Beatrice Briggs
Ph.D (ABD) History of Religions, University of Chicago Divinity School
MA, Religious Studies, University of Chicago
B.A., English, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Beatrice is director of the International Institute for Facilitation and Consensus (IIFAC) in Cuernevaca, Mexico, and
author of articles on decision-making and group facilitation as well as Introduction to Consensus, a manual used
by ecologists and activists around the world. Beatrice leads courses and workshops throughout the Americas. She
is a member of Ecovillage Huehuecoytol and is fluent in Spanish and English.
John Gerber
Ph.D., Vegetable Physiology/Agricultural Education/Soil Science, Cornell University
M.S., Vegetable Physiology, Cornell University
B.S., Botany, University of Rhode Island
John is a University of Massachusetts Amherst professor of plant and soil sciences and former dean of the College of
Food and Natural Resources, Executive Director, Consortium for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, and
former VP of the American Society of Horticultural Science. He teaches courses in Sustainable Agriculture, Plants and the
Environment, Dialogue on Agricultural Issues, Agricultural Systems Thinking, and Sustainable Living.
Giovanni Ciarlo
M.A. Linguistics (cand.) Central Connecticut State University
B.A. Education. University of Connecticut
Giovanni is a founding member of Huehuecoyotl, a board member of
the Global Ecovillage Network since 2003 and council member of
the Ecovillage Network of the Americas since 1999. He is a world-traveled
musician and performer working for educational reform through
the arts. A member of IIFAC and an experienced Spanish language
instructor, Giovanni will lead optional Spanish conversation classes
for the group.
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Located in the volcano belt of central Mexico, Huehuecoyotl was founded over 20 years ago by a diverse
international group of artists and musicians, political activists and ecologists. Since then the community
has evolved into a thriving residential community and learning center for permaculture design, consensus process
and cross-cultural understanding. Huehuecoyotl is a showcase for green (and beautiful) building and ecological site
planning and design. Community members are bilingual (English/Spanish) and opportunities to practice Spanish abound.
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