Conducive Stories is run by Conducive Media, the publisher of Conducive Chronicle (Cchronicle.com), Conducive Magazine (ConduciveMag.com, Imagined Magazine (ImaginedMag.com), and Left Eye On Books (LeftEyeOnBooks.com). She is a project manager, editor, and ethnographer and has spent much of her career studying organizational stories. Natalie’s dissertation explored theories of narrative and how th
ey related to community and group identity. She became well versed in how communities and organizations craft stories about who they are, and where they are going. Natalie also donates her advocacy, brand identity, writing, social media, and consulting skills to several nonprofits, community organizations, and political campaigns. She has published articles and conducted research on the areas of: international law, human trafficking, economic policy, globalization, social movements, and international food aid. She is the publisher of Conducive Chronicle, Conducive Magazine, Imagined Magazine, and Left Eye On Books. Barry Comer: With a 30 year background in graphic design, art and photo direction, Barry Comer has worked with just about all clientele in every industry. Over the last 17 years, Barry was art director for FSA Management Group. He worked with the premier culinary associations in the world, designing logos, capability and education collateral and International and national conference pieces. His contacts in the industry included Julia Child, Robert Mondavi and other luminaries. Prior to Foodservice, he was chief designer with Spectrum Design. The studio's client list included Humana, General Electric, The City of Louisville and Aegon. Barry led the studio's charter toward sophisticated banking, financial and healthcare products and collateral. Currently, Barry serves as design consultant for the Center for Nonprofit Excellence. The Center serves the vast majority of over 400 nonprofits and individuals in the Louisville area. Teresa Louise Johnson is a Canadian freelance writer with a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree in English Language and Literature and a Master of Arts degree in English Literature and Creative Writing. Besides having a diverse accumulation of online works, including a position as fashion writer/editor for A Distinctive Style Magazine, she authored the fictional novella Fire Island (2010). She’s a cloth diapering mom of two boys and a girl but she also happens to be a fashion addict, internet ju**ie, small town wife who dreams of the big city, yoga/Zumba/Muay Thai practiser, and book lover. Literary pieces that have left impressions on her are D.H. Lawrence’s Kangaroo and Blake’s Marriage of Heaven and Hell. Corralez is an eco-friendly vegan currently residing in the Greater Los Angeles area. An avid writer, Corralez publishes articles, blogs, and user reviews that address the needs of a socially aware and green audience. She has expertise in eco- and animal-friendly apparel, sustainable technology, and organic food. Aside from writing, Corralez also works as a freelance graphic designer for nonprofits and as a fashion photographer for animal-friendly labels. Christine Shearer, PhD is a postdoctoral scholar in science, technology, and society studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a researcher for SourceWatch. She has previously worked at the KPFA Radio Evening News, the Center for Investigative Reporting, and the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. Her work has appeared in academic and media publications including National Geographic, Climate Progress, The Journal of Political Ecology, and Conservation Letters. She is managing editor of Conducive, and author of Kivalina: A Climate Change Story (Haymarket Books, 2011). Her areas of interest include energy, corporations, climate change, global political-economy, ecology, and money in politics. Steven Sherman received a Ph.D. in Sociology from Binghamton University. He has published in a number of academic journals, such as the Journal of World Systems Research and The Review of Radical Political Economics, as well as online publications including Counterpunch, Common Dreams, and State of Nature. He has written about a variety of topics, including long term perspectives on world history, movements for social change, and contemporary politics. He works in the book industry and is the Editor-in-Chief of Left Eye on Books, where he secures books for review, finds writers, and edits submissions, among other things. In addition, he avidly follows men’s fashion.
