Parker J. Palmer is a writer, speaker and activist who focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality and social change. He is founder and Senior Partner Emeritus of the Center for Courage & Renewal, which offers long-term retreat programs for people in the serving professions, including teachers, physicians, non-profit leaders, and clergy.

Palmer is the author of ten books—including several award-winning titles—that have sold nearly two million copies and been translated into ten languages: Healing the Heart of Democracy, The Heart of Higher Education (with Arthur Zajonc), The Courage to Teach, A Hidden Wholeness, Let Your Life Speak, The Active Life, To Know As We Are Known, The Company of Strangers, The Promise of Paradox, and On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity and Getting Old.

PRESENTATION:  Creating Trustworthy Spaces to Build Community.

es un escritor, orador y activista que se centra en temas de educación, comunidad, liderazgo, espiritualidad y cambio social.

El es fundador y Socio Emérito del Center for Courage & Renewal (Centro de Valentía y Renovación), que ofrece Programas de retiro a largo plazo para personas en profesiones de servicio, que incluyen maestros, médicos, líderes sin fines de lucro y clérigos.

Es autor de diez libros, incluidos varios títulos galardonados, que han vendido casi dos millones de copias y han sido traducidas a diez idiomas: entre ellos Sanado el Corazón de la Democracia (Healing the Heart of Democracy), El Corazón de la Educación Superior (The Heart of Higher Education con Arthur Zajonc) y el Valor de Enseñar (The Courage to Teach).

TITULO CONFERENCIA: Creando Espacios Confiables para Construir Comunidad.