Liz Ferris is a force of nature. Her dynamic enthusiasm and focused intelligence have made a truly incalculable contribution to the development of collaborative practice worldwide. Liz began putting her vision and skills to work building the collaborative “brand” at precisely the moment when our movement was poised to catapult into international visibility. Her work with IACP, with regional and local practice groups, and with individual practitioners and firms has been one of the vital catalysts that made it all happen.