Can Kathe bring her gifts and vision to you or your organizations?

Inspirational Speaker

"I have been taken with her ability to articulate some of the profound changes of our time, monitoring the underground pulse of the era, reflecting both the limitations and the possibilities of our world, and offering a heartening vision of the role that we can each play in affecting change...."
Odile Nicolette, Numinosa Art & Creativity Center

"...Listening to her speak takes you on an exploratory adventure in to what is possible for humanity."
Kathie Murtey, Global Social Activist


Saving the World with a Bunch of Other Women
October 2008
Video - Part 1
Video - Part 2

Hear Kathe discussing The Emerging Feminine and a New Way of Being (and Doing!) with Jamie Walters, part of Jamie's series of 'InspiraLogues' archived at Ivy Sea Online:
http://www.ivysea.com/pages/ivysea_store_audios.html

Design and Facilitation of Collaborative Dialogue

"In some ways, the world is changing too fast, and in others, the change can't come fast enough. I see Kathe as a mentor, expertly surfing the currents of transformation, knowing when to wait, and when to act. She has the inner fire of dedication to a greater good that distinguishes a great leader; when others would despair or rage, she perseveres with gentle movement in the direction of the "yes." And as a model of the "new paradigm," non-hierarchical leader, she invites everyone into their own experience of authentic power, connecting and collaborating”

Charlotte Backman

Catalyst and Consultant: New Paradigms of Leadership

"Kathe Schaaf is a natural leader -- warm, direct, smart as can be, and absolutely unassuming -- a gifted listener. Her passion for transformative activism runs so deep she almost crackles with it"

Carol Lee Flinders, Author, At the Root of this Longing: Reconciling a Spiritual Hunger and a Feminist Thirst
About Kathe

Kathe Schaaf is one of the original co-founders of Gather the Women and served in the core leadership circle of that growing global community from 2002-2007. She weaves together her years of experience as a teacher and writer, as a non-profit director and a psychotherapist, as a mother and a community organizer with her passion about the value of women to the world. Kathe speaks from her heart ... and her passion is contagious.

In 2004, Kathe was inspired by the vision of 6 Gather the Women Congresses on 6 Continents as a way to connect the wisdom of the world's women into new constellations of hope. She has been both a container and a catalyst helping that vision to manifest as a powerful reality, with the first three Congresses held in Canada, Kenya and Australia since 2006.

Kathe is currently bringing leadership to several powerful collaborative conversations:

  • Trans-partisan Dialogues for Women
  • Gender and Power at the Edge of the New Frontier
  • At the Intersection of Sovereign and Sacred: Feminine Spirituality and Authentic Leadership
  • Constellations of Hope: An Invitation to Organizational Collaboration
  • Women's Spirit Council
  • Women of Spirit and Faith

In addition to facilitating dialogues and workshops, she offers her expertise as a catalyst to individuals and diverse organizations seeking new models of authentic leadership.

Kathe is the author of Some Things I Know to be True, a narrative poem exploring feminine leadership, published in 2006 in a unique artistic collaboration with mandala artist Charlotte Backman. She is one of the editors of a new anthology, Women, Spirituality and Transformative Leadership: Where Grace Meets Power to be published in October 2011 by SkyLight Paths. Kathe is currently working on Reclaiming Grace, a collection of poetry and autobiographical essays which will include stories of her amazing conversations with women around the world. She is also an artist, having created more than 24 paintings in a collection of multi-media images of the Divine Feminine.

"Kathe Schaaf is truly a Prophet among us. Powerful and wise woman inspired, she sees beyond the horizon to a glorious day when Sacred Balance for all Human Beings will once again be. Her words and actions are in a Dance with that Vision. Elah!"
Adelia Sandoval, Cultural Liaison for the Indigenous peoples of Orange County
the Acjachemen Nation

Kathlyn Schaaf, M.A., M.F.T.

    Education
  • B.S. University of Wisconsin - Madison (1974) Secondary Education/ English
  • M.A. Antioch University - Los Angeles (1992) Clinical Psychology
    License
  • Marriage and Family Therapist - California (1996 - present)
    Professional History
  • Teacher - English, Drama - Edgerton High School, Wisconsin (1974-1979)
  • Executive Director - Positive Youth Development - Madison, Wisconsin (1980-1986)
  • Field Director - California Special Olympics Santa Monica, California (1988 - 1989)
  • Marriage and Family Therapist - Private practice (1990 - 2005)
  • Co-Founder/ President/ Administrator/ Leadership Core - Gather the Women (2002 - 2007)
  • Consultant - Organizational and Leadership Development (1985 - present)
    Publications
  • Now That You’ve Begun: A Guide to Keeping Your Community Group Going Wisconsin Positive Youth Development Initiative, Inc. (1984)
  • Intergenerational Programs: A Resource for Community Renewal
    Wisconsin Positive Youth Development Initiative, Inc. (1985)
  • The Status of Wisconsin’s Children: Recent Trends in Resources and Child Well-Being
    Consulting Editor; Wisconsin Bureau of Children, Youth and Families (1987)
  • Preparing Your Community: A Guide to Community Action Planning
    With Teresa Hogue; Oregon Community Children and Youth Services Commission
  • Youth Participation in the Juvenile Justice System and Beyond: A Reality Check
    Future Choices; Youth Policy Institute (1991)
  • Contributing Writer: GoOff.com (2002)
  • Contributing Writer: Spheres (2005-2007)
  • Open Letter to the Women of my World (2004)
  • The Time is Now: Women, Spirituality and Leadership (2005)
  • Maker of Magic, The Amazing Complexity of My Role as a Woman (2005)
  • Poetry - Some Things I Know to be True (2005); A Power Such as the World Has Never Known (2006); Me and You and Mom (2007)
  • Women, Spirituality and Transformative Leadership: Where Grace Meets Power. SkyLight Paths. To be published October 2011