Our Team

Chief Executive Officer / Chairman of the Board

Patrick Hiebert is the CEO and a Co-Founder of Veritas Villages, a Freedom and Sustainability oriented community development company.

Patrick is a Canadian who has been designing eco-sensible and sustainability oriented communities for several decades. After founding several high tech software companies and selling them, Patrick and his son Spencer, lived on a boat and sailed the ocean. It was here that they honed their craft of self sustainability oriented living, generating their own power and fresh water, and focusing on a life of freedom away from reliance on big government and big corporation control.

Taking what he learned from living on the ocean, and wanting to live in a warmer climate and in a culture with more family centric values, Patrick moved from Canada to Central America and created the first off-grid luxury communities in Nicaragua.

Patrick has chosen to focus his varied skillset on Veritas Villages communities. He created the F.I.R.S.T. (Freedom, Independence, Resilience, Sustainability and Transparency) standard for community development and is applying this philosophy to all the up and coming Veritas Village communities.

Through Mr. Hiebert’s guidance, Veritas Villages has become the leader in this extremely popular type of forward thinking community development with EcoVillages designed communities in Panamá, Belize, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and growing into Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Argentina and beyond.

Patrick is passionate about giving back to the local communities that surround the Veritas Villages. He created the Help Them Help Themselves foundation over a decade ago to make a difference by giving people a hand up, not a hand out. Since then HTHT has built schools, a clinic, homes for local less fortunate communities and has led many medical and dental brigades bringing health care and dental care to thousands of people in developing countries. Mr. Hiebert, through Help Them Help Themselves, is also an avid supporter of saving the lives of threatened giant sea turtles and has created several turtle sanctuaries. As of this year Help Them Help Themselves turtle sanctuaries have saved over 15,000 baby giant sea turtles and allowed the population of these amazing endangered species to begin to rebuild.

Always breaking new ground in the community design and Agroforestry areas, Patrick uses his deep understanding of technology to not only design highly efficient homes and communities but also to envision new ways of using technology, such as using blockchain technology (NFTs) for property ownership and has made EcoVillages one of the very few community development companies that accept cryptocurrencies.

Chief Design Officer / Board Member

Spencer Hiebert is a Co-Founder and the Chief Design Officer (CDO) of Veritas Villages, a freedom and sustainable community development company.

After growing up sailing and living on boats with his father Patrick, Spencer developed a passion for sailing, and the sustainable lifestyles that come with it. Spencer would go on to later living on his own sailboat while working in the Marine Industry in Canada, and between that and assisting his father on his off grid projects in Nicaragua, Spencer gained immense hands on experience working with alternative energy systems and self sustainability concepts. The combination of this experience and actually living the lifestyle created a very effective knowledge base for what was to come.

In 2019 when COVID hit, Spencer found himself in Belize while the initial lockdowns were happening. The lockdowns were really the catalyst for Spencer to begin to design communities of off-grid freedom oriented living and self sustainability oriented homes.

The team was put together and work started on designing the communities that would eventually be known as the Veritas Villages.

Since that time, Spencer and the Veritas Villages team have designed many communities with homes that support a large variety of lifestyles. From true off-grid tiny homes, to full sized luxury homes and condos that still put an emphasis on self sustainability oriented living.

Chief Operations Officer / Board Member

Mr. Vik is a professional engineer registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta, Canada. With over 24 years of experience in engineering, procurement, construction, oil and gas exploration, economic evaluation, and acquisitions/divestitures.

Just as importantly, Erik shares the freedom and self reliance oriented philosophy of Veritas Villages and is excited to be part of creating communities that hold these values.

As VP of Engineering for Tamboran Resources Ltd., a private Australian gas explorer and developer, he assisted in the public listing process, assembled and supervised international technical, environmental, regulatory and security teams in Northern Ireland and Australia. He provided oversight for the HSE system, AFE’s, tenders, awards, regulatory & environmental applications, contracting, procurement, and drilling/completions programs. Additionally, he created and maintained development plans, investor presentations and budgets for the corporation.

With all this experience and knowledge, Erik is the perfect person to lead the Operations of Veritas Villages and ensure our attention to detail that is required to provide luxury homes and communities for our residents.

Erik is pleased to be a part of the team where there is an emphasis on continual improvement and an objective of being the best at what we do for ourselves and customers.

Chief Financial Officer / Board Member

As CFO, Mr. Morrison brings nearly 40 years of business experience and financial acumen to the company. Together with his expertise in finance, Don lives Veritas Villages’ philosophy of freedom and sustainability every day as a resident of one of our newest up and coming communities.

Don is a Canadian who has founded, successfully grown and sold companies in the hospitality space and been very active in public offerings and all the detailed financial reporting that goes along with being a public company.

Veritas Villages is lucky to have Don at the helm of the financial department of the company with his rare mix of loving the numbers but also having avid interest in food forests and self sustainability.

Chief Investment Officer & Head of Bitcoin Strategy / Board Member

Alexander Voss is a finance executive specializing in Bitcoin-native treasury strategy, real estate development, and the creation of next-generation economic zones. As CIO and Head of Bitcoin Strategy at Autris, he leads the company’s investment framework, capital allocation, capital markets initiatives, and long-term efforts to accumulate hard assets and sound money.

Alex has worked across the globe—spanning North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, the UK and Southeast Asia—structuring capital raises, concession frameworks, and project finance for emerging cities and private sector–led economic development. His financial experience spans from being a CFO, investment banker, and asset manager.

He began his career in institutional finance before moving into the intersection of Bitcoin, governance innovation, and real-asset development. Alexander holds degrees from the University of Chicago and the University of Notre Dame and maintains advanced professional designations including CFA, FRM, CAIA, CMA, and FDP.

Alex is thrilled to support the excellent work Autris is doing to build first class, self-sustaining communities for the people that need them most.

Board Member

Mr. Thorup is one of the world’s most sought-after expat consultants. He focuses on helping high-net-worth private clients to legally mitigate tax liabilities, obtain a second residency and citizenship, and assemble a portfolio of foreign investments, including international real estate, agroforestry plantations and other hard-money tangible assets.

Mikkel is the Founder and CEO at Expat Money®, a private consulting firm and he is also a Best Selling author.

Mikkel brings years of experience to Veritas Villages, advising on what freedom-oriented people value most in the places they choose to live. He also puts his money where his mouth is—as both an investor in and resident of Veritas Village communities.

Advisor to the Board

Titus Gebel is a distinguished German entrepreneur and internationally recognized legal expert with a focus on innovative governance systems. He co-founded and served as CEO of the resource company Deutsche Rohstoff AG until 2014, successfully leading the company to a listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Holding a PhD in international law from the University of Heidelberg, Dr. Gebel has a strong foundation in complex legal and commercial frameworks, having previously worked in the biotechnology, venture capital, and commodities industries.

Dr. Gebel is the creator and primary proponent of the concept of "Free Private Cities", which envisions a private company offering protection of life, liberty, and property as a "government service provider" based on a contractually fixed agreement with residents. This radical concept is detailed in his 2018 book, Free Private Cities: Making Governments Compete For You. He currently serves as the Founder and CEO of Tipolis and the President of the Free Cities Foundation, actively working to negotiate and establish these competitive governance zones around the world, building on his previous experience as Chief Legal Officer for Honduras Próspera Inc.

Community Operations Manager

A strategic and results-driven lawyer and development expert with a strong track record across the Americas and Caribbean. With deep expertise in commercial strategy, and team leadership, Mario has successfully led high-impact initiatives in real estate development — launching new projects, optimizing operations, and negotiating high-value deals that drive sustained business growth.

Controller

Terry's professional journey is rooted in Southern Manitoba, Canada, where he raised a family and built a distinguished career in the accounting and finance sectors. His expertise was primarily forged in the public sector, where he dedicated years of service as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the local public school board.

Expanding his perspective, Terry subsequently gained valuable experience in private sector manufacturing and took on a leadership role as CEO of a local public health care clinic, showcasing his versatile executive capabilities.

Seeking new professional and personal horizons, Terry joined Veritas Villages in mid-2025. His decision was driven by a strong philosophical and professional alignment with the team's mission. Today, Terry acts as a key strategic support for the Executive team.

Sales & Marketing Coordinator

With over 25 years of experience as a sales consultant and brand strategist, Leslie brings a strong background in client relations, marketing strategy, and sales leadership. She spent several years in international real estate development, working first as a Property Consultant and later as Sales Director, where she led sales initiatives and supported investors through property acquisitions across Central America.

Originally from Texas, Leslie left the U.S. in 2018 to explore a simpler, more intentional way of living. After spending several years in Belize, she is now currently enjoying life in Nicaragua and all the beauty the country has to offer. She’s also a devoted animal lover and advocate, sharing life with three rescue dogs. Leslie’s mix of global experience, creativity, and sales background make her a natural fit for the team.