About
I'm a systems thinker, mystic, musician, and community builder working at the intersections of soul and structure. Based in rural Vermont, my work shifts between organizational healing, electronic music production, and community food systems - each getting its season. I help organizations reconnect with their authentic purpose while staying honest about my own rhythms of presence and absence.
Currently (January 2026)
In the Studio: I am pivoting from the singer-songwriter mode of Where’ve You Been? into live electronic performance. I’m treating techno as systems design—building sonic environments with Logic, Live Loops, and TD-3-MO that breathe and shift in real-time. My focus is on rhythm as a collective healing frequency.
In the World: I’m serving as the Marketing & Member-Owner Experience Coordinator at Buffalo Mountain Food Co-op, while building a consulting practice focused on organizational healing, and individual spiritual guidance. Both draw from the same lived wisdom about breakdown, transformation, and authentic remembering.
Sabin Densmore – CV
Organizational Healer, Systems Thinker, & Community Builder
Transforming Organizations Through Trauma-Informed Approaches, Sacred Systems Design, and Authentic Purpose Recovery
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.sabinvt.com
A systems philosopher and organizational healer with 20+ years in experience design, educational innovation, and community building. Working at the intersection of soul and structure to help organizations reconnect with authentic purpose. Combines deep expertise in trauma-informed approaches, sustainable systems design, and collaborative facilitation with lived experience of healing and transformation. Specializes in addressing systemic wounds that fragment collective functioning and create ongoing suffering for stakeholders.
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Marketing & Customer Experience Lead, Buffalo Mountain Food Co-op (July 2024 – Present)
- Leading strategic marketing initiatives and member experience improvements for a community-focused food cooperative
- Developing authentic engagement strategies that align with cooperative values of mutual aid and democratic participation
- Orchestrating community experience optimization through collaborative listening and member feedback integration
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Co-Founder & Interim Director, Midheaven, Inc. (2023)
- Orchestrated strategic vision and operational framework for a Vermont non-profit focused on post-capitalist culture-making through spirit, art, and sustainability
- Pioneered community engagement initiatives establishing sacred space for creativity, healing, and authentic collaboration
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Adjunct Faculty, Graduate Leadership and Education Program, Northern Vermont University (January 2020 – December 2023)
- Taught trauma-informed leadership, collaborative systems thinking, and phenomenological research within transformative education contexts
- Integrated somatic practices and creative exploration in educational methodologies, fostering authentic perspective-sharing
- Co-created regenerative leadership curriculum emphasizing collective wellbeing over extraction-based approaches
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Experience Designer & Systems Architect, Various Organizations (January 2003 – November 2021)
- Led human-centered design strategy for complex organizational workflows and stakeholder experiences
- Designed intuitive interfaces prioritizing user wellbeing and authentic engagement over optimization metrics
- Collaborated with diverse teams to create coherent systems supporting collective functioning
- Architected platforms serving human needs while maintaining ethical design principles
- Managed collaborative teams delivering tools that honored user dignity and autonomy
- Led participatory research initiatives centering stakeholder voices and lived experience
- Developed information architecture standards supporting sustainable organizational practices
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Ph.D. ABD, Managing Organizational Systems & Leading Sustainable Organizations, Saybrook University (2018–2023)
- Post-Patriarchal Inquiry: Advanced study in alternative organizational structures moving beyond hierarchical domination-based models
- Sacred Systems & Ethics: Comprehensive exploration of trauma-informed organizational approaches and regenerative design
- Collaborative Governance: Study of democratic participation, cooperative principles, and collective decision-making
- Participatory Research Methods: Advanced training in phenomenological, action research, and community-based methodologies
- M.A. Education, Curriculum, & Instruction, Northern Vermont University (2013–2015)
- B.A. English/Literature, Johnson State College (1993–1998)
- Organizational Healing & Trauma-Informed Facilitation
- Sacred Systems Design & Regenerative Practices
- Collaborative Remembering & Values Archaeology
- Post-Patriarchal Organizational Development
- Community Building & Authentic Engagement
- Phenomenological Research & Deep Listening
- Maintains active spiritual practice integrating ayahuasca ceremonies, somatic healing, and phenomenological self-inquiry into professional approach
- Transformed lived experience of breakdown and integration into methodology for organizational healing and collective transformation
- Co-founded Midheaven, Inc. as laboratory for post-capitalist culture-making in October 2023
- Released full-length album Where've You Been? exploring themes of disappearance, return, and authentic self-expression in Winter 2024
- Completed transformative healing journeys to Peru working with Shipibo shamans in 2021 and 2024
- Released debut single "A Little Longer" marking return to musical expression after 30-year silence in March 2023
- Pioneered trauma-informed design practices addressing systemic wounds rather than optimizing damaged systems
- Led collaborative teams in creating coherent organizational experiences supporting collective wellbeing
- Developed user-centered solutions prioritizing human dignity and authentic purpose over efficiency metrics
