OUR TEAM
Annie Elizabeth Porter, CEO, Book Designer, Process Manager
Annie Elizabeth co-founded River Sanctuary Publishing with David Weiss in 2009. In her career, she was the Director of the Office of Medical Education at Stanford University School of Medicine for 19 years. She is proud to be a working Elder Wisdom Keeper and is grateful to work with this extraordinary team.
Melanie Gendron, Graphic Artist and Book Designer
Melanie Gendron attended The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in affiliation with Tufts University, majoring in sculpture and painting. Studies in photography, print making, fashion design and computer arts further rounded out her curriculum.
Among her publications are A Goddess Journal, The Gendron Tarot Deck and Book, This Fool’s Journey Through Tarot’s Major Arcana, Dreaming The Light, Metatron: Angel of The Presence, and A Goddess Coloring Book.
David Skinner, Financial Advisor, Blog and Video Advisor
David has had a long business career, much of it with Silicon Valley companies. He is a longtime spiritual compatriot and contributor to the activities of the River Sanctuary. He was a good friend of David Weiss and is a heart and soul friend to Annie Elizabeth. He has been a student and teacher/facilitator of the Keys of Enoch and a personal friend and supporter of Drs. Hurtak for more than 40 years. His adeptness in financial management and technology is greatly appreciated.
Lakshmi Narayan, Web Development & Branding for Authors
Lakshmi is the founder and creative director of Awake Media where she helps people in the transformational wellness arena build web presence and influence their community. Her career spans forty years in the digital media space with national awards in healthcare marketing and graphic design. She is also the cofounder of Awake.net, a non-profit entheogenic platform.
David Weiss: In Memoriam
Co-Founder of River Sanctuary Publishing, contributed many years of service in the San Lorenzo Valley school district as a teacher of history and government to high schools kids, Principal of the Middle School and later of the High School, and as the creator of the non-profit Your Future Is Our Business to inspire kids with career options. He is revered by many former students for providing life-changing teachings and experiences such as Values Clarifications and the California Field Studies program. In 2013, he was the visionary behind the construction of the Spirit Temple here at the River Sanctuary, which continues to be a sacred space for ceremony and small gatherings. In the last six years of his life, David dedicated himself full-time to his writing, even as his body struggled with the effects of congenital anomalies that brought his life to a close quite suddenly on December 24, 2020. He communicated immediately from the realms of Light that he is free and excited to be continuing his Soul Journey.