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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

Removing Borders. Member Spotlight: Bebhinn McKinley

Bebhinn is a dialogue, conflict prevention/transformation, and peacebuilding practitioner based in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, where she works for local government, having previously worked for Central Government and a number…
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Law, Mediation and Human Rights. Member Spotlight: Jennifer Kyllergård

Jennifer Kyllergård is a mediator and legal professional based in Malmö, Sweden. She possesses a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from Lund University and a Master’s Degree in International Human Rights Law…
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Illuminating the Path Towards Peace. Member Spotlight: Bob Creo

Bob Creo, one of the founding members of Mediators Beyond Borders International, is a widely acclaimed and experienced arbitrator and mediator with over 40 years of experience. An arbitrator of…
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Transforming Conflict Through Dialogue: MBBI Member Spotlight Bob Stains

Bob Stains is a trained therapist, and mediator, and has over 27 years of experience in consulting, training, facilitation, and dialogue. With an extensive background in facilitative dialogue and conflict…
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Mediation as a Tool to Address Organizational Cynicism. Member Spotlight: Berkan Manaigo-Vekil

Berkan Manaigo-Vekil is a conflict resolution professional working at the threshold of human resources, law and corporate culture. He has more than 12 years of multinational experience gained in various functions…
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Channeling Mediation into the Legal Practice. Member Spotlight: Anne-Marie Blaney.

Peace is certainly valued by most people, little doubt exists about it. However, for Anne-Marie Blaney who was born at the outset of the Troubles, the ethno-nationalist conflict that scourged…
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Getting in Touch With Our Feelings and Increasing Visibility. Member Spotlight: Reiny Ortega Cubas

Reiny Ortega Cubas is based in Canada and is a family mediator authorized by the province of Saskatchewan. She studied law at the National Autonomous University of  Mexico – Faculty…
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Mediation in South Sudan, A Christian Perspective. Member Spotlight: James Ninrew Dong

James Ninrew Dong is a mediator in South Sudan. He is the Executive Director at Assistance Mission for Africa (AMA), a faith-based organization registered since 2002. He works directly on…
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‘It Will’ Mediation, Activism, and Social Entrepreneurship. Member Spotlight: Isadora Darwich

Sometimes, growing up in the face of inequalities and violence serves as the propelling force to stand up and envision a different, more peaceable reality. Having been raised in Brazil…
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Cultural Mediation, Polarization, and Collective Responsibility. Member Spotlight: Mayte Martin

“Culture is everything. It determines who we are and how we relate to the world, how we interact with other people, and how we organize our social life. It is…
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