Director of Development, Outreach, Visibility & Engagement
Andrea Dennis is an organizer, fundraiser, and facilitator in the fields of cultural exchange, fair trade, service learning and sacred connection. She is committed to creating space for transformation to emerge for individuals and the collective. Through organizing, facilitating, interviewing, and hosting, Andrea supports deep personal and group connection. Her approach is influenced by a wide-ranging background in multiple fields including: meditation, yoga, permaculture, and community organizing. She received teacher trainings in Primordial Sound Meditation from the Chopra Center; a 200hr yoga teacher training course from Yoga Now Chicago; a certification for Fundraising from the Heart by Lynne Twist; a permaculture Design Certificate at the Earth Activist Training by Starhawk and Charles Williams; and became a Life-Cycle Celebrant through the Celebrant Institute and Foundation. Andrea is a published author in the anthology Purpose Rising. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Chicago Social Enterprise Alliance and currently serves with Chicago Fair Trade.