Member Spotlights
Full Circle: Listening, Learning, and Leading Through Mediation. Member Spotlight: Clay Francell
Clay Francell’s story begins in Odessa, Texas, USA in the heart of oil country where the pace of life is steady and the sense of community runs deep. He grew…
Read MoreLiving the Next: Presence, Peace, and Possibility. Member Spotlight: Paola Saldivias Mendez
In Cochabamba, Bolivia, where the rhythms of daily life are shaped by both tradition and change, Paola Saldivias Mendez is learning to sit with complexity. Recently returned home after completing…
Read MoreEnvironmental Peacebuilding and the Power of Belonging. Member Spotlight: Caroline Walsh
Caroline Walsh’s earliest memories of the world are shaped by movement, water, and difference. Born in South Africa at the end of apartheid, she enters life in a place defined…
Read MoreHolding Space for Change: Conflict, Trauma, and Human Connection. Member Spotlight: Andrea Bassin
Andrea Bassin joins the conversation from Santa Fe, New Mexico, where the desert landscape feels both grounding and expansive, much like the work she has devoted her life to. A…
Read MoreFrom Engineering to Peacebuilding. Member Spotlight: Dr. Ernest Thiessen
Dr. Ernest Thiessen has spent more than three decades working at the intersection of engineering, decision science, and peacebuilding. As President of Smartsettle Resolutions and iCan Systems Inc., he has…
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