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“My first introduction to humane education was with IHE in 2006. Learning about humane education has affected my life in a remarkable way. From an early age, I have carried a strong ethic of human rights and environmental conservation and protection, and have had a critical eye for media influence. I dabbled in environmental activism and human rights advocacy, regularly consumed healthy, organic foods and was a student of food issues and nutrition. I was passionate in learning about racism, sexism, homophobia, anti-Semitism, and all of the ways that people oppress other people. IHE and its work felt like a very realistic approach to pervasive global issues – an approach that doesn’t require me to shut off one area of concern for the sake of another. This unique approach is one of the greatest contributions that humane education, and IHE specifically, offers.
My interest in educational reform and the desire to see and experience relevant and meaningful education has been fostered through my own very positive educational experiences growing up. With my experience as an educator, I can relate to our students’ desire to teach and to reach out to others.
I have the highest regard for IHE’s curriculum. It’s comprehensive, engaging, and the result of a lot of research. The richness of IHE’s curriculum, mission, faculty, staff, students, and community are all highly motivating to me in my work. I am very satisfied using my organizational skills and creativity to help realize IHE’s mission, which I believe is extraordinarily relevant to our world today.”
Amy Morley joined IHE’s staff in July 2006 as the Operations and Events Manager. In this role, she oversees operations and technology, coordinates all the Sowing Seeds workshops, and coordinates IHE’s involvement in festivals and conferences.
Amy’s past volunteer efforts have focused on supporting Tibetan human rights, fundraising for displaced Tibetan monks, cleaning-up rivers and beaches, increasing recycling and reducing the waste stream, and working with CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture) and food cooperatives.
During college, Amy participated with The Manjushri Institute of Buddhist Studies in Amherst, Massachusetts, and later studied with The Drepung Loseling Institute, a Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Practice and Culture in Atlanta, Georgia. As a result of her interest in social issues and Buddhism, she coordinated an engaged Buddhism workshop, conducted by Joanna Macy, at Hampshire College.
In college, Amy was also an active member of Responsible Ecology, a student environmental group, and was the Produce Manager of the Mixed Nuts Food Cooperative at Hampshire College. She is currently involved with the Blue Hill Food Co-op, in Blue Hill, Maine.
Amy’s work as an educator has included teaching at The Children’s Museum of Maine and in a studio art course at Hampshire College. She also served as a training coordinator for six years.
Amy has more than 10 years of experience in administration, gaining expertise in event coordination, television publicity and media relations, magazine editorial design and production, executive and accounting support, training, and human resources.
Amy holds a B.A., with a concentration in Studio Art and Buddhist Studies, from Hampshire College.
Amy loves exercise, including hiking, group fitness, dance, and tennis.
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