Be The Change
Let’s Work Together to Achieve Your Goals in 2021!
Welcome! Whether you are here for career coaching, to explore conflict resolution and peacebuilding work, or to learn more about international education, I’m glad you have arrived!
I’m based in the Washington, DC area and am working with clients and partners virtually during the pandemic. My career and work has spanned college and university teaching, practicing law, teaching in the Fulbright program, working at a think tank, and career coaching and consulting.
I’ve been interviewed on The TODAY Show, featured in the Washington Post Magazine, and given a TEDx talk. I’ve published op-eds in The New York Times, Baltimore Sun, and other publications. I’ve enjoyed writing about the fields I’ve been part of, publishing 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’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.
Consulting
I work with organizations, businesses, not for profits, and educational institutions looking to make change and advance their objectives. Find out about consulting.
Coaching
If you are seeking a career change or searching for new horizons, let’s talk. Find out about coaching.
Speaking
I speak on a range of international, education, career, and peacebuilding related issues. Find out about my speaking activities.
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My Article: Time for Reflection, Fulbright Edge, November 2018
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Coming to the end of the year provides us the opportunity to reflect on our past year. It gives us a chance to take stock of our experiences and successes, give thanks for what we have and who we have, and consider what we might strive for…
Forage Center News, Winter 2021
I wanted to share with you the latest Forage Center News. Among our recent activities was a program at Arcadia University near Philadelphia. And we are planning a June event in Western Maryland.
How to Ensure a Successful Balance of Work and Family, WaPo, 11/14/21
The attached piece in the Washington Post on 11/14/21 and written by Andrea Moran provides some ideas on work/life balance! Good points to consider.
2021 ACR Virtual Conference, Career Presentation, 9/29/21
At this year’s Association for Conflict Resolution I presented virtually on careers. Watch the video to see the session. The session was designed for professionals in the field: both newbies and more senior practitioners.
Facing Climate-Driven Migration and Displacement Head-On: USIP Expert Analysis, 11/3/21
It’s been a while since I posted something from USIP. I thought this was timely: looking at climate change and migration. This commentary by Tegan Blaine is worth reading.
Global Campaign for Peace Education
The Global Campaign for Peace Education (GCPE) is as a non-formal, international organized network that promotes peace education among schools, families and communities to transform the culture of violence into a culture of peace. The GCPE website and e-communications provide coverage of peace education from around the world, including original articles, research and stories cultivatedContinue reading “Global Campaign for Peace Education”
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