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Stop by The Cove for a collection of panels that highlight some of Ohana's key pillars: Oceans, Activism, Environmental Justice, Art, Community & Indigenous Voices.
2024 Storytellers Schedule
2024 sPeakers
Andy Mann
Andy Mann is a renowned National Geographic photographer, filmmaker, Emmy-nominated director and 12-time Telly Award-winner who is driven by a deep passion to document and protect the world’s marine environments. As a founding member of SeaLegacy, his work plays a pivotal role in telling the story of our rapidly changing planet and inspiring critical change. Andy’s work has helped to protect over 1 million square kilometers of ocean. Having worked on all 7 continents, Andy’s imagery is remarkably memorable, reminding us how the emotion of an image can touch our spirit.
Anupa Asokan
Anupa Asokan is the founder and director of Fish On, which works to protect the ocean so fishing communities have access to a healthy and thriving coast. Anupa is a passionate ocean advocate who has worked at NOAA, led the Ocean Initiative and Government Affairs at XPRIZE Foundation, and supported organizations like NRDC and the World Surf League. Beyond her advocacy, Anupa is an avid waterwoman who regularly spends her free time fishing, surfing, diving and stand-up paddling. With a conservation career inspired by her lifelong love of fishing and fueled by her passion for spending time in the ocean, Anupa consistently saw the needs of recreational and subsistence fishers misrepresented in ocean conservation. Fish On was born to support the needs of conservation-minded anglers and spearfishers and advocate for meaningful, ambitious ocean conservation policy so that everyone may have access to an ocean that is healthy, thriving and full of life.
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, policy expert, writer, and Brooklyn native. She co-founded and leads Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for the future of coastal cities. Recently, Dr. Johnson co-edited the bestselling climate anthology All We Can Save, co-created and co-hosted the Spotify/Gimlet climate solutions podcast How to Save a Planet, and co-authored the Blue New Deal, a roadmap for including the ocean in climate policy. Previously, she was executive director of the Waitt Institute, developed policy at the EPA and NOAA, and taught as an adjunct professor at New York University. She is the Roux Distinguished Scholar at Bowdoin College. Dr. Johnson earned a BA from Harvard University in environmental science and public policy, and a Ph.D. from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in marine biology. Her writing has been published widely, including in The New York Times, Washington Post, and Scientific American. She serves on the board of directors for Patagonia and GreenWave, on the advisory board of Environmental Voter Project, and on the steering committee for the Ocean Justice Forum. Recent recognitions include, the Schneider Award for climate communication, the Time 100 Next List, and appointment to the Secretary of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board. Dr. Johnson’s forthcoming book is What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures. She is in love with climate solutions.
Ben Moon
Ben Moon is an award-winning filmmaker, photographer and Sony Artisan with a passion for bringing impactful and cinematically beautiful stories to life. Surviving colorectal cancer in his 20s inspired Ben to develop a deeper connection to others and shifted his focus to telling nuanced human stories that have inspired millions worldwide. Ben is an ocean advocate and currently resides on the Oregon coast with his dog Nori. His memoir Denali: A Man, a Dog, and the Friendship of a Lifetime on Penguin Books chronicles his battle with cancer and adventures shared with his late dog Denali and has been translated into four languages.
Bodhi Patil
Bodhi is a UN-recognized, award-winning GenZ ocean-climate “Solutionist” and student-leader dedicated to planetary stewardship. He has been featured by the United Nations, Wildlife Conservation Society, Oceanic Global, Aspen Institute, and FutureSwell. He is the Founder & CEO of Inner Light, empowering a generation to build climate resilience from the inside out. As an ocean champion, he works to increase ocean justice, policy, investment, and action with a global community of young ocean leaders he co-created - Ocean Uprise.
Bonnie Wright
Bonnie Wright is most known for her work as an actress playing Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter films, but has since stepped behind the camera. Directing shorts, commercials and music videos, with projects having premiered at Cannes and Tribeca Film Festival. Bonnie is a passionate advocate for climate justice as an ambassador for Greenpeace. In 2022 she published her debut book, ‘Go Gently Actionable Steps to Nurture Yourself and the Planet’ with Harper Collins and Hachette. The book explores practical and tangible ways we can take action for our environment and community. She is currently in post-production with Dash Pictures for her Go Gently TV show, a documentary following her and Pattie Gonia on a road trip along America’s West Coast exploring the magic of our planet and the restorative work that people are doing to protect it.
Dr. Chad Nelsen
Dr. Chad Nelsen is the CEO of the Surfrider Foundation, the world’s largest grassroots coastal and ocean conservation organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves and beaches. Chad has over 25 years of experience in ocean and coastal conservation and works at the intersection of advocacy, ocean recreation, and grassroots organizing to confront some of our most pressing challenges including climate change, plastic pollution and poor water quality. With a geology degree from Brown University, a Masters in Coastal Environmental Management from Duke University, and a Environmental Science and Engineering doctorate from UCLA, Chad has a strong foundation in science, policy and management. Through his research at UCLA Chad became a founder in the field of “surfonomics,” the study of the economic values of surfing and ocean recreation. Chad lives in Laguna Beach and enjoys surfing, hiking, mountain biking, climbing, and snowboarding with his family.
Chris Malloy
An American filmmaker from Ojai, California. His films include 180° South, Thicker Than Water, Fisherman’s Son as well as global ad campaigns for Ford, Jeep, RAM, Coors and YETI. Malloy’s signature can be found deep in the subtext he creates within his stories and the subjects he finds. Themes that touch on hard work, respect for nature and local cultures and traditions. He worked as a creative director and in a leadership role on the Patagonia brand for over 15 years.
Cristina "Mitty" Mittermeier
World-renowned conservationist and photographer Cristina "Mitty" Mittermeier believes that stunning visual storytelling is the key to unlocking critical action to help heal our ocean and save our planet. Beginning her career as a marine biologist in her native Mexico, Mitty soon discovered the power of imagery in ocean advocacy work. In 2005, she founded The International League of Conservation Photographers and coined the phrase "conservation photography". In 2014, she co-founded SeaLegacy, a global marketing, education, and communication agency for the ocean. SeaLegacy uses strategic communications at the intersection of art, science, and conservation to protect and rewild the ocean for the benefit of biodiversity, humanity, and climate within our lifetimes. Mittermeier is a Sony Artisan of Imagery and aligns with Rolex's Perpetual Planet initiative on collaborative efforts to preserve the natural world. Along with her partner, Paul Nicklen, she was named one of National Geographic's Adventurers of the Year in 2018. She is the recipient of many prestigious awards, including the Smithsonian Conservation Photographer of the Year Award and the Imaging Award for Photographers Who Give Back. In 2021, she received the Seattle Aquarium's Sylvia Earle Medal and Travel + Leisure's Global Vision Award. She was named one of the 100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate Action and has been named one of the World's Top 50 Keynote Speakers. Mittermeier received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, honoris causa, from Simon Fraser University. She is a committed impact investor and an influential voice in bridging financial returns while creating a positive social and environmental impact.
Danielle Black Lyons
Danielle is the co-founder of Textured Waves, a surf collective created to promote the sport of surfing towards women of color with an aim to shift the narrative in modern day surf culture. She has been featured in Vogue, Elle, Glamour, SURFER, Shape, Surfgirl, Sunset, Lost Not Found magazines and Women Making Waves and Skate Like a Girl books. She's also worked with interntaional brands such as ROXY, Audi, Shiseido, Chase, Marriott, Kona Brewing, VANS, Adidas, Lucky Brand, Sun Bum, GoPro and Adobe. SHe was named Constituent of the Month by U.S. Representative Mike Levin for my work in diversity and activism in 2020 and continues to sit on the Board of Directors for Chill Foundation and is a founding committee member of Soho House Cities Without Houses, San Diego.
David McLain
David McLain is a Maine-based photographer and filmmaker whose work explores big questions through intimate stories. Over his career, he has shot seven feature-length assignments for National Geographic, coproduced and shot Bounce, a feature documentary that premiered at SXSW, and worked around the world for commercial clients including Sony and Apple. For the past 20 years, David has been photographing The Blue Zones, places on earth where people live the longest healthiest lives. He recently shot the New York Times best-selling Blue Zones Kitchen which has sold over 400,000 copies. His current work is focused on longevity, healing, and health. David is proud to be a founding member of the Sony Artisan Program and lives with his wife and two children in a 220-year-old farmhouse in Maine.
Emily Murphy
Emily Murphy is the executive director of LAND AND SEA FOR ALL, and executive producer and co-owner of the production company Liars & Thieves, best known for films such as the multi award winning documentary ARTIFISHAL (2019) and PURPLE MOUNTAINS (2020) and, more recently, THE SCALE OF HOPE. Dedicated to the power of story to inspire change and empower action, Emily is also the best-selling author of GROW WHAT YOU LOVE (Firefly Books, 2018) and GROW NOW (Timber Press, 2022), and a social media influencer focused on climate action and restoring biodiversity through rewilding at scale. She has appeared on NBC’s TODAY show, The Marilyn Denis Show, and The Morning Show – Global News Toronto, and her work has been the focus of campaigns with brands such as Volkswagen, General Electric, and Pinterest. She’s written for or been featured in publications such as The Seattle Times, The Week, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. Thought leaders such as Carl Safina, Yvon Chouinard, Dave Goulson,and Paul Hawken have endorsed her work.`
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Evan Marks
From studying Agroecology to working in Indigenous and traditional agricultural systems around the world to founding The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano in 2008, Evan has dedicated his life to finding creative solutions for the most urgent problems facing our food system.
Greg Long
Greg Long is by any standards one of the sport’s most celebrated big wave surfer. In a career that now spans two decades Long, 35, has been awarded virtually every title in the big wave riding arena, including multiple XXL Global Big Wave Awards including Biggest Wave, Ride of the Year and Performer of the Year, as well as two WSL Big Wave World Championship titles in 2012 and 2015. His list of accolades also include the SIMA “Waterman of the Year Award”, a National Geographic “Adventurer of the Year” nomination and has been voted one of Men’s Journal magazine’s “50 Most Adventurous Men”. In 2012 Long was featured in the Fox Pictures Hollywood release “Chasing Mavericks” both performing surf stunts and as a story character. Deeply thoughtful and well informed, he has become one of the sport’s most articulate spokesman, lending his perspective and credibility to a number of ocean-oriented environmental groups, including The Surfrider Foundation, Save The Waves, and Parley for the Oceans. He is also a lead instructor for the Big Wave Risk Assessment Group, traveling to international ocean communities teaching advanced courses in high surf risk management, heavy water rescue, CPR, and basic first responder life support.
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Hugo Tagholm
Hugo is a surfer, campaigner, and environmentalist. He currently heads up the leading marine conservation NGO Oceana, UK. He previously led the NGO Surfers Against Sewage, campaigning from the beach front to the front benches of Parliament. Hugo co-founded the Global Wave Conference, Plastic Free Communities movement, the Million Mile Beach Clean & Safer Seas Service, and has been instrumental in exposing water company sewage pollution and the plastic pollution crisis. Hugo was recently awarded a Doctorate of Science by Exeter University for his services to the marine environment. He was made Environmentalist of the Year 2021 by Save the Waves, featured in the ENDS Report 2023 Campaigning Power List, and has been shortlisted as Leader of the Year in the 2023 Purpose Awards. Hugo is a regular commentator and media contributor on ocean and environmental issues. He also speaks at events and conferences across the world. Hugo is a fellow of the Edinburgh University Ocean Leaders programme and a columnist for Oceanographic Magazine.
Jeremy Jones
As an accomplished filmmaker, entrepreneur, environmentalist and snowboarding pioneer, Jeremy Jones is widely regarded as one of the most legendary big mountain riders and explorers of all time. Named a 2013 National Geographic “Adventurer of the Year” and eleven times voted “Best Big Mountain Rider of the Year” by Snowboarder Magazine, Jeremy has starred in over fifty snowboard movies worldwide, including his highly acclaimed, foot-powered snowboarding trilogy Deeper, Further and Higher. He is the founder and CEO of award-winning Jones Snowboards, dedicated to the development of the highest quality backcountry snowboards and accessories. In 2007 Jeremy founded Protect Our Winters, a global cause uniting the winter sports community against climate change and was recognized in 2013 as a Champion of Change by President Barack Obama. Jeremy has appeared frequently in worldwide media including 60 Minutes Sports, ABC’s Nightline News, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Outside Magazine and TV, Men’s Journal, Esquire, CNN, MTV, ESPN, Fox News, NBC and National Geographic.
Josh Bones Murphy
Josh Murphy is a director and producer of film, commercials, and branded entertainment who began his career as a professional skier turned filmmaker. He was co-producer and second unit director of the feature film adaptation of the classic novel by David James Dunkin THE RIVER WHY, produced the elevated genre film HERE ALONE that won the Best Narrative film at the Tribeca Film Festival, he co-produced the inspirational feature documentary THE PUSH about the first spinal cord injured athlete to push himself to the South Pole, was a contributor to Academy Award winner Alex Gibney’s film THE INVENTOR about Elizabeth Holmes and the failure of biotech giant Theranos. He directed, produced, and co-wrote the multi-award winning feature documentary ARTIFISHAL that was commissioned by Patagonia founder and owner Yvon Chouinard. He directed PURPLE MOUNTAINS for Protect Our Winters about legendary snowboarder turned climate activist, Jeremy Jones which won a Bronze Clio for branded film and Gold Shorty award for its impact campaign. His most recent film THE SCALE OF HOPE was the first Patagonia film released after the news of the owners giving away the company to focus on environment and climate issues. The film recently won the Association of Independent Commercial Producers award for Best Branded Film and Entertainment and is now in the permanent collection at the MoMA in NYC In addition to ongoing cause-based commercial work, he’s co-directing a film about the global plastics epidemic with Oscar winner Louie Psihoyos which will release in 2025. Prior to film he was trained as a natural resource scientist and fisheries biologist. His childhood idol was Jacques Cousteau and through him he discovered a love for film and the environment.
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Keith Malloy
Keith Malloy grew up surfing with his brother Chris and Dan. He moved to Hawaii and qualified for the WSL. He went on to have a successful professional surfing career for over two decades. Keith and his brothers went on to develop the surf side of Patagonia helping with surf board and clothing design, wetsuit and marketing. He continued to be an ambassador traveling the globe in search of new surf. He began his own film career as a director, and directed movies such as Coen Hell to High Water, FIshpeople and an array of documentaries for brands like YETI, Red Bull and Sitka. He started his own production company called Bimarian Films. Keith resides in central California with his wife and 3 kids.
Kylie Tanabe
Kylie is a Hawaii born activist who works full time in hand and reconstructive surgery in LA, and co founded the nonprofit, Ohana One. Led by her belief that every person deserves to be treated as one Ohana, Ohana One bridges the gap between technology and surgery, and utilizes technology to train surgeons anywhere in the world, in real time. Her work was inspired by her time working in Papua New Guinea as their surgical specialist at the age of 23, and understanding that we as humans and surgeons are always learning. She wanted to create a way for surgeons to connect with surgeons in the most remote places of the world to continue training, and learning complex surgeries, in order to increase access to the best care, everywhere in the world. Also Kylie recently turned her attention to filmmaking with her recent documentary that was screened at the Sun Valley Film Festival this year called “The Ten Thousand Mile Bridge: Bridging the Surgical Gap in Sub Saharan Africa” which discussed the work Ohana One does in Mozambique.
Leah Dawson
Leah Dawson is a surfer, storyteller, and passionate enthusiast for women’s rights and environmental protection. Growing up in Florida, she learned to make the most of waves on both longboards and shortboards which spawned her surf career as an explorer of all board types and wave riding styles, with a goal of bringing the grace of ballet and dance to her movements on the waves. She’s been on the North Shore of Oahu for 20 seasons to explore the myriad of ways waves can be ridden. She’s been a broadcast camera operator for the last 15 years, actively works as a co-founder of the women’s empowerment organization Changing Tides Foundation, and is an ambassador for Surfrider Foundation. Leah hosts surf retreats with other professional surfers called Salty Sensations, where they offer technical surf coaching and a celebratory space to bring together the broad surf community.
Captain Liz Clark
When Liz Clark was nine, her family spent seven months sailing down Mexico’s Pacific Coast. After returning to land life in San Diego, she dreamed of one day, seeing the world by sailboat. While earning her BA in environmental studies from UC Santa Barbara, she fell in love with surfing. After college, she turned her surf voyaging dream into reality, sailing south from Southern California in 2005 through Central America and west to the Pacific islands. For more than a decade and over 20,000 nautical miles, she kept her nomadic ocean lifestyle going through writing, blogging, photography, representing conscious brands, and earning recognition as a surf adventurer, environmental activist, and captain. In 2018, she released her memoir, Swell: A Sailing Surfer’s Voyage of Awakening, which has since sold more than 35,000 copies. Liz is currently taking a break from sailing to focus on her environmental activism and animal welfare work from her land base in French Polynesia. She is the director of the non-profit organization, A Ti'a Matairea.
Mike Levin
Currently serving his third term in the House of Representatives, Mike is a member of the House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, where he serves as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Through these roles, more than two dozen of his bills have been signed into law by presidents of both parties. Prior to being elected to Congress in 2018, Levin fought for climate action while working as an environmental attorney. He also served on the board of the Center for Sustainable Energy, and co-founded Sustain OC, helping accelerate the transition toward more sustainable power generation and transportation alternatives. As a member of Congress, some of Levin's top priorities are combating climate change, protecting our natural resources, and capitalizing on the economic benefits of a sustainable energy future. He has led legislation to transition America to zero emission vehicles, ban new offshore drilling leases along the coast of Southern California, responsibly develop renewable energy on public lands, and much more. Mike lives in San Juan Capistrano with his wife, Chrissy, and their two children.
Paul Nicklen
Paul Nicklen is a Canadian photographer, filmmaker, and marine biologist who has documented the beauty and plight of our planet for more than thirty years. Through the power of imagery and, just as importantly, emotion and raw power, his work has been singled out for creating a unique connection between image and viewer by featuring wild subjects in some of the most extreme conditions known on Earth. In 2014, Mr Nicklen co-founded the non-profit organization SeaLegacy, a conservation and production organization on a mission to ignite hope and change for our planet through ocean stories. SeaLegacy inspires millions to stand up and have a voice for the pristine places threatened by the climate crisis. Mr Nicklen is a National Geographic Fellow and a TED Talks Legend. He has won more than 30 of the field's most prestigious awards, including the BBC's Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the World Press Photo for Photojournalism. In 2019, Mr Nicklen became the youngest person inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame (IPHF). That same year, his alma mater, the University of Victoria, bestowed an honorary PhD on him for his lifelong efforts to use photography in the campaign against climate change. In 2022, he received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa, from Simon Fraser University.
Rich German
Rich German is an entrepreneur and environmental advocate with an unyielding passion for the ocean. Since 1999 he has been a respected business coach, speaker, and best-selling author of three transformative books – including his photo book Blue Laguna, a visual testament to the marine life he has encountered from his paddleboard. Since 2010, Rich has paddled an astonishing 30,000 miles and has documented over 2,000 awe-inspiring interactions with dolphins and whales. His photographic work has been featured by National Geographic, The New York Times, NPR, The BBC and more. Rich's passion led him to found Project O, a non-profit organization committed to the protection of our ocean and the fragile life within it. Through its Blue City Network, his organization guides cities toward regenerative practices, harmonizing the progress of urban development with the needs of the environment. Rich speaks regularly to students in southern California, inspiring them to fall in love with the ocean and join the efforts to protect the planet. His voice reaches further through his Our Epic Ocean podcast, where he engages with top experts to address the world's most pressing challenges. Based in the breathtaking city of Laguna Beach, California, Rich exemplifies the remarkable potential of aligning passion and purpose. His journey stands as a testament to the transformative impact one individual can make through love for the planet and more importantly to the massive change possible utilizing the power of collaboration.
Rick Ridgeway
Rick Ridgeway is an outdoor adventurer, writer and advocate for sustainability and conservation initiatives. In 2020 he retired from Patagonia where for 15 years he was a VP developing environmental and sustainability initiatives including Freedom to Roam, the Footprint Chronicles and Worn Wear. He also was founding chair of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, today the largest apparel, footwear and home textile trade organization in the world. In addition, Rick is recognized as one of the world’s foremost mountaineers. With three companions, he was the first American to summit K2, and he has done other significant climbs and explorations on all continents. He has written seven books. National Geographic honored him with its Lifetime Achievement in Adventure award and the Explorer’s Club with its highest honor, the Explorers Medal. Today, he serves on six boards of conservation organizations. Rick is a speaker at conferences and events, and, with his recent memoir Life Lived Wild, has returned to his passion for writing. Now 74 years old, Rick says that since “retiring” he’s working more than when he worked. He lives in Ojai, California and has three children and four grandchildren.
Dr. Shireen Rahimi
Dr. Shireen Rahimi is an underwater photographer and filmmaker, marine scientist, freediver, National Geographic Explorer, and the founder of Lightpalace Productions. Shireen received her PhD in Marine Science from the University of Miami. After graduating, she started Lightpalace Productions, a production company specializing in underwater cinematography. With Lightpalace, Shireen and her team highlight the impacts of climate change and human activity on natural ecosystems and the people who depend on them. She has been featured as a contributor on National Geographic Sharkfest and ABC’s Localish, and was named a Nautica ocean conservation Wavemaker. Her work has been featured by Nature Conservancy Magazine, Parley for the Oceans, National Geographic Magazine, Oceana, Dell Technologies, ESPN, COP28 Dubai, Sierra Magazine, PBS, and film festivals around the world. Through every aspect of her practice, Shireen is dedicated to telling stories that encourage activism and healing for the benefit of all beings everywhere.
Todd Glaser
Todd Glaser is a San Diego-born photographer, surfer and waterman. A SURFER staff photographer for over a decade, Glaser amassed over a dozen covers during his tenure at surfing’s most exalted publication. His photographs have appeared in Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, Outside, Men’s Health, GQ, and the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. Forever enamored by the dynamic power of the sea, Glaser is endlessly and intrinsically driven to capture the world’s best surfers, in the world’s best waves, in the day's best light.
Victor Bezerra
Victor Bezerra is a Brazilian ocean conservationist and underwater photographer whose love for the ocean began at age 10, following a challenging recovery from brain cancer that changed his life forever. Through snorkeling, he regained his sense of freedom, finding healing in the saltwater both mentally and emotionally. Now, as a storyteller, his goal is to introduce the underwater world to others through his images. As the first Brazilian Ocean Uprise Ambassador, he takes virtual reality headsets to a public children’s hospital in Rio de Janeiro, his hometown, offering both patients and their parents the opportunity to be captivated and healed by the ocean, just as he was.
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Wes Carter
Wes Carter is the third-generation leader of Atlantic Packaging, the largest privately owned industrial packaging company in North America. Atlantic supports major consumer products packaging needs across virtually every manufacturing vertical, specializing in packaging optimization through technology and comprehensive programs to drive sustainable value. Today, as the president of Atlantic Packaging, Wes is the driving force behind A New Earth Project, the company's sustainability initiative, and its commitment to working with brands of all sizes to transition away from problematic plastic packaging and help rid the world’s oceans, lakes, and rivers of plastic pollution. Wes is an avid outdoorsman, lifelong surfer, and traveler who resides in Charleston, South Carolina. He serves on the Board of Directors for The Conservation Alliance, The Green Heart Project, Greenhouse Scholars, the California Packaging Producer Responsibility Advisory Board, the Lowcountry Land Trust Board, and the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Visitors in addition to other local and regional organizations fighting the waste crisis.
Adelia Sandoval
Adelia Sandoval is a lineal descendant of her Acjachemen Ancestors who were the original inhabitants of Orange County California. Adelia is the Spiritual Overseer (Púul) and Cultural Director for the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians/Acjachemen Nation, the indigenous people of Orange County California. She shares her Acjachemen Culture through art, writing, storytelling, and singing. Adelia is a ceremonial leader, song keeper, wisdom holder, tribal teacher, and healer. She is an ordained minister and created a ministry called Song of the Earth, a Native American healing service held in outdoor sanctuaries. Sandoval served as a trustee on the Global Council of the United Religions Initiative, A Global Interfaith organization that “promotes peace, justice and healing for the Earth and all living beings.” Adelia is the Village Elder/Mentor and representative of the Acjachemen People for the Ecology Center (a 28-acre regenerative, organic farm) in San Juan Capistrano where she brings traditional knowledge and ancestral blessings.
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