A think tank established for the creation of “closed, holistic systems.”
Yasha Melanie Husain
Johnstown, New York
(Home of Sir William Johnson
and Molly Brant)
(Home of the nearby Mohawk Community)
Email yashahusain@gmail.com
Director March 2013 – Present
Holistic Solutions Think Tank
Director of the Holistic Solutions Think Tank, which is the result of the culmination of the director's series of nonfiction books on holism, and simultaneously builds on her earlier experiences in politics and the media
The think tank is for the creation and maintenance of “closed, holistic systems,” and has so far generated and distributed HSTT Proposals, Press Releases, Notes, Ideas, and articlesWriter 1999 – Present
21st Century Holistic Solutions
Writer of nonfiction books, opinion pieces, features, profiles, essays, project proposals and poetry, covering environment, science and technology, architecture, politics, socio-economics, education, culture and health care
From the website: "The adoption of a holistic worldview globally may represent humanity's greatest chance for a promising future to be shared by all." yasha husainHolistic Life Coach January 2009 – Present
5 Step Approach
Creator of a holistic life coaching approach, a service offering individual or group coaching sessions
Line Producer March – November 2002
Wiland-Bell Productions, Los Angeles
Produced by way of accounting, a 2.4 million-dollar PBS documentary project entitled, And Thou Shalt Honor; responsibilities also included grant reporting and writing, office and payroll management and initiating a Spanish-language broadcast and outreach effort
Writer and Researcher March – September 2001
Sierra Club Productions, Los Angeles
Developed, researched and drafted documentary proposals: Gender Benders and The Natural History of a Mosquito; to produce the Gender Benders file, I conducted extensive research related to endocrine disruptors and atrazine's potential to cause damaging health effects in wildlife
Writer June – November 2000
Space.com, Los Angeles (Company headquartered in New York City)
Developed and wrote feature stories about space science and architecture for Space.com and Space Illustrated Magazine
Associate Producer and Researcher May – September 1999
Atlas Media, New York City
Developed and associate produced, American Drinks: History in a Glass, a two-hour History Channel special
Associate Producer and Writer December 1998 – May 1999
Adams Wooding Company, New York City (Company headquartered in England)
Developed and wrote a documentary series proposal, for Eve Kryzanowski, for a program entitled, Dinos of the Deep, which featured the history of underwater dinosaurs, that was accepted by PBS for production
Independent Producer 1998-2002
New York City and Los Angeles
Developer, writer, and a videographer, of the following independent documentary proposed projects:2001-2002 · The Fifth Generation, a four-part series covering space science, space flight, space exploration, space environment and advocacy, involving the burgeoning space movement at the beginning of the 21st century
1999-2000 · Racing Alone, a special documentary about the life and work of renowned earth architect, Nader Khalili, for which I co-produced a demo tape with Khalili’s son, Daston Khalili
1998 · Ayurveda, a feature documentary covering ancient Ayurvedic medicine today, including the work of Vaidyas, or Ayurvedic physicians, practicing in India and the US, and the archeological history of the ancient Indus Valley, the last known period of virtual or world peace in light of the developments in the Indus, including the at least 5000-year-old “science of life,” stemming from the Indus Valley
Coordinator and Researcher January – May 1998
Okapi Productions, Bronxville, NY
Coordinated and conducted research for the ABC News Special, It Takes a Miracle, the story of the canonization of Edith Stein
Coordinator January – December 1997
National Geographic Television, Washington, DCHandled travel and logistics, writing itineraries and equipment lists, as well as contracts, also sending equipment and food and supplies into the field; responsible for expense reporting and issuing of payments to crew members and producers; calculated estimated final costs
Senior Staff Assistant & Assistant to the Producers January – December 1996
National Geographic Television, Washington, DCAssistant to senior producers of National Geographic's anthropology and natural history films, and a liaison between in house producers and freelance producers. Conducted archival research, video editing and research for natural history programs.
Education
The American University, Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, Washington, DC, 1991-1995
School of Public Affairs Leadership Program Internship:Office of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, 1993
University of Salamanca, Certificate in Spanish Language and Cultural Studies, Spain, 1994
Memberships
NASW, National Association of Science Writers, 2003
DL21C, Democratic Leadership for the 21st Century, 2002
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