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Sienna Wildfield

Director of Community-Based Education

West Chesterfield, Massachusetts, United States · 1 connection

Hilltown Families

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About

Having developed an innovative perspective on education, a framework for community engagement, and a method for empowerment, my vision is to support the development of a new culture of learning, one that is based in the community, infused with local values, that supports authentic community connections. We are living in a time of many social challenges that contribute to feeling disempowered, disconnected, and distressed. But think about this… • What if the celebration of community potential was the solution to these social challenges? • What would happen if citizens were empowered to have a sense of agency over their learning while cultivating a connection to place, community, and self? • What if we could bring about a new culture of learning that intrinsically offers solutions to social challenges by utilizing our community potential to educate, nurture, and to grow citizens who are caring and connected? I work best with social change-makers, educators, and those who share the goal of creating meaningful lives for themselves and others. This includes learning institutions, community organizers, business improvement districts, community development corporations, cultural heritage/

Experience

Director of Community-Based EducationHilltown Families
Jan 2019
Executive ProducerHilltown Families
May 2007
Founding DirectorHilltown Families
Nov 2005 to Oct 2017
Mindful Outdoor GuideCurly Willow on the Westfield River
Jul 2025
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) TeacherCurly Willow on the Westfield River
Oct 2020
Senior ConsultantCommunity-Based Education Network
Jun 2015
Independent ConsultingCommunity-Based Education Network
Jun 2015
Placemaking Leadership Council, MemberProject for Public Spaces
May 2016
Community-Based Education SpecialistWWLP
Jan 2015 to Nov 2021
Community-Based Education ConsultantSmith College
May 2019 to May 2020
Lab School Outdoor and Place-based Strand Cohort LeaderPunahou School
Jun 2017 to Jun 2017
Service Learning Trip CoordinatorNorth Star: Self-Directed Learning for Teens
Jan 2018 to Mar 2018
Service-Learning Trip CoordinatorNorth Star: Self-Directed Learning for Teens
Jan 2017 to Mar 2017
Executive Producer of "Mixed Media." Co-Producer of "Jazz & Blues Line."WPKN Community Radio
Jan 1996 to Jan 2001
Seasonal StaffOmega Institute for Holistic Studies
May 1995 to Oct 1995

Education

Brown University School of Public Health
MBSR Teacher Training - Level 1, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
2020 to 2020
The UMASS Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society
MBSR Fundamentals in Teacher Education, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reductions (MBSR)
2019 to 2019
Radford University
Bachelor’s Degree
1986 to 1990