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Speakers on the gathering

Zhenya Alekseeva (Russia), physician, co-founder of the Russian training institute Golubka. Zhenya is giving empowerment training all over Russia and the former Soviet Union.

Judy Buhler-McAllister (UK), former focalizer (executive director) of Findhorn Foundation. Judy is doing team and organisation development programs.

Marcel Derkse (the Netherlands), founder and former leader of the “School of Life de Voorde,” teacher and writer.

Ronald Veronda (USA), associate professor, school principal, consultant and activist. Cofounder of the Children’s Consulting Center and author of the recently released book “No More Turning Away,” "A Revolution in Education" and "Solutions for a Violent World."

Peter Goldman (UK), ND, DO, MRO, Director of the Centre of New Directors at White Lodge, England. Peter is a healer, teacher and consultant.

Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener (USA) is a leader in the movement of Jewish Renewal. She is a counsellor, spiritual director and writer. She has published books in the field of Hasidic spirituality, prayer education and communication. Andrea is a project director for the Compassionate Listening Project which takes citizen delegations to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza.

Mary Inglis (UK), Head of the Game Office, Findhorn Foundation, Scotland. Mary co-developed several forms
of the Transformation Game.

Gail Straub (USA), consultant, trainer, activist and teacher. In 1981, with her husband David Gershon, she founded Empowerment Training Programs. Gail has trained all over America and in Europe, Russia, China, and East Asia. She is co-author of several books.

Erik van Praag (the Netherlands), partner Phoenixvisie BV and director of Samenwerkingsverband Persoonlijk Leiderschap BV. Consultant, coach, trainer, and writer
of several books.

Jan Paul van Soest (the Netherlands), director of CE, consultant in the area of sustainability and ecological development, writer and teacher.

Yolanda Dol (the Netherlands) graduated from Nyenrode, a well-known business school for entrepreneurship. At age 27 she started her own executive search company, and during more than nine years she experienced the motivation and inspiration of employers and employees. After a deep internal process she decided to combine her experiences with her interest in spiritual growth and organisational transformation. She is founder of Firmament, a network organisation for personal and organisational transformation and the Spiritual Management Table.

Jerilyn Brusseau (USA), is a cook, restaurateur, businesswoman, humanitarian and cultural diplomat. She founded a flourishing French sidewalk café and has been a food product development consultant. In 1986, she founded PeaceTable to create shared culinary experiences as a tool for building cultural understanding. She co-created Essential Peacemaking, a program to develop models of cooperation for women and men, and co-founded PeaceTrees Vietnam. During 1999, she worked in Vietnam as the PeaceTrees representative for the Mines Awareness Accident Prevention Program for children.