Serena is pursuing a life that remains attentive to the tenderness of a snail’s soft body and reverent to the miracle of its spiraled shell. She is a peacebuilder, writer, and community circulator and works with organizations, networks, and movement leaders at the intersection of intergenerational peacebuilding, collective trauma healing, social justice, and social transformation. She previously served six years as a Special Advisor in Design & Innovation to U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, bringing a spiritual and systemic understanding to the public health crisis of loneliness and isolation. Serena serves on the board of Commonweal.