Board of Directors

Black Earth Institute

Connecting earth, spirit and society through the arts

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  53515-0424

Board Duties

  • To establish organizational systems that support BEI's goals.
  • To assess potential projects in terms of the organization's goals.
  • To hold sacred space in furtherance of those goals.
  • To serve as public representatives of the organization to media, other organizations, and donors.
  • To assist in fund-raising for BEI programs.

Bob Braine
Wantaugh, New York
Retired staff member from Time Inc, active in secular humanist organizations that encourage real-world efforts to improve the human condition. A lifetime interest in science (especially astronomy), which dovetails with interest in secularism which dismisses the untestable.

Norah Cashin
Madison, Wisconsin
Alternative Energy and Transportation Specialist

Sandy Dye
Tinley Park, Illinois
Social Security disability advocate and member of the Illinois bar who practices plaintiff's-side disability and employment law.

Daniel Hall
Chicago, Illinois
Quaker, anti-racism activist, student of Mysteries.

Holly Frost Kerr
Highland Park, Illinois
Lifetime Unitarian Universalist; semi-retired, teaches graduate business courses and manages foundation working with Hispanics in Lake County, IL. Practices tai-chi, sings in chorus, practices Spanish.

Shayle Miller
Evanston, Illinois
Retired emergency-room physician, active in educational issues.

Flo Golod
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Executive Director for 20 years of Southside Family School, an award-winning alternative school with an innovative civil rights curriculum; professional fund-raiser and fiction writer; Flo Goold & Associates works with organizations on capital campaigns, annual campaigns and start-up efforts. Flo received the 1985 McKnight Award for Community Service in the Twin Cities.