People

Sustaining Technologies has recruited the right people to get the job done.

Derek Huntington

Derek Huntington graduated from San Diego State University in 2005 as a Bachelor of Science in corporate finance with a minor in international politics.  After graduating, Derek became a Series 7 and Series 66 licensed investment professional, working with investors of all types at a locally owned investment management company before leaving to pursue his passion for local economy.  Since 2006, Derek has been researching and developing community-friendly credit and financing structures, culminating in the development of the Sustaining Capital model and the formation of Sustaining Technologies, LLC.  He was one of the main organizers of the Sonoma County relocalization effort, and now serves as President of the Sonoma County GoLocal Cooperative.

Terry Garrett

Terry Garrett has an extensive media/publishing background, and has been in the BALLE scene since the beginning - consulting with BALLE National on their early marketing campaigns. Terry has spent the last few years developing the Oasis Content Management System (CMS), which he integrated into Sustaining Technologies as the foundation for the community web platform. He also has many years of experience in organizational development, bringing to the table many tools and processes to make networks more efficient and successful.  Terry is a Co-Managing Member of Sustaining Technologies, and is currently serving as the Operations Officer for the Sonoma County GoLocal Cooperative.

Reavis Sutphin-Gray

Reavis Sutphin-Gray began programming as a hobby in junior high school. He graduated from Pomona College in 2005 with a B.A. in computer science. Since then, he has worked in electronics and as an independent contractor engineering biotech software and systems. Reavis strives for efficiency and reliability both when developing algorithms and when mapping out the role of technological components in complex systems.

Recently, Reavis has leveraged his extensive background and education in traditional imperative, functional, and object-oriented programming methodologies to become adept at agile web application development. He sees Ruby on Rails and Django as powerful tools that enable small teams to create outstanding software through rapid iteration paired with extensive automated testing and static analysis. Reavis is the Lead Software Developer and Co-Managing Member of Sustaining Technologies.

Philip Beard

Philip Beard, Ph.D., emeritus professor of German at Sonoma State University, co-designed and from 2000 to 2005 co-coordinated the Global Studies B.A. program there. His interest in complementary economics stems from his extensive study of the roots of violent behavior. Since the early 1990’s, Dr. Beard has collaborated on various projects aiming to design and implement robust, sustainable mutual credit programs at the regional level. Dr. Beard is a Partner of Sustaining Technologies, co-founder of the Sonoma County GoLocal Cooperative and currently serves on the cooperative’s board of directors.