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.
Discovering a Passion for Mediation. Member Spotlight: Claire McLeveighn
Claire McLeveighn is a newly qualified mediator from New York with a background in international affairs and public policy. Driven by a passion for social justice, human rights, and gender…
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A Lifelong Pursuit of Peace. Member Spotlight: Forrest “Woody” Mosten
Forrest “Woody” Mosten is an experienced lawyer, mediator, and educator based in La Jolla, California. A founding member of MBBI, Woody has devoted his career to advancing mediation and peacemaking…
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The Lawyer Who Never Goes to Court. Member Spotlight: Mohit Mokal
Born and raised in Navi Mumbai, Mohit Mokal is a lawyer and mediator whose family has worked in law for generations. However, after exploring both traditional law and arbitration, Mohit’s…
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Bridging Divides, Facilitating Inclusive Futures. Member Spotlight: Kathryn Kylee
Kathryn Kylee is a mediator, facilitator, and advocate, currently based in Berlin, who is passionate about bringing divided communities together for open and constructive dialogue. Having amassed over a decade…
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Cultivating Peace Through Compassionate Dialogue. Member Spotlight: Jeff Hasenfratz
Jeff Hasenfratz is an executive leadership coach, group facilitator, budding mediator, and Rotarian who has discovered a calling to help heal divides by bringing people together to engage in open,…
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Creating a “Conflict Free Zone.” Member Spotlight: Alibi Akylas
As a certified mediator and lawyer from Kazakhstan, Alibi Akylas is establishing a professional path in mediation in the United States. Akylas’s journey to mediation started out over a decade…
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The Flying Joker. Member Spotlight: Laura Strakova
Theatre of the Oppressed was created by Brazilian theatre director and political activist Augusto Boal in the 1970s as an antidote to the theatre of the authoritative class that routinely…
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Mediation: A Healing Perspective. Member Spotlight: Nicole Angela Williams
Nicole Angela Williams is a newly certified family mediator from Toronto, Canada, who is devoted to guiding families through challenging transitions with compassion. With over 20 years of experience as…
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Creating Opportunities for Change. Member Spotlight: Andreas Riemann
A Journey to Peacebuilding Andreas is a peacebuilding activist currently based in Germany, with a professional background in social work, primarily with experience in working with troubled youth and mentally…
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From Fighting for Peace to Finding Inner Peace. Member Spotlight: Nariman Hamo
Nariman Hamo is a meditation teacher and peacebuilder from Syria, whose mission is to empower people to find inner peace as a path to social change. After spending years working…
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