Kelli Rose Pearson is focused on the topics of leadership, culture shifts, and communication for sustainability. Currently based at the Rural Sociology Department at Wageningen University in The Netherlands, she is researching the role of imaginative leadership in supporting the transformative capacity of local leaders. Her professional experience includes nearly a decade the founder and owner of a successful cafe and community arts hub in Savannah, Georgia (The Sentient Bean) and another decade as a consultant and sustainability expert with the Economic Transformations Group, a cluster-based international economic development consultancy. MSc in Environmental Governance from the University of Freiburg (Germany); BA in comparative Religion from Carleton College (USA); Certificate in Sustainability Leadership from the University of Oregon (USA); Certificate in Ecological Design from the Ecosa Institute in Prescott, Arizona (USA).
