GFSC at IAF Americas Conference 2026

Two of GFSC’s volunteers in Colombia, Francisco Luis Fernández Correa and Ximena Combariza E., will facilitate the workshop “Crisis – Change – Choice. Facilitation in Times of Crisis,” as part of the 2026 Conference of the Americas organized by the International Association of Facilitators (IAF),...

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GFSC participation in the IAF Facilitation Week

The members of the GFSC Board of Directors, Tim Karpoff, Mark Pixley and Ximena Combariza, together with Stephen Yorkstone, Secretary of the IAF, will facilitate a free and virtual interactive session during the IAF Facilitation Week. In this session the group will explore what facilitators...

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GFSC LATAM Coordination

The GFSC Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Miriam Castillo Perdigón, originally from Venezuela and resident in Colombia, as Coordinator for Latin America. We make this appointment in recognition of her constant, determined, and invaluable support for the various activities that...

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Tribute to Gilbert Brenson Lazan

It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of our great teacher, mentor and friend, Dr. Gilberto Brenson-Lazan (10/10/2025), a pioneer in the art, science, and technology of facilitation in the Americas. Gil focused his studies in social psychology and...

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In Memoriam

GFSC is sad to share the news of the passing of our dear friend Izzy Gesell. We will miss him, his humor, his insights, his passion and inspiration. May his memory always be for a blessing and may he rest in...

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IAF Facilitation Impact Awards 2024

GFSC congratulates Karen Lim and Mark Pixley – Vice President of GFSC – partners of LEADERSHIP Inc. in Shenzhen, China, as well as Beccy Torres and Sandy Espinel, GFSC volunteers in Ecuador and partners of D&E Asesoria in Guayaquil, Ecuador, for having been awarded two...

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In Memoriam

With great sadness we inform that our friend Bernardo Ruiz Barrera, a great human being, a GFSC volunteer and ALFA member, passed away on October 10th in León, Mexico. He was very committed to these two organizations and to the world of facilitation. We will...

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