Key Contacts

John de Graaf - National Coordinator
E-Mail: jodg@comcast.net
Phone: 206-443-6747

Kelley Smith - Newsletter Editor
E-Mail: editor@timeday.org

The Simplicity Forum
Web: The Simplicity Forum
E-Mail: contact@simplicityforum.org
Phone: 303-709-1437
Address: PO Box 1812, Lyons CO 80540

Mailing Address

Take Back Your Time
PO Box 19862
Seattle, WA 98109

Media Contacts

The following experts are available to address these time related issues:


NATIONAL CONTACT

Bonnie Michaels, mwfam@aol.com; 847-308-0919

 


ACADEMIC

Catherine O'Keefe, M.Ed., CTRS, of Mobile, AL, is an instructor in Leisure Studies and Therapeutic Recreation at the University of South Alabama. She teaches and lectures on the value of leisure in modern society and the importance of leisure and recreation to personal development. cokeefe@usouthal.edu251-461-1618

Nancy Parkes, of Olympia, WA, is a professor at the Evergreen State College where she teaches a class about Take Back Your Time. n.parkes@comcast.net

Maureen Wilt, of Kansas City, MO, is an associate professor of social work at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO. wilt@ucmo.edu; 660-543-8196


BUSINESS

Allen Hancock, of Eugene Oregon, is founder of More Than Money. impact@efn.org; 541-343-1926

Eileen McDargh, of Dana Point, CA, is ranked as one of the top 50 thought leaders in leadership development. As a consultant, executive coach, speaker and writer, she's the author of Work for a Living & Still Be Free to Live and The Resilient Spirit. McDargh@aol.com; 949-496-8640

Bonnie Michaels, of Naples, Florida and Wilmette, IL, is a work-life consultant, speaker and president of Managing Work and Family, Inc., and co-author of a Journey of Work-Life Renewal. MWFAM@aol.com; 847-308-0919

Chris Ortiz, of Winston-Salem, NC, is an independent manufacturing efficiency consultant and author of 40+: Overtime Under Poor Leadership. kaizenassembly@yahoo.com; 336-659-1774; www.kaizenassembly.com


COMMUNITY / CIVIC

Jonathan Rowe, of Pt. Reyes Station, CA, is director of the Tomales Bay Institute. He was an assistant to Senator Byron Dorgan (D, North Dakota), and an editor at the Washington Monthly magazine. jonrowe@earthlink.net; 415-663-8560


ENVIRONMENTAL

Cecile Andrews, of Seattle, WA, is the founder of the Voluntary Simplicity study circles movement and the author of The Circle of Simplicity. She teaches at Seattle University. cecile@simplicitycircles.com; 206-783-1152

John de Graaf, of Seattle, WA, is the national coordinator of TBYT and editor of the Take Back Your Time handbook. He is the co-author of Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic. jodg@comcast.net; 206-443-6747


FAITH & SPIRIT

Rabbi Arthur Waskow, of Philadelphia, PA, is the director of the Shalom Center, and founder of the Free Time/Free People campaign. awaskow@aol.com

Rebecca Kneale Gould, of Middlebury VT, is a professor of religion at Middlebury College, and author of At Home in Nature Modern Homesteading and Spiritual Practice in America. rgould@middlebury.edu; 802-443-2548


HEALTH

Peter Fraenkel, of New York City, is director of the Center for Time, Work and the Family at the Ackerman Institute for the Family, and associate professor of Psychology at the City College of New York. p.fraenkel@verizon.net; 212-650-5671

Debra Krumholz, of Amherst, MA, is a therapist, public health specialist and educator. debkrumholz@comcast.net

Maureen Wilt, of Kansas City, MO, is an associate professor of social work at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO. wilt@ucmo.edu; 660-543-8196


HISTORY OF WORK ISSUES

Ben Hunnicutt, of Iowa City, teaches Leisure Studies at the University of Iowa, and is the author of Work Without End and Kellogg's Six Hour Day. hunnicutt11@mchsi.com; 319-335-1326; www.ShorterWorkHours.com

Tom Walker, of Vancouver, BC, is policy coordinator of the Work Less Party of BC and was one of the party's candidates in the recent provincial election. lumpoflabour@yahoo.ca; 604-255-4812


INTERNATIONAL WORK / TIME

Anders Hayden, of Toronto, is a former research and policy coordinator for the 32 Hour Coalition, a Canadian Shorter Work Hours Group, and the author of Sharing the Work, Sparing the Planet. ahayden@web.ca

Tom Walker, of Vancouver, BC, is policy coordinator of the Work Less Party of BC and was one of the party's candidates in the recent provincial election. lumpoflabour@yahoo.ca; 604-255-4812


LABOR / SOCIAL JUSTICE

Elbert Collier, Jr, of Toledo, OH, is a diversity trainer for the United Auto Workers union. toughoreasy@yahoo.com

Anne Nolan of St. Cloud, MN, is an attorney, and labor and living wage activitst. mailto:anne-nolan@uiowa.edu

Tom Turnipseed, of Columbia, SC, is an attorney, civil rights activist, advocate for low-income Americans and former State Senator. tturnipseed@turnipseed.net; 803-252-9000

Rabbi Arthur Waskow, of Philadelphia, PA, is the director of the Shalom Center, and founder of the Free Time/Free People campaign. awaskow@aol.com

Maureen Wilt, of Kansas City, MO, is an associate professor of social work at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO. wilt@ucmo.edu; 660-543-8196


OVERSCHEDULING / FAMILY TIME

Bill Doherty, of St. Paul, MN, is the co-founder of Putting Family First, co-author of the book, Putting Family First, professor of family social science and director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Minnesota. bdoherty@che.umn.edu; 612-625-4752


RECREATION & LEISURE

Ben Hunnicutt, of Iowa City, teaches Leisure Studies at the University of Iowa, and is the author of Work Without End and Kellogg's Six Hour Day. hunnicutt11@mchsi.com; 319-335-1326; www.ShorterWorkHours.com

Catherine O'Keefe, M.Ed., CTRS, of Mobile, AL, is an instructor in Leisure Studies and Therapeutic Recreation at the University of South Alabama. She teaches and lectures on the value of leisure in modern society and the importance of leisure and recreation to personal development. cokeefe@usouthal.edu; 251-461-1618

Joe Robinson, of Santa Monica, CA, is the founder of the Work to Live Campaign for a minimum paid vacation, and author of Work to Live. roadworks@adelphia.net; 310-396-1215


PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA

Ann Crittenden, of Washington D.C., is a journalist and the author of The Price of Motherhood and If You've Raised Kids, You Can Manage Anything, and co-founder of Mothers Ought To Have Equal Rights (MOTHERS). ann.crittenden@rcn.com; 202-362-3419

Tracy Geraghty, of Napa California, is an independent communications and public policy consultant and coordinator for the TIME TO CARE coalition. geraghty@napanet.net; 707-258-1843

Joe Robinson, of Santa Monica, CA, is the founder of the Work to Live Campaign for a minimum paid vacation, and author of Work to Live. roadworks@adelphia.net; 310-396-1215

Judith Stadtman-Tucker, of Portsmouth, NH, is the editor of mothersmovement.org, and former Director of Advocacy for Mothers and More. editor@mothersmovement.org; 603-436-2165

Tom Turnipseed, of Columbia, SC, is an attorney, civil rights activist, advocate for low-income Americans and former State Senator. tturnipseed@turnipseed.net; 803-252-9000


SIMPLICITY / SLOW LIFE

Cecile Andrews, of Seattle, WA, is the founder of the Voluntary Simplicity study circles movement and the author of The Circle of Simplicity. She teaches at Seattle University. cecile@simplicitycircles.com; 206-783-1152


WORK & FAMILY ISSUES

Ann Crittenden, of Washington D.C., is a journalist and the author of The Price of Motherhood and If You've Raised Kids, You Can Manage Anything, and co-founder of Mothers Ought To Have Equal Rights (MOTHERS). ann.crittenden@rcn.com; 202-362-3419

Bonnie Michaels, of Naples, Florida and Wilmette, IL, is a work-life consultant, speaker and president of Managing Work and Family, Inc., and co-author of a Journey of Work-Life Renewal. MWFAM@aol.com; 847-308-0919