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The Sound Essence Project, a Washington
State Nonprofit Corporation, is a collaborative international gathering
of people with the intention to create a cross cultural network of resources
in an environment of mutual learning with an emphasis on cultural sustainability.
Through the confluence of our respective wisdom's, we hope to converge
traditional practices with sustainable ways of life to create a profound
partnership which expands world community and peace through education,
herbal medicine, sound, color, and cultural communion.

Susan Bradbury
President/CEO
Susan Bradbury is passionate about life and peace.
She dedicates her time traveling to the Middle East and the Korean Peninsula,
building bridges between people, officials and the culture as a member
of Women's Federation for World Peace and in the capacity of Ambassador
for Peace.
The Sound Essence Project, a 501(c)3 was founded by
Susan in late 2003. The mission Sustaining Cultures, Changing Lives and
creating an international network of resources and partnerships to achieve
sustainable advances in promoting peace, working towards gender equality
and ending extreme poverty and hunger worldwide.
In Burundi, Africa she started microlending projects
and farms with widows from the genocide. Mongolia is a country where tree
planting, medical supplies, and starting bakeries as microlending projects
has captured her heart. The last three summers she has traveled with nomadic
storytellers of Mongolia, filming traditional stories for a full length
documentary. Her love of people brings her full circle when traveling
with What Does Peace Look Like? The Children's International Peace Art
Show, and sharing the voices of the children of the world.
Susan holds a Master's Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental
Medicine and has a clinic in Bellingham, Washington.

Bolor Smith
Director
Bolor Smith is a native Mongolian who was born and raised in a small countryside
village called Ikhtamir in Arkhangai Province of Mongolia. As a child,
she grew up hearing Mongolian folktales, legends, and myths from her father
who is a tremendously imaginative and vivid storyteller. Her dream is
to increase awareness and sensitivity toward Mongolian culture in America
by collecting and translating Mongolian folktales, legends, and myths,
and by teaching Mongolian. From her education and work in two completely
different countries with distinct cultures and economic development, she
has a wide range of experience interacting with a variety of people from
richly diverse backgrounds. She has a Baccalaureate in Law (equivalent
to Juris Doctor) from the Mongolian National University in Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia and an MBA from WWU.

Tuya Luehr
Director
In between growing up in Mongolian countryside, moving to the capital
city Ulaanbaatar and then moving to the USA, Tuya was blessed with the
good fortune of experiencing exciting changes and meeting great people.
She has a MA and BA in philosophy from the Mongolian State University
and an MBA from University of Bridgeport, CT. Tuya worked at the Mongolian
Academy of Science as a Research Analyst as well taught philosophy at
various universities in Mongolia. Now she works as a Business Analyst
at a software company in Redmond, WA. All of her studies were sponsored
by scholarships therefore it is important for her to help young people
to get an educational access. Tuya is also interested in cross cultural
understanding and exchange and believes that by enriching from each others
culture and experiences we can make a better world.

Bayarmaa Dulam
Advisor
Ms. Bayarmaa Dulam, the first Fulbright FLTA from Mongolia, received her
B. A. in English with a double major -- English Teacher and Translator/Interpreter
-- in 2001 with honors and a M. A. in Linguistics in 2003 from Otgontenger
University, one of the first private universities in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
A Professor of English at Otgontenger University, she has five and a half
years of experience of teaching English as a foreign language. At the
same time, she has also been working with non-profit organizations such
as Save the Children, UK and Association of Parents with Disabled Children,
as well as OCHKO Translation Service Center at a capacity of a freelance
translator/interpreter. Bayarmaa is currently working in Mongolia as an
interpreter and is head of the Sound Essence Project's Mongolian office.

Galie Jean-Louis
Galie Jean-Louis is the former Executive Art Director of the acclaimed
MSNBC.com news site. Galie is known as an industry leader and innovator
in communications design and non-profit leadership. She holds a BA in
Communications and holds over 300 International Design and Illustration
Awards for her design and corporate media innovation. Jean-Louis shares
a long time interest in wellness & healthy communities, and integrative
medicine with a particular focus in Women’s Health. She has studied
with Dr. Andrew Weil and works with world-renowned Prana Vinyasa Flow
Yoga founder Shiva Rea teaching Prana Flow Yoga in Bellingham, WA. Jean-Louis
has lived and traveled extensively around the world; living in Asia and
India specifically. Jean-Louis is currently pursuing a masters diploma
in Acupuncture and looks forward to working with her husband Dr. Vincent
Matteucci on the SEP board and with medical missions and community wellness
internationally. She is passionate about and committed to cultivating
consciousness in healthcare and sustainable actions while improving the
welfare of women and children.

Vincent E. Matteucci, M.D
Dr. Matteucci practices general comprehensive ophthalmology and routinely
performs cataract surgery, eyelid surgery, and laser surgery at Northwest
Eye Clinic. Dr. Matteucci moved to Bellingham in 2001 because of family
ties and the desire to live in a smaller, community-focused town. In addition
to his practice at the clinic, Dr. Matteucci participates in volunteer
cataract surgery missions in El Salvador for PeaceHealth Hospital and
Surgical Eye Expeditions. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
and the American Academy of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Vincent is
married to Galie Jean-Louis also on the SEP board and enjoys sharing in
the good work of non-profit and healthcare related matters with his wife
and friends.
“I am drawn to ophthalmology and eye surgery by the incredible
impact I can make on people’s lives by improving their vision.
I believe in an integrative approach to medicine, emphasizing a patient's
overall wellness.

PAST BOARD MEMBERS
- Sibyl Sanford
- Darcy Walters
- Jennica Ottenbreit
- Britt Walker
- Laura Jimerson
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