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Tifi Volunteers Jan - Dec 2023

Thank You Volunteers

Once again, we've been amazed by the enthusiasm and generosity of spirit of the Focusing community!  You've led workshops, managed Zoom at conferences, written articles, translated, or did so many other tasks small and large – we really couldn’t possibly do all that we do without a whole community behind us.

We had 233 people from 39 countries filling 445 different tasks!

If you're on this list, watch for an invitation to our Volunteer Party at two times, on January 30 and 31.

TIFI Volunteers
January 1 to December 31, 2023

TIFI BOARD
Nelle Moffett
Darryl Commings
Evelyn Fendler-Lee
Eveline Moor Züllig
Flor Sassoli
Veronica Urioste
Patrick Duffy

ILC
Laura Bavalics
Nancy Falls
Claude Missiaen
Guilherme Tostes
Yongwei Xu
Massimo Zarghetta

GENDLIN RESEARCH CENTER
Akira Ikemi – Chair
Kevin Krycka
Mary Jeanne Larrabee
João Messias
Sigridur Thorgeirsdottir
Siebrecht Vanhooren
Evelyn Fendler-Lee – Board Liaison

FUNDRAISING
Jeffrey Kinnamon

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Mariana Písula  - Chair 
Caroline Copestake
Tom Larkin
Cristine Le Coutre
Susan Lennox 
Monica Lindner
Wendi Maurer
Georgetta Niculescu
Ghada Radwan
Eveline Moor Züllig – Board Liaison

NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Florentina Sassoli - Chair
Amona Buechler
Roberto Larios
Massimo Zarghetta

TAE ADVISORY GROUP
Evelyn Fendler-Lee
Hanspeter Muehlethaler
Satoko Tokumaru

CHILDREN & FOCUSING ADVISORY GROUP
Laura Bavalics
Harriet Teeuw
Joke Van Hoeck
René Veugelers

MEDIA SUPPORT
GOL Project
Ellen Setteducati
Luke Jaaniste
Karin Dubowick
Ruth Hirsch
Susan Toback

Video Editing
Derek Maynard

Spanish Facebook
Jimena Camón

Music
Till flo*

Document/ Web page translation
Cecilia Burgos
Naty Calviño
Marta Fabregat
Mariana Písula
Florentina Sassoli
Sicong Cao
Kumiyo Sakai

List Moderation
Banu Vaughn
Derek Maynard
Barbara Dickinson

Video Rental Project
Bojana Ajvazovic              
Rebecca Jackson-Aydelette                
Antoinette Biehlmeier        
Gayle Byock
Carole DeGuire
Ingemar Fransson
Thomas Gawlick
Tere González
Jocelyn Kahn
Derek Maynard
Jonathan Orr         
Angie Parmer        
Lyly Rojas    
Donna Steadman
Marki Webber
Frank (Keliang) Wu

ONLINE CLASSES
Highlights Teachers
Larry Berger
Miko Brown
Aaffien de Vries
Barbara Dickinson
Katarina Halm
Dana Hercbergs
Beth Mahler
Jeffrey Morrison
Hideo Tanaka
Lauren Taub Cohen
Matanel Weissman
Rosa Zubizarreta

International Highlights
Patrizia Bonaca
Matheus Cautiero Mota
Paula Travaglini

Workshop Teachers
Beverly Calderon
Naty Calviño
Yehudit First
Paula Gamble-Grant
Vera R. Fryd Lyngmo
Beth Mahler
Serge Prengel
Flor Sassoli
Matanel Weissman
Dennis Windego

Zoom, Tech & Interpretation
Amona Buechler
João da Fonseca
Elaine Goggin
Vera R Fryd Lyngmo
Anita Mari
Gaby Riveros

GENDLIN SYMPOSIUM
Planning Committee

Mary Jeanne Larrabee
Donata Schoeller
Sigridur Thorgeirsdottir

Presenters
Dorothe Bach
Vera Borrmann
Heinke Deloch
Neil Dunaetz
Evelyn Fendler-Lee
Bill Gayner
Katrin Heimann
Akira Ikemi
Luke Jaaniste
Gudbjorg Johannesdottir
Tomke Koenig
Yasushi Kuba
Mary Jeanne Larrabee
Rob Parker
Riley Paterson
Donata Schoeller
Eric Severson
Michaela Stumberger
Hideo Tanaka
Sigridur Thorgeirsdottir
Satoko Tokumaru
Siebrecht Vanhooren
Greg Walkerden
MacPherson Worobec

Zoom Support & Assistance
Till flo*
Elaine Goggin
Rachel Hendron
Vera R. Fryd Lyngmo
Danielle McShine
Hideko Ohshima
Gaby Riveros

ROUNDTABLES
Organizers
Mary Jennings
Elaine Goggin
Margaret Quinn

Hosts (General)
Mary Elaine Kiener
Monika Lindner
Marie McGuigan
Christina Papadimitriou
Jane Quayle
Kjell Ribert
Greg Walkerden

Oceania Series
Susan Burrell
Marie Connors
Merilyn Mayhew
Leonie Stewart
Yimfong Voon

Language Series (Italian, French, Hebrew)
Patrizia Bonaca
Christine Groscarret
Alexandre Jacquelin
Romain Mollard
Baruch Brenner
Dana Ganihar

Therapists' Circle RT
Susan Lennox
Steve Moscovitch
Julie Ramsey
Mary Ann Schleinich

Series on Listening
Masumi Maeda
Tine Swyngedouw

Children's Focusing Series
Laura Bavalics
Joe Colletti
John Keane
Derek McDonnell
Luiza Stefan
Harriet Teeuw
Rene Veugelers

MESAS REDONDAS & CAFECITOS
Organizers 
Flor Sassoli
Lucia Águilar
Alejandro Juroczko
Jimena Camón

Mesas Redondas
Jorge Jordán
Eny Ottini
Agustina Ribicic
Agnes Windram

Cafecitos
Cristina Calle
João da Fonseca
Sergio Lara
Paula Gregorini
Lourdes M. Ortiz Berríos
Paula Travaglini

READING FRESHLY
Mary Jennings
Lisa Banu
Beverly Calderon
Teresa González
Rebecca Mueller
Luis Quiros
Veronica Urioste
Jenn Wesanko
Moira Wu

WEEKLONG
Core Team for 2023
Beatrice Blake
Ceci Burgos
Tom Larkin

Focusing Elder
Mia Leijssen

Collaborating Coordinators
Naty Calviño
Bruna Blandino
Marta Fabregat
Roberto Larios

Participant Presenters
Petr Andreev
Christina Calle
Bill Gayner
Paula Gregorini
Katarina Halm
Michaël Hébert
Mary Jennings

Translation team
Naty Calviño
James Doga
Suzanne Noël
Juanjo Mendinueta
Gaby Riveros
Flor Sassoli

Zoom, Tech & Music
Elaine Goggin
Vera R. Fryd Lyngmo
Till flo*
Gaby Riveros
Kati Singh

Core Team for 2024
Beatrice Blake
Ceci Burgos
René Veugelers

FELT SENSE CONFERENCE
Organizing Committee
Darryl Commings
Yao-Obiora Dibia
Paula Gamble-Grant
Gabrielle Hoffman

Presenters
Baruch Brener
Amona Buechler
Darryl Commings
Marta Fabregat
Evelyn Fendler-Lee
Glenn Fleisch
Paula Gamble-Grant
Dana Ganihar
Peter Gill
Mariya Hoffman
Luke Jaaniste
John Keane
Carla Kreft
Kyle Kung
Salvador Moreno
Serge Prengel

Translators
Evelyn Ammon
Naty Calviño
Mónica Coquoz
James Doga
Marta Fabregat
Yara Jiménez
Juanjo Mendinueta
Leah Lazar
Suzanne Noël
Gaby Riveros
Flor Sassoli
Chien-Ya SunTech Team

Tech Team
Reethah Desai
Alastair Farrugia
Elaine Goggin
Isabelle Hs
Till flo*
Annelies Laan
Vera R. Fryd Lyngmo
Özlem Mavis
Gerard Porredon
Gaby Riveros
François Roussel
Kati Singh
Salwa Zenhom

MEETING SUPPORT FOR BOARD & ILC
Naty Calviño
Marta Fabregat
Marzia Fiastri
Elaine Goggin
Lynne (Zhang) Ling
Vera R. Fryd Lyngmo
Juanjo Mendinueta
Suzanne Noël
François Roussel
Flor Sassoli
Moira Wu
Yongwei Xu
Massimo Zarghetta

NEWSLETTER
Writers / Interviewers & Interviewees
Lucía Águilar
Jimena Camón
Karin Carmeli
Barbara Dickinson
Marta Fabregat
Paula Gamble-Grant
Akira Ikemi
Mary Jennings
Deborah Jones
Alejandro Juroczko
Kevin Krycka
Tom Larkin
Nada Lou
Nelle Moffett
Eveline Moor Züllig
Jeffrey Morrison
Paula Nowick
Flor Sassoli
Eric Severson
René Veugelers

TAE-FEST
Presenters

Beatrice Blake
Baruch Brenner
Teresa Dawson
Evelyn Fendler-Lee
Dana Ganihar
Monika Lindner
Satoko Tokumaru

Teacher Assistants
Josefina Castronuovo
Ana Huedo
Uxoa Morcuende Pérez
Hideko Ohshima
Flora Osborne

Zoom, Tech & Interpretation
Robert Copperwhite
James Doga
Evelyn Fendler-Lee
Vera R. Fryd Lyngmo
Till flo*
Danielle McShine

CHILDREN & FOCUSING CONFERENCE
Planning Committee 
Laura Bavalics
Joke Van Hoeck
René Veugelers
Harriet Teeuw

Tech Team
Beverly Calderon
Robert Copperwhite
Reethah Desai
Elaine Goggin
Till flo*
Özlem Mavis
Danielle McShine
Gaby Riveros
Lilach Shahar
Salwa Zenhom

Presenters & Workshops
Liz Baring
Laura Bavalics
Anna Boukydis
Lucy Bowers
Barbara Dickinson
Annat Gal-on
Mia Maes
Derek McDonnell
Monika Lindner
Atsmaout Perlstein
Mareike Ringena
Luiza Stefan
Leonie Stewart
Tine Swyngedouw
Harriet Teeuw
Gerke Verthriest
René Veugelers
Susan Watson

FOT CONFERENCE
Planning Committee
Jeffrey Morrison (Chair)
Naty Calviño
Agathi Lakioti
Randi Love
Rachel Hendron
Julie Ramsey

Presenters & Panelists
Isabel Adon
Lisa Banu
Freda Blob
Teté Brandam
Cecilia Burgos
Biliana Dearly
Aaffien de Vries
Annette Dubreuil
Charlotte Howorth
Beatrice Hyacinthe
Jim Iberg
Akira Ikemi
Roshi Paul Genki Kahn
Joan Klagsbrun
Sergio Lara
Mia Leijssen
Susan Lennox
Greg Madison
Mentxu Martín Aragón
Salvador Moreno
Yaotunde Obiora
Serge Prengel
Lynn Preston
Luis Quiros
Julie Ramsey
Laury Rappaport
Beilah Ross
Josep Santacreu
Flor Sassoli
Mary Anne Schleinich
Kati Singh
Harriet Teeuw
Carolyn Tongco
Guilherme Tostes
René Veugelers
Dennis Windego
Agnes Windram
Jan Winhall

Zoom Hosting
Elaine Goggin
Rachel Hendron
Ella Higgs
Till flo*
Monika Lindner
Vera R. Fryd Lyngmo
Maj Marušič
Danielle McShine
Kati Singh
Salwa Zenhom

Translation
Lucia Águilar
Evelyn Ammon
Mónica Coquoz
James Doga
Marta Fabregat
Teresa González
Suzanne Noël
Mariana Písula
Flor Sassoli
Gaby Riveros

Recording & Other Assistance
Jenna Chevalier
Lara Cladny
Regina Fanjul
Jeffrey Kinnamon
Derek Maynard
Elsa Angélica Rivera
Gaby Riveros

COMPASSIONATE CONVERSATIONS
Laura Bavalics
Flor Sassoli
Ciriaco Uriarte
Veronica Urioste

SPANISH VOCABULARY PROJECT
Lucia Aguilar
Evelyn Ammon
Tomeu Barceló
Beatrice Blake
Ceci Burgos
Naty Calviño
James Doga
Carla Esteves
Alejandro Juroczko
Salvador Moreno
Suzanne Noël
Mariana Písula
Caro Preve
Edgardo Riveros
Flor Sassoli