Member Spotlights
MBBI calls its members Peace Builders. Our members contribute their time utilizing their skills and experiences to participate in Collaboration Regions and our Programs. We hope that through our Spotlights, our members, individually and collectively, will inspire you as much as they inspire us to continue the important work.
A growing number of international requests reach MBBI for partnerships, services, and projects. Help us build our capacity to say “yes” to these requests; consider joining us as a Peace Builder. For more information on how to become involved and for internship and volunteer opportunities, please contact us at info@mediatorsbeyondborders.org.
“My desire is that the sun will shine.” Member Spotlight: Dr. Sellah King’oro
Sellah King’oro is a mediator, advocate, researcher and agent of peace, based in Kenya, who is devoted to resolving communal conflicts and advancing women’s leadership. Guided by an unwavering belief…
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The Peacefinder. Member Spotlight: Joan McWilliams
Joan McWilliams is an attorney, mediator, peacemaker, and writer from Denver, Colorado, who has devoted her career to compassionate conflict resolution and family wellbeing. Through her pioneering mediation practice focused…
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A Lifelong Pursuit of Justice. Member Spotlight: Neisha Shepherd
Neisha Shepherd is the Founder and Legal Director of NLS Law, with offices in Newcastle and Sydney, Australia. As an Accredited Specialist in Children’s Law, a National Accredited Mediator, a…
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A Dual Mission to Eliminate Racism and Empower Women. Member Spotlight: Sharon Shelton
Sharon Shelton is a mediator and passionate advocate for the elimination of racism and the empowerment of women. For the past twenty-nine years, she has been working to fulfill this…
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Always Moving Forward. Member Spotlight: Constanza Metzadour
“The truth is, you can’t simply embrace uncertainty, embrace the fears, they will still be there along the way with you. But you know, cowards never have made history and…
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A Starfish Hunter. Member Spotlight: Lisa Singh
“There are starfish washed up all around the beach on the shore. There is that one man walking along the beach picking them up and throwing them back into the…
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Pioneering “Appropriate” Dispute Resolution (ADR). Member Spotlight: Chinwe Egbunike-Umegbolu
In a world where litigation has often been the dominant approach to resolving disputes, Dr Chinwe Egbunike-Umegbolu has emerged as a passionate advocate for what she refers to as “Appropriate”…
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Member Spotlight: Vicki Radel
“We need to find a way to present what needs to be presented and attempt not to offend others while doing so. Of course, in life, it is never possible…
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Culture and Mental Health. Member Spotlight. Suzanne Anderson
“A lot of my life I was trying to make my own corner of the world a better place, it can be my office, people around me. There was something…
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The Value of Diverse Community. Member Spotlight: Eleane Amador
“To be a mediator you do not have to study law, you can come from all different ways of life and still be an excellent mediator. That is what I…
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