Founders’ Vision

Spark a new era of collective leadership that cultivates the interdependence
of thriving ecosystems, human and natural.

Guided by the UN Committee on Climate Change’s Sustainable Development Goals, we set out to create an unstoppable network of nature-informed women leaders. As this remarkable human ecosystem of interconnected, collaborative regional hubs grew, women came together to solve problems and innovate in their local communities and built lasting bonds of trust and friendship.

Infused with the wisdom of nature and the spirit of doing what works, these women nurtured, supported, encouraged, and challenged each other to make a bigger difference.

As the impact of our work grew, we have become the most sought-after women’s leadership network in the country. Our time-tested, nature-approved ways of leading have catalyzed a new era for humanity and the planet. Like an old growth forest whose diverse array of trees provide the needed structure, support, light, shade, food and energy for all other beings in the ecosystem, these women are connected in their reciprocal and diverse strength.

The Center for Nature & Leadership serves as an interconnecting root network, fostering a web of reciprocity and symbiosis between its members, and ensuring a vibrant and resilient ecosystem. The convening of women leaders across generations, sectors, and sociocultural barriers in nature-centered council has become a guiding force for the transformation of human-made structures into nature-wise systems that now sustain and inspire life on this planet.