Social Entrepreneur
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Associate at Intellectual Licensing & Capital Group, Inc
- CEO/ Founder at BioNova Medical Corporation
- Executive Director at Empowerment Works!
- Education
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- Monterey Institute of International Studies
- Schiller International University in Madrid, Spain.
- Conflict Management Institute
- Santa Barbara City College
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Melanie St.James’s Summary
Believing that the key to a healthier future lies in the multi-disciplinary engagement of the public, private and non-profit sectors of the world economy, she founded Empowerment Works so the world could see it.
In an effort to stop cycles of exploitation of indigenous herbalists and the forests that sustain our planet, she founded BioNova Medical Corporation, which supports medicinal plant based research, development and equitable opportunities for herbalists to improve both public health and biodiversity.
Her training in Transformative Mediation and International Negotiations has influenced EW’s collaborative approach to sustainable development.
Melanie serves as the driving force of the above institutions that work in synergy to promote a more sustainable world.
Melanie St.James’s Specialties:
Private/Public Sector Collaboration, Event Production, PR, Sustainable Resource Management, Social Marketing Strategies, Integrative Project Design, Monitoring & Evaluation, Transformative Mediation/ Negotiation.
Melanie St.James’s Experience
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Associate
Intellectual Licensing & Capital Group, Inc
(Program Development industry)
2008 — Present (less than a year)
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CEO/ Founder
BioNova Medical Corporation
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)
June 2002 — Present (6 years 4 months)
Founder of this Community Conscious Business, "Linking Indigenous Knowledge with Modern Science for a Healthier World", Ms. St.James engages traditional health practitioners in equitable contracts, initiates and negotiates research programs with advanced western medical centers, guides development strategy.
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Executive Director
Empowerment Works!
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
August 2001 — Present (7 years 2 months)
CEO/ Co-founder of Empowerment Works (global sustainability think-tank in action) http://www.empowermentworks.org
International Programs - design, guidance, management, created EW's holistic approach to community development, facilitates multi-sector collaborations where every one is empowered to contribute.
Spearheaded the plan for the Casamance Institute of Arts & Sciences in Senegal, west Africa.
Produces the Artists In Action cultural event series, Speaks publicly, leads organizational development.
Melanie St.James’s Education
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Monterey Institute of International Studies
Masters of Public Administration in International Managment, Sustainable Community Development, June 1998 — May 2000
Languages: Fluent in French and Spanish (+ poco Italiano) Travel: Lived and conducted research throughout Asia, Europe, Africa and Central America.
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Schiller International University in Madrid, Spain.
B.A. International Relations and Diplomacy, June 1997
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Conflict Management Institute
Collaborative Negotiation and Mediation, Collaboration, Conflict Management, Progressive Negotiation, 1996 — 1996
- Activities and Societies:
- Study abroad intensive in Nayarit, Mexico w/ Judith Rubinstein
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Santa Barbara City College
Political Science, International Studies, 1993 — 1995
- Activities and Societies:
- Vice President and later Co-President of the International Studies Association
Publisher / Editor in Chief of "World Beat" and "Another World View" Journals
Semester abroad in China 1994 and Italy 1995
Melanie St.James’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
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