It's not the locations, it's not the architecture, not even the process or the values.. it's the people of Northern California Cohousing that make the movement.
Over time, we'll profile some of them here.
People
Betsy and Raines, Cohousing Coaches, at Berkeley Cohousing
We help people build, grow, and thrive in Sustainable Community. Our Cohousing Coaches consulting practice shares best practices and helps groups come together efficiently.
Eris Weaver, Facilitator, at FrogSong in Cotati
Eris Weaver, Facilitator
Eris will lead a workshop on financial issues related to cohousing 7/31 in Berkeley.
Eris Weaver is a Facilitator & Group Process Consultant who specializes in working with intentional communities and nonprofits.
She does occasional workshops in Northern and Southern California and works extensively with Cohousing Partners-developed communities in helping them create group culture and grow the capacity to work well together.
She was an active participant with several Northern California Cohousing community facilitators and co-organizer of the Northern California Regional Facilitation Training Intensive series organized by Tree Bressen.
Eris is a resident of Northern California Cohousing neighborhood Frog Song in Cotati, CA. For more information, visit her website:
Janelle Orsi, Author & Attorney
Janelle Orsi at the Cooperative Grocery
The Sharing Solution co-author lives in a mini-cohousing community in Berkeley.
Marty Maskall, Burning Soul of Folsom EcoHousing
MARTY MASKALL is a web designer, author, and publisher. When she visited Southside Park Cohousing in Sacramento several years ago, she fell in love with the beautiful common green and the attractive homes opening onto the central courtyard. She was inspired to create Folsom EcoHousing by her vision of a friendly community where neighbors know and care about each other. She loves birdwatching, hiking, and traveling, and she is a member of the Sunrise Center Toastmasters Club. She lives in Fair Oaks and has been active in raising money to protect the Fair Oaks Bluff.