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.
Leadership Development in the UAE. Member Spotlight: David Ribott
Usually, when people answer the “who are you” question, they talk about their job or academic background; however, when David answered this one, he said, “I am someone who is…
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Communication Builds Collaboration. Member Spotlight: Veerash Srikison
Veerash has many people in her family that come from the litigation field. But she is the first to break out from the adversarial approach by being a mediator. As…
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Conflict Constructive. Member Spotlight: Michelle Arbid
“I wonder, do people choose to behave in a certain way because that is what they really want to choose, or because they can’t access a better alternative? I once…
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A Place of Love, Confidence and Compassion. Member Spotlight: Nicole Beauregard
What drove Nicole to study at university was her passion for different cultures. She started her studies in another field than mediation: languages, and holds a degree in Spanish and…
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Shifting from Blame to Problem Solving. Member Spotlight: Sarah Blake
“Listening is about more than listening with your ears, you’re also listening to what’s not said, listening with your eye, listening with your heart, listening to what is around us,…
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All roads lead to PeaceBuilding. Member Spotlight: Anil Changaroth
“All things considered, everything we do in our lives is centered around Peace Building. In my case, this often includes getting up early in the morning; off exercising and trekking…
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Inspiring Peace in Others. Member Spotlight: Janet Autherine James-Mahon
Janet is a founding member of MBBI, and has spent nearly two decades resolving disputes, as an attorney, mediator and currently, as an administrative law judge. She is also a speaker…
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Expanding International Arbitration. Member Spotlight: Tiffany Comprés
Tiffany Comprés is an international arbitration specialist based in Miami, Florida and Paris, France. She works as both an advocate and an arbitrator, and is a proponent of mediation in…
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The Momentum of Mediation. Member Spotlight: Lauren Sowers
Who is Lauren Sowers Lauren’s concept of conflict was shaped as her role as a private investigator for over a decade. While she enjoyed the challenge and variety of investigative…
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The Business of Mindfulness. Board Spotlight: Barbara Geluda Boselli
Barbara Geluda Boselli is the Founder and CEO of BNOW Consulting, a Certified Teacher at the Search Inside Yourself mindfulness program, a Certified Coach by iPEC, and has been a…
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