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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

From Law to Listening. Member Spotlight: Elizabeth Lajayi

Elizabeth’s journey into peacebuilding has been shaped less by a single defining moment and more by a gradual awareness of how people experience conflict, power, and justice in their everyday…
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From Courtrooms to Conversations. Member Spotlight: Ed Timken

Nelson Edward Timken, known to most simply as Ed, has spent his professional life guided by law, learning, and a deep belief in the power of listening. A third-generation New…
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Listening as Resistance. Member Spotlight: Maggaly Zaida Quispe De La Cruz

Maggaly Zaida Quispe De La Cruz traces her commitment to peace back to a simple but powerful idea: that people deserve to be heard. At 35 years old, she lives…
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From Faith to Facilitation. Member Spotlight: Onell Gomez

Onell Gomez is based in Trinidad, where her work in mediation and peacebuilding is deeply shaped by her faith in God, her commitment to children, and her desire to create…
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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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