Eco Gift Expo Team
Brett M. Johnson – CEO
Brett founded Benevolent Capital Partners (BCP) in October 2005. BCP is a private equity fund with investments in real estate services, manufacturing and consumer branded sales. In December of 2007, he invested in Eco Gift Festival and became its CEO. Brett spearheads sponsorship and business development for Eco Gift Festival while also continuing to manage several strategic investments and responsibilities including an executive seat on Targus Group International’s Board of Directors and a Board of Trustee position for Choate Rosemary Hall.
Tommy Rosen – Founder and President
Tommy Rosen is the Founder of Eco Gift Festival, the world’s largest holiday gift show for eco-conscious people. Eco Gift addresses the inconveniences, difficult emotions and incredible waste associated with the holidays and holiday shopping.
Tommy oversees every aspect of day-to-day operations, business development and sales at Eco Gift, which will grow to multiple venues in 2009. Tommy is also a Yoga teacher and an organic gardener who lives with his wife, Kia, and many other people, in Venice, CA.
Kia Miller - Co-Founder
Kia Miller is a devoted Producer, Documentary Filmmaker and Yoga Teacher who provides production and logistical support to Eco Gift Festival at every level of its functioning. Kia teaches Yoga at Yoga Works, in workshops and retreats and privately. Her amazing knowledge of yoga and meditation has been instrumental in the business philosophies and processes of Eco Gift Festival.
Siridyal Khalsa – Chief Supporting Officer
In her own words, Siridyal states, “I want to be a part of the healing and Joyification of life on Earth.” As Chief Supporting Officer at Eco Gift, she lives up to this desire each day. Growing up in The Netherlands and later spending time throughout Europe, Siridyal moved to the United States in 1999 to pursue a spiritual calling following the teachings of Yogi Bhajan. Siridyal is a healer and intuitive body worker and brings the full range of her healing energy into everything she does. At Eco Gift, as her title would suggest, she supports all aspects of the business from office administration to database management, sales and marketing.
Jay Coelho-Donnellan – Coordinating Producer
Jay has over 20 years of experience in every facet of the hospitality and event production industry in positions as project manager, consultant, developer and producer. She has successfully run her own company, Botanical Expressions, an event production and floral design company for the past 8 years. In 2007 Jay started AIP Entertainment a multi media entertainment company focusing on the building of artists’ careers through creative development. This is Jay’s second year with Eco Gift.
Ryan Ackerman – Intern
Born July 21st, 1988, in Burbank, California Ryan Attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles and Graduated in 2006. He is currently taking classes at Santa Monica City College, with plans to transfer to UCLA in the spring of 2009. Ryan’s previous jobs include: Project Manager at WorldWidePanel, Intern with a film and television production company and Coach of a youth football team.