Meet Our Advisors

Spiritual Playdate is honored that you are interested in joining our Advisory Board. Our Board is composed of authors, educators, experts, and even faith-specific or interfaith clergy who use their knowledge and talents to support us in developing the best content that supports the wellness of body, mind and soul. If you are excited about our mission to bring social, emotional and spiritual life skills to the next generation and create a more peaceful world, please join us.

Shiv Talwar

Shiv Talwar was born in 1937 in pre-partition India. Life took him to greener pastures in the United States, Britain

Cilvia Osborne

Cilvia Osborne, who now adds author to her list of amazing accomplishments! A passionate and driven educator with a strong

Stephen Hart

Throughout his 32 years in the rabbinate, Rabbi Hart has worked very closely with interfaith matters and concerns. He has

David Zinner

David Zinner is the founder and Executive Director of Kavod v’Nichum, (Honor and Comfort), which has worked to restore to

Wade Fransson

Wade Fransson is the founder of Something or other Publishing (SOOP), a groundbreaking company that combines the potential of social

Naomi Priddy

Naomi is the Multicultural Learning Librarian at Oak Park Public Library, where she curates the Multicultural Collection, a circulating collection

Kavitha Ramachandran

Kavitha Ramachandran, her mother, Mrs. Visalakshi Ramachandran and her other family members has been in the practice of promoting positive,

Shiv Talwar

Shiv Talwar

Shiv moved to Waterloo, ON in 1966 with his wife and two children and stayed put. He retired early (1996)

Cilvia Osborne

Cilvia Osborne

A passionate and driven educator with a strong desire to help people develop confidence and know their worth, for the

Judith Quittner Seizys

Judith Quittner Seizys

Circle is dedicated to interfaith networking, community celebrations, spiritual healing, education, honoring diversity, and climate change activism. She regularly gives