Dan Hartley
Heroic Hare
United Kingdom
Dan Hartley
”I co-create a loving world where elder wisdom is valued, Mother Earth honoured and our young empowered to realise their dreams.”
Dan lives in Brighton, UK with his wife and daughter. He has worked with disaffected youth since 2001. Dan joined A Band of Brothers in 2008. This charity undertakes contemporary rites of passage work with young men, bringing the integrity and ethos of MKP to the heart of the communities where it’s most needed.
Curtis Lacy
Screaming Eagle
Windsor/Detroit, Canada/USA
Curtis Lacy
”As a man among men, I serve as a catalyst for Love to ignite in the soul.”
Curtis works with family members (particularly children) where domestic violence is an issue, as well as working with adoptive and foster families. He has helped organize and sustained Food Co-ops, been involved with blood drives, Challenge Day activities, organizing a rural recycling program, assisting in local schools around issues of violence and volunteers at a local Women’s Shelter. He has brought numerous service activities to his I Group. In his work, he treats and educate male batterers.
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Christopher Frisco
Iron Horse with Dancing Turtle
Greater Carolinas, USA
Christopher Frisco
“Co-Creating a world of harmony and abundance by nurturing, mentoring, and modeling authenticity and powerful vulnerability.”
As director of Journeymen, Chris has motivated men in his local community and beyond to step into their gold and become a mentor to a boy. He has led men and boys through the Rites Of Passage Adventure in his home community of Asheville and in numerous communities around the country.
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Chris Martenson
Gliding Eagle
New England, USA
Chris Martenson
”Fully use my gifts to illuminate the future and create a world worth inheriting.”
Chris is an economic researcher and futurist who speaks to international audiences on the intersection of the economy, energy and environment. He runs the popular website www.ChrisMartenson.com and is the author of the Crash Course video series and book.
Charlie Prochelo
Old Buffalo
Central Plains, USA
Charlie Prochelo
“I share my experience, strength and hope to bring others serenity and sobriety.”
Charlie is active in the Boys to Men organization and with his wife Eileen is also active in the recovery community. He started , with other Warrior brothers, a weekly Conflict Resolution program for the adolescent boys and girls at the Jackson Recovery Center. He and his wife volunteer as mentors for several of these teenage boys and girls at the Center and co-chair the Adolescent Center Auxiliary for Jackson Recovery Center. He helped organize and open Oxford Houses Sober Residences for men and women.
Carl Crow
Earth Brown Bear
North Texas, USA
Carl Crow
”I create a world of love by acting with awareness, aware of my actions.”
Carl is a loving and admirable man, very involved with the MKP community, Spirituality, and Service. Carl is living his mission of loving awareness by initiating at least 3 service projects in the North Texas Community.
Bill Lauer
Mountain Lion
Wisconsin, USA
Bill Lauer
“I Build Bridges between Diverse Groups of Men.”
Bill does the multi-cultural work that many only talk about. He has lead many projects activities and weekends that focus on Prisoners Drug Addicts, Sexual Abuse Survivors and Veterans.
Bjorn Ratjen
Father Bear
British Columbia, Canada
Bjorn Ratjen
”I sustain a world of harmony by being in tune.”
Bjorn has been involved in community for many years – including volunteering with Amnesty International, the local fire department and as a trauma counselor when unfortunate events have occurred such as flood or a crime scenario.
Alan Clammer
Grandfather Leopard
Santa Barbara, USA
Alan Clammer
”I bring more integrity into the world by modeling accountability, mentoring the uninitiated and honoring a “second chance” concept in supporting my fellow man.”
Alan purchased a town home complex in Atlanta, Georgia which now houses up to 375 formerly incarcerated men (and soon opening to women) for a 3 month -plus program preparing them to successfully re- enter society, thus reducing recidivism from nearly 60% to 20%. He also produced An Evening With Robert Bly in 2009.
Carl Lakari
Loving Deer
New England, USA
Carl Lakari
” Create Alive Community through Compassionate Support.”
Carl Lakari is Co-Founder of Project AWARE which has served thousand of teens by helping raise awareness about teen issues and empowering them to take leadership roles in their community.
Joe Kort, Ph.D., LMSW
Powerful Bull
Windsor/Detroit, Canada/USA
Joe Kort, Ph.D., LMSW
”To make the world a safer place by being out and open.”
I am open about being gay in my personal and professional life to be a role model for others to witness someone of a different orientation.
Peter Mortifee
Wild Salmon
British Columbia, Canada
Peter Mortifee
”To awaken and connect to the spirit of life.”
Peter’s passion is the promotion and advancement of social and environmental organizations through innovative social financing and the creation of effective infrastructures.
Bert G. Welch Jr.
Proud Eagle
The Central Plains, USA
Bert G. Welch Jr.
”To live my life in a way that encourages other men to live with Integrity.”
Being in a wheelchair for 37 plus years has increased Bert’s caring for others above and beyond most, as well as his energy and attitude about life.
Ian Solomon
Lion Running Free
South Africa
Ian Solomon
”I co-create a vibrant, passionate and conscious world, by growing my own awareness, working with ritual and the flow of life and by being connected.”
Ian Solomon initiated the TSiBA University (Tertiary School in Business Administration) HEAD|HEART|SOUL weekend training, a rite of passage for mostly black, previously disadvantaged students. Now in its 4th year, each training is followed by facilitated circles on campus.
John Baczynski
Medicine Spirit Wolf
Philadelphia, USA
John Baczynski
”I create a world of Absolute Beauty, by living in the power of my opened heart.”
I’ve been helping my local homeless community since 2003 when I first discovered a small tent community near my home in Levittown, PA while I was out mountain biking.
Jim Parker
White Stallion
Northwest, USA
Jim Parker
” I live a life of contribution measured simply by what I do and ultimately what I give.”
Jim Parker is a courageous, committed, compassionate healer, and hundreds of his neighbors consistently follow his leadership into beautifully ambitious community service projects. Jim makes a difference with his life.
Carl E. Adkins
Free Eagle
North Texas, USA
Carl E. Adkins
”I create a sunshine and peace filled world by fully accepting myself and those around me.”
Traveled to rural Peru with plastic surgeons to provide anesthesia for repair of pediatric cleft lip and palate. Also collected stuffed animals to give out preoperatively so child had a “friend” with him in the operative room.
Frank Paolotto
Radiant Phoenix Eagle
Greater Washington, USA
Frank Paolotto
”With love and strength, I co-create a world that encourages and protects the dreams and visions of youth.”
Frank helped start Boys-to-Men Greater Washington and mentored other BTM centers on the East Coast. He has also worked with students with disabilities and people in prison and on parole and probation.
Lakhdar Ouaddah
Chat debout (Standing Cat)
French Speaking Europe
Lakhdar Ouaddah
”I create a world of confidence by sharing mine.”
For the last 15 years, Lakhdar’s job has been taking care of furniture transportation in the peculiar environment of death. He helps families to move pieces of furniture and clear dead persons houses. He helps the people too in these often tragic circumstances.
Allan Podbelsek
Loving Llama, the Visionary
Kentucky, USA
Allan Podbelsek
”To create a world of connections by being loving, powerful, spiritual and playful.”
For 12 years Allan has been connecting with men in a nursing home, hearing their stories—their past joys, secrets, hurts, fears, desires, regrets–as they completed their life journeys.
Fred Koehler
Golden Heart Bear
Northern California, USA
Fred Koehler
”I heal a lonely world by seeing Spirit in everything and giving it voice.”
Fred is a Case Supervisor and trainer for CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates) and works to advocate for children whose parents can no longer care for them.
Laurent Sirois
Aigle Volant/Flying Eagle
Canada East
Laurent Sirois
”To help human beings to be more connected to their authentic self and their integrity.”
“Aider les êtres humains à être plus connecté avec leur moi authentique et leur intégrité.”
His work around emotional freedom helps people to get rid of their fears and phobias, often buried in the unconscious, in order to help them live better and regain physical and mental health, live in the present moment and regain their laughter and joie de vivre in this absolutely wonderful world.
Son travail sur la libération émotionnelle aide les gens à se dégager de leurs peurs et phobies, souvent enfouies dans leur inconscient, pour les aider à vivre mieux et à retrouver la sante physique et mentale. Mieux vivre dans le moment présent, de retrouver le rire et la joie de vivre dans ce monde si merveilleux.
BJ Honeycutt
Peaceful White Horse
Georgia, USA
BJ Honeycutt
”I co-create an environment in which we each might discover our inherent basic goodness and manifest peace.”
Along with his wife, BJ co-led the Healing Arts Program at the United Methodist Children’s Home Decatur, Georgia, and he is currently a mentor and board member of Boys To Men Georgia.
Kenneth Haller, M.D.
Golden Grasshopper
St. Louis, USA
Kenneth Haller, M.D.
Dr. Haller regularly shows his commitment to the value of men’s individual personal development by his continued dedication to his I-Group and his active resolution to integrate this knowledge into his professional and artistic activities.
Bob Rakoczy
Elder Turtle
New Mexico/Southern Colorado, USA
Bob Rakoczy
”To Walk in the NOW on Their Path with Every Man, Woman and Child Whom I Encounter on The Way of Life Today.”
Bob is an Interactive Spiritual Director, Mentor, Friend, Companion, Brother, Counselor, Elder, Teacher, Healer, Guide, SoothSayer, Wizard (sort of), Lover of Beauty, StoryTeller, White-Guy Koshari, Lucifer (LightBearer), OutLaw for The Good, Child of the One, Manifester of Divinity, Link on the Universal Chain of BE-ing. He sheds Light. He points out Ways, offers Direction, gives a hand. He encourages them to look UP.
James Collins
White Horse
New Jersey, USA
James Collins
”To feed the world.”
James was on the board of a non profit organization in NYC which provided blankets for the homeless, food for Native Americans on reservations and organized volunteers for a food program for 500 elderly shut-ins on the upper Westside in NYC.
Bill Megalos
Crow
Los Angeles, USA
Bill Megalos
”I create a world of peace and justice through speaking my truth and empowering others to speak theirs.”
Bill Megalos has been providing haircuts to the homeless community of Santa Monica, CA for the past 10 years
Dr. Clarence H. Snelling, Jr.
Zebra
Colorado, USA
Dr. Clarence H. Snelling, Jr.
”To work toward the protection and the mutuality of all persons regardless of race, creed, ethnicity, status, gender, orientation, or current power; with justice as the motivating factor in all endeavors.”
Beyond his work as Pastor and Professor of Theology, Clarence’s 85 years have also been filled with service on numerous boards and agencies which were directed toward justice issues and Higher Education.
Mark E. Lopez
Roaring Lion
Memphis, USA
Mark E. Lopez
”I create a world of unconditional love by loving myself and others unconditionally.”
Mark is a longtime champion for GLBT equality in Nashville and throughout Tennessee. He lobbies and builds coalitions with like minded organizations for the betterment of all.
Caspar Walsh
Fierce Panther
UK and Ireland
Caspar Walsh
”By opening my heart and speaking my truth I create a safe and beautiful world for all beings.”
Caspar has created the charity, “Write to Freedom”, which works with young prisoners and disaffected young men to provide mentoring and support through a wilderness and writing programme based up on Dartmoor.
Darryl Bowens Hansome
Panther
Greater Carolinas, USA
Darryl Bowens Hansome
”To create a world of acceptance and confidence by interacting with you and others without judgment.”
The tenet that I strive to live my life by is “to treat you as I would want you to treat me.” It has served and humbled me.
Peter Huber
Playful Dolphin
Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo, USA
Peter Huber
“To make a difference by being of Service.”
Peter serves as Founder and Director of the nonprofit Center for Uniting Families and Dancing Deer Farm retreat center. Creating harmonious, sustainable living, positive choices for health and relationship, enhanced skills as parents and partners are the Center’s core valves. Peter is tireless, passionate and humble in his Mission of Service.
Jim Gray
Silverhawk
Alberta, Canada
Jim Gray
”To help addicts and alcoholics recover.”
Jim Gray is being honored for living his mission of helping addicts and alcoholics recover by building Serenity Ranch drug and alcohol rehab centre in central Alberta.
Jim Wolfe
Cunning Wolf
Indiana/SWONKY, USA
Jim Wolfe
” I create a world of boundless thinking and loving where bodies and souls are nourished and nurtured by doing the political and personal work needed to be in tune with the divine within and beyond.”
Jim is being honored for his life long work in championing human rights and working for interfaith collaboration and understanding.
Jim Lovestar
Timberwolf with Playful Hawk
Minnesota Center, USA
Jim Lovestar
” Through teaching and touching I empower every man to know his purpose, his place, and his playmates. ”
Jim is a long-time member of Veterans for Peace, he has been active with the Foreclosure Prevention Team for three years in North Minneapolis. He started a community garden in his neighborhood in 2007, has accepted a leadership role in Northside Fresh (motto: COMMUNITY. FOOD. POWER) with the goal of North Minneapolis residents learning how to plant, prepare, and preserve their own food and has been one of the guides with the Winds of Change Racial Justice Action Group.