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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

Agreeing to Disagree. Member Spotlight: BJ Guiden

BJ Guiden has an extensive mediation background and has been working in the field for over two decades. She is the founder of the Guiden Mediation Group, and in just…
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An International Peacekeeper. Member Spotlight: Gesa Harmston

A child to “two global citizens”, Gesa Harmston, executive coach centering on conflict resolution and mindfulness, has used her international footing to both grounds and guide her coaching and mediation…
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Addressing the Deeper Problems. Member Spotlight: Anna Stoefen

Though fairly new to the practice, Anna Stoefen has been interested in mediation for quite some time. This interest was greatly sparked by her wish for healthy conflict resolution practices,…
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Alternative Approaches to Peace. Member Spotlight: Meltem Kilicaslan Greisman

“I am curious about people, how cultures differ and ways we all unite. That’s why I love travelling.  Everytime I travel I see the world with new lenses, from different…
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Bringing Mediation into the Law Enforcement Workplace. Member Spotlight: Tom Girling

When you spend nearly your entire life working within a certain company, group or business, that working environment eventually turns to become your family. This is what Tom Girling feels…
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Mediation’s Ability to Break Borders. Member Spotlight: Preeti Asthana

Preeti Asthana, originally from India, is a trained and certified mediator now living in Toronto, Canada. Currently, she is a self-employed information and referral coordinator, providing clients with information on…
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The Art of Pathway Mediation. Member Spotlight: Alison Haly

“I have been mediating since I was 6 years old – being the product of a father who loved numbers and a mother who loved colors. Their fraught communication practices…
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The Power of Facilitative Dialogue in Mediation. Member Spotlight: Raye Rawls

Raye Rawls is an award-winning registered mediator, arbitrator, and dialogue facilitator. She was introduced to mediation during her first year of law school at Georgia State University “a long, long…
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Youth-Centric Peacebuilding. Member Spotlight: Emma Nowotny

Emma Nowotny joined MBBI in 2017 – a native of Bolivia, Emma is currently in Lisbon, Portugal doing her Master’s in Psychology of Global Mobility, Inclusion, and Diversity in Society.…
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Dispute System Design and Traditional Conflict Resolution. Member Spotlight: Nicholas Sadhu

Nicholas Sadhu has almost 25 years of experience as a lawyer and mediator. Born and raised in Fiji, he now lives in Sydney, Australia, and works as a Dispute Resolution…
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