Regional contacts

Contact AoH

Here is a list of practitioners, tending to the Art of Hosting community, who you can contact to get more information on Art of Hosting in your region.

AFRICA

Egypt
Ulrike von Ruecker  uvonruecker@gmail.com

Kenya
Bikundo Onyari bikush@gmail.com

Southern Africa
Marianne Knuth marianneknuth@me.com

ASIA

China and Taiwan
Narayan Silva  narayansilva@gmail.com

Japan and Taiwan
Yurie Makihara  y.makihara@sustainabilitydialogue.com

Vietnam

Trang Nguyen ng.thutrang.11@gmail.com & artofhosting.vn@gmail.com 

EUROPE

Austria
Holger Heller  office@hheller.at
Ursula Hillbrand  ursula.hillbrand@bregenzersalon.eu
Rainer von Leoprechting  rainerleo@gmail.com

Belgium
Marina Lynch  aohbelg@gmail.com

Bulgaria
Anton Valkov   valkov.anton@gmail.com

Croatia (South-east europe)
Miljenka Plazonic Bogdan  miljenka.plazonic@sestioblik.hr
Jasmina Lukacevic   jasmina.lukacevic@sestioblik.hr

Denmark
James Ede james@statusflow.dk

Estonia/Baltic
Piret Jeedas  piret@ruumiloojad.ee

EU institutions based in Brussels – European Commission:
Zachary Hester, zachary.hester@ec.europa.eu, Olga Muravjova olga.muravjova@ec.europa.eu (cc: HR-A3-capacity-building@ec.europa.eu)

Waltraud Heller, European Agency for Fundamental Rights, (based in Vienna) waltraud.heller@fra.europa.eu

Finland
Ville Keranen  ville@banana.fi

France
Nancy Bragard nancybrgrd1@gmail.com

Maïwenn Favetto Bon maiwennfb@paidia.net 

Laure Dumont – laure.dumont@le8emejour.com

Stéhpan Krajcik – stephankrajcik@gmail.com

Valérie Normand – vnormand@hotmail.com

Maud Richet – maud.richet@hotmail.fr

Germany
Andreas Giesen post@andreasgiesen.com 

Berlin region: Soledad Pons Caruso  soleponscaruso@gmail.com 

Greece
Maria Scordialos mariascordialos@gmail.com

Hungary
Melinda Varfi melindavarfi@gmail.com

Ágota Éva Ruzsa  aruzsa@solhungary.hu 

Italy
Laura Grassi lauretta.grassi@gmail.com
Valentina Catena  valentina.catena@gmail.com 

Luxemburg
Dirk Stockmans  dirk.stockmans@gmail.com 

The Netherlands
Laura Grassi, Mansi Jasuja, Yannick Wassmer aohnetherlands@gmail.com 

Norway
Oddne Dahle Lægreid  Oddnedl@gmail.com 

Portugal
Njiza Rodrigo da Costa  aohportugal@gmail.com 

Scotland
Pamela Galbraith  pamelagalbraith@yahoo.co.uk 

Slovenia
Petra Zaloznik petra.zaloznik@corroots.si 

Spain

Madrid: Mariana Ruiz de Lobera  marianaruizdelobera@gmail.com

Sevilla: Maria Claudia Herrera  maria.claudia@somosmas.org
Barcelona: Carlotta Cataldi, carlotta.cataldi79@gmail.com

Salamanca: Cata Ramirez cataramirezarias@gmail.com 

Carolina Escobar Mejía  carolina@somosmas.org 

Sweden
Anna-Karin Berglund annakarin.berglund@yahoo.se  

Markus Schneider markus.w.schneider@gmail.com  

Switzerland
Jany Barraut jany@beyondboundaries.ch    

Reto Kessler reto.kessler@now-new-next.ch 

Katja Breitenmoser katja.breitenmoser@esieben.ch

United Kingdom
Jon Dorsett jon@jondorsett.co.uk 

Linda Mitchell  linda@lindajoymitchell.org.uk

 

LATIN AMERICA

Argentina/Uruguay
Buenos Aires: Charo Mendonça charo.mendonca@gmail.com, Diego Sanchez Rivera diegosanchezrivera@gmail.com, Vir Regner virginiaregner@gmail.com

Córdoba: Victor Mochkofsky veector@gmail.com, Fran Businello  francobusinello@gmail.com

Mendoza: Mariano Carniel marianocarniel@gmail.com

Brazil
Tamara Rezende de Azevedo  xtamarax@gmail.com  

Marina Minari maminari@gmail.com  

Heloisa Gappmayer Biscaia  biscaiaheloisa@gmail.com 

Chile
Pablo Villoch  pablo@glocalminds.com 

Héctor Hevia hector.hevia@gmail.com

Emy Rivero emyrivero@gmail.com

Patagonia chilena: Josefina Maturana  josefina@cuartoeco.org

Colombia
Rowan Simonsen rowan.simonsen@gmail.com
Jennifer Trujillo Obando  jennifer.trujilloobando@gmail.com

Karen Mendez: karenmendezbautista28@gmail.com

Octavio Aguirre: Octavio@scomun.com

Costa Rica 

Marcela Sotela soteinc@gmail.com  

 

Ecuador

Guayaquil: Beccy Torres beccytorres@dyeasesoria.com.ec

Cuenca: Omar Maldonado malalej@hotmail.com

Quito y Amazonía ecuatoriana: Carlos Córdova carlos.cordova.ecuador@gmail.com

 

Mexico
Aerin Dunford  aerindunford@gmail.com
Yeyo – Sergio Beltrán Arruti  yeyoenoax@gmail.com

Megan Martin, megandmartin@gmail.com
General information:  artedeliderazgomexico@gmail.com

Paraguay
Maria Glauser  mglauser@gmail.com

Perú

Hans Gutierrez   hansgutierrez@gmail.com

MIDDLE EAST

Afghanistan 

Mahmood Nisar  m_nisar@gmx.net 

Iran and United Arab Emirates Kamyar Houbakht kamyar@newcycle.studio  

Iraq Zhigger Abozaid jegir.doski@gmail.com 

Israel Maya Rimer  mayarimer@gmail.com

Turkey Ahmet Eren Ozturk aerenozturk@gmail.com 

 

NORTH AMERICA

CANADA 

Alberta Beth Sanders beth@populus.ca   

East coast/Nova Scotia 

Tim Merry hello@timmerry.com 

Kathy Jourdain  kathy@shapeshiftstrategies.com 

Sera Thompson  sera.thompson@gmail.com 

Rachel Caroline Derrah  rcderrah@gmail.com 

Sophia Horwitz  sophiahorwitz@gmail.com 

Ontario Ben Wolfe: bwolfe@mac.com Diana Smith dianasmith55@gmail.com 

Quebec 

Samantha Slade  sam@percolab.com  

Paul Messer paul@percolab.com 

Western Canada/British Columbia 

Caitlin Frost  caitlin.frost@gmail.com 

Chris Corrigan  chris.corrigan@gmail.com 

Pawa Haiyupis pawa.haiyupis@gmail.com 

Salish Sea David Stevenson  adavidstevenson@gmail.com 

Saskatchewan Trevor Maber   mabert@yahoo.com 

USA East Coast 

New York NY/NJ Region Art of Hosting  nycaoh@gmail.com 

Kelly McGowan  kelly@goingupstream.net 

Nancy Fritsche-Eagan  nancy@peoplepotential.org 

Richard Rivera  rrcnsltng@aol.com 

Western US: 

Teresa Posakony  teresa@emergingwisdom.net 

Tenneson Woolf  tenneson@tennesonwoolf.com 

Paul Horton paulh@athenaplace.com

California Dana Pearlman danapearlman@gmail.com 

North West 

Seattle Teresa Posakony  teresa@emergingwisdom.net 

Eastern Washington Bob Stilger bobstilger@me.com 

Seattle, Washington Keala Aronowitz: keala.aronowitz@gmail.com

Portland / Vancouver Kevin Hiebert  kevin@resonatenw.com Jessica Riehl  jessica.riehl@gmail.com 

Mid West 

Chicago,  Illinois Lina Cramer  lina.c.cramer@gmail.com

Minnesota Jen Mein jen@moxxim.com, Jerry Nagel  jerry@meadowlark.co Katie Boone katielynnboone@gmail.com Tracy Chaplin Meisterheim  tracy@co-nexio.com, Sook Jin Ong  sookjin.ong@gmail.com

South Dakota Joseph Bartmann  joebart33@gmail.com 

Ohio Phil Cass philhcass@gmail.com 

Colorado Chris Chopyak chris@arlosoul.com

OCEANIA

Australia 

South Stephen Duns  stephen.duns@synergistiq.com

Victoria and Northern Territory: Michelle Dunscombe  michelle@jeder.com.au 

Victoria and New South Wales: Dee Brooks dee@jeder.com.au

New South Wales: Mel Geltch mel@percolab.coop 

Queensland: Penny Hamilton pennyjhamilton@gmail.com, Jane Geltch jane@purposepartners.com.au 

New Zealand 

Mary Alice Arthur  mary-alice@getsoaring.com damental Rights, (based in Vienna) waltraud.heller@fra.europa.eu

Finland
Ville Keranen  ville@banana.fi

France
Nancy Bragard nancybrgrd1@gmail.com

Germany
Frankfurt and mid-West Germany – Nina Nisar  nina.nisar@googlemail.com – Sabine Soeder  sabine@cocreativeflow.com Kiel/Hamburg and North Germany – Frauke Godat  frauke.godat@gmail.com
Munich and South Germany – Thomas Jäger  Thomas.Jaeger@naturalconsult.de Berlin region – Soledad Pons Caruso  soleponscaruso@gmail.com – Vishal Jodhani  vishaljodhani@gmail.com

Greece
Maria Scordialos mariascordialos@gmail.com

Hungary
Ágota Éva Ruzsa  ruzsa.agota@dialogos.hu

Italy
Laura Grassi lauretta.grassi@gmail.com
Valentina Catena  valentina.catena@gmail.com

Luxemburg
Dirk Stockmans  dirk.stockmans@gmail.com

The Netherlands
Sandra Gevaert sandra@morosoph.nl
Laura Grassi lauretta.grassi@gmail.com

Norway
Oddne Dahle Lægreid  Oddnedl@gmail.com

Portugal
Njiza Rodrigo da Costa  aohportugal@gmail.com

Scotland
Pamela Galbraith  pamelagalbraith@yahoo.co.uk
Gordon Carmichael gacarmichael@me.com

Slovenia
Marjeta Novak  marjeta.novak@humus.si

Spain
Madrid: Mariana Ruiz de Lobera  marianaruizdelobera@gmail.com – Carolina Escobar  carolina@somosmas.org
Sevilla: Maria Claudia Herrera  maria.claudia@somosmas.org
Barcelona: Mira Bangel mirabangel@gmail.com, Carlota Cataldi, carlotta.cataldi79@gmail.com

Sweden
Kasja Balkfors   kajsa.balkfors@gmail.com

Switzerland
Caroline Rennie  rennie@ren-new.com
Katja Breitenmoser  katja.breitenmoser@esieben.ch

United Kingdom
Linda Mitchell  linda@lindajoymitchell.org.uk

LATIN AMERICA
Argentina
Charo Mendonça (Buenos Aires, Argentina): charo.mendonca@gmail.com
Victor Mochkofsky (Córdoba, Argentina): veector@gmail.com
Diego Sanchez Rivera (Buenos Aires, Argentina): diegosanchezrivera@gmail.com

Brazil
Tamara Rezende de Azevedo  xtamarax@gmail.com.
Marina Minari  maminari@gmail.com
Heloisa Gappmayerr Biscaia  biscaiaheloisa@gmail.com

Chile
Pablo Villoch  pablo@glocalminds.com

Colombia
Octavio Aguirre Octavio@scomun.com
Rowan Simonsen rowan.simonsen@gmail.com
Jennifer Trujillo Obando  jennifer.trujilloobando@gmail.com

Mexico
Aerin Dunford  aerindunford@gmail.com
Yeyo – Sergio Beltrán Arruti  yeyoenoax@gmail.com
General information:  artedeliderazgomexico@gmail.com

Paraguay
Maria Glauser  mglauser@gmail.com

MIDDLE EAST

Afghanistan Mahmood Nisar  m_nisar@gmx.net
Iran and United Arab Emirates Kamyar Houbakht kamyar.houbakht@gmail.com
Israel Maya Rimer  mayarimer@gmail.com

NORTH AMERICA

CANADA Alberta Beth Sanders  beth@populus.ca  East coast/Nova Scotia Tim Merry hello@timmerry.com Kathy Jourdain  kathy@shapeshiftstrategies.com Sera Thompson  sera.thompson@gmail.com Rachel Caroline Derrah  rcderrah@gmail.com Sophia Horwitz  sophiahorwitz@gmail.com Ontario Lauri Prest  lauri.prest1@gmail.com Ben Wolfe: bwolfe@mac.com Manitoba Dianne McCoy  dmccoy@mymts.net Quebec Samantha Slade  sam@percolab.com Michelle Holliday  michelle@cambiumconsulting.com Marcela Urteaga  marcela@imixcocreation.com Western Canada/British Columbia Caitlin Frost  caitlin.frost@gmail.com Chris Corrigan  chris.corrigan@gmail.com Pawa Haiyupis pawa.haiyupis@gmail.com Salish Sea David Stevenson  adavidstevenson@gmail.com Saskatchewan Trevor Maber   mabert@yahoo.com

USA
East Coast – New York NY/NJ Region Art of Hosting  nycaoh@gmail.com Kelly McGowan  kelly@goingupstream.net Nancy Fritsche-Eagan  nancy@peoplepotential.org Richard Rivera  rrcnsltng@aol.com

Western US: Teresa Posakony  teresa@emergingwisdom.net Tenneson Woolf  tenneson@tennesonwoolf.com

California
Dana Pearlman danapearlman@gmail.com

North West
Seattle Teresa Posakony  teresa@emergingwisdom.net Eastern Washington Bob Stilger bobstilger@me.com Portland / Vancouver Kevin Hiebert  kevin@resonatenw.com Jessica Riehl  jessica.riehl@gmail.com

Mid West
Chicago,  Illinois Lina Cramer  lina.c.cramer@gmail.com Christina Foster  Christinafoster@me.com Minnesota Jen Mein jen@moxxim.com, Jerry Nagel  jerry@meadowlark.co Joseph Bartmann  joebart33@gmail.com Katie Boone katielynnboone@gmail.com Tracy Chaplin Meisterheim  tracy@co-nexio.com Ohio Tuesday Ryan-Hart  tuesday@confluenceunlimited.com Deb Helber  deb@confluenceunlimited.com Phil Cass  phil@confluenceunlimited.com Colorado Bob Wing  rcwing@me.com

OCEANIA

Australia South Stephen Duns  stephen.duns@synergistiq.com Michelle Dunscombe  michelle@jeder.com.au North East Mel Geltch mel@campfire.coop Jane Geltch   janegeltchrobb@gmail.com Valmae Rose valmae@futurebydesign.net.au Penny Hamilton pennyjhamilton@gmail.com Nomad – based in Australia Dee Brooks  dee@jeder.com.au
New Zealand Mary Alice Arthur  mary-alice@getsoaring.com