Sharon Shay Sloan

Sharon Shay Sloan (she/her) is a community steward committed to nurturing communities and communities of practice. She is Ulster Irish, tracing her roots to where land meets sea in northeastern Ireland. Shay is practitioner of rites of passage, circle practices, inquiry/emergence, and a fierce advocate for cultural reclamation and renewal for collective liberation. Shay is a life-long learner and engages life as inquiry for healing and justice. She has especially learned from Indigenous Peoples, people of color and white settlers committed to healing and reimagining social fields. She is co-editor of the book Protecting Wild Nature on Native Lands and co-author of the report “Cross-Cultural Protocols in Rites of Passage: Guiding Principles, Themes and Inquiry.” Most recently, she served as co-director of The Ojai Foundation, stewarding the organization through fire recovery, evolving communal practices and reimagining its future. After hours, Shay can be found enjoying wild waters or playing with her son, Kian.