The Forage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education welcomes Sydna Cooper, Lena Choudhary, Sarah Lough, Thomas Stukes, and Frannie Varker as its first program specialists. These professionals – known as the “Forage Five” – will work with the Center to advance its mission of promoting humanitarian and peacebuilding education. The board of directors of the Forage Center is pleased to have them as part of the team. Read about their backgrounds below (click on image).
I am conflict resolution educator, peacebuilding trainer and career coach. My professional experience has spanned the legal, think tank, international, quasi-government, and higher and secondary education sectors. I have taught at all higher education levels: community college, 4-year undergraduate (private, public, religious), graduate, and international. In 2003-2004 I was a U.S. Fulbright Scholar teaching at the University of Tartu in Estonia. From 2005 -2012 I was a senior program officer and senior manager at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington where I managed programs for colleges and universities and developed training for faculty and students. I work with all groups and educational institutions to support peacebuilding awareness.
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