Patricia
Dines Compassionate
&
Empowering
Community
Educator Specializing
in Environmental Topics
AUTHOR of The Organic Guides and a wide range of articles on environmental, health, and community issues
"I honestly believe that The Organic Guide should be required reading for any institution of higher learning teaching classes on agricultural sustainability and food systems. Check it out for yourself."
James Johnson, The Quantum Agriculture Project
"An indispensable reference."
Herb Hiller, St. Petersburg Times
EDITOR and Lead Author of The Next STEP newsletter and other educational materials
"I love The [Next STEP] newsletter! It's given me so many ideas and is so friendly not preachy.""[The articles] are not only practically helpful but also very inspiring."
"Thank you, this is fabulous info to have on hand."
Newsletter readers (in our annual anonymous survey)
COMMUNITY EDUCATOR, as a public speaker, trainer, and training developer
"I liked the entire program from beginning to end. I've done workshops and conferences all my working life - this was the best.""I left feeling empowered and positive, rare for this topic."
"The resources book is fantastic. It helped my listening because most of my notes were already taken! I look forward to reading it and to making contact with the panelists."
"It was really a wonderfully-coordinated and highly-informative opportunity. Thank you!"
Attendee comments after the Conference "Better Not Bigger: Grappling With Growth in Sonoma County" (Ms. Dines created the event book, led in the educational design, and was on the Conference Steering Committee which co-created the overall event)
GRAPHIC ARTIST, specializing in educational and environmental topics
"Thank you for your work on the Leadership Training binder... Your care, high esthetic standards, and attention to detail made all the materials clear, well-organized, easier to read and understand, and visually appealing. Beyond that, your professionalism, expertise, and commitment to excellence have insured that the class binder and its content is a showpiece, and something to be proud of."For working with difficult and varied source materials, often under short deadlines, and doing a consistently wonderful job, you have my and the Institute's appreciation and gratitude."
Daniel Solnit, Executive Director, Leadership Institute for Ecology & the Economy, April 2002
