ÖKOLOGIE'S Research and Staff Writing Team
Dr. Brenda Billings, Dr.PH, MPH, M.Sc - Founder & Principal Health Education Practitioner
Brenda Rivera-Billings is the CEO and Principal Health Education Practitioner for Ökologie. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.Sc in Health Science Education / Environmental Health, Cum Laude with an M.Sc in Health Science, and a Master’s in Public Health (MPH). She holds an undergraduate degree in Humanities / Art History and also earned certificates in both Multimedia / Digital Arts and Nutrition Counseling. She's a recent Doctor in Public Health (DrPH) graduate. Brenda's research interests include empowering seniors and adults with disabilities, environmental-racism, social change, wellness counseling, positive sexuality, and women’s self-empowerment issues.
Meghan Stone, MSW, MEd - Staff Writer
Meghan Stone earned her Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work and Master’s of Education in Human Sexuality from Widener University. She has worked as a therapist, social worker, teen counselor, and sexuality educator. She currently resides in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she writes, teaches and volunteers with the local community. Her passions are social work, travel, photography, art, and learning about other cultures.
Victoria Froud, MA - Staff Writer
Victoria is a writer, philosopher, wife and charity shop manager all rolled into one. She studied Philosophy in Cardiff and then at post-graduate level in London, but she now lives in a large seaside town and pursues her love of writing in her spare time. She loves to walk along the beach with her husband and her dog whilst dreaming up new ideas.
Leslie McIntyre - Staff Writer
Leslie is a writer and urban farming enthusiast currently living in New York City. Her work has appeared in Performer Magazine and eHow.com. She is a fiction reader for Ploughshares Journal and a contributing writer at Atlas Obscura.
Dr. Donald Billings D.B.A, M.Sc. - Advisory Board, CSR
With an established track-record spanning more than 20 years in leadership, entrepreneurial, and consultative roles serving global law firms, fortune 100 companies, and the non-profit sector, Donald is passionate about leading positive social change.
He holds degrees and credentials in a variety disciplines including Computer Science, Business Administration, Legal Studies, and Sustainable Leadership. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate (D.B.A.) in Technology Entrepreneurship.
Mike Takieddine
Mine has been a privileged life, first for having traveled all over as son of a diplomatic family, then for having had the opportunity to study at Oxford, and finally for a gratifying career in business, in geriatric home care, and in writing. I enjoy using this wonderful medium to discuss the various aspects of life that are of interest to my readers.
Elektra Christensen - Staff Writer
Elektra is a staff writer based in Ökologie’s San Francisco headquarters. A 2013 graduate of San Francisco State University, she now seeks to forge her own path in the world while writing in her spare time. She has volunteered with the San Francisco SPCA and helped to lead an organization giving monthly family-style dinners to formerly homeless residents of single-occupancy hotels. Elektra is always seeking something new to learn; her research interests include mental health, sexuality, technology and social change.