

Zach is a self-proclaimed nerd, sex geek and consent junkie. He has been a volunteer facilitator for a weekly Polyamory Peer Discussion Group for two years as well as serving as President of the Board of Directors for the Houston Polyamory Organization. He has been actively polyamorous for ten years and loves nothing more than gaining more poly knowledge and sharing it with others. He has served on polyamory discussion panels and recorded podcast episodes on the subjects of polyamory and non-monogamy. Zach became interested in consent as a topic some five years ago as a personal research project. He will share his knowledge with anyone who will listen and will soon begin training as a social worker to be of even more benefit to his community. He lives, works, laughs, and loves in Houston where he enjoys listening to and playing music, converting from a fat boy to a runner, all things Star Trek, reading, gaming, cooking and being owned and loved by a bulldog.



Board Member at Large. Mim is the author of What does Polyamory Look Like?, a new book about the forms of poly diversity. She is a relationship coach, keynote speaker, educator, and change agent, and has been entertaining and mentoring people for more years than she chooses to admit. She is a certified Myers-Briggs trainer and has led workshops in various aspects of diversity, learning styles, multiple intelligences, collaboration, anti-harassment, sexuality, and the change process for conferences, schools and businesses. She was Alaska’s “Curriculum Leader of the Year,” Toastmaster’s “Communicator of the Year,” and the YWCA/British Petroleum “Woman of Achievement.” Her current creative passion is her sex education performance-art piece, “The VP (vagina-penis) Dialogues,” which has been performed in a variety of venues. www.mimchapman.com
Tanya was born in Fort Collins, but grew up in Lincoln, NE. She has always been open to exploring new ways of being in relationships with any number of partners. Her love of Science and particularly Biology led her to major in Natural Science at UN-L. Rescue and adoption of animals has been a passion of hers since her childhood and she has volunteered at shelters and animal rescue organizations. She has rescued, or adopted all of her current pets. Also a donor to various cancer research projects throughout the years, having lost several family members to cancer. Being bi and dealing intimately with transgender issues has opened her eyes to the unique problems of the LGBTQ community.
Michael began exploring polyamory and HAI (Human Awareness Institute) in 2005 after the end of his 28 year marriage. Born and raised in the UK, he immigrated to Canada as an adult in 1966. Michael’s background is in business management, marketing, communications and strategic planning. His career has taken him to India, the Persian Gulf, Bangladesh, the Mediterranean and many other places. In 2007 HAI lost their founder and leader when Stan Dale passed away. After completing HAI level 6, Michael noticed HAI was losing ground with social media and stepped up to offer help. HAI has subsequently rebranded as HAI Global, a 501c(3) Nonprofit and has extended their offerings to many new areas in the US, Canada and Europe. Michael is still an HAI advisor, but has turned his interests to polyamory activism. He attended Poly Living in 2012 and took an interest in the polyamory movement as well as fostering cooperation between HAI and Loving More Nonprofit. Loving More has long supported and been supported by HAI, but that connection was somewhat severed with the passing of Stan Dale who was a long time member. Currently semi-retired, Michael is interested in focusing his extensive business background in international marketing and communications to benefit organizations such as HAI Global and Loving More Nonprofit that resonate with his interests.
Vashti’s curious nature and innate desire to learn allowed her to traverse many paths that helped her to discover and better understand human relationships. She considers herself a student of humanity; she believes that she will continue to be a lifelong learner and student. Subsequently, this led to an academic focus in Sociocultural Anthropology. This field allows her to learn about different aspects of societies, cultures, philosophies, and religions that are part of the fabric of humanity and their impact on intimate relationship choices. She stated that many of her intimate relationships have been, and continue to be similar to the premise of polyamory and Loving More’s philosophy of relationship lifestyle choices that is based on Honesty and Respect. Vashti is a proponent of polyamory relationships – qualities that dovetail nicely with Loving More’s endeavors of intimate relationship choices.
Ben is a poly and bi activist, professional singer and musician who has been in an open primary relationship for 26 years. He and his partner started a support group for committed non-monogamous relationships in the ‘80s which met monthly for over 15 years. As a performer, Ben’s music slides through folk, R&B, funk, jazz and back again; he sings about freedom, the environment, LBGT issues, parenting and love. His writing has been published in “Carry it On,” ”Sing Out” magazine and the book “Hearing Everyone’s Voice.”Input your search keywords and press Enter.