Biography: Brent Hunter

Personal Statement: I spent most of my life pursuing a spiritual path and was engaged in the process of "becoming". I have been practicing transcendental and other forms of meditation since age 12 and have been in pursuit of knowledge, wisdom and enlightenment through intense introspective, psychological, physical and spiritual studies. What I learned is that which I sought was already there. During the past several years, I have decided that I wish to be a "human being" as opposed to a "human doing". I am now living my service-minded dream by simply being who I already am, and non-judgmentally and non-dualistically facilitating others to do the same. The primary intention in my life is to have compassion, appreciation and unconditional, unbridled love for the self and for all other beings. I came here at this unique time in the history of humanity, along with hundreds of millions of others, to help bridge the gap from war to peace in the 21st century. "Professional Bio": Brent Hunter is currently the IT Manager at the Surplus Line Association of California, an organization that is responsible for monitoring the ~$6 billion surplus line insurance market in the state of California. At night and on the weekends, he is currently focusing his energies on Spirit Rising Productions, The Rainbow Bridge Foundation, The Earth Communications Center, The Global Dialogues, and a few other currently-unveiled projects. From 1994 to 2001, Mr. Hunter envisioned, produced and directed the first and largest all-inclusive World Community in cyberspace, "The Park". Mr. Hunter managed an international team of high-tech professionals including programmers, engineers, web developers, graphic artists, financial analysts, operations personnel, legal counsel and more than 160 volunteers located worldwide. Mr. Hunter established and facilitated relationships with a world-class multi-paneled Board of Advisors, various strategic partners, the global team of volunteers and the burgeoning online community of more than 700,000 members located in more than 200 countries worldwide. Prior to founding The Park, Mr. Hunter served as sales consultant for Electronic Commerce leader GE Information Services and completed the fast track Information Systems Management Program within GE Aerospace. Prior to working at General Electric, Mr. Hunter founded and operated a company that designed, manufactured and sold a line of digital I/O (input/output) interface products worldwide via mail order magazine sales while pursuing his undergraduate studies. Mr. Hunter brings over 25 years of application development experience, digital hardware design, and experience as a psychotherapist and personal catalyst to his projects. Mr. Hunter graduated with a B.S. in Math and Computer Science from Clarkson University, an M.S. in Counseling Psychology from Villanova University and the equivalent of an M.S. in Information Systems as a Graduate of the General Electric Information Systems Management Program. Mr. Hunter is a National Certified Counselor, an Eagle Scout, a graduate of the U.S. Army Airborne School and is a member of a number of civic organizations. Mr. Hunter is also the author of two books, with two others in development:

1. The Rainbow Bridge: Universal Book of Living, Dying and Dreaming (2001)
2. The Rainbow Bridge in Business: Universal Book of Sustainable Development and Commerce (in process)
3. The Rainbow Bridge in Terrorism: Why Terrorism Exists and How to Reduce It (in process)
4. The Pieces of Our Puzzle: A Multi-Faceted Approach to Personal Health and Well Being (1993)

  The Rainbow Bridge: Universal Book of Living, Dying and Dreaming illuminates the common ground in the world's religions, also known as universal principles.  Originally published in 2001, it has since been translated into 24 languages by a team of amazing volunteers around the world, and was featured in the international award-winning movie, "24 Hours on Craigslist".  A board game also has also been created to introduce people to universal principles in a fun, entertaining and exciting way. More is going on behind the scenes and will be unveiled in the near future.
My Website http://www.SpiritRising.TV