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Welcome to the Center for RelationaLearning. We would be happy to share a little about ourselves with you and have you get to know us!
George Otero
Co-Director
Born and raised in New Mexico, USA, Dr. George Otero is well known as an international consultant, social entrepreneur, and author. Otero has worked with a diverse body of clients throughout the USA, Australia, and the UK. George has spent his career insisting that positive relationships are the key to effective education, learning, and leadership. Relationships First are the result. He learned from thousands of conversations and social interactions that putting the relationship first in every aspect of personal and organizational life results in positive growth, joy, happiness, and success. These insights and practices apply to everyone. He discovered how play, games, story, dialog, art (music, dance, food), and ceremony were ways of relating that could empower participants of any age or stage to intentionally create the way they were relating. More recently in his work with hundreds of organizations, schools communities, and thousands of individuals, he has been highly successful in helping individuals, teams and social systems put relationships first in all they do; transforming sense of self, organizational culture, and strengthening community. Learning how to be relational first has led in every case to greater equity, inclusion, social justice, and organizational and personal alignment. His work is designed for each client and tailored to their specific relational needs.
Susan Chambers-Otero
Co-Director
Susan, a therapist in private practice and a CRL consultant, co-founded the Center for RelationaLearning (CRL) and serves as its co-director. She works extensively with teachers, students, administrators, educational leaders, and artists in multicultural communities, focusing on transformational education. Susan, along with Dr. George Otero, developed and implemented the RelationaLearning™ Model for school improvement. Before CRL, Susan co-directed Las Palomas de Taos, a multicultural learning center. She presents nationally and internationally, helping educators rethink their role and establish study tours for cultural exchange. Susan’s interests include working with indigenous peoples and rural communities, collaborating with Dr. George Otero to improve communities. She holds an M.Ed from Wake Forest University, a Masters in Counseling from Southwestern College, and an LPCC licensure for psychotherapy. Susan is co-author of two position papers and the book, RelationaLearning: Education for Mind, Body, and Spirit.
Consultants and Affiliated Partners
Bob Sparks
Lisa Otero
Sofia Martinez
Professor John Hasley
Robert Csoti
Maggie Farrar
Zoe Otero-Martinez
David Rothstadt
Josh Hobson
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