Myrna has more than 20 years of experience leading graphic design and visual branding projects for a wide range of clients. Whether she’s creating strategic communication materials and websites or building brand identity, Myrna has a practiced ability to translate a client’s intention into a cohesive design approach. She enjoys collaborating with clients and writers to craft visual narratives that resonate. Myrna holds a BFA in graphic design from Academy of Art University and a BA from UC San Diego.
Alexa is owner of Add Insight, a virtual bookkeeping firm specializing in QuickBooks Online bookkeeping, payroll, and strategic advising for small businesses. The Bay Area firm works closely with clients to improve their financial record keeping and reporting and to position them for long-term growth. An early adopter of new technology, Alexa works with clients to find the best tools to power their business. She holds a BA from UC Berkeley in health arts and sciences with a focus on the history of healthcare.
Lisa is an admin diva and creative spirit living in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. With extensive experience in marketing communications, publishing production, and graphic design management, she brings exquisite attention to detail to her projects. Lisa works with colleagues, clients, and partners to bring efficiency to their processes and to keep dynamic operations running smoothly. She holds a BS from the University of Vermont, along with many hours of credits in business administration professional development.
Peter is program manager for nonproliferation at Ridgeway Information, a London-based research consultancy. Previously, he spent 11 years as an officer in the Australian Navy. Highlights of his naval career include leading a survey mission to Antarctica, a secondment as the deputy operations manager for the search for Malaysian aircraft MH370, and deploying to the Middle East as the personal aide to Australia’s regional commander. Peter holds an MA in strategy and security from the University of New South Wales and an MA in geopolitics from King’s College London.
Jewlya develops practical tools and processes that help leaders unpack complexity, ask powerful questions, and find answers on issues from climate change and nuclear security to building healthy communities and ecosystems. She has translated complexity and systems thinking into practice for numerous major US and international initiatives and is founder of Spark Policy Institute, which helps communities and policymakers intervene on complex societal problems. Jewlya holds a PhD in public affairs from the University of Colorado and started her career at the Colorado and Nebraska legislatures.
At N Square, Pupul runs and develops foresight programs designed to produce novel insights into key nuclear challenges and inform new strategies, funding priorities, and policies. A multidisciplinary designer, futurist, and winner of the Joseph Jaworski Next Generation Foresight Practitioners Award, she previously served as creative lead in the Next Generation Foresight Practice at School of International Futures (SOIF). A recognized thought leader in culturally inclusive practices in design and futures, she is founder of the Decolonizing Futures Initiative, a global project to engage marginalized communities in imagining their preferred futures, and the youngest founding member of Action Foresight’s “Global Swarm,” an internationally distributed team of futurists, reachers, and innovators.
