GFSC LATAM Coordination

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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GFSC Workshop for Brazilian Facilitators

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From June 6th to June 25th, 2024, GFSC developed a virtual training program in its Crisis-Change-Choice Model, for a group of professionals from the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, which has recently experienced huge floods that have devastated a large percentage of the...

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