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Graduate Connections

From coast to coast, Hoffman graduates stay connected to their Process experience and to each other by participating in various gatherings. Many of these gatherings are self-led; others are highly structured facilitated groups.

Connecting with Other Grads

Fun • Friendship • Food
After completing the Process, many Hoffman graduates are interested in meeting other grads to celebrate, share experiences, and to make new friends. Whether you wish to do so on a one-to-one basis or with a group of graduates, we invite you to create connections with like-minded people who live near you! Coffee or tea? Potluck? Movie night? Dinner out? You can make it happen!

One-time events are a perfect way to reach out to your community and to meet others without having to create a lot of structure. (Unlike “Graduate Groups,” which take planning, get-togethers are easy to arrange and don’t require a long-term commitment.)

To contact other Hoffman graduates in your area, please call 800/506-5253 or email graduates@hoffmaninstitute.org and request a graduate contact list. (All contact lists are confidential, and may not be used for any purpose other than creating Hoffman community.)

Facilitated Graduate Groups
Sacred space where Graduates come together to share and do Hoffman work. All Groups are facilitated by trained volunteers, and are free to attend.

Revisit your Process experience by sharing, practicing Tools and by supporting each other in a safe environment. The Groups currently take place in more than 20 states across the nation, with new groups forming in other locations. Each group is facilitated by a trained, graduate volunteer who has chosen to serve their community. The Institute provides ongoing assistance to each group facilitator by providing materials and mentoring in support of what was learned at the Process. For more information on Graduate Groups, please contact your local graduate host listed below. If a formal group does not exist in your area, there are many other ways to connect! See, Connecting with Other Grads.

Current Graduate Group Locations:
California Kentucky New York
Colorado Massachusetts Oregon
Connecticut Michigan Pennsylvania
Florida Minnesota Virginia
Georgia Montana Washington
Hawaii Nevada Wisconsin
Illinois New Jersey  
Kansas New Mexico  



California


East Bay
Third Sunday of the month
Contact Cary Sheldon
510/843-9687 or
Sarah Ackerman
sarahackerman@earthlink.net

Marin (Mill Valley)
First Wednesday of the month
7-9 PM
Contact Tarika Lovegarden
premtarika@yahoo.com
415/383-4399

Napa Valley
Second Thursday of the month
6:30-9 PM
Contact Joelle Gallagher
jgallagher@copefamilycenter.org
707/738-7108

San Diego (downtown)
Meets Monthly on a Wednesday
Contact Cheryl Cash
cherylcash@cox.net
619/865-6000

San Francisco
Typically Third Monday of month
7-9PM
Contact Cynthia Cummins
cynthia.cummins@yahoo.com
415/351-4670 (email preferred)

Santa Barbara
Contact Linda Ruffin
lruffin4@aol.com
805/569-6859

South Bay (Palo Alto)

Contact the Hoffman Institute
graduates@hoffmaninstitute.org

Thousand Oaks Area (Westlake Village)

Meets Second or Third Wednesday
7:00-8:30PM
Contact Sara McGovern
smcgovern16@yahoo.com
818/707-1343

West Los Angeles
Last Monday of every month
6:30-9PM
Contact Marni Battista
iwritestuf@aol.com
310/880-2476



Colorado


Aspen
Meets monthly
Contact Erik Larson
eriklarson@aspencpa.com
970/948-4605

Boulder
Meets monthly
Contact Nancy Hart
nancyhart@mindspring.com
303/882-2200



Connecticut


Guilford
Contact Ann West
cellobrations@sbcglobal.net
203/453-0291



Florida


Boca Raton
Meets monthly
Contact Samira Zand
zandcenter@gmail.com
561/910-4422



Georgia


Atlanta
Contact Michal Spiegelman
michal.spiegelman@gmail.com
770/605-8313



Hawaii


The Big Island
Every other month on a Saturday
Contact Jeanette Foster
fos-gaf@aloha.net
808/325-5000



Illinois


Chicago
Every other month on a Monday
7-9PM
Contact Jenny Walsh
jenjenfit@yahoo.com
773/330-5137



Kansas


Kansas City
Contact Tamie Mills
tmills@ucop.org
816/582-6796



Kentucky

Louisville
Second Monday of the month
7-10 PM
Contact Holman Wilson
holmanw@insightbb.com
502/228-1824 (h)
502/552-6590 (w)

Massachusetts


Boston (Cambridge)
First Tuesday of the month
Contact Alexandra Sheldon
617/429-4434 or
Jennifer Krier
jenkrier@earthlink.net



Michigan


Eaton Rapids
Contact Pat Pritchard
patrpritchard@yahoo.com
616/364-4943



Minnesota


St. Paul/Minneapolis
Third Sunday of the month
1-3 PM
Contact Maisie Wolszon
651/222-6722 or
Nancy Blasberg
rocketcoach@comcast.net



Montana


Billings
Meets Monthly
Contact Bryan Stafford
alpine@mvps.org
406/652-5835



Nevada

Las Vegas
Contact Sharon Lea
slea2875@cox.net
702/363-1836



New Jersey


Chester

Contact Elaine Boucher
emboucher2000@yahoo.com
908/655-5894



New Mexico


Santa Fe
Meets monthly
Contact Celina Cavalcanti
celinabydesign@yahoo.com
505/670-2510



New York

New York City
Second Monday of the month
Contact Jane Wong
jane.yt.wong@gmail.com
212/689-4074



Oregon


Ashland
Second Sunday of the month
Contact Rebecca Hutchison
rhutch@cyberpc.com
541/488-0677

Portland
Third Friday of the month
Contact Brooke Gaab
brookegaab@aol.com
503/799-6108



Pennsylvania


Philadelphia Area (Radnor)
Contact Rosy Elliott
roselliott@comcast.net
610/964-1208 (H)
610/580-9612 (C)



Virginia


Lexington

Fourth Monday of the month
Contact Kip Brooks
yeti3@embarqmail.com
540/462-6160



Washington


Seattle
Meets Monthly
Contact Tracey Lake
traceylake@gmail.com
206/525-3929



Wisconsin


Madison
Third Thursday of the month
Contact Kelly MacVittie
608/293-1639 or
Beth Kubly
bkubly@earthlink.net

*These groups have an email group through which individuals can communicate about their local Graduate Groups. Please email graduates@hoffmaninstitute.org if you wish to join a group.



Graduate Group Creation & Facilitation

If you've considered leading fellow Hoffman Graduates in continued tools work, please join our information call, "Introduction to Facilitating & Creating a Graduate Group,” which takes place once a quarter.

The next call date is: Wednesday, November 5, 2008.

Time: 4:00 PM Pacific (PDT/PST) time. The call is for graduates only, and is a necessary step for new, facilitated groups.

Dial-in Information: Call 866/322-7998 and enter the code: 49361#. These informative calls typically last for 1 hour, and are led by the Institute's Graduate Director.

 



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