Welcome !
Whether you are here for career coaching, conflict coaching, facilitation support, or to explore conflict resolution and peacebuilding work, I’m glad you have arrived!
I’m based in the Washington, DC area. My career has spanned college and university teaching, practicing law, teaching in the Fulbright program, working at a Washington, DC think tank, and career coaching and consulting. My goal as a career coach is to leverage my own experiences, networks, and learning to assist career transitioners, particularly those seeking to make social change.
I’ve been interviewed on The Today Show, featured in the Washington Post Magazine, and given a TEDx talk. I’m an official member of Forbes Coaches Council where I write on career related topics.
I’ve published three books, Peace Jobs: A Student’s Guide to Starting a Career Working for Peace (IAP 2016), Peacebuilding in Community Colleges: A Teaching Resource (USIP Press 2013), and Legal Research and Writing (Delmar 1996).
I teach at the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University.
I’m also the president and co-founder of the Forage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education, Inc. The Forage Center focuses on offering experiential-based training in humanitarian practices.
I look forward to working with you. To schedule an appointment, reach out to me here. You can learn more about my work and background here.
Blog and News
Peace Journalist Submissions due 9/5
The Peace Journalist, a semi-annual magazine produced by theCenter for Global Peace Journalism/Steven Youngblood, is seekingsubmissions for its April edition. Submissions should be 600-1600words, and address peace journalism/peace media research and projects.Please also submit photos, if possible. We do not run articles aboutgeneral peace projects or processes unless they have a strong mediacomponent/angle. The previous…
The Peace Journalist, 25th Edition, October 2024
Dear colleagues: Please see attached, the 25th and latest edition of The Peace Journalist magazine, featuring a special report on a ‘reporting the past’ project with journalists from Kosovo and Northern Ireland, as well as dispatches from Ethiopia, Gaza, Uganda, and elsewhere. The magazine can also be found at https://www.scribd.com/document/771233480/The-Peace-Journalist-October-2024 . This edition of The Peace Journalist was…
Peace Journalist, Submissions due 9/4
The Peace Journalist, a semi-annual magazine now produced by the organization Making Peace Visible, is seeking submissions for its October edition. Submissions should be 600-1600 words, and address peace journalism/peace media research and projects. Please also submit photos, if possible. We do not run articles about general peace projects or processes unless they have a strong media…
Peace Journalist: April 2024 Edition
The April 2024 edition of the Peace Journalist is available. This edition has a special focus on Moldova. It’s a required read for peace studies and international studies students!
Consider the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program: Competition is Now Open
Information about the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program is here. The 2025-26 competition is open!
Openzine Interview
Recently I was interviewed by Openzine, a Brazilian peace education collective. The group presented at the 11th Annual National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar the Forage Center sponsored last fall. Listen here (the interview is in English, through the text is in Portuguese).
From Dissonance to Empathy to Action, Butner Creedmoor News, 2/13/24
I recently published a piece looking at the empathy in the context of the challenges we are doing dealing with, and being “birth lottery winners.”
Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute
Peacebuilders looking for a summer program, might consider the highly respected Summer Peacebuilding Institute at Eastern Mennonite University.


