Nancy Bertelsen

Nancy Bertelsen is an artist, poet, and psychotherapist who has worked for over forty years to build community through art and education. Nancy participated in the founding of The Sonoma Institute, an innovative graduate program in clinical psychology. She also co-led the fundraising and events committees during the building of The Dance Palace, a community center in Point Reyes Station, expanding the reach of its education and arts programs. For eleven years she was board president of Gallery Route One, initiating and co-leading the Latino Photography Project for the last fourteen years. While at the Mesa Refuge,  Nancy will write about the bridge that art can offer across differences in culture and language.