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Member Spotlights

MBBI calls its members Peace Builders. Our members contribute their time utilizing their skills and experiences to participate in Working and Regional Groups, and Capacity-Building & Advocacy Initiatives. 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.

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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 visit our Join Us page or contact us at info@mediatorsbeyondborders.org.

Our Peace Builders

People, Peace, and Progress. Member Spotlight: Nicole Grandmont

Nicole Grandmont is a former law enforcement officer, a certified Strategic Intervention Coach and aGender Integration Trainer who has made a transition to mediation. She has a degree in Conflict…
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Media Literacy is a Peacebuilding Tool. Member Spotlight: Ayce Ozerdem

Who is Ayce Ozerdem?  Ayce is a journalist and broadcaster, she worked in Turkish radio and television as a broadcaster, after that she moved to work with Hürriyet Newspaper as…
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Mutual Understanding and Servant Leadership. Member Spotlight: Bill Dunwoody

“The leader needs to understand the needs of people that they hope to lead, and then address those needs in a relationship that is beneficial to both. Mediation to me…
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From the Justice System to Mediation. Member Spotlight: Vera Hailey

Vera is a judiciary-certified mediator based in Waynesboro, Virginia. Prior to focusing on her mediation practice, she served as a Magistrate in the Supreme Court of Virginia for over twenty…
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Pursuing Peace Conference. Member Spotlight: Chuck Fitzgerald

Chuck Fitzgerald is a peacemaker, Rotarian and mediator based in Arizona. He has held numerous positions in the private and public sectors, creating value between organisations with stakeholders. He worked…
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Using Positive Deviance to Build Peace. Member Spotlight: Grace Burgess

Grace Burgess has had an eclectic career, living in Russia, the United Kingdom, and Palestine at different points. She has worked largely in the non-profit sector, both on the ground…
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Community Mediation in New York. Member Spotlight: Andrew Haas

Who is Andrew Haas? He is a father, a surfer, and a mediator. He first started his study in international relations then continue his graduate degree in peacebuilding and human…
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Transforming Businesses and Transforming Conflict. Member Spotlight: Fabiano Sannino

In the economic world, it is rather common for businesses to face periods of change, or better said, of transformation. In these instances, personalities like Fabiano Sannino are crucial to…
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A Fresh Cultural-Relational Outlook of Conflict. Member Spotlight: Tzofnat Peleg-Baker

Tzofnat is a teacher, trainer, facilitator, consultant, mediator, and coach in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and the U.S. She is an adjunct professor teaching conflict management and negotiation at…
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A Young Peacebuilder in Afghanistan. Member Spotlight: Heela Hakimi

Growing up in the Afghanistan of today it is certainly no easy thing, especially if you are a woman and a peace activist like Heela Jan. Raised in the Middle…
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