1. KATIA SOL MADJIDI, PH.D. (CANDIDATE)
616 Plateau Drive • Kensington, CA • 94708 • (510) 390-4646 • katia7sol@gmail.com
QUALIFICATIONS
• Over fifteen years of global experience in education, transformative learning, and leadership development, in
Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, Guyana, Finland, Israel, Poland, Portugal,
Nepal, New Zealand, South Africa, Thailand and the United States, and with more than 30 Indigenous Nations
• Currently completing PhD dissertation focusing on transformative learning and leadership, in collaboration with
the Ecology of Leadership Program at the Regenerative Design Institute (www.regenerativedesign.org)
• Fluent in Spanish, Portuguese; basic knowledge of French.
• Areas of expertise include:
 Transformative Education  Indigenous/Aboriginal Knowledge
 Leadership Development  Spirituality and Wisdom Traditions
 Social Transformation  Ecological Knowledge
 Gratitude Practice  Environmental Education
 Nature Connection  Experiential Learning
 Comparative Education  Participatory, Community-based and
 International and Community Development Collaborative Research
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO- ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN EDUCATION Sept 2006- present
Doctor of Philosophy (In Progress; Candidate), Adult Education and Community Development
Collaborative PhD Program: Comparative, International and Development Education (OISE)
Collaborative PhD Program: The Dynamics of Global Change (Munk School of Global Affairs)
Supervisor: Dr. Jean-Paul Restoule (Dokois First Nation; Indigenous Knowledge & Learning)
Committee: Dr. Edmund O’Sullivan (Transformative Learning), Dr. Deborah Barndt (Arts- and
Community-Based Collaborative Research)
Specializations: Comparative Education, Transformative Learning, Indigenous Knowledge, Ecological and
Social Movements, International & Community Development, Leadership, Community
and Arts-Based Collaborative Research; Experiential Learning
Thesis (in progress): Cultivating Transformative Learning: A Case Study of the Ecology of Leadership
Program of the Regenerative Design Institute
STANFORD UNIVERSITY Sept 1996 - June 2000
Master of Arts, Education
Specializations: Interpersonal, Cross-Cultural and Interracial Dialogue and Communications
Community Transformation & Development
Supervisor: Dr. Martin Carnoy
Scholarly Paper: Breaking down Boundaries: The Use of Dialogue Groups and Participatory Education
for the Healing of the Human Divide
Bachelor of Arts, Honors –Latin American Studies
Specialization: Integrated Community Development and Education in Latin America
Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Morrison
Honors Thesis: Revolucão Humana: Stories of Struggle and Human Transformation
within the Movimento Sem Terra (Brazil)
Minor–Spanish and Portuguese
SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAINING, Culture & Development Program, Brazil Sept - Dec 1998
Coursework: Overseas experiential learning program, focusing on Brazilian history and culture,
Portuguese language, research methodology, and issues of social justice
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY, Wildlands Studies Program, Nepal June - Aug 1997
Coursework: Overseas experiential learning program, combining classes in the field with a two-month
trek in the Himalayas. Anthropological and biological field studies; independent research.

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ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
REGENERATIVE DESIGN INSTITUTE
Lead Facilitator, Ecology of Leadership Program November 2010- Present
• Co-facilitating a five month educational program for 40 individuals from various backgrounds, focusing
on the development of their personal and community leadership abilities
• Focuses on “leadership from the inside out,” by cultivating transformation through self-awareness,
nature connection, gratitude practice, authenticity, and building conscious learning communities.
• Working in collaboration with Christopher Kuntzsch and James Stark, Co-Directors of the Ecology of
Leadership (EOL) program, to assess the transformative learning impacts of the EOL Program
• Co-developed an innovative 360 degree on-line survey for the program participants to assess their own
inner and outer leadership development as well as for them to receive global feedback on how they are
perceived in these capacities by people in their various circles and communities.
Coordinator, Intergenerational Dialogue Circle April-November 2011
• Worked in collaboration with Penny Livingston and Belvie Rooks to coordinate an intergenerational
and intercultural Peacemakers’ Council of youth leaders and Elder mentors currently working with
underserved youth in East Bay, San Francisco and Marin County communities.
• Responsible for all aspects of coordination of the event, including logistics and planning, outreach
to stakeholders, creating a collective vision for the event with existing participants, planning for
ongoing community impact and involvement, communications to all participants, etc.
EMERGENT PERFORMANCE CONSULTING, LTD.
Design Partner July 2011- Present
• Invited to become a design partner for a new consulting company focusing on transformative and
experiential educational experiences and leadership development from an emergent paradigm.
• Member of team of consultants that provides innovative educational solutions to individuals and
organizations based on a model of deep living and precise engagement.
KEYI STRATEGIES
Assistant Editor, Commonwealth Series on Social Entrepreneurship Dec 2010-Sept 2011
• Assisted Dr. Ruth Shapiro in editing the Commonwealth Club series on Social Entrepreneurship, being
published in a book by Stanford University Press. The book includes chapters by luminaries in the field
such as Muhammad Yunus, Bill Drayton, Premal Shah, Sally Osberg, and Jacqueline Novogratz.
• Content-edited, proofread and provided editorial feedback on all lecture-based chapters as well as the
introduction, round robins and conclusion.
DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL STUDIES, WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY
Contract Academic Staff, Theories of International Development Sept- Dec 2009
• Led weekly tutorials on the history and theories of international development for 90 students.
• Designed lesson plans; met with students.
• Responsible for all marking and grade assignments.
DEPARTMENT OF ABORIGINAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Aboriginal Studies Sept 2007 - Dec 2009
• Led weekly tutorials on Aboriginal and Indigenous studies for 120 students.
• Designed lesson plans; met with students; responsible for all marking and grade assignments.
ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Research Assistant, Comparative and International Education May 2007-June 2008
• Assisted with various aspects of the functioning of the Comparative, International and
Development Education Centre, including supporting the formation of a CIDE student association
and core organizing structure as well as production of newsletters, reports, etc.

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Co-Editor, Comparative and International Education: Issues for Teachers May 2007- June 2008
• Coordinated communications and planning between editors, authors, and publisher
• Managed the editing and submission of all chapters and of the final manuscript
• Completed a full editorial and proofreading revision of the textbook
• Contributed a chapter on Comparative Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Learning
Teaching Assistant, Comparative and International Education Course Sept 2006 - April 2008
• Assistant for Comparative & International Development Education for Pre-Service Teachers course
• Supported technical needs for the class through preparation of course materials, organization of video
library, arrangement of copyright, etc.
GHOST RIVER REDISCOVERY, CALGARY, ALBERTA
Program Coordinator, International Indigenous Youth Leadership Oct 2002–Aug 2006
• Directed an international Indigenous youth leadership program for an Aboriginal-based non-profit
organization that specializes in experiential, cultural education programs.
• Responsible for all aspects of program coordination and management, including project design and
delivery, fund-raising, budget management, hiring, recruitment, staff training, program expansion,
promotions and marketing, and public relations.
• Successfully fundraised over $3 million CAD to support my programs
• Provided diverse programs, ranging from two to eight months’ duration, for up to 500 Aboriginal youth
annually, resulting in the youths’ demonstrated successful emergence as community leaders.
• Recruited, hired, and managed 30+ staff across international locations, in challenging and remote sites
• Conducted regular site visits, program evaluations, and extensive reporting to funding agencies
INTERNATIONAL TEACHING CENTRE, HAIFA, ISRAEL
Program Officer, Quality Controller Sept. 2000–May 2002
• Worked overseas at a multicultural international organization with 800 employees, overseeing
correspondence related to grassroots education and training.
• Responsible for upholding a high degree of excellence in correspondence with over 180 countries and
territories. Position required excellent writing and analytical skills and comprehensive geographical and
cultural knowledge.
• Analyzed budgets and monitored ongoing financial needs for individual overseas volunteers as well as
large-scale educational training projects around the world.
• Awarded special projects in addition to regular responsibilities, i.e. compilation of periodic newsletter,
creation of country analyses and reports, and document editing.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Master’s Thesis Research Sept 1999–June 2000
• Studied the role of cross-cultural and interracial dialogue groups in transforming human relationships.
Facilitated a series of groups over a two-year period, designing curriculum and leading dialogues.
Honors Thesis Research June 1999-June 2000
• Analyzed the implementation of Freirian pedagogy within the Brazilian Landless Rural Worker’s
Movement (MST). Traveled to rural sites where MST had seized and occupied land, conducting
research on grassroots, participatory education within the movement.
FOUNDATION FOR THE TEACHING & APPLICATION OF THE SCIENCES (FUNDAEC- COLOMBIA)
Educational Research Analyst June–August 1998
• Conducted an evaluation of a newly developed primary school system for potential application
throughout Latin America. Traveled to Costa Rica and Ecuador to visit parallel educational sites.
Conducted interviews and on-site research and composed a final 50-page analysis.
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY WILDLANDS STUDIES PROGRAM (NEPAL)
Student Researcher June–August 1997
• Researched the integration of conservation and development within the Nepalese WWF park system,
analyzing the potential for inclusion of local peoples into park management in Shey Phoksundo region.

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AWARDS
Doctoral Completion Award, University of Toronto (full tuition + top-up to OGS) 2011-2013
Ontario Graduate Scholarship ($15000) 2011-2012
Academic Excellence Award, University of Toronto ($3000) 2011-2012
Doctoral Ranjit Kumar Graduate Fellowship, Foundation for International Training ($3000) 2010-2011
Awarded to one student at the University of Toronto each year on the basis of academic excellence
SGS Travel Grant, University of Toronto School of Graduate Studies ($1750) 2010- 2011
Awarded highest amount of all applicants for the award
Academic Excellence Award, University of Toronto ($3000) 2010-2011
William E. Taylor Fellowship, Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada 2008-2011
Awarded to the most outstanding social sciences doctoral student in Canada; $5000/year for two years.
Academic Excellence Award, University of Toronto ($3000) 2009-2010
Doctoral Research Award, Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada 2008-2011
Two-year doctoral research grant; $20,000/year for two years.
Doctoral Guaranteed Funding Award, Ontario institute for Studies in Education 2006-2011
Full scholarship for four years plus guaranteed funding top-up of roughly $20000/year
Dean’s Award, Harvard Graduate School of Education 2006
Vanderbilt University - Graduate Fellow; Peabody Dean’s Fellowship, Scholarly Fellow 2006
Overseas Research Grant, Stanford University Center for Latin American Studies 1999-2000
PUBLICATIONS
Kathy Madjidi, “Educating for Unity & Global Transformation,” manuscript currently under peer review,
Journal of Transformative Education, SAGE.
Kathy Madjidi, “Solos and Spirit Spots: Aboriginal-based Spaces for Silence in Education,” in Silences, pp. 73-
74. Council of 3M National Teaching Fellows and the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher
Education, Gatineau, QB, June 2008.
Karen Mundy, Kathy Bickmore, Ruth Hayhoe, Meggan Madden and Katherine Madjidi (Eds.), Comparative
and International Education: Issues for Teachers. CSPI and Teachers College Press: Toronto, ON and New
York, NY, 2008.
Katherine Madjidi and Jean-Paul Restoule, "Comparative Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Learning," Chapter
Four in Comparative and International Education: Issues for Teachers, ed. Karen Mundy et al., CSPI and
Teachers College Press: Toronto, ON and New York, NY, 2008.
Daniel Schugurensky and Kathy Madjidi, “Reinventing Freire: Citizenship Education in Schools and Social
Movements in Brazil,” Chapter Nine in The Sage Handbook of Education for Citizenship and Democracy,
ed. James Arthur, Ian Davies and Carole Hahn, SAGE, London, 2008.
Kathy Madjidi, "Bahá’í Institute of Higher Education Established to Provide Educational Opportunities for
Oppressed Religious Minority in Iran." History of Education: Selected Moments of the 20th Century. Edited
by Daniel Schugurensky. Online: www.oise.utoronto.ca/research/edu20/moments/1987bihe.html, 2006.
Several reports evaluating the progress and results of projects funded through government agencies such as CIDA,
FAC, and HRSD. Ghost River Rediscovery, Calgary, AB, 2002-05.
Kathy Madjidi, Breaking down Boundaries: The Use of Dialogue Groups and Participatory Education for the
Healing of the Human Divide, Stanford University School of Education. 77 pp., Stanford, CA. 2000.
Kathy Madjidi, Revolucão Humana: Stories of Struggle and Human Transformation within the Movimento
Sem Terra. Undergraduate Honours Thesis, Stanford University. 110 pp., Stanford, CA, 2000.
Kathy Madjidi, Transforming Tradition: The significance of the re-creation of traditional dances in Bahia,
Brazil. School for International Training, Ceará, Brazil, 1998.

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Kathy Madjidi, Analysis of the History, Methodology, and Success of the Jamundi Primary School, 50 pp.
Foundation for the Application & Teaching of the Sciences. Colombia, 1998.
SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & LECTURES
Diversity and Equity in Education Conference, “Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Learning,” February 2012,
Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary.
Transformative Learning Centre Monthly Circle, “The Bioneers – A Revolution from the Heart of Nature, ”
November 2010, OISE/UT, Toronto, ON.
Comparative and International Education: Issues for Teachers, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of
the University of Toronto–Guest lecture, “Comparative Indigenous Ways of Knowing,” November 2007,
November 2008, September 2009, October 2010
Introduction to Community Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of
Toronto–Guest lecture, “Participatory Development”, 2008.
Annual Meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, “Transnational Religious Actors:
Shaping Global Educational Norms,” March 17-21, 2008, New York, NY.
Annual Meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, panel chair and presenter,
“Comparative and International Education for Teachers,” March 17-21, 2008, New York, NY.
Safe Schools Conference, “Aboriginal and Cross-Cultural Peacebuilding through Circle Processes,”September 29,
2007, OISE/UT, Toronto, ON.
World Council of Comparative Education Societies, “Educating for Unity & Global Transformation,”
September 3-7, 2007, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
31st Annual Conference of the Association for Baha'i Studies-North America, “Participatory Development for
Community Transformation,” August 16-19, 2007, Toronto, ON.
4th Annual Conference on Indigenous Education: Asia/Pacific, “Indigenous Epistemology for Global
Education and Transformation,” July 19-22, 2007, Vancouver, BC.
Annual Meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society, “Comparative Indigenous Ways of
Knowing and Learning,” February 25-March 1, 2007, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Latin American Studies 203.01 Course, University of Calgary –Guest lecture “Indigenous Issues in Latin
America: Ghost River Rediscovery’s Indigenous Leadership Program in Bolivia, Guyana & Dominica,”
2005.
Latin American Studies 203.01 Course, University of Calgary –Guest lecture “Education and Development:
Stories of Struggle and Human Transformation in the Brazilian Landless Rural Workers’ Movement,” 2004.
Leadership Calgary, Preparation and presentation of nine hour curriculum on Pioneer Leadership, 2005-06.
Alberta Council for Global Cooperation – 2004 Annual Meeting, “Indigenous Youth Leadership.”
Global, Environmental and Outdoor Education Council (GEOEC) Annual Conference, Closing Conference
Plenary session – “Unity in Diversity,” Canmore, Alberta, 2003.
FGL Open Global Business Society – “Global Youth Forum” 2003, Plenary – “Indigenous Youth Leadership”
Youth Development Through Recreation Services – 2003 National Symposium, Plenary- “Youth Leadership”
Youth Movement Coordination Team, Presentation and facilitation at several provincial wide youth conferences
Ghost River Rediscovery “Connecting Indigenous Youth” Public Engagement Tours 2003 and 2004
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Ecology of Leadership Program – Regenerative Design Institute, Bolinas, CA Feb- June 2011
• Five month leadership development program focused on inner and outer leadership in one’s personal life,
community and service path/work (part of collaborative, participatory research project for my PhD)
Cultivating Women’s Leadership Training - Bioneers, Ocate, NM July 2010
• One week training with Nina Simons and Toby Herzlich on developing women’s leadership capabilities
Awakening the Dreamers Symposium, Pachamama Alliance, Toronto, ON June 2010
• Attended symposium; planning to be trained as a facilitator
The Emerging Wisdom Culture - State of the World Forum and Wisdom University March 2010
• One week course of the Wisdom University and State of the World Forum, with an integral focus and
intensive teaching by Paul Ray, Jim Garrison, Lester Brown, Randy Hayes, Marcela Olivera, and others.
Awakening the Divine Feminine - Divine Feminine, Awakened Masculine Institute, Esalen Institute Oct 2009
• Weekend course hosted by Caroline Muir and Joan Heartfield on healing and awakening the sacred feminine

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Women’s Ceremonial Training, Sacred Fire, Six Nations ON Feb-Sept 2009
• Attended monthly women’s ceremonies and training led by Diane Longboat (Leading Earth Woman)
(Mohawk-Haudenosaunee) at the Sacred Fire on Six Nations Territory
Emotional Healing and Community Renewal, Six Nations, ON Oct 2008-May 2009
• Year long training led by Dr. Beth Hedva (transpersonal psychologist) and Kim Haxton (First Nations
ceremonialist) to learn to facilitate processes of individual and community healing and renewal.
Leadership Calgary- Volunteer Calgary, Calgary, AB Sept 2005-June 2006
• Year-long in-depth leadership training by application only. Curriculum focused on the Human Venture and
the Pioneer Leadership Journey, including aspects of personal responsibility, social and cultural co-
responsibility, the creative realization process, and the cultivation of tools of wisdom and judgment.
Rediscovery International Training, Rediscovery International (Pearson College, BC) June 2003
• Two week intensive training in facilitating cultural outdoor education programs, based on Indigenous
wisdom and focused on developing participants’ connections with themselves, one another, and the land.
Ruhi Institute Facilitator Training Sept 2001-Feb 2003
• Seven course training to become a facilitator for the Bahá’í-inspired Ruhi Institute training program, focused
on developing spiritual capabilities for transforming our global civilization
ACADEMIC SERVICE
Dynamics of Global Change Collaborative PhD Program Steering Committee Member
• Selected as student representative for the steering committee of the Dynamics of Global Change PhD
program at the Munk School of Global Affairs
Department of Adult Education and Counselling Psychology Faculty Search Committee Member
• Selected as student representative for a faculty search committee for a new faculty position in the
department of Adult Education and Community Development
Comparative, International and Development Education Student Association Co-Founder, Member
• Helped to initiate and co-found the CIDE Student Association – now a flourishing student association with
an annually elected core organizing team and over 100 members
Indigenous Education Network (IEN) Member
Transformative Learning Centre (TLC) Member
One Earth Community Conference 2007 (OISE-UT) Volunteer – Music
VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
CommuniTuesdays – Member Dec 2011- present
Keeva A Cappella – Community Choir June 2011-present
Voices of Unity - Community choir Nov 2009-June 2011
“Harmony Circle & Joyful Gems” Children’s Virtues Classes-Founder and Educator March 2009-June 2010
Echo Women’s Community Choir September 2007-May 2008
Leadership Calgary – Program Guide July 2005- June 2006
Leadership Calgary – Program Participant Sept 2004-June 2005
Women in Spirituality – Board Member Jan 2004-June 2006
Alberta Youth Movement Coordination Team- Chairperson Aug 2002-Feb 2005
Youth Activities Committee – Youth Developer (Haifa, Israel) May 2001–May 2002
Stanford Race Dialogue Program – Initiator and Facilitator Jan 1999–June 2000
Talisman A Cappella – Fundraising Director, Member Sept 1999–June 2000
Youth Year of Service program, Bolivia – Volunteer Sept 1995–May 1996
REFERENCES
Available upon Request
*Please note that for web searches, you will also find me under “Katherine” or “Kathy” Madjidi.