The Cosanti Foundation

Patrick’s career in Arizona spans nearly 40 years. He was founder and CEO of the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits for 10 years and has spent most of his career in the nonprofit community. He is an adjunct professor at Arizona State University, having taught at the graduate and undergraduate levels in philanthropy, nonprofit management and leadership, public policy and political science.

Patrick has also served on many nonprofit boards of directors locally and nationally, currently serving Arizona Town Hall, Herberger Theater and Chair of the Arizona Advocacy Network. He is a past Chair of the Board of the National Council of Nonprofits. He also has a background as a lobbyist at the Arizona state legislature for education and environmental causes.

Patrick is a 2011 Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy Fellow and a 2004 graduate of Valley Leadership. He earned both a B.A. in political science and M.P.A. in public administration from Arizona State University. He lives in Cave Creek with his wife, a public school teacher.

After working in Milan as a contract law adviser with a large telecommunications company, Matteo moved to Arcosanti where he resided and worked for more than 10 years with a variety of responsibilities including human resources management, workshop coordination, operations management, and the development of strategic partnerships with cultural institutions and universities.

In 2012 Matteo received his MBA in Supply Chain and Operations Management at Arizona State University and relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina, where he lives with his wife Emily, and their two daughters.  Matteo currently works with Bank of America where he holds the position of Senior Vice President with the Global Corporate Services team.

Khalsa Design currently averages around 150 jobs a year. Projects scale from three family to mixed-use projects of 500,000 square feet with hotel, retail, residential and parking components.

On the community side, Jai has been involved in the administration of many Sikh related nonprofits and business boards for more than 40 years. Jai is also an Arcosanti Alumnus – he spent 6 to 8 months living and working in the Urban Laboratory and says, “I often reflect on it as a foundational moment in my development as an architect.”

Stephen became acquainted with The Cosanti Foundation in 2005 as a contractor selected to construct silt cast wall panels as art features for the Soleri Bridge Project. Paolo Soleri and Roger Tomalty were involved in the project as artist and artistic consultant respectively. The Architecture of Cosanti intrigues Stephen, and served as the catalyst to become more involved with the organization as a volunteer.

Mr. Stein has lectured about the work of Cosanti Foundation/Arcosanti in numerous public arenas including DOCOMOMO, FORBES’ Techonomy Conferences, AIA Conferences, The Santa Fe Institute, Oregon’s HOPES conference; and throughout Europe and the Middle East. Jeff was a longtime board member of the Boston Society of Architects, The Frank Lloyd Wright School, Ecosa Institute, and EcoCity Builders. He has published widely, including “Visionary Architecture” in the AIA 150th Anniversary book, ARCHITECTURE: CELEBRATING THE PAST, DESIGNING THE FUTURE.

Dan’s research on cultural tourism resulted in the book Civic Tourism: The Poetry and Politics of Place (2007), which earned him the state’s highest tourism award. Since 2009 he has worked with ASU to direct summer institutes for college faculty who teach environmental policy. His most recent publication is Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Learning from Indigenous Practices for Environmental Sustainability (Cambridge, 2018). An avid hiker, he lives in Phoenix and spends summers in the mountains of the West.

After her time in the start-up world, she transitioned to focus on ceramics, where she currently creates both functional and sculptural designs that feature high-contrast, familiar silhouettes, with an eye for the underrated every day.

In 2019, Sarah and her husband, JT, purchased Paolo Soleri’s only commissioned residential home to preserve and share its unique history.
As a board member, Sarah brings a passionate drive to help develop and progress Cosanti’s big vision with a fresh perspective from her experience operating high-performance teams and creatively supporting digitally native brands.

Kim is Managing Partner for the Verizon Business Group, a Fortune 16 company, focusing on the retail/hospitality industry. As a global technology leader, Kim is recognized for her strategic and technical savvy, building high-performance teams, and intrapreneurial vision. Kim is also ASU Professor of Practice for the Professional Sales and Relationship Management Class and Chair of the Professional Sales Advisory Board for the Department of Marketing, W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University – consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report in the top 25 of undergraduate marketing disciplines.

Some of Kim’s philanthropic efforts include co-chairing the 2019 Crozier Gala, chairing the inaugural Forever Young (Steve Young) Foundation Sophie’s Place Event, and serving as chair of the ASU Professional Sales Advisory Board.

Kim’s passion is international travel, focusing on experiential adventure. Recent trips included Costa Rica eco-travel, Israel pilgrimage; Iceland hiking and wildlife photography; and Egypt to experience the rich history of the country. With 50 countries visited, Kim is excited about future locations and experiences.

In 2012, she spent two life-changing years living at Arcosanti, where she was the PR & Development Coordinator as well as a member of Arcosanti Community Council. Her time with Cosanti Foundation was one of growth and transition, and her work included significant expansion of both digital engagement and Arcosanti’s live events, including the establishment of the multi-day FORM festival. She has since served on both the Strategic Plan Steering Committee and the Arcosanti Cooperative Board of Directors. She remains close with the current Arcosanti community and its extended alumni network, and active with the co-op in the planning and production of its annual Convergence festival.

Since 2014, Kate has resided in Portland, Oregon, where she is currently the Development Director of 1000 Friends of Oregon, a statewide nonprofit that safeguards Oregon’s unique land use planning program. This program began in 1973 as a means of protecting Oregon’s vital farmland and environmental treasures from unchecked urban sprawl, while also ensuring the development of compact, highly-livable towns and cities inside of intentionally-set urban growth boundaries. For Kate, it’s a logic that resonates strongly with the principles of arcology upon which Cosanti Foundation and Arcosanti are founded. Perhaps that’s why there are so many Cosanti Originals windbells in Oregon!