Sharon Shay Sloan, a council practitioner dedicated to supporting individuals through life’s transitions and helping bridge languages and cultures, is a guide and council trainer in training. For the past thirteen years she has worked as a facilitator and leader in community organizing, youth empowerment and project management, including with UN projects in Canada and in Mexico, with the World Wilderness Congress, and with Native Oceans. She recently completed a yearlong leadership training and intergenerational, international pilgrimage called Beyond Boundaries, and currently works with the Wild Foundation.