ME&E Engineering provides complete MEP engineering services for construction and remodeling projects in the four corners region, as well as assessments and master plans of existing buildings to support owner decisions on major investments. Most of our projects are for educational, governmental, healthcare, or commercial clients. Keeping abreast of ever-changing code requirements and technological advancements is paramount to serving our clients well, from schematic design to construction administration. Our areas of expertise are mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, fire alarm & security, communications, sustainable design, energy modeling, existing building assessments, master plans, construction administration. Chalkboard Dot Org is dedicated to helping low-income, first-generation, and immigrant students go to college and graduate without the weight of tremendous debt. We help students gain meaningful internships in all fields so students can better understand their interests and grow their passions. At Chalkboard, we assist students and their families in the application and scholarship process, whether for high school, college, or graduate school. At Chalkboard, we work with you to find your story, frame your narrative, develop your strengths, and pay for your education.In general, I nurture small organizations into great ones. Relish building and working with great teams. Entrepreneurial by nature, educator by heart. Cherish helping students find their unique voice. Energetic. Articulate. Willing to take risks. Creative thinker. Problem solver. Storyteller. Artistic sensibility. Published writer. Science champion. Adventurous in life and in work. Equally right and left brained. Extensive experience in both for-profit and non-profit successful leadership. Specialty, growing small businesses.

Chalkboard assists students and their families in all aspects of the application process, whether applying to high school, college, graduate school, internships, or jobs. Chalkboard expertly guides students through weighing opportunities, resume writing, essay topics, editing, financing, and scholarship applications, Working with schools, the Chalkboard team also offers numerous workshops from "Strategies for Financing College: Knowing the Pitfalls and Opportunities" to "The Art of Resume Writing."“Chalkboard Dot Org” was officially formed as a non-profit organization, separate from Chalkboard, in 2016. We are actively seeking grants and donations to support our 501c3 charity so we may continue to serve a diverse population, as we have done since 2002.A signature component of Chalkboard is helping students identify their interests. We then build upon those interests through individualized internships and other more formal opportunities. These experiences build a student's confidence and skills, while better readying him or her for the next level. Internship placements have included medical research at Emory University, veterinary practice at Riverview Hospital, shadowing at Orthopedic Associates, building custom skis at Romp, and more.Services include:• Resume writing and building• Internship placement• School selection• Essay editing• Portfolio building• The Common Application • Common Application Supplemental Essays• Other school applications• Letters of recommendation• Cover letter writing• Other fellowship and internship applications• Interview coaching• Scholarship applications• FAFSA & CSS decoding • Financial guidance • Customized research The Chalkboard team includes 15 experts in writing, engineering, finances, comedy, science, videos, art, law, history, science, medicine, travel, sports, film, comedy, graphic design, research. For more information go to www.chalkboardinc.com & www.chalkboardinc.org

PUBLICATIONS• The Telluride Daily Planet and Telluride Watch, science articles, 2001 - 2014• American Scholar, “A New Theory of the Universe,” February 7, 2007, (contributing writer)• Time Magazine, invited contributor to Time’s five-part Visions 21 Series, “Will Low Tech Replace High Tech?” June 19, 2000• Whole Earth Magazine, “Parataxonomists,” Fall 2000• High Tech High Touch, published by Broadway Books, designated writer (co-authored with John Naisbitt and Douglas Philips), twelve languages, 1999• Wired Magazine, "Read Me: On the Shelves of Digerati," Contributing writer, December 1999• Hemispheres Magazine, "Megadays in New Orleans," co-authored with John Naisbitt and Douglas Philips, October 1999• Fast Company Magazine, "Voices: The State of the New Economy," " co-authored with John Naisbitt, September 1999PUBLIC SPEAKING & MEDIA APPEARANCES, 1999 – present • PBS Leher NewsHour• BBC World Service• NPR’s Diane Rehm Show• Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC• 92nd Street Y, New York NY• California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco CA• Commonwealth Club, San Francisco CA • Peking University, Beijing China• The National University, Taipei Taiwan

In just 12 years, Naisbitt led the Telluride Science Research Center from a small science club to an internationally renowned, independent, international molecular science center with 5,200 participating international scientists. Founded in 1984, TSRC flourished under Naisbitt's leadership. Highlights included:• In Telluride, earned essential community and political support for “the most coveted land deal in recent Colorado history”; led negotiations for a $6M parcel in downtown Telluride culminating in the signing of a lease agreement between TSRC and the Town; TSRC will pay $10 per year for 99 years for the land• In nearby Mountain Village, earned essential community and political support for a lease agreement contract for a 3.5 acre parcel; led negotiations for the deal that required cooperation among the Town of Mountain Village, Telluride Ski and Golf Company, and the Town of Mountain Village Owners Association; TSRC board had two contracts to select from and chose the Telluride site • Ran TSRC as a profitable business for 12-years, with 97% of annual revenue generated from earned income• Grew TSRC reserve account from $15,000 in 2002 to $950,000 in 2015; always operated in the black • Grew TSRC from 90 participants in 2002 to 1,520 participants in 2014• Grew the number of meetings from 7 in 2002 to 58 in 2015• Formed a community Advisory Board and a Science Advisory Board• Managed all operational expenditures, budgets, and annual audit• Transformed the “TSRC Town Talks” into a cornerstone program; audience attendance grew from an average of 5 people in 2002 to 100 in 2014• Diversified revenue streams by implementing food & beverage business, conferences, winter meetings, summer schools program • Instituted professional management of TSRC’s conference services and followed best practices as defined by the state of Colorado for non-profits• Built & managed a full-time staff of 3, summer staff of 10, and a dozen professional consultants

Pinhead Institute, a Smithsonian Affiliate and 501c3 non-profit based in Telluride, Colorado, provides outstanding science education in the region. Naisbitt founded Pinhead in 2001 to enrich STEM education in the regional schools and her cornerstone programs are still at the heart of the Pinhead. An international network of leading scientists supports its many educational programs providing an unparalleled high-level science education in rural Colorado. Pinhead Institute educates and inspires people of all ages in the greater Telluride region about the wonders of science and technology. She also recognized the opportunity of partnering with the Smithsonian and formed the affiliation. Since moving onto TSRC in January 2007, she has worked closely with the directors and board members to support Pinhead as needed, particularly in placing Pinhead interns with scientists and recommending ideal scientists for Pinhead's Punk Science and Scholars in the Schools programs.

Doblin Group is an international consulting firm, staffed with anthropologists, sociologists, researchers, innovators, and designers, with offices based in Chicago, New York, and London. Naisbitt was part of a team that analyzed the physical interface between corporations and their customers in Orlando, Florida, including Disney World and Alamo, based on extensive fieldwork. Naisbitt lead a team that developed conceptual artifacts for communicating the firm’s unique research methods to potential and existing clients and encapsulated book-length briefs into artifacts and games. Clients included Shell Oil Company and Motorola.

Hired as one of Leo Burnett’s first freelance creative consultants; visualized corporate communications and business theories in art and storytelling; clients included Kellogg and Virginia Slims

Named after the famous Japanese actor, Toshiro Mifune, the retail store Toshiro began as a cottage-industry import business with annual sales of $10,000. Naisbitt scoured the Japanese country side looking for "mingei" textiles (indigo dyed, Kasuri-woven, cotton, farm-wear) to market back in the states as fashion at outdoor street venues. One year later, she had opened a Japanese style boutique on Clark Street in Chicago. In just ten years, Naisbitt grew Toshiro into an nationally acclaimed three-story fashion and home accessories boutique with sales of $1.25 million. Toshiro earned the award, “Best Collision of Art and Business,” by Chicago’s New City Newspaper in 1995 by creating rotating art installation interiors that drew clients to the retail site in an age of growing catalog and online commerce. Toshiro was named one of two “Stores to Watch” worldwide by Spiegel’s professional trend-spotter in 1993. And the shop was recognized as “A favorite Chicago shopping destination” by Elle Magazine in 1989.