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.
Composing Peace: Conflict, Family, and Connection. Member Spotlight: Lara Traum
When Lara Traum talks about peace, it sounds less like an abstract ideal and more like a daily practice that begins at home. It shows up in family conversations, moments…
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Choosing Peace in the In-Between. Member Spotlight: Courtney Friesen
“We’re all a little bit ‘works in progress’,” Courtney Friesen says. It is a simple statement, but one that quietly anchors the way she moves through the world. For Courtney,…
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Crossing Cultures, Building Peace. Member Spotlight: Maciej Witek
Maciej Witek’s life is not best understood as a straight line, but rather as a series of crossings. Between Poland and Japan, academic research and grassroots community work, personal ambition…
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Finding the Middle Ground. Member Spotlight: Dr. David Shimoni
David Shimoni speaks about mediation with affection, patience, and a deep belief in its power to change lives. Stationed in Tel Aviv, he is a father of three and a…
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The Space in the Middle: Peace, Purpose, and Possibility. Member Spotlight: Marcia E. Moncrieffe
Marcia Moncrieffe speaks about peace the way some people speak about home. It is lived, practiced, and protected. Her story stretches across countries, professions, decades, and yet it is grounded…
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Organizing Peace: A Journey From Activism to Mediation. Member Spotlight: Anne Healy
Anne Healy sits at the intersection of labour, community, and peacebuilding, carrying with her decades of experience shaped by justice, activism, and a deeply rooted belief in people’s capacity to…
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From Conflict to Consensus. Member Spotlight: Radwan Ziadeh
Radwan speaks quietly, but with the certainty of someone who has lived through the consequences of conflict and still believes in dialogue. Originally from Syria, he fled the country in…
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Building Bridges in a Divided World: A Journey Through Mediation and Peacebuilding. Member Spotlight: Mia Jeandonnet-Richard
Mia Jeandonnet-Richard’s path into peacebuilding did not begin with a dramatic turning point but with a gradual unfolding. A series of small impulses that eventually revealed a clear direction. Growing…
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Finding Harmony at the Intersection of Art, Spirituality, and Peace. Member Spotlight: Anupriya Kukreja
For Anupriya, the path to peacebuilding has been layered and interdisciplinary, similar to her relationship with art and music that has woven itself throughout her personal and professional lives. Born…
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A Peacebuilder’s Path from National Service Duty to Mediation. Member Spotlight: Elijah Lee
Born and raised in Singapore, Elijah Lee grew up surrounded by diversity only understanding its deeper value later. Like every male citizen, he served his National Service in Singapore Armed…
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