managed all aspects of production and editing of The Mindfulness Bell; web site management; correspondence; co-coordinated events and retreats with Thich Nhat Hanh; volunteer supervision.
1994 – 2000 Freelance Editor
Developmental and copyediting, transcribing, and editorial research for non-fiction publications, including:
• Black Gold: The Lost Archives of Jimi Hendrix by Steven Roby (2002, Billboard Books)
• Four Steps to Financial Security for Lesbian and Gay Couples by Harold Lustig (1999, Ballantine)
• Sweat Your Prayers: Movement as Spiritual Practice by Gabrielle Roth (1997, Jeremy P. Tarcher)
• Thinking Green! Essays on Environmentalism, Feminism, and Nonviolence by Petra Kelly (1994, Parallax Press)
Articles and Publications
“Katrina and Karma,” Common Ground Magazine, October 2005.
“The Contemplative Organization,” in Journal of Organizational Change Management, February 2004.
“Impossible Choices,” in the anthology Not Turning Away, Shambhala Press, 2004.
“A Powerful Silence: The Role of Meditation and Other Contemplative Practices In American Life and Work,” Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, 2004.
“Inviting the World to Transform: Nourishing Social Justice Work with Contemplative Practice,” Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, 2003.
“Survey of Transformative and Spiritual Dimensions of Higher Education,” co-authored with Arthur Zajonc and Diane Dana, in Journal of Transformative Education, July 2003.
“To Protect and Serve: Interview with a Zen Buddhist in the National Guard,” Turning Wheel, Winter 2002.
“Giving Away the Merit,” Turning Wheel, Fall 2000.
“Journey to Mt. Kailash,” Turning Wheel, Fall 1999.
“Hearing Voices: Stories from Psychiatric Survivors and Consumers,” Sacramento Anthropological Society Newsletter, Spring 1996.
Presentations
November 2006: Public talk, “Being Peace in a Time of War,” presented in Cincinnati (with David Loy), Yellow Springs, and Cleveland, OH
October 2006: Presented workshop on “The Mandala of Socially Engaged Buddhism” at “How Can I Help?” conference, Lexington, KY (organized by Shambhala community)
June 2006: Presented workshop on “The Mandala of Socially Engaged Buddhism” at Buddhist Peace Fellowship National Membership Gathering, Garrison, NY
April 2005: Presented workshop on “Creating a Contemplative Organization” at Women and Buddhism Conference, Smith College, Northampton, MA
September 2004: Speaker at “Womens’ Votes, Womens’ Voices” event, organized by the Pluralism Project, National Press Club, Washington, DC.
August 2004: Public talk: “Inviting the World to Transform,” Chicago, IL
April 2003: Presented workshop on “Sustaining Our Activism” at Reproductive Rights Conference, Hampshire College, MA.
February 2003: Presented workshop on “Sustaining Our Activism” at Peaceworks Conference, Worcester, MA
Education
2007 Courses on Integrative Marketing at San Francisco State University School of Extended Learning. Coursework includes: Essentials of Integrative Marketing, Managing Marketing Communications, Internet Marketing.
1996 Master of Arts in Social and Cultural Anthropology
California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, California
1984 Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy
University of the Pacific, Stockton, California
Community Service
• Buddhist Peace Fellowship, board member, 2003-2004
• Turning Wheel, editorial committee
• Valley War Bulletin, editorial staff (Northampton, MA)
• Founding member of the Western Massachusetts Interfaith Coalition for Peace and Justice
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