Natalie Zend

Natalie Zend is a member of the Work That Reconnects Facilitator Network and an Awakening the Dreamer facilitator. Personally trained by Work That Reconnects root teacher Joanna Macy, she has hosted Joanna in Toronto and served on Joanna’s team during two eleven-day intensives. In 2012 she co-founded Unify Toronto, which aimed to accelerate the co-creation of a just, sustainable, thriving Toronto and world by bringing together and synergizing diverse groups in Toronto working for positive change. Then in 2018 she co-founded the organization that Unify Toronto seeded: Regen Toronto, which works to educate, engage and inspire citizens to act on the known and proven solutions to the climate crisis. Principal of ZENDialogue, Natalie designs and facilitates strategic conversations and multi-stakeholder collaboration for international organizations and non-profits around the globe. She also trains international professionals in child rights, human rights-based approaches, program design and data collection. Natalie is an IAFTM Certified Professional Facilitator and a Certified Training and Development Practitioner, and holds a Master’s in International Affairs. You can find more about Natalie at workthatreconnects.org and zendialogue.ca.