Dr. Williams is an International Mediator and Mediation Coach as well as a Licensed Trainer of Trainers in Restorative Practices. She has a PhD, an MBA and an MSc and has done additional coursework at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Her areas of expertise include Restorative Practices, Restorative Leadership, Transformative Mediation and Citizen Legitimacy. Dr. Williams is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Restorative Practices in Columbia University’s Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Program, School of Professional Studies.

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Practice Areas 

  • Licensed Trainer of Trainers in Restorative Practices, 
  • Restorative Leadership Facilitator, 
  • Transformative Mediator
  • Citizen Legitimacy

Qualifications 

BA, MBA, MSc, PhD

Experience 

  • Facilitator: Virtual Leadership Workshop for High Ranking Government Officials of the Commonwealth of Guyana (2020)
  • Community Trainer: Introduction to Restorative Practices & Facilitating Restorative Circles – Various Communities, Trinidad and Tobago (2015 – 2020)
  • Consultant: Provided Restorative Justice sensitization to community members and teaching staff in Johannesburg, South Africa (2019)
  • Trainer: Judiciary of the Commonwealth of Guyana – Facilitating Restorative Conferences (2018)
  • Trainer: Prison Service of the Commonwealth of Guyana – Introduction to Restorative Practices (2018)
  • Trainer: Prison Service of the Commonwealth of Guyana – Using Circles Effectively (2018)
  • Consultant: IADB funded/Prepared Draft Legislation to Develop and Implement Restorative Justice System in Guyana (2018)
  • Consultant: Provided Restorative Justice sensitization to staff and students of University of Indonesia School of Law, Jakarta, Indonesia (2017) 
  • Consultant: Developed UNDP Concept Paper on Juvenile Justice Reform with a Restorative Justice underpinning in Trinidad and Tobago (2016)

Languages

Native English, Basic spoken French and Spanish

Region 

  • Oceania
  • Europe
  • Central Africa
  • East Africa
  • North Africa
  • Southern Africa
  • West Africa
  • North America
  • South America