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Jake Stotlemeyer
Program Manager · Creative · Writer · People Leader
"Creating and inspiring greater stories."
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// 01 — about
I'm Jake — an anthropology grad, Peace Corps alum, and lifelong wanderer who has lived on six of the seven continents. I've shoveled cement in Romania, taught English in Albania, farmed in Peru, studied Mandarin on scholarship in Taiwan, and played guitar in hotel lobbies, hostels, and street corners from Istanbul to Ho Chi Minh City.
Today I'm a Program Manager at Catholic Charities of the North West Coast (CCNWC), leading two teams that matter: Food Access — connecting communities to the nutrition they need — and Disaster Preparedness, building the systems and relationships that hold people together when everything goes sideways.
Off the clock, I'm an insatiable learner with one eye fixed on the Bay Area's AI and tech explosion. I believe the same curiosity that once drove me across six continents is the best tool for navigating a world changing this fast — and I'm here for all of it. I believe we must find a way to leverage this tech for good, and while good is subjective and a spectrum, the more voices we have the better.
// 02 — education
// 03 — the road
// 04 — portfolio
A personal essay on the gap between the life we're living and the gratitude we're not — and what to do about it.
Read on Substack →A catalog of folk and Americana songs recorded across several continents. Roots music shaped by the road and the people along it.
Listen on Spotify →Catholic Charities Diocese of Santa Rosa — measuring impact across direct education, indirect outreach, and policy & systems change work reaching 14,000+ community members.
View Report →A video dispatch from somewhere out there — life lived in motion, captured on film.
Watch on YouTube →A sweeping look at how a small island's chip industry became the linchpin of the global economy — and what that means for everyone on Earth.
Read on Medium →The Press Democrat profiles Jake's journey from six continents back to Sonoma County — the road, the music, and what comes next.
Read Article →The Webster-Kirkwood Times covers Jake's life as a traveling musician — performing on street corners and stages across the world.
Read Article →// 05 — contact
Whether you're booking a show, commissioning writing, exploring a program partnership, or just want to swap stories from the road — I'd love to hear from you.
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