Justin Milano
Founder & CEO
This work belongs to many.
Meet the team who carries it, the wisdom keepers who guide it, and the stewards who made it possible.
Abroad Team
Jana Dybinski
Partnerships & Marketing
Stacy Lambatos
Event Production & Logistics
Alex Pflaum
Event Manager & Photographer
Tyche Smith
Director of Coaching
Paola Origel
Strategic Alliances
Hoi Trinh
Impact & Legacy
Valerie Thompson
Back Office & EA
Bhavesh Radadiya
Front-End & Mobile
Ridham Tarpara
Product & Engineering
Wisdom Council
The teachers and wisdom keepers who guide our work and our partnerships with the communities who hold these traditions.
Bhutan
Dr. Dorji Wangchuk
Lead Abroad Faculty and former Press Secretary to the King
Bhutan
Her Eminence Dorje Phagmo
Rinpoche, Buddhist master, community leader
Bhutan
Abbot Sonam Tobgye
Supreme leader of monastic community
Peru
Dr. Alberto Villoldo
Founder, The Four Winds Society
Peru
Don Raul
Q’ero Shaman, Inca Medicine School
Peru
Justino Apaza
Q’ero Shaman, Inca Medicine School
Peru
Don Martín Pinedo
Shaman from the Huascar Lineage
Peru
Vivien Vilela
Cofounder & President of Aniwa
Mongolia
Khurelbaatar “Spark”
A revered Mongolian shaman
Japan
Master Fumihiro Hoshino
13th-generation Yamabushi Master, Dewa Sanzan
New Zealand
Tuihana Ohia
Social Entrepreneur and Te Ao Māori Wellbeing Expert
New Zealand
Lee Ann Muntz
Head of Māori Tourism
Hopi / Diné
Bertrand Tsawava
Founder, Ancient Pathway Tours
Hopi / Diné
Tony Skrelunas
Diné leader, entrepreneur and trustee
Board of Directors
Vivien Vilela
Cofounder & President, Aniwa
Brings over 14 years of dedicated study, ceremonial service, and ethical collaboration with Indigenous traditions across the Americas. As the founder of Aniwa, she has pioneered global platforms and grassroots initiatives dedicated to cultural preservation, land stewardship, and amplifying Indigenous voices.
Dr. Jeffrey Hull
Harvard Medical School Faculty · Former Executive Director, Institute of Coaching
A Thinkers50 Top Global Coach, author, and former Executive Director of the Harvard Institute of Coaching, he leverages his deep expertise in leadership development and psychology to help Abroad bridge mainstream enterprise leadership networks with place-based, Indigenous-led wisdom.
Chuck Geiger
Consultant · Investor · Vision Seeker, FreedomOfChoice, Inc
A trusted advisor and a cornerstone of the Abroad community, Chuck brings a wealth of strategic leadership to our mission, having scaled some of the world's most recognizable technology organizations.
Jennifer Richardson
Executive Coach · Family Office Advisor
A trusted advisor guiding family offices, businesses, and non-profits toward deeply impactful results. The former Head of the Forge Community at Fidelity, she expertly combines high-level business strategy with deep relationship-building.
Stewards
Abroad and the Abroad Wisdom Academy exist because of people who chose to invest in this work early. We are grateful to every one of them.
Legacy Circle
These donors have made major gifts to make Abroad's impact possible.
- 5D World & David Heden
- COMO Foundation
- Matt Johnson
- Chuck & Julie Geiger Family Office
- Matt & Shirley Hilzinger Family Office
- Spencer & Heather Lake Family Office
- Mike & Denise Vandiver Family Office
- Rob & Ada Wolcott Family Office
- Ken & Joyce Wilcox Family Office
Stewardship Circle
- Mark & Lindsay Levy Family Office
- James Hardy
- Saki Georgiadis
- Chris Gebhart
- Mike Lippitz
- Scott Mordell
- Kaarina
- Alfred Wong
Join the stewards.
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Abroad is a small team with global reach, united by a shared mission. If you'd like to contribute, we'd love to hear from you.