Francoise C. Duffeler

Internal Consultant Hospitality & Public Relations at Williamsburg Winery

Born in Vendome France, Françoise attended hotel management school in Bourges and went to work for a number of hotels in Southern France as well as spent two years in Munich, Germany and then another two years in London UK . She worked as part of the hospitality management team of the Mayfair, a small boutique hotel near the place de la Concorde in Paris where she and Patrick met, in the late 70’s.

From 1981, Françoise participated in the creation of a school based on sensorial bodywork training for physicians, physiotherapists as well as patients interested in the body health field. Until the end of 2006, she ran the organization of seminars and lectures for students in that field in over twelve countries on four continents. Françoise has travelled extensively through India and Nepal where she climbed the Himalayas, Kashmir for the Amarnath pilgrimage, Malaysia Indonesia, China, etc.