Jacob Singer
Financial Controller
Jacob Singer (he/him) joined the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center as Financial Controller in January 2025, bringing 35 years of diverse financial management experience to his role. Throughout his career, he has developed expertise across multiple sectors, including real estate, non-profit organizations, and energy technology, with an understanding of both mission-driven work and sustainable business practices. This broad background enables Jacob to support OAEC’s complex operations with fiscal responsibility that aligns with the center’s ecological and social values.
On Staff Since: 2024 Email Phone: x134
In Their Own Words
Why my work matters:
The flow of money through an organization, like the flows of water, nutrients, and sunlight in natural systems, has its own unique culture that must be well understood and tended. My dedication to both fiscal responsibility and ecological principles helps ensure that OAEC’s resources are managed in ways that support the center’s transformative work in bioregional education and social justice.
My favorite resiliency resource:
A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander
What speaks to me:
Tarot, astrology, music, film, jade, the ocean.
My passions:
Outside of my professional life, I share OAEC’s commitment to ecological stewardship through my passion for organic gardening and ecological design. This alignment of personal interests with the center’s mission creates a natural synergy in my role, where financial stewardship serves the broader goals of environmental education, sustainable agriculture, and community resilience.
My favorite way to relax is:
In the Esalen hot tubs alone late at night.
How I regenerate:
Being in my garden, cooking in my kitchen, hanging out with my cats.
