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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

Improving Communication Systems. Member Spotlight: Geri Murphy

Geri Murphy is an educational/organizational psychologist, business consultant/coach, real estate broker, and mediator. Geri has a PhD, master’s degrees, and various other credentials that have led her to such a…
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Creating Moments of Connection Is A Core Human Skill. Member Spotlight: Jody Leff

Jody Leff is a mediator and long-time nonprofit executive and leader from Washington state. In the latter half of an impactful 25-year career in the nonprofit sector, Jody found her…
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Building Peace Through Inter-Cultural Communication. Member Spotlight: Agnieszka Alboszta

Agnieszka Alboszta is an educator, mediator, and a program coordinator, who spent her formative years in Warsaw, Poland. However, Agnieszka relates more to the experience of a “third-culture individual”, as…
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Food Justice and Peacebuilding are Fundamentally Interrelated. Member Spotlight: Jeanne Firth

Throughout her professional and academic career, Jeanne Firth has always endeavored to connect the two biggest threads of her family history – peacebuilding and food justice. Jeanne grew up in…
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Disability Advocacy, Climate Change Mediation, and Nuclear Energy. Member Spotlight: Jake Goodman

Jake Goodman is a recent Master’s graduate with a degree in Conflict Analysis & Dispute Resolution from Salisbury University. Focused on international and environmental conflict resolution, Jake is also a…
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Being the Honest Broker. Member Spotlight: Silke Toenshoff

Born and raised in Hanover, Germany, Silke Toenshoff has always had many diverse interests and passions. Throughout her career, she’s been a consulting professional, worked in politics, as a senior…
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Making Mediation Climate Proof. Member Spotlight: Paddy Patton

Iain Patton (Paddy) is a mediator, leadership coach, international development and environmental professional from Northern Ireland. Paddy has dedicated decades of his career to promoting sustainability and environmental action, and…
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Including Community Members at all Stages of Peacebuilding. Member Spotlight: Abid Humayun

Abid Humayun is a peacebuilding and mediation professional who was born in Afghanistan, but grew up mainly in Pakistan and India for his education. In 2013, Abid returned to Afghanistan…
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Building Peace Through Supporting Youth and Education. Member Spotlight: Sonia Birdi

Sonia Birdi is a court annexed mediator who lives and works in Nairobi, Kenya. Along with the cases she receives from the court, she provides private mediation services, and works…
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Interfaith Conflict Resolution. Member Spotlight: Geoffrey White

Geoffrey White is an Australian mediator who has many years of experience practicing peacebuilding around the world, and in his local community. Since he was a child, Geoffrey has been…
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