Nathan Batalion – CV
Nathan Batalion, CTN, CPA
Comprehensive Curricula Vitae & Biographical Information
Environmental Philosopher, Global Health Educator Sustainable Builder, Communitarian
Contact Nathan@healingtalks.com
ACADEMIC DEGREES
| BA – Philosophy and Religion | Washington Square College, NYU Early admission at 16; double major in Philosophy and Religion; double minor Classics and Asian Studies |
1972 |
| MA – Asian Studies | Seton Hall University Chinese language and culture. Dissertation: The Early History of Chinese Medicine | 1975 |
| MBA – Accounting CPA Studies | Stern School of Business NYU; Dissertation: Executive Compensation Studies | 1977 |
| PhD Candidate - Philosophy, Interpretation, & Culture (PIC); | Binghamton University Dissertation: Raw-Wisdom: Shifting from a Death-Centered to a Life-Centered Vision of Nature |
9/2001 – Present |
ADDITIONAL COURSE WORK
| Fairleigh Dickenson University and Channel 13 |
Integral and Differential Calculus, math prodigy | Summer 1962 |
| University of Hawaii | Chinese Studies | Late 1960’s |
| Columbia University | Chinese Studies | Late 1960’s |
| Business and Philosophy Studies | Economics with the famous Ludwig von Mises at NYU Graduate School of Business & Objectivism with Ayn Rand | 1968 |
| Health Studies | With Dr. Bernard Jensen, father of American Iridology, two weeks study` | 1970s |
| Health Courses | Ohashi (Japanese Massage); Sakti Gawain (visualizations); Dr. Fehmi (Open Focus Biofeedback); Sri Swami Sachidanda (meditation and hatha yoga) | 1970s |
| Professional Training Broker | NYC | 1989 |
| OMD – Pacific Institute of Oriental Medicine | Toward Oriental Medical Doctor Degree – including Anatomy and Physiology, TCM Acupuncture, Herbology, Chinese Massage, Qi Gong, and Tai Chi Chuan; With 6 months clinical training – acupuncture, herbs at drug rehab treatment clinic. | 18 months of 24 month program1994-95 |
| Naturopathic Certification | Naturopathic Certification Board | 2002 |
| Health Studies | Ann Wigmore Institute Living Food Lifestyle Certification Program; | 2001 |
| Personal Trainer | SUNY Oneonta | 2007-8 |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
| College Courses/ Lectures | Where | When |
| Assisgtant Professor of Accounting Taught Principles of Accounting I and II; Financial Management I and II; Investment Analysis; Entrepreneurship Organized library referencing and researching accounting, finance and economic issues |
Hartwick College | 2000-2001 |
| Public Seminars | See Presentations Section | See Below |
LICENSES
| Type of License | Where | When Licensed |
| Naturopathic Doctor | District of Columbia | 2004 |
| Certified Public Accountant | New York and New Jersey | 1977 |
| SECURITIES Sales Agent, Broker, Securities General Principal, Financial Operating Principal, Municipal Principal, Options Principal, Registered Investment Advisor |
NY | 1980’s |
| REAL ESTATE Sales Agent, Assistant Real Estate Appraiser |
NY | Early 2000’s |
WORK EXPERIENCE
FINANCIAL
| Where | When | |
| CPA | N. Batalion & Co CPAs with the late John Saunders CPA | Since 1977 |
| Tax Preparer | Physicians Tax Service Since 1977; H & R Block early 1970’s | Late 1970’s |
| Wall St. Principal/President | Three Wall St firms, BMS, L.B.Saks, Inc. and Advanced Equity Group; two with over 100 employees. Advanced Equity Group was the first brokerage member of Social Investment Forum which spearheaded the drive to transform Wall Street investment practices. Today about 10% of managed funds are socially invested. Arranged first public listing of socially responsible investment firm, Progressive Asset Management; sponsored three IPOs or initial public offerings of stock (taking companies public). | 1980’s |
| Precious Metal Broker | President, Solid Investments | 1980’s |
| Business Broker | President FMA (Financial Mergers and Acquisitions, part of a national business brokerage network | 1980’s |
| Multimarketing | Briefly set up a multi-marketing company before going to Wall Street | 1980’s |
| RIA – Registered Investment Advisor | Batalion Financial Services | 1980’s |
HEALTH
| Where | When | |
| Nursing Service | On Call Nursing Service, Inc. (President) | 1990’s |
| Gerson Health Clinic | Gerson Wellness Center at Sedona. Treated cancer and other chonic illness suffering patients. Helped with Howard Strauss (grandson of Max Gerson) to envision, fund and spent months at the clinic to help organize. | 1997 |
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
| Where | When | |
| Building Trades Apprentice | Chardavoyne Construction Company, Chardavoyne Electric, Chardavoyne Plumbing, and other contractors | Early 1977’s |
| Renovations | Quality Rentals Oneonta | 2000- Present |
| Award | Award for best renovated rental in Oneonta, New York | 2010 |
| Real Estate Management | Took on the management of other owners properties in Rockland County NY and later in Oneonta, NY | 1990- Present |
| Commemoration | Attended the commemoration in Darmstadt Germany for my dad’s construction trade school which he and my mother founded after WWII (1947-8) to help Holocaust survivors have a trade, and before emigrating to Israel for a new life filled with hope and promise. | 2011 |
FOOD INDUSTRY
| Where | When | |
| Assisted Family Owned Businesses | Newark & Springfield & Bradley Beach, NJ. Family businesses included restaurant, health food store, deli, neighborhood grocery, and beach stand | 1950’s |
| Short Order Cook | East West Center, University of Hawaii | 1960’s |
| Restaurant Captain | Beefstake House (before becoming vegetarian) | 1960’s |
VOLUNTEER WORK
| Where | When | |
| Various |
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1970-2010 |
ACTIVIST-VISIONARY
| Activism | Where | When |
| Student Activist | Student activist in late 1960’s at NYU, with SDS and other groups. Protested in Washington DC | 1960’s |
| Worked against Food Irradiation | Food & Water, Inc – original founder, an organization that worked against food irradiation worldwide, and under the leadership of Dr. Wally Burnstein; Since Wally’s passing, name seems to have been borrowed by Food & Water Watch. | 1980’s |
| Supporting Alternative Healthcare | Organized Committee for Nutritional Pro-Choice – formed organization (lobbying against a law in NJ that would have outlawed alternative nutritional advice | 1990’s |
| Exploring Consciousness | IONS study group – lead discussion group on consciousness and global mind change in NYC | 1990’s |
| Against GMOS | Americans for Safe Food. founded this organization to sponsor public forums on genetically modified foods (two public and one college forum) and carried out lobbying campaigns for local and national legislation; co-sponsored a larger forum with Ralph Nader as the keynote speaker. |
2000-2001 |
| Environmental | College Advisor: Hartwick Greens, Grassroots Environmental Club, Amnesty International | 2000-2001 |
| Environmental | Organized local sustainability group, Oneonta NY | 2003 |
| Progressive Politics | Campaign manager Dennis Kucinich for President, Otego County NY District | 2004 |
| Living Foods Lifestyle | Monthly meetups in Oneonta NY at the Green Earth and with speakers like Matt and Angela Monarch of www.rawfoodworld.com and Steve Meyerowitz ( Sproutman) http://www.sproutman.com/ | 2009 |
ARTS
| Where | When | |
| Liberal Arts Studies | Courses in drawing, film history, creative dance, piano and art history; Washington Square College, NYU | 1966-70 |
| Assistant Film Editor | Raymond Corwin Productions, NYC | 1967 |
| Stained Glass Apprentice | Worked for six months with Irving Farber, a master lamp maker and Holocaust survivor, in Westwood, NJ | 1970’s |
| Gurdjieff Dance Movements | Studied for 5 years at Chardavoyne Barn | 1970’s |
| Tibetan Tanka Painting | Studied with visiting monks at Hartwick College | 2000 |
WRITINGS, EXHIBITS, RECORDINGS
| Where | When | |
| Web | 50 Harmful Effects of Genetically Modified Foods ; web published and linked to by hundreds of sites. www.raw-wisdom.com/50harmfulTranslated into Spanish http://www.raw-wisdom.com/gen%C3%A9ticamente_modificados | 2000 |
| Earth Times | Genetic Roulette, April/May issue 2001 Earth Times | 2001 |
| ICSA | Changing Our Vision of Nature on the Threshold of a New MillenniumFor the Proceedings of the 7th International Communal Studies Conference of the International Communal Studies Association, held at Zegg Community, Berliz, West Germany, www.ic.org/icsa/docs/ICSA_eBook.pdf | 2001 |
| Zegg Community | Photographic Exhibit: Right/Left Brain Ways of Seeing Nature, presented in conjunction with the same international conference at the Zegg Community; paid for by grant form Hartwick College. | 2001 |
| Fox Cancer Care Center | Prepared Holistic Resource list for the Fox Cancer Care Center in Oneonta NY | 2002 |
| Delaware County Career Coalition | Prepared paper on Support Group Resources | 2002 |
| All & Everything Conference | Gurjieff’s Enneagramatic View – A Path to Superseding Modern Physics’ and Chemistry’s Understanding of Nature, Published in proceedings of the 7th Annual All & Everything Humanities Conference, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, UK Abintra Books, http://www.aandeconference.org/proceedings-2002 | 2002 |
| Call to Earth | Response to Ken Liberman’s Essay – Reprise: The Emerging Discourse at the Meeting of the International Association of Environmental Philosophy. Published in Call to Earth – The International Journal for Environmental Philosophy. | 2002 |
| GMO Activism Talks |
|
2002 |
| Hartwick College | Third Party Alternatives in the November Election, talk at Hartwick College | 2002 |
| Sierra Atlantic | Chilling Trends in Genetic Violence, Sierra Atlantic Vol 30, Winter Issue http://www.newyork.sierraclub.org/Sierra%20Atlantic/SierraAtlantic-2003-Winter.pdf | 2003 |
| IAEP | Non-sustainability and the Math-Based Vision of Nature, presented at the International Association for Environmental Philosophy conference, Boston MA http://environmentalphilosophy.org/ |
2003 |
| Binghamton University | The Phenomenology of Aphasic, Autistic and Pre-Verbal Metaphysics. Pro-seminar, Binghamton University | 2003 |
| Hartwick College | Lecture on Intentional Communities, Sustainability Lecture Series | 2003 |
| Hartwick College | Film presentation and lecture Visions of Utopia, Living in Intentional Communities | 2003 |
| Oneonta Community Lectures | Secrets of Health and Vitality – 5 month course given for free in Oneonta, NY | 2004-5 |
| Oracle 20/20 | Genetically Modified Foods Parts I-IV serially published in Oracle 20/20 Beginning October 2007 http://www.oracle20-20.com/ | 2007 |
| University of Arizona | Naturolism: Seeing the Organizing Principles of Life & Consciousness at the Depth Core of Nature – Rather Than What Is Robotic/Mechanical/Mathematical: Poster Display at Towards a Science of Conscious Conference, University of Arizona. http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/2008PosterSession.htm | 2008 |
| ASSC | Same poster session for the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness held in Taipei Taiwan http://www.theassc.org/ | 2008 |
| On the Web | Created Website Raw-wisdom.com with partner Melinda Elliott. Website originally intended to promote the philosophy of raw-wisdom, seeing our world in a right brain dominant way, holistic and healing | 2009 |
| Raw Spirit Festival – East | Lecture on Genetically Modified Foods in Washington, DC. CD tape was produced containing the lecture | 2009 |
| Raw Food Meetup | Lecture and power point entitled Seven Waves of Healing | 2009 |
| Oneonta Farmers Market | Lecture on Organics | 2009 |
| Binhamton University | Submitted Dissertation Prospectus entitled Raw Wisdom: Shifting from a Death-Centered to a Life-Centered Worldview. Prospectus was academically accepted and thus became ABD (all but dissertation) in their PIC PhD program. | 2009 |
| On the Web | Published Synopsis of The China Study | 2009 |
| Promoting Infrared Saunas | Attended and/or booth-displayed Relax infrared sauna at conferences and health expos: Weight Loss Expo (Kingston NY), Vegetarian Expo (Saratoga Springs), Awakening Expo (Westchester, NY), NYC Raw Food & Yoga (NYC), Body, Mind and Spirit (PA), Raw Spirit Festival (Arizona) and Boston Vegetarian | 2009-10 |
| On the Web | Started www.healingtalks.comsite. Approximately 700 posts to this blog since 2009. Ranking fluctuates and has been among the 40-75,000 top sites in the US. | 2009-to Present |
| On the Web | Started Shinningstarmiracles site on Youtube, see http://www.youtube.com/user/ShiningStarMiracles?feature=watch with Melinda Lichter Elliot. This including videos on raw-wisdom and daily posts of Melinda’s juicefeast, monthly meetup events, etc. Total of 212 videos posted. Have since formed http://www.youtube.com/user/healingtalks | 2009 |
| Book project | Wrote half of a text on Natural Healing, awaiting completion and made 14 phone and/or video interviews with sprouting masters, | 2010 |
| Radio | Radio interview by Rhio, raw food and environment activist in NYC | 2010 |
| On the Web | Set up www.relaxsauna.net to promote infrared saunas | 2011 |
ATHLETICS
| Where | When | |
| Marathons | Ran 4 NY City Marathons as a member of the Gary Null Natural Living Running and Race Walking Club | 1989-1993 |
| Racewalking | 5K Racewalk – Twice won Rockland Lake’s race walking competition | Early 1990s |
| Senior NY Olympics | Came in 5th in 5K state-wide competition for seniors | 2009 |
| 15 races | Went to a larger running schedule after modifying my diet with more living foods. Ran a total of 15 races (compared to 3 the year before) and came in first in my age group in 7 of those races. Ran a 15k and three track meets. | 2011 |
| 22 races | Have so far competed in 22 races, including 6 half-marathons and came in either first, second or third in my age group in 15 of those races. Came in first in my age group in the Fight for Air Climb 30 floor stair climbing competition at Ft Lauderdale. My half marathon times were better this year than in 1995, or 17 years earlier. | 2012 |
PERSONAL
| Place/Date of Birth | Darmstadt, Germany 10/15/49 |
| Emigration & Citizenship | Emigration 1957; US Citizen |
| Relationship Status | Married Ellen Schonwald, and had two children with her; subsequently divorced and married Myra Plitt. Eight year relationship with Dorothy Strachman, four years with Melinda Lichter Elliott until she passed away in 2010 |
| Children and Grandchildren | Aaron (12/11/79 and Shira (06/19/77); grandchild Aaron Seth |
| Hobbies | Organic gardening/sprouting and chess |
PRE-ACADEMIC EDUCATION
| Institution | Honors/Accomplishments | Dates | |
| Hebrew Academy Newark, NJ |
Religious Yeshiva - Completed Hebrew and Aramaic Religious Studies | 1961 | |
| Gaudineer Jr High School Springfield, NJ |
Conventional Studies | 1962 | |
| Fairleigh Dickenson University Public TV Channel 13 Affiliation |
Math Prodigy – Passed Exam Integral/Differential Calculus proctored final at age 12 | Summer 1962 | |
| High Schools Springfield, NJ & Hillsdale, NJ |
Math Prodigy (Cont.) Ranked first in class; Exams – Highest scores in college entrance exams:(2 perfect 800 achievement math scores; 772 in physics); Captain high school chess club; won regional (tri-high school) math competition; high school math award in junior year. |
1965 | |
