Jyoti Ma is the Vision Keeper of the Center for Sacred Studies, and co-founded Kayumari. She helped to convene the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers and Unity Concert. She founded The Fountain in order to restore an economic model based on reciprocity and collaboration guided by Nature and the Sacred. She is a delegate of the Mother Earth Delegation of United Indigenous Nations. Through her work, economic, social and environmental solutions have developed, creatively addressing the global challenges of our times.

Loretta is a Lokota elder committed to ensuring the world is a better place for her grandchildren. She is a keeper of her culture and the female Sundance Leader for the Afraid of Bear/American Horse Sundance. Fluent in Lakota,  she is the only representative who speaks both languages perfectly on the board of the paha Sapa Unity Alliance BlackHills Reparations, another organization with which she is affiliated. Loretta carries an enormous mission: the return of the stewardship of the Black Hills to the peoples of The Great Sioux Nation. “The Black Hills are not for sale. We want all the unseated lands in the Black Hills returned to the nine tribes of The Great Sioux Nation.” She also sits on a number of international boards including the Running strong Foundation, The Sacred Healing Circle, and the Black Hills Unity Alliance. 

Trish Noble is the Administrator and Finance Director for The Fountain, applying more than 25 years of non-profit experience. Trish is a bridge between our modern western culture and ancient spiritual traditions shared with her from Elders all around the world. The Fountain’s vision and mission are in complete alignment with her purpose to serve, restoring sacred economics based on reciprocity and the original principles of the natural order. Previous to her work with the Fountain, Trish held the position of Administrator and Operations Director, as well as Co-Facilitator of Educational Programs for The Center for Sacred Studies and continues to serve on the Board of Directors.

Regeneration Alliances Seat weaves the tapestry of relationships in support of biocultural restoration programs and sacred economic project initiatives of the Fountain. Christiane focuses on The Fountain’s European partners. She has a background in consulting social enterprise and entrepreneurial start-ups through her Changemakers Business Academy.

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Mindahi is the Sacred Sites Ceremonialist for the Center for Sacred Studies and the Director of the Original Nations Program of the Fountain. Up until July 2020, he was the Director of the Original Caretakers Program, Center for Earth Ethics, Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York and General Coordinator of the Otomi-Toltec Regional Council in Mexico, a caretaker of the philosophy and traditions of the Otomi-Toltec peoples. He has been an Otomi-Toltec Ritual Ceremony Officer since 1988. Born in Tultepec, Lerma, Mexico, he has written on the relationship between the State and Original Peoples, intercultural education, collective intellectual property rights and associated traditional knowledge, among other topics. Mindahi holds a doctorate in Rural Development from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM, 2010), University Medal of Merit; M.A. Political Science, Carleton University, Canada, 1996, Pass with Distinction; Bachelor: Tourism, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Mexico (UAEMEX, 1991)