Co-Founder & Co-Director

Researcher and organizational consultant, arts integration, project and place-based learning specialist, youth and community development, curriculum, and program designer. Susanne holds her MA and EdD in educational leadership from Mills College, where she focused on nonprofit strategic management, educational and vocational pathways for TAY youth, DEI in educational leadership and community driven solutions models. Pathways of Purpose theory of change is grounded in her dissertation research, a youth participatory action research project (YPAR) focused on helping underserved transition-age youth develop a sense of meaning and purpose through their educational tracks and vocational identity development.

Co-Founder & Co-Director

With a horticultural, natural landscaping and organic farming background, Aerin’s work is focused on Afro- Indigenous land practices and stewardship, climate and environmental justice, sustainable food systems, regenerative agriculture, ecosystem restoration and land/food sovereignty for BIPOC communities. He is a writer, media producer, environmental consultant, and designer, currently finishing his Environmental Studies degree in Community Organizing at Cal Poly Humboldt. Pathways of Purpose theory of change is inspired by his vocational identity development process and unique educational path in Environmental Justice and Advocacy.