Allen Green is a futurist, facilitator, designer and educator who works with groups to develop visions into actions that grow community capacity. By combining group facilitation with media communication, he helps advance common causes that unite diverse interests. With advanced degrees in art, architecture and landscape architecture, Allen has taught urban planning, multicultural leadership, creativity, advanced communication and landscape architecture at U.C. Davis, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, U.C. Berkeley Extension, New College, San Francisco State and San Jose State universities.

His energetic seminars are known for inspiring involvement by people from all walks of life. Allen's grant funded collaborations span from a music video on the San Andreas Fault to pioneering projects where he has helped plan, design and organize powerful partnerships with local leaders, service groups, public agencies, urban youth, volunteers, consultants, contractors, educators, elders and artists participating creatively in all aspects of project development from fundraising to groundbreaking.

"Allen is a visionary who also has unique leadership abilities for motivating people to take action in improving their communities. He is a natural at building coalitions between people who might otherwise be isolated or locked in old conflicts." Ali Ar-Rasheed, J.D.

"He has developed communication into the realm of an art form. The art of getting people energized and motivated. Allen's energy is exceeded only by his ability to come at problems form directions overlooked by others." Gary Dwyer, Professor, Cal Poly SLO

"Allen Green knows how to engage and inspire a crowd. His presentations are multidimensional, energetic events that inform. The issues he addresses are fresh, and his passion is evident in everything he shares." Lynne Elizabeth, Director, New Village Press (ADPSR)

"Allen has extraordinary capacity to think and communicate on many levels. He motivates those around him with the importance he places on interdisciplinary collaboration. He is reflective and proactive, idealistic and pragmatic." Allen Cooper, Professor, Cal Poly SLO

"He is the most inspiring teacher in the program. Allen is an extremely passionate and dedicated professor." U.C. Davis student reviews

"I am impressed by his high ethical standards. His versatile and questioning mind infuses his work with stimulating intellectual and philosophical challenges. His graphic dexterity enables him to accompany discourse with illustrative visual images, custom tailored to encourage active participation of the communities he serves." Karl Linn, Psychotherapist, Community Gardener

"Allen has extraordinary talents in his ability to work with people, groups, and organizations - even in conflicting situations.motivating and molding diverse input, special interest needs, community desires, and requests from all ages into harmonious community supported effort." Joseph Rodota, Director, Sonoma County Regional Parks

"It's people like Allen that give the rest of us hope. We certainly need more pioneer leadership such as his to guide our communities."
Ken Hansen, Vice President, Lake Merritt Breakfast Club, Oakland

"Allen's presentation was outstanding. His case studies of innovative, successful community participation were inspiring and instructive." Genni Cross, Director, California ReLeaf, Trust for Public Land

PUBLIC SECTOR AND NON-PROFIT NGO EXPERIENCE
Executive Director, East Bay Urban Gardeners, 1995-98
Project Manager, Sonoma County Regional Parks, 1984-88

GRANTS FOR PIONEERING PARTNERSHIPS
Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund
National Endowment for The Arts
Community Development Block Grants
Land & Water Conservation Funds
Rockefeller Foundation
Columbia Foundation
Merck Family Fund
Park Bond Act Grants
San Francisco Foundation
Open Circle Foundation