David Ferrera, aka “The Meeting Guy”, blessed us with his presence and skills as a Master of Ceremonies for Art of Community 2011, a 3-day immersion conference produced by the Fellowship for Intentional Community.
As the event coordinator, I feel very lucky to have had David on our team. While a good speaker could fill that role without much personal investment, David went above and beyond, approaching this project as a passionate, dedicated collaborator. He was not only a caring and energetic host during the event, but was actively involved in the process of developing the event theme and found creative ways to weave that theme into several aspects of our event.
David’s presence and many contributions were absolutely vital to the overall success of Art of Community. Holding space for people to connect with each other and facilitating activities while monitoring group dynamics and keeping in mind the overarching goals of the event are not simple skills to utilize all at once, and David’s abilities to handle multiple roles are quite evident.We were impressed by his calm, centered approach to group facilitation, his manner of being so caring and attentive, as well as his warmth and sense of humor. David went above and beyond, approaching this project as a passionate, dedicated collaborator. He is an asset to any organization that desires to have the process of group interactions well facilitated and space created for inspired collaboration.