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WHAT IS CCF?
The Conscious Citizenship Forum (CCF) mobilizes people to explore and expand their civic identity, potential, and impact as members of local community and global civil society. Conscious Citizenship is not about patriotism or national allegiance; it is about aligning personal values with personal action. Through Conscious Citizenship, individuals prioritize, take a stand and act on civic issues that matter to them and make a difference in our world.

WHAT DOES CCF DO?
The CCF engages in several activities:
*Workshops and seminars (conducted on site, through Bard College, by private appointment, or online)
*Monthly column in The Citizen magazine
*Special projects (such as the recent exhibition of photo essays on Conscious Citizenship)

WHO DIRECTS CCF?
Conscious Citizenship Forum co-founders, Diana Ayton-Shenker and Dr. Laura Rock Kopczak, combine decades of experience working in academia, private industry and non-profit management (see Bios below). Ms. Ayton-Shenker and Dr. Kopczak are currently co-authoring a book, “Wake Up! Activating Conscious Citizenship.”

CONTACT CCF:
Conscious Citizenship Forum
c/o P.O. Box 774
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
ccf@globalmomenta.com
tel. 1(824) 876-1510
fax 1(845) 876-6297

CO-DIRECTOR BIOS

      Diana Ayton-Shenker, CCF Co-Director, is President of Global Momenta, Inc. an international consulting firm that draws on her experience of over fifteen years working with academia, the United Nations, and international organizations to advance the cause of human rights and related issues. An honors graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (BA, International Relations), she received her LLM (Master of Laws) in International Human Rights Law from the Law School of the University of Essex. Ms. Ayton-Shenker has taught at the American University of Paris and at Hunter College of the City University of New York, where she directed the Human Rights Program. She is the author of numerous articles and essays relating to international human rights and civil society; her most recent book is A Global Agenda: Current Issues before the 57th General Assembly of the United Nations. Ms. Ayton-Shenker teaches courses on “Conscious Citizenship” and “Human Security” at Bard College. She lives with her family in Rhinebeck, NY.

       Laura Rock Kopczak, CCF Co-Director, is an educator, business consultant and freelance writer, with over twenty years of teaching, consulting and industry experience. In addition to leading seminars and courses at Bard College on Conscious Citizenship, Dr. Kopczak also co-authors with Diana Ayton-Shenker a monthly column in the magazine, The Citizen. Through the Fritz Institute, Dr. Kopczak works with leading humanitarian organizations, such as the International Red Cross, to improve efficiency in providing disaster relief. A research fellow at the Tuck Business School at Dartmouth, she also teaches Supply Chain Management at Yale School of Management. A former professor at Stanford University and one of three co-directors of the Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum, Dr. Kopczak has lived in Japan and France and taught management courses in Switzerland, the Netherlands and Hong Kong. Previous to pursuing an academic career, she worked for ten years at Hewlett-Packard Company. Dr. Kopczak lives with her husband in Barrytown, New York, on the Hudson River.