About Us
Our Mission
Empathy Projects aims to support projects that promote Social Good, with a focus on empathy and compassion. Our offerings are firmly grounded in Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and the Project Management Institute's recommended best-practices in project management.
Our Team
We are creating a community of Nonviolent Communication practitioners, Project Managers, and Servant-Leaders motivated to contribute their expertise to support projects and initiatives that promote peace globally.
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Founding Members
Carlos Sathler
Carlos sees himself as an aspiring servant-leader. He has been an NVC practitioner for the past ten years and has led teams at volunteer-based and for-profit organizations for the past twenty years. Carlos holds several industry-recognized project management certifications. He is currently a candidate for certification as a trainer by The Center for Nonviolent Communication, a global organization supporting the sharing and learning of NVC worldwide. Carlos is deeply committed to Nonviolent Communication and the teachings of Marshall Rosemberg. In addition to helping create Empathy Projects, he is a board member with the Oregon Network for Compassionate Communication and enjoys regularly contributing to the NVC community in Oregon.
You can see Carlos' LinkedIn profile here.
Curious about Servant-Leadership? Explore this link.
Patricia Ewanski, MBA, PMP, CEM
Patricia has been practicing NVC for 6+ years, facilitating an NVC Meetup group for the past 5 years, and is now pursuing official NVC Certification. Patricia's professional and educational background is a beautiful mix of science, business, and entrepreneurship. She worked briefly in tech, programmed for 4 years, managed projects and programs for over 10 years, and now is on a corporate strategy team for an energy company. Patricia has served on the board of various sustainable businesses and gives hours of service each week to various non-profits. For fun, she hikes, does yoga, and, yes...facilitates NVC meetups!
You can see Patricia's LinkedIn profile here.
Julia Shen
Julia is a life-long learner, and she follows the lead of her passion. She has been practicing and sharing NVC for 6 years and is a certified NVC trainer candidate. She has founded a Mandarin-based (soon-to-be Mandarin & English) website called SpaceForHeart, to share her knowledge and thoughts about NVC. She’s also been facilitating NVC workshops on a regular basis for 2 years.
Prior to her NVC journey, she had been working in the digital advertising industry for 10+ years in various roles, including Program Management, Programmatic Strategy, and Ad Operations.
In her leisure time, Julia loves reading, writing, watercolor painting, hiking, and many more.
You can see Julia’s LinkedIn profile here.
Here’s also Julia’s NVC website SpaceForHeart www.spaceforheart.com