Sharon and Danny Orlet

Danny Orlet is a community health nurse, he works at Places for People, assisting people who live with severe mental illness. He is interested in educating himself and others in ways to create an economy that serves the majority of people. The economy is us , and we are not doing well.

Sharon Orlet is a chaplain for Caris Healthcare, a hospice in St. Louis. She has been a pastoral counselor for 35 years. She is interested in people working together to make a more peaceful world, and has known Mary Ann since the early General Dynamics days.

Katerina Canyon

Katerina Canyon serves as Executive Director of the Peace Economy Project, where she combines her passion for community advocacy, creative expression, and social justice to challenge militarization and uplift human-centered policy. Drawing on experience in tech, nonprofits, and international communication, she leads research and organizing focused on peace, accountability, and community investment. She is also a poet whose work explores trauma, resilience, and collective healing.