Elisabeth M. Ferrero, Ph.D. is Professor of Italian and Philosophy at St. Thomas University in Miami, FL, USA. She has studied at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Closely involved with the Earth Charter process since 1998, Elisabeth produced the official Italian translation of Draft II of the Earth Charter and was appointed by the Earth Council to start the National Committee of the Earth Charter in Italy. She has recently authored with Dr. Joe Holland a comprehensive commentary on the Earth Charter: Reflection for Action.  The book was published in March 2003 in Italian by Diabasis Publishers. The English edition soon to be published in the USA can be downloaded electronically at www.ecreflection4action.org

She is a published poet in both Italian and English. Her latest book of poetry, Le Mie Terre, was published in Italy in October, 2001. She also has a new book of poetry in English, Barefoot Mapping, soon to be published.   She is also editing a new play and is working on a novel. 

Elisabeth Ferrero is also very interested in translation. Presently she is translating into English Mario Luzi's poetry. One of her works soon to be published is an important study and translation of the poetry of Antonia Pozzi, a renowned Italian poet strongly influenced by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Elisabeth is a devoted disciple and close friend of Thomas Berry. She founded the St. Thomas University Study Abroad for the Earth (SAFE) program, which has organized study programs in Italy and in Ecuador. In addition, for many years she organized major conferences in Assisi, Italy, on ecology. 

In 2002 with the collaboration of Wolfgang Riesterer she produced Parliamo italiano / Let's Speak Italian.  This is an easy learning module consisting of 2 CDRoms with more than twelve hours of audio lessons with grammar.

Elisabeth can be reached by email at ferrero@eferrero.com