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Advisory Board Members
The ProSocial Advisory Board consists of twelve seats, each representing the potential leaders and constituents on the platform. Below are the current members and the areas they represent. Beneath their bios are the current open seats. If you, or someone you know, is interested in representing an open seat, please follow the link to learn about the commitment and how the board will shape the platform.
Board Seat: Confucianism/Taoism
Dr. Daria Heseri
Daria Heseri is a scholar and educator in the fields of East Asian history and cultural & religious traditions. She has lived and traveled extensively in Asia & Europe and taught at universities in New York, Washington D.C., and Ontario, Canada; and her personal teaching philosophy is founded on the humanistic promotion of compassion to oppose violence and intolerance. As a practitioner of meditation and inner martial arts, Daria is dedicated to cultivating the ways of the peaceful warrior in the world, and she gladly joins ProSocial in the quest to invigorate seekers of wisdom and spiritual growth by aiding their transformative engagement with leaders worldwide.
Board Seat: Buddhism
Eido Ailish Hopper
Ailish Hopper is Associate Professor of Peace Studies and Roxana Cannon Arsht '35 Professor of Ethics and Leadershipat Goucher College. Lay-ordained in the White Plum Asanga, founded by Maezumi Roshi and Glassman Roshi, she is also precepted in Sōtō Zen. She studied Religion and African-American Studies at Princeton University and is the author of two books of poetry as well as many essays on the possibilities for ethical public life in the U.S. A longtime volunteer with the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, including their retreats for academics in higher education, she is passionate about the creation of greater access to wisdom traditions and skillful guidance that are in ProSocial's vision.
Board Seat: Religious Academic
Dr. Kevin Wolfe
Dr. Wolfe is an assistant professor at Claremont Graduate University in the Religion Department with an emphasis on philosophy and religious thought. Wolfe’s work focuses on the blurry terrain between religious thought and political theory. Dr. Wolfe not only brings a wealth of religious knowledge to the board, but he also cares deeply about helping ProSocial become a tool to help our society expand their intellectual and spiritual horizons for greater understanding and empathy.
Board Seat: Spiritual Leader
Sherry Welsh
Sherry was named one of the "top 100 women" in the automotive industry while working with the auto-parts manufacturing giant, Bosch. As she led multi-cultural teams around the world, she experienced the common thread that all teams wanted to have - harmony and joy in the teams they were a part of. She transitioned into executive coaching and leadership in life for leaders and their teams in a variety of industries. As she evolved over the last decade on her own spiritual journey, she has added a variety of spiritual modalities to her leadership coaching and consulting programs. She is passionate about being a part of ProSocial as it connects global seekers and leaders to explore the common desire for more harmony and joy in all aspects of their lives.
Board Seat: Psychology
Lisa Pisha (MS, LMFT)
Lisa Pisha is a licensed marriage and family psychotherapist who works with and writes about the complexities of love at her founded practice, Tend, and on her Substack, Before You Burn the House Down. She’s also the Creator of the online course for couples, Create a Conscious Marriage™. Lisa’s passion for expanding human consciousness into a much more aware space for relationships to intimately and authentically deepen is what she’s most excited about bringing to the ProSocial board.
