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Leigh Melander

The Imaginal Institute

"If one is not half mad how can one give birth to a dancing star?" ~ Nietzsche

Two of Leigh’s heroes are Pinky and the Brain, as she has regular plans to try and take over the world, though in her case, the plan is to stage the imaginal revolution.

She’s lived with her husband (along with assorted other furry creatures equine, feline, and canine) Oak View for ten years, learning to love sawdust as they’ve been re-imagining their house into a California bungalow.

Leigh has a varied (some say schizophrenic) background in the arts, nonprofit management, and consulting in marketing and strategic planning, and has a doctorate in cultural mythology and psychology. She also has a deep belief in the power of community, and one of her most proud accomplishments was leading the community charge to save former elementary school as the Oak View Park and Resource Center.

She is the Founding Fomenter of The Imaginal Institute, a company that celebrates the leap between ideas and action through online learning, conferences, and publishing.

Entries by this author:
October 21, 2009 - Condolences to the Hanson Family
October 14, 2009 - Ojai Valley City Watch October 14
September 15, 2009 - Ban Divorce?
September 03, 2009 - Ojai Valley City Watch Important Alert!
August 28, 2009 - City Watch Alert: August 28
August 21, 2009 - Tomorrow At Wheeler Gorge: Rescuing Ocean Animals
August 19, 2009 - On Comets...
August 16, 2009 - City Watch Alert: August 16
August 13, 2009 - Good News for Los Padres!
August 05, 2009 - A Houseguest
July 29, 2009 - Ojai Valley City Watch July 29, 2009
July 25, 2009 - Internet Service in the Valley
July 25, 2009 - Ojai Valley City Watch July 23
July 24, 2009 - Want to Become a Photographer?
May 13, 2009 - Teens, Hard Work, and Generosity Leads to Horse Kisses
May 09, 2009 - Mothers Without Borders Festival Today
May 06, 2009 - Santa Barbara: Jesusita Fire
May 01, 2009 - Ojai Valley City Watch May 1
April 25, 2009 - Ojai Valley City Watch April 25
April 22, 2009 - Ojai Valley City Watch Report April 21
April 17, 2009 - Growing Community in Oak View
April 08, 2009 - Gypsy Moths: Facts and Fictions
April 03, 2009 - April 18: A Garden Tour in Oak View!
March 12, 2009 - City Watch Program: Reunite Program
February 09, 2009 - Ojai Valley City Watch: February
February 04, 2009 - Weekend Work for Play
February 03, 2009 - Ogres Out! Happiness In!
December 16, 2008 - OVPARC: Boys and Girls Club
November 05, 2008 - A New Morning in America
September 05, 2008 - Celebrating Organizers
September 04, 2008 - From a Cranky Former Community Organizer
March 05, 2008 - Oak View Energy
March 01, 2008 - Any Would-Be Grocers Around?
February 21, 2008 - Social Business Ventures