Dan Scaduto
Fire Buffalo
New Mexico / Southern Colorado, USA
Dan Scaduto
”My Mission is to co-create a World of Acceptance, Abundance, and Magical Love by Living in the now, Practicing forgiveness, Practicing unconditional love, and Believing in myself.”
Dan helps organize and hold quarterly sweat-lodges for the teaching and the prayers of the people. As an Experiential/Recreation Therapist Dan lives MKP and Boys to Men with his teachings to Middle school boys in Belen, Cuba, and Grants, NM in a program he calls “Men from Boys”.
Darrin D. Gray
White Stallion
Indiana, USA
Darrin D. Gray
“To help others reach their ultimate potential”
Darrin has a unique window into the NFL by virtue of his day-to-day involvement with All Pro Dad, the national fatherhood program founded by Tony Dungy. He develops innovative strategies to reach families via large-scale events, media partnerships and corporate sponsorships. With Darrin’s help All Pro Dad has conducted father and kids trainings that have directly benefited tens of thousands of families.
Michael Erickson
Eagle Soaring with Silver Feathers
Windsor / Detroit, USA / Canada
Michael Erickson
First honoree for working to bring Action in the World to his Centre
“My goal is to facilitate missions into action–real action.”
About two years ago I began by becoming the “Windsor-Detroit Community Outreach Coordinator”. Then a year ago I began forming a plan for leveraging the strongest part of MKP–the I-Groups. I formed a six man team, representing five I-Groups to begin doing this. About this time, I discovered the MKP-USA Mission Council on a similar path and feeling very excited, joined Stephen Simmer, and others, in our work. My I-Group the “Detroit I-Group” has become very grounded in mission stretch. Using seedpod and magnet stretches almost every meeting, as well as personal stretches. Follow up on these stretches is common and effective. There is now a fourth part of the Warrior round where we set our stretches. Other WD I-Groups are beginning to find the power in the ‘intentionality’ of the mission stretch concept. Through the I-Group rep or a leader in each I-Group, my plan is to empower each man and each I-Group in mission stretch in action. This will lead to stronger I-Groups, with teamwork, moving into the outside community, where MKP can be shared. This leads to more I-Group visits by uninitiated men, more NWTAs, and reaching the million man goal!
1. Connection with the Detroit Rescue Mission (DRM) by volunteering to serve food.
2. Donating and wrapping Christmas presents for the DRM.
3. Supporting the Unity Renaissance church Men of Today, located in WarrenMI.
4. Connecting with a famous Detroit church, called “I Am My Brother’s Keeper”. Located only a few blocks from where the Detroit I-Group meets weekly. (At the former location of Detroit Tiger Stadium baseball at Michigan and Trumbull).
5. Boarding up vacant and unsafe houses.
Ray Parrella
Joyful Bird
Kentucky, USA
Ray Parrella
“My mission is to create a peaceful world by sharing love with those around me.”
Ray has a passion for working with young adults, ages 10-16 at the Kentucky School for the Blind in Louisville, Kentucky. He takes these kids to the Louisville Zoo, Slugger Field to attend Louisville Bats pro baseball games, the Science Museum to learn by touch or for a treat to pizza parties and other special eateries around town. Peter is tireless helping his kids in Road Races for the Blind, leading the way with a shoelace. He has won the “Men of Distinction” Award for working with unprivileged children in Clark County, Indiana.
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Carlos J. Legaspy
Sea Lion
San Diego, USA
Carlos J. Legaspy
”I create a world of abundance by listening, sharing and teaching.”
Carlos has worked in Mexico to build an MKP community there. He has participated in a PIT intensive, led 2 circles of men and witnessed the launching of 3 I-groups in Mexico City.
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Kevin “Mr. Peace” Szawala
Unconditional Loving Falcon
Windsor / Detroit, USA / Canada
Kevin “Mr. Peace” Szawala
“To create a world full of peace, freedom and awareness by serving others through unconditional love.”
Kevin’s message of peace, love and compassion has reached over 100,000 people across the Midwest through all the performances and speeches he has done to empower youth of all ages.
Ron Goldman
Wild Dog
New England, USA
Ron Goldman
”I create a more peaceful and loving world by raising awareness about the unrecognized pain and harm experienced by children due to specific American cultural beliefs and practices.”
Ron’s work includes articles, two books for the public and professionals, founding a nonprofit organization, two websites, speaking, counseling, media interviews, and political action generally related to reducing unrecognized infant trauma.
Theodore Freedman
Halcon Digno con Frente Brillante
New Jersey, USA
Theodore Freedman
”I create a world of joy by being joyfully creative.”
Ted has volunteered for a wide variety of community projects over the years including highway cleanups, soup kitchens, staffing a home for runaway teens, supporting local families during the holidays and promoting Mission and Action in the World to his Warrior Brothers from the I Group level on up. More recently, Ted has gotten closer to his mission through a delightful educational assembly for Elementary School students and is also working on a children’s book, the proceeds of which will go to support a charity involved in research into a rare disease called GAN. He also takes care of his aging and ailing parents.
Harris Stephen Marx
Loving Wise Owl
Greater Washington Center, USA
Harris Stephen Marx
”To Co-Create a loving world by empowering and supporting men in the creation of vibrant ongoing I-Groups worldwide, as well as empowering individuals with mental health needs to reach their full potential and find their own path towards wellness and recovery.”
In support of Suicide Prevention Day Monday, 09/10/12, Harris created and executed forty (40) community suicide prevention education events in parks throughout the State of Maryland.
Peter Abrams
Courageous Kudu
British Columbia, Canada
Peter Abrams
”I create a loving, inspired world through clarity, creativity and kindness.”
Peter is a skilled facilitator who works with an interactive theatre group to raise multicultural awareness, help people touch their feelings and give our life’s most important stories the gift of honouring through re-telling.
Cole Cameron
Buffalo Heart
Northern California, USA
Cole Cameron
”Enrich community by empowering all I touch, especially youth.”
Cole says that in the mid ‘90’s, men of the South Bay Nation of Men asked, “Whats next?” His answer was, “YOUTH! Cole has worked consistently for years with many circles of men, women and youth with the intention to re-create an empowered, more conscious next generation in every local neighborhood.
Robert Dann
Wild Ox
Philadelphia Community
Robert Dann
”I create a world of trust and acceptance by amplifying love and connection to myself and others.”
Robert has been involved locally rehabbing vacant homes with a group called ‘Support Homeless Veterans’, and, with another establishing a food pantry called ‘Feed Our Vets’. He has also met people in the creative arts who use various media to promote healing. ‘Warrior Writers’ is one such group. Ultimately this led to an opportunity to step into a leadership position to help bring ‘Vets Journey Home’ to Pennsylvania this past September. “This 2.5 day retreat offers the kind of healing and transformation I have witnessed on NWTA’s.”
Godel Sefu
Wise Whale
The South Africa Region
Godel Sefu
”I create a world of advocacy and empowerment for people with disabilities.”
Godel, who is physically disabled and director of the “Disabled Refugees Projects” has dedicated his life’s work to the empowerment of other disabled people, to the promotion of their human rights and to their acquisition of life skills. All this, to realise their full potential and earn a decent living.
Diya Peter
Joyful Black Falcon
Suisse Community
Diya Peter
“I create a world of spiritual transformation by owning my transformation and living truth, love and magic.”
Diya is training young men age 18 to 30 in “how to deal with conflicts in a non-violent way”. Also he is working with school children from 3rd to 10th grade. It is a Peace Maker training for these kids. It is proven that in schools where this program is working, the violence on the school ground has dropped. Diya is also doing mobbing intervention, multicultural awareness trainings, and prejudice awareness trainings. The work he is doing is all around experiencing what are the causes and the effects of prejudices and to build awareness around it.
David Patterson
Magnificent Human Being Vulnerable
UK Region – Ireland
David Patterson
“I co-create world peace by healing shame and building community through education , facilitating circles in sacred space.”
David is a young man with a heart that matches the size of his vision and has been inspiring men in Ireland through his leadership of circles throughout the island for the past couple of years. In that time David has shown great courage in his willingness to articulate a better way for men to come together by extolling the virtues of male mentoring and emotional authenticity.
Jeffrey Navarre
Ganesha
Florida, USA
Jeffrey Navarre
“I create a world of Love and Compassion by holding space for you however that looks.”
Jeffrey shows up as a powerful man. His give-aways include the use of his Yoga Studio space for MKP functions. i.e. I-Group, Open Men’s Circles, Homecoming Celebrations. He volunteers at local schools and community centers teaching kids and seniors yoga and meditation. Jeffrey also participated in the 2013 Smart Ride to support men and women living with HIV and AIDS wearing the ManKind Project USA Cycling Team jersey.
Bob Hoover
Zebra
Memphis, USA
Bob Hoover
“I have been called and empowered to make the world a safer place by practicing acceptance of you and myself and our situation and by protecting and defending the innocent.”
Bob is a Family physician who has been in practice for 31 years. For most of the past 18 years, he has been an Assistant Professor teaching family medicine and obstetrics. He recently left his medical practice and teaching position and has moved to Asia, where he is doing medical teaching and relief work. He will be with a team of physicians who have sensed God’s call to make a difference in the lives of suffering people. They are revitalizing a family medicine training program in a country that has been decimated by war and has the highest infant mortality in the world.
Woody Rae Forrieter
Innocent Hawk
Canada West – Alberta
Woody Rae Forrieter
“I create a world of innocence by forgiving the past, blessing the future, and loving right now.”
Woody has been involved with the Mankind Project since 2000, and has been involved in MKP Alberta since 2006. In that time he has taken on numerous organizational roles in the community, including three years on the board of directors. He also extends the spirit of MKP through his prison visitations and work with men on probation. Woody has been instrumental in creating an Open Circle in which men are lovingly supported, encouraged to forgive and bless themselves, and come to know their own essential innocence.
Ned Helme
Trusting Great Bear
Greater Washington, USA
Ned Helme
“Through knowledge, power and persistence I foster coalitions for the global good.”
Ned played an instrumental role in the development and passage of the Clean Air Act Amendments in 1990, which established the first U.S. national emissions trading program. He was a driving force behind the Decin Project in the Czech Republic, the first project which used carbon credits to finance the switch of a coal-fired heating plant to natural gas. He led stakeholder discussions that produced the design of the Clean Development Mechanism, and the expert team that developed the original design of the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme. Through his work in China, Mexico and many other countries, Ned pioneered the concept of focusing developing country actions and international finance in key industrial sectors, a concept central to the UN’s 2010 Cancun agreements.
David Yarrow
Dancing Dragonfly
Kansas City, USA
David Yarrow
“To restore the earth by renewing the minerals and trace elements in soil so that all life can flourish again.”
David Yarrow’s work in creating a sustainable planet producing non-GMO and chemical free food is recognized nationally, regionally, and locally. He has met with soil scientists; presented at national meetings of growers and environmentalists; and held countless workshops and demonstrations for the creation of biochar, organic microbial inoculation, and combined organic compost applications. He is leading a SARE grant involving six farmers studying the application of biochar. A long time advocate of peace and healing with the Indian Nation, he was involved in the historic meeting at the United Nations that took place this last summer. David’s work will have a long range impact on our community, our country, and our world.
Ashanti Branch
King Salmon
Northern California USA
Ashanti Branch
“I create a world of freedom by teaching youth to break their chains.”
Ashanti is a multi-faceted man. He has created rites of passage programs to support youth. “The Ever Forward Club” in the San Francisco bay area has celebrated 10 years of supporting youth to graduate high school and attend colleges, with high rates of success. He has impacted thousands of young men, staffing and combining a number of programs, including MKP. Ashanti is helping to build a stronger next generation. He is featured in the upcoming documentary “The Masks We Live In,” by noted film-maker Jennifer Seibel Newsom.
Tom Houle
Night Eagle
New Jersey, USA
Tom Houle
“I create a joyful, abundant world, by serving from my heart.”
Tom is a full-time volunteer, spending the majority of his day volunteering with three organizations. He is the Parish Coordinator and Property Manager for his church, Gloria Dei Lutheran, in Chatham, NJ. In addition to being a vibrant Christian faith community, Gloria Dei has hosted MKP I-groups, circles and celebrations for 14 years. He is a Disaster Responder with the Red Cross of Northern NJ. Tom also volunteers with Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care, where he offers support to individuals and their families at the end of life.
Larry Anmuth
Golden Eagle
Greater Carolinas, USA
Larry Anmuth
“Create a world of integrity, I model integrity.”
Larry’s work and passion is to bring the message of the possibility of inner peace to veterans and prison populations of North Carolina. Before moving to Asheville, Larry, along with MKP co-leader Rich Menges, established a Mankind Project based program for prison populations called “Sharing Inside Time.” Larry has also been working with veterans on an ongoing basis. He has created a course, called The Peace Education Program. Larry is working in cooperation with The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF), to bring this healing program to veterans of Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan free of charge.
Ernest Patterson
Loving Tiger
South Central, Houston, USA
Ernest Patterson
“As a man among men I co-create a world of love by loving myself, my family and my fellow man unconditionally.”
Ernest has worked with adolescent clients and their families for the past thirteen years, helping them begin their journey of healing through the provisions of education, relapse prevention, intervention and hands on treatment. He has collaborated with teams of professionals both in the clinical field and outside in the church, community and volunteer opportunities. He helped to design proven treatment programs with successful end results at both The Right Step and the Memorial Hermann Prevention and Recovery Campus. Ernest is actively involved with the Boys to Men organization in Texas.
Dennis Ponczkowski
Glorious Falcon
Upstate New York, USA
Dennis Ponczkowski
“My mission is that peace be found in all relations.”
Dennis has been living his mission for decades by serving on the board of directors for several local organizations, LifeResults and Sanctuary at Crowfield Farm. Dennis has been on mission to Chiapas, Mexico, giving his time and energy freely. He has also been a long time organizer of camping and outdoor activities for youth in his church. Dennis is a strong supporter of the sundance ceremony in upstate New York, gives tirelessly of his time and energy to a host of other local organizations.
Tom Daly
Wild Turkey
Colorado, USA
Tom Daly
” I foster the dance of heart and soul to build a more just, joyful, and sustainable world.”
Few men in the nation have had a longer or more committed life in men’s work than Tom. Directly and indirectly Tom has touched the lives of thousands of Youth, Men, and Women. Since the mid 1970’s Tom as devoted his life particularly to awakening and supporting boys, men, and elders in their authenticity & wholeness through counseling, mentoring, training and group facilitation. This award is in recognition of a lifetime of pioneering men’s work and service in the world. Accomplishments include: Inner King Training and Inner Sovereign Training, 4 Gateways Coaching Process, Elder Initiation Weekends; the Men’s Year to Live Process, presentor at five MKP Elder Gatherings, active member of the Colorado MKP and Colorado MKP Elder Council.
Yves Gilles
Living Bear
Europe Francophone
Yves Gilles
“I create a world of joy and healing by opening my heart.”
He has been active in the AIDES association in France for over fifteen years in: Leading writing workshops for HIV infected people, Coordinating well-being workshops to resocialize and revitalize HIV infected people, Being active in the editorial committee of REMAIDES, the AIDES Association journal. One challenge he is aware of is not to promote a victim pattern in some men. MKP has been helpful in that awareness and in giving him the tools to promote autonomy and responsibility in a society that can quickly exclude people.
Anthony Ramirez Di Vittorio
Black Lab
Chicago, USA
Anthony Ramirez Di Vittorio
“I create a world where father and son live in harmony, by mentoring youth into men of character.”
Di Vittorio created B.A.M. in 2001 while working as a school psychologist at Roberto Clemente High school. Youth Guidance’s B.A.M. (Becoming A Man™) program is a school-based counseling, mentoring, violence prevention and educational enrichment program that promotes social, emotional and behavioral competencies in at-risk male youth. B.A.M’s curriculum addresses six core values that relate to both personal and academic success: integrity, accountability, self-determination, positive anger expression, visionary goal-setting and respect for women. B.A.M has received national recognition from the White House, and is currently expanding to serve over 5,000 youth in Chicago.
Tim Kelty
Standing Lion
Kentucky, USA
Tim Kelty
“I create vibrant community through song, story, music and dance.”
In the last 23 years Tim has worked as an actor in educational theater performing in shows for young audiences in 20 states. Some of the topics of these shows have been violence prevention, recycling, living with an addicted family member,dealing with harassment/bullying and how to make friends. In the last 10 years he worked as an artist in residence through “Arts Reach,” a service pairing artists with community centers and Boy’s and Girl’s Clubs to provide dancing and acting lessons to children that would not otherwise have access to such experiences. For the last three years he has provided dance instruction at the “La Casita” fundraiser, a local non-profit agency which
supports Hispanic women and children who are in need. He also recently created a Latin Dance class for the LGBT Community, a first in Louisville.
Pete Sandoval
Powerful Lion
St. Louis USA
Pete Sandoval
“I create a playful and loving universe by making dreams come true through embracing the divine.”
Co-founder of Boys to Men program in its inception in St. Louis. He has mentored youth in a residential treatment center through Viva Vox. He has staffed several Living the Mystery weekends. He has reared a son as a single parent. Pete is currently a Counseling Intern with Lutheran Family and Child Services and will soon complete his graduate degree in counseling.
Charles Maclean
Worthy Engaged Ibex
Northwest, USA
Charles Maclean
“To ignite passion for conscious community give-back.”
Charles’s life-long passion was “championing” (his word) philanthropy in individuals and organizations. His credo: “It is through giving and receiving that we discover what matters to us and … therefore who we are. We cannot not give and be fully human. I am convinced that much of the pain in the world comes from not giving and the joy comes from giving.” He was a founder of the multi-generational Trillium Hollow Co-Housing community, a “family of families” in Portland, Oregon. Charles was also was passionate in his support of basic sanitation rights and dignity for every human being.
John Closs
Spiderwolf
Montreal Canada East
John Closs
“I create a world of passionate, empowered people through blessing, challenging, and sharing my gifts.”
Founding director of Boys to Men Canada, currently serving as board secretary. Mentor at the BTM circle of boys at Riverdale High School. Founding director of the Riverdale CFER (Centre for entrepreneurial and recycling training – English translation), a “work study”
programme for students who are unlikely to get their high school leaving certificate. The mission is to: – Develop autonomous students – Produce engaged citizens – Train productive workers.
Elbert Jamison
Puma Rising
Detroit, USA
Elbert Jamison
“My Mission is to Create a Safe World by Loving and Accepting Myself and Others.”
Elbert has a deep abiding passion, extending over 20 years, for the Adult Children of Alcoholics recovery program. During this time, Elbert has supported the ACA at all positions of leadership, from local meetings to the Intergroup Board level, helping to assure the ACA’s continued mission and service to the Metro Detroit area.
Bravehearts I-Group
Bravehearts I-Group
New England, USA
Bravehearts I-Group
“Through diverse missions of service we co-create a thriving community by giving back with random acts of kindness.”
The Bravehearts I-Group lives its mission of service one give-away at a time. They commit to one community service project per month, and are blessed to serve while having fun together. Among their many community deeds, they have performed yard cleanups for those in need, cooked dinner for an AIDS Support group, moved a battered woman and her two children to safety, mentored boys with Habitat for Humanity, adopted a family for Christmas, and were Santa’s elves for families needing support at the holidays.
Keith Carlson
Love Dog with a Lion Heart
New Mexico, USA
Keith Carlson
“I create a world of love and authentic connection by living in love and authenticity.”
Keith is a highly respected registered nurse and life coach. Among his many acts of service, he gives ongoing volunteer care for an elderly couple on hospice in Santa Fe, is a champion for his I-group doing regular volunteer service at the Interfaith Homeless Shelter. He does ongoing volunteer service for elderly women in his cohousing community. He offers volunteer First Aid and safety training for community children. He co-coordinates, with his wife, free Laughter Yoga events for the Santa Fe community. He also co-hosts an Internet radio show that serves as a voice for the development of a larger vision of the nursing profession.