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How did you learn about Art of Hosting (please add the date and place) and what attracted you to it?: Attending the four day training sessions on Bowen in 2015 (and loved it).

Tell us about your experience with Art of Hosting as part of your life and work. What would you say your competence in it is? (new, starting practitioner, experienced practitioner, steward): I've really benefited from the thinking, the training, the tools, the guidance, and the community. I think I have a knack for creating space and energy, but don't feel super competent in my planning or execution skills yet—likely because I don't have to do facilitation as a primary function of my work these days. But when sessions come up, I love being able to dip back into AoH and get support from mentors like Chris Corrigan or Amanda Fenton.

What is the primary field/topic/focus in your hosting work?: I work in the architecture/design sphere and sometimes work with clients and leadership groups, and often have to lead discussions with public as part of our consultative process.

Are there interests/passions that you'd like to share?: I love to experiment with cuisine and derive more pleasure from cooking for others than the act of eating itself.

At 7:40pm on January 9, 2017, Nancy Bragard said…: Hello, Mark, and welcome to the Art of Hosting community! Glad to see you here. Post a photo when you can so we can really "see" you here. Then join in with all the conversations. You'll find plenty of resources here, too, to help you deepen your practice. And the more you add to your profile, the more the community can learn from you and share with you. We hope you will find value in exchanging in this virtual community!

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