We are a collective of independent restorative practitioners supporting our community through training, mentoring and engagement in restorative justice practices.
Shari Garn
As a founding member of the Community Circle-Keepers Collective, I am happy to provide restorative justice practices services to schools, community organizations and individuals. I am available for trainings, mentorship, consultation and restorative Circle facilitation to support the building, affirming and repair of relationships. I look forward to connecting with you!
Shari Garn
Maria Freebairn-Smith
Maria Freebairn-Smith is passionate about bringing restorative practices into schools, families and communities. Her mission is to encourage parents and educators to model and inspire positive and collaborative problem-solving with children. She is a professionally trained mediator, parenting coach and educator with twenty years of experience working with families. She holds a degree in Psychology from Barnard College, Columbia University with advanced trainings in early childhood education, conflict resolution and creative expression and a graduate certificate in Restorative Justice.
She has helped start and oversee four non-profits: Sunridge Waldorf Charter School, Open Circle Cooperative Preschool, The Center for Creative Exploration and Drawbridge: An Arts Program for Homeless Children. She has most recently founded the Creative Parenting Center in downtown Sebastopol, CA and has a private practice specializing in co-parenting through separation and divorce.
Maria Freebairn-Smith
ToDd Harper
Todd works with schools, community organizations, groups, and individuals throughout Sonoma County providing training, mentoring, and conflict resolution interventions. His work is grounded in the practices of restorative justice, depth psychology, mind-body medicine, and spiritual ecology. He received his undergraduate degree in anthropology and a master's degree in psychology, both from Sonoma State University.
Todd Harper