About Jerry

Jerry Candelaria is a co-founder of the Arete Center for Excellence and The Community. Jerry is recognized as a dynamic and highly effective coach, course leader and community builder.  With an extensive background in leading courses and coaching individuals & couples, Jerry specializes in the areas of intimacy, communication, & life purpose, producing  powerful life changing results in his clients lives.

He has over 20 years experience in the field of personal growth and development, having received training from several of the world's leading edge personal fulfillment, transformational, intimacy and relationship based organizations. For over a decade, Jerry has brought his passion in leadership and community development forward in creating and growing several intentional communities. It is his passion for life and being true to oneself that is his foundation both personally and professionally. He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two children.