We are a 501(c)3, social profit organization based in the Presidio in San Francisco, CA. We work primarily with indigenous tribes in Ecuador, supporting them to remain the natural stewards of the rainforest.

The Pachamama Alliance has a two-fold mission: 1) to preserve the Earth’s tropical rainforests by empowering the indigenous people who are its natural custodians, and 2) to contribute to the creation of a new global vision of equity and sustainability to all – and the implementation of that vision.

David Tucker, Executive Director
David Tucker is the Executive Director of The Pachamama Alliance, a not-for profit organization that was born out of a unique relationship with a remote indigenous group in the Amazon region of Ecuador. Pachamama works in partnership with Amazonian indigenous peoples to preserve the tropical rainforests, and to contribute to the creation of a new worldview or "dream" for the global North. David has been with Pachamama for nearly seven years and has been bridging the global North and South for over a decade. He leads journeys to South America for Pachamama and is a committed student of indigenous earth-based wisdom.

Tatiana Tilley, Operations Director
Tatiana Tilley is the Director of Operations for The Pachamama Alliance, and manages the overall operations, including finance and accounting, human resources, program management, communications with Board members, funders, volunteers and other supporters and associates for the organization. She has extensive project design, implementation and management practice, as well as grass-roots organizing experience from educational research projects in Africa, teaching programs in the Far East, and development consulting work in Central Asia. Ms. Tilley has a degree in anthropology/archaeology from the University of California, Berkeley.

Patricia Usner, Managing Director
Pat Usner has served as Development Director for The Pachamama Alliance since 2004. Prior to joining the staff, she was President of Usner & Associates Impact Consulting, a strategic marketing and public relations firm. Her background includes more than 25 years of experience in developing and implementing communications and marketing plans that help organizations achieve their strategic goals. She served as Vice President of Marketing and Public Affairs at Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and Director of Public Relations for The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Pat serves on the faculty of the American College of Healthcare Executives. She was President of the professional organization that is now the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development. She is a Fellow of that organization, and is Accredited in Public Relations (APR) through the Public Relations Society of America.

D’Arcy Reynolds, Development Director
D’Arcy Reynolds has recently joined the Pachamama Alliance as Development Director. Prior to joining Pachamama, she worked as a management consultant for over fifteen years with several small businesses and non-profits, including Chez Pannise, UC Berkeley, the American Composers Forum, and the Nevada County Arts Council. In addition to her non-profit management experience, Ms. Reynolds worked in IT management for such corporations as Electronic Data Systems, Automatic Data Processing, and Computer Systems Design. Her management skills are complemented by a career as an award winning composer and pianist, a long-time Buddhist meditation practice, and a strong interest in international development and sustainability.

Tracy Apple, Founder, Only Yesterday Heirloom Portraits; Writer, Educator and Consultant

Robert Curtis, Board Vice President, President & General Manager, North Bay Development Co.

Michael Olmstead, President, e2K Productions

John Perkins, Author, Founder and Board Chairman of Dream Change

Neal Rogin, Consultant

Gordon Starr, Founder and President, Starr Consulting Group

David Tucker, Executive Director, The Pachamama Alliance, and Board Secretary

Bill Twist, Board President, President of Champion Securities Company

Lynne Twist, Founder, Soul of Money Institute

Key Accomplishments 2007
Our Work in the South

• Pachamama supported the Achuar in negotiating the historic transfer of the Kapawi Ecolodge into their full ownership and will play a key role in the ongoing transference process.

• The Achuar air-service, Aerotsentsak, is now under the leadership of an Achuar manager and is creating a sustainable source of revenue while serving the entire southern Amazon region of Ecuador. Plans are underway to obtain a fourth, larger aircraft that will serve the Kapawi Ecolodge.

• The Shuar Federation FIPSE gained formal recognition of over 100,000 acres of primary forest.

• The Green Plan (Plan Verde) is now a vital part of Ecuador’s national planning, providing an alternative development model that promotes cultural and biological diversity and establishes an indefinite moratorium on oil development in the southern Amazonian region.

• Pachamama’s Ecuadorian operation, Fundacion Pachamama, largely responsible for the accomplishments noted above, celebrates its 10th anniversary supporting Amazonian indigenous communities to defend their territories against extractive industries and to exercise their collective rights.


Our Work in the North

Significant work has been done to deepen the effectiveness and reach of the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium:

• 10,000 people have attended more than 450 Symposiums in over 100 cities and 12 countries, including Indonesia, Mexico, Canada, Australia, UK, Holland, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, Ecuador, Puerto Rico and the US.

• They Symposium has been presented in Spanish and in French, and soon will be translated into other languages.

• An impactful half-day version of the Symposium was produced this year.

• Volunteer teams are creating versions for businesses and youth.

• A major grant was received from the Foundation for Global Community and work has begun to create a facilitated video-intensive version of the Symposium that will enable the message to reach a wider audience.

• The number of trained Symposium Facilitators has grown to nearly 600, with training programs throughout the US, as well as in the UK, Australia and Belgium.

• Key alliances have been formed with organizations such as the Transformational Leadership Council, Institute for Noetic Sciences, CodePink, the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, and PartnerShift Alliance.

• Our travel program had a breakthrough year with 7 groups and more than 110 travelers going on a Pachamama journey to Ecuador, creating significant numbers of direct partners and emissaries for the Achuar people.