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A New Way of Thinking - Make it stand out Screenshot of Rachel Brown explaining the meaning behind the creation of alternate identities https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/news/embracing-the-wisdom-of-indigenous-communities-in-truth-and-reconciliation-processes monthly 0.5 2021-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1620841569075-SRL14CM8A03EDHTCWWDE/Anne+Nourgam+2019.png News - Embracing the Wisdom of Indigenous Communities in Truth and Reconciliation Processes - Make it stand out Anne Nuorgam speaks after her appointment to become chair of UNPFII, August 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1620841659559-CYLRW115R6TULNGORI94/Panel+1+Photo.png News - Embracing the Wisdom of Indigenous Communities in Truth and Reconciliation Processes - Make it stand out The first panel of the webinar featuring MHCR Senior Research Professor Eduardo Gonzalez https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1620841760720-U5R26535RU4T7MS92XX9/Panel+2+Photo.png News - 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MHCR First Anniversary Celebration https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/news/bringing-international-experiences-on-truth-telling-and-transformation-to-the-us monthly 0.5 2020-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1600965560143-PX80O2QXY6JIFI58FCEL/Shelly_panel.png News - Bringing International Experiences on Truth Telling and Transformation to the US https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/news/truthweek-september-14-18-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-09-15 https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/news/peacebuilding-organizations-help-transform-demonstrations-in-dc-from-confrontations-to-coalitions monthly 0.5 2020-09-03 https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/news/supported-people-support-people-mhcrs-peer-learning-exchange-on-supporting-peacebuilders-during-covid monthly 0.5 2020-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1595951462644-C0V8G8FEEWIKDZRPYTZN/WhatsApp+Image+2020-05-01+at+7.40.17+PM.jpeg News - “Supported People Support People” - key findings included: Isolation and anxiety were ranked as the most prevalent psychosocial challenges during Covid-19. Trauma and depression were also reported but as less prevalent The most prevalent organizational challenge to delivering psychosocial support was internal capacity to plan and deliver services. The least prevalent organizational challenge to delivering psychosocial support was a lack of resources. 54% of staff were reported to have reliable internet, 43% reported having unreliable internet and 3% reported having no internet. https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/news/mhcr-and-activate-labs-collaborating-to-launch-the-hive monthly 0.5 2020-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1587587356360-D4P0S36WPB3CRPGKH582/the+hive.jpeg News - MHCR and Activate Labs collaborating to launch the Hive https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/news/peacebuilders-guide-to-self-care-during-covid-19 monthly 0.5 2020-04-19 https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/news/breakthrough-and-change-the-value-of-peer-training monthly 0.5 2020-04-18 https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/news/mhcrs-first-handbook-a-self-care-guide-to-surviving-and-thriving-during-covid-19 monthly 0.5 2020-04-30 https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/news/https/scargmuedu/news/582386 monthly 0.5 2020-02-04 https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/news/https/scargmuedu/news/582181 monthly 0.5 2020-02-04 https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/news/reconciliationworkshop monthly 0.5 2019-11-26 https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/news/s-cars-dean-briefs-un-security-council-on-reconciliation monthly 0.5 2019-11-26 https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/news/insider-reconcilers-dialogue-for-sustaining-peace monthly 0.5 2019-11-21 https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/news/2014/1/23/traininginsiderreconcilers monthly 0.5 2019-11-21 https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/news/2019/04/30/s-carestablishesmhcr monthly 0.5 2019-07-15 https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/home daily 1.0 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1654693237829-CK1I4BR38R070ZTCSXV5/WhatsApp%2BImage%2B2021-10-19%2Bat%2B18.42.21.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/82541bf6-b2de-4cc0-aaaf-ced7edf7f299/Screenshot+2025-02-12+at+8.14.30%E2%80%AFAM.png Home - Finnish Peace Prize awarded to Antti Pentikäinen “Those who are harming need to be invited to renew their humanity. That is much harder than achieving a pendulum shift.” – Antti Pentikäinen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/4c27b0a2-da3f-4e42-864e-e935e6027e4d/Jimmy+Carter+with+Bina+Nepram.jpg Home - Binalakshmi “Bina” Nepram named as Insider Reconciler Fellow We’re excited to announce Bina as our new Insider Reconciler! Check out our latest newsletter to see how she’s leading local peacebuilding and driving sustainable conflict resolution in her community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/5c2ac40e-a08b-47b8-aff6-a997ff80695f/Undergrad+Stars+%281%29.png Home - Introducing: MhCR UNdergrad stars Join us for a special event hosted by the Mary Hoch Center for Reconciliation, celebrating the contributions of our incredible undergraduates! https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/what-we-do daily 0.75 2021-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1571938486024-KRESRVYJF1C1QZJ31ZVF/dashni+at+usip.jpg Our Board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1602184717146-NES5B3YN9CM7HRYVPHPQ/Julie+shedd.jpg Our Board - Associate Dean Julie Shedd, Ph.D. (Chair) Dr. Shedd is currently the Associate Dean at the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University and teaches both introductory courses and courses on terrorism, extremism, global conflicts, and ideologies. She holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University and a BA in Political Science and Psychology from George Washington University. Her research includes work on the relationship of media to conflict, specifically focused on media coverage of terrorism and the role of women in political violence. She has shepherded the Carter School’s efforts to increase distance education and overseen a wide range of innovations in experiential and service learning. She served as the academic project manager for the development of the school’s Point of View International Retreat and Research Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1602003551922-2DDYI706VIYT6IG901YM/james+hoch.jpg Our Board - Jim Hoch (Vice chair) Jim is a founding partner of Tailwind Capital, a New York City private equity firm. He has been actively involved in the private equity business for more than 30 years, and has served on the boards of over 25 public and private companies. Prior to joining Tailwind, Jim was Managing Director at Morgan Stanley. Jim has been involved supporting a number of higher educational institutions, including through the the Parents’ Committees at Williams College and Duke University, support of Concordia College in Bronxville and the Concordia Conservatory. Jim helped organize Al Amana International and currently serves as the organization’s Chairman. Jim has been a member of the Reformed Church of Bronxville for over 25 years, where he currently serves as an Elder and the Treasurer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1602003419436-XQU304BIZR8YEKHNXNBA/viji.jpg Our Board - Dr. Viji George Dr. Viji George is President Emeritus, Concordia College and President, George and Associates Consulting. Dr. George has an intimate understanding of complex organizations and has a proven track record as fundraiser for causes he is passionate about. Over the years, he has been interested in issues related to conflicts originating from religious animosity and misunderstanding and seeking ways to bringing peace between conflicted communities. He has traveled and worked extensively around the world and feels that the missional intent of MHCR is much needed at a time like this. Dr. George also serves on other non-profit boards where he lends his time and expertise. He is married to Janet and has two daughters, Sarah and Emilie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1602003720199-T0GGAVAT5Y3C7FLOYQOO/doug+leonard.jpg Our Board - Doug Leonard Rev. Douglas Leonard is the director of the World Council of Church's UN Office where he serves as the WCC’s representative to the UN. He covers ten peace processes in countries where armed groups and governments are negotiating with support from church leaders. Rev. Leonard coordinates between the church leaders and the UN Security Council, UNDPPA regarding these processes. He serves as the WCC liaison to the World Bank and IMF and oversees WCC engagement in Latin America. Rev. Leonard has served as the director of global mission for the Reformed Church in America and as the executive director of Al Amana Centre, a center for the study of global Muslim-Christian relations and diplomacy based in the Sultanate of Oman. Leonard serves as special editor of The Muslim World. Rev. Leonard is an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America and received his MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1634662424404-YZ2RM2CJN7QXDFYNOOEU/KorostelinaKarina1_200x280.jpg Our Board - Professor karina korostelina, Ph.d. Karina V. Korostelina is a Professor and Director of the Program on Prevention of Mass Violence and the Program on History, Memory, and Conflict at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, GMU. Professor Korostelina is a social psychologist whose work focuses on social identity and dynamics of identity and power in protracted social conflicts. Within this theoretical framework, she conducts research in several areas: (1) social identity and identity-based conflicts, including mass violence and civilian devastation, the nation-building processes, conflict resolution and peacebuilding in post-conflict societies; (2) the role of history in conflict and post-conflict societies and reconciliation; and (3) resilience in communities affected by chronic conflict and violence and critical infrastructure resilience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1634662497853-EK965WVPB3F7R7XZHM1T/RothbartDan_200x280.jpg Our Board - Professor Daniel Rothbart,Ph.D. Daniel Rothbart is professor of conflict analysis and resolution at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University. He specialized in a wide range of topics: prevention of mass violence, ethnic conflicts, power and conflict, the ethics of conflict resolution, civilians in war and the psycho-politics of conflict. He served as chair of the Sudan Task group, which was an organization seeking peace in Sudan. He currently serves as co-director of the Program on Prevention of Mass Violence. Professor Rothbart’s academic writings include more than fifty articles and chapters in scholarly journals and books. Among his ten authored or edited books, his recent publications include the following books: State Domination and the Psycho-Politics of Conflict (2019); Systemic Humiliation in America: Fighting for Dignity within systems of Degradation (2018). He is currently exploring the intersection of power and the mind as the sources of conflict and for conflict resolution. Professor Rothbart received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Washington University, St. Louis, and taught in the department of philosophy at GMU. He also held positions as visiting research scholar at Linacre College, Oxford, University of Cambridge and Dartmouth College. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1634663120383-5KD4FJ591YB8AXJI1YNQ/SeniwMaria_200x280.jpg Our Board - Maria Seniw,CFRE (George mason University foundation) Maria Seniw, CFRE is the Director of Development for the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University, overseeing philanthropy and alumni relations for the school. In her role, Maria works closely with the Dean of the Carter School and the Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations to create a sustainable fundraising program that allows for multiple points of entry and engagement. With over 10 years of experience in front-line fundraising, strategic planning, alumni relations, and development operations, Maria is a proud steward of relationships with alumni and partners most committed the School’s success. Maria holds a BA in government and international politics from George Mason University. In 2019, CFRE International named Maria as a Certified Fund Raising Executive. https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/people daily 0.75 2024-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1663092023364-5YD39VITNCH2RAVVP8W7/IMG_3953.jpg Our Team (2019-2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1566529138796-M8P2201A9TWL0ME3BWPZ/antti.jpg Our Team (2019-2024) - Antti pentikainen, director Alongside leading MHCR, Antti is working as a visiting scholar at the US Institute for Peace. Before his work at MHCR, Antti established the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers with the U.N. (2015-2019) while also serving as the special envoy for Finland’s Prime Minister on the Refugee Crisis (2015-2019) as well as advisor to the U.N. Assistant Secretary-General on Prevention of Genocide (2017). For over a decade, Antti led the efforts of Finn Church Aid (2004-2015) as its executive director, and assumed multiple leadership positions including Special Advisor for President Ahtisaari, director at Crisis Management Initiative (2000-2004) and Religions for Peace (2010-2011). Antti holds experience in peace processes and reconciliation in Somalia, South Sudan and Libya. His efforts now focus on developing support mechanisms to connect insider reconcilers with state level political processes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/66c511ba-cde2-48e2-846a-26a668546561/Deborah+Headshot.jpg Our Team (2019-2024) - DEBORAH SACHARE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Deborah Sachare (she/her) is the Associate Director for the Mary Hoch Center for Reconciliation and Ph.D. student at George Mason University's Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution. In her role as Associate Director of MHCR, Deborah supports the Director in overseeing MHCR's research, practice, and administrative initiatives. Deborah earned her master's degree in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution from Columbia University and bachelor's degree in Environmental Policy from Barnard College. Prior to joining MHCR, she taught in the Master's Program in Negotiation & Conflict Resolution at Columbia University, participated in research through the Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution, and facilitated a Conflict Management and Mitigation grant through JDC-Israel from USAID West Bank/Gaza and the U.S. Embassy in Israel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/f709d244-c226-46d4-b94e-12ed47d265d5/image-asset.png Our Team (2019-2024) - Leo Hylton, Lab Manager Leo Hylton (he/him) is a PhD student at George Mason University’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, currently incarcerated in Maine State Prison. His education and work are based in trauma-informed, healing-centered Restorative Justice practices, with a vision toward an abolitionist future. To that end, he is working with Think Peace Learning & Support Hub as a Restorative Justice Consultant in support of transitional justice work, toward truth telling, racial healing, and reconciliation. Leo is also a core organizer of the Carter School Working Group on Forgiveness and Reconciliation, creating spaces of co-learning, growth, and trauma healing in the context of forgiveness and reconciliation. In addition to his work and practice, he is also a columnist for the The Bollard (formerly Mainer), where he writes a monthly column to raise public consciousness around the existence and power of humanity in carceral spaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1586311284619-4J7CHD5DR2QIRRI3QYFI/Nick.jpg Our Team (2019-2024) - Nicholas Sherwood, Insider reconciler research lead Nicholas (Nick) Sherwood (he/him) took his B.A. (psychology and political science) from Christopher Newport University and his M.A. (anthropology of peace and human rights) from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is a Ph.D. candidate in conflict analysis and resolution from George Mason University’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution. Prior to this role, Nick was the Former Associate Director (from 2020-2023). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1600366627389-BAJAWML6FIBOFNWTDGZB/Rowda%2BOlad.png Our Team (2019-2024) - ROWDA OLAD,Insider Reconciler Fellow Rowda Olad is a psychotherapist and founder of Maandeeq Mental Health Without Borders. Rowda leads psych-educational trainings for government institutions and regional leaders in Somalia and has designed and implemented Psychological Rehabilitation Programs for high risk inmates and defectors. She has also been working with key actors throughout Somalia in elevating the mental health and psychological rehabilitations within the context of state building, political stability, social healing. Rowda has recently started a fellowship with MHCR. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/6e56af41-f5fb-4703-b723-b00b0f062178/tecla-namachanja-wanjala.jpeg Our Team (2019-2024) - Tecla Namachanja Wanjala, Insider reconciler fellow Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/fa904a03-240e-4135-9ac4-1fad61a90758/1516492952443.jpeg Our Team (2019-2024) - Betty Bigombe, Insider Reconciler Fellow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1600199990895-BREP68Z0SA6F42GNFAE1/colettemhcr.jpg Our Team (2019-2024) - Colette Rausch, Research professor Colette has over 20 years of peacebuilding in nearly two dozen violent conflict-affected countries. Her current focus is exploring how trauma affects reconciliation, blending her peacebuilding experiences, training in the neurobiology of trauma, and passion for supporting those on the frontlines of building peace. She was previously with the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), where she held multiple leadership roles, including founding its Neuroscience and Peacebuilding Initiative and leading the development of new approaches, research, and tools—including Justice and Security Dialogue, a pioneering initiative to build trust between local communities and police. Prior to USIP, Colette held senior human rights and rule of law positions with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Mission in Kosovo. She served the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) as legal advisor in Bosnia and Hungary, and as program manager for Central and East Europe. And she served as a federal prosecutor and public defender. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1600367113474-6DX0SG4EOAHB6S1C9YBE/thumbnail_Eduardo+Gonzalez+Headshot.jpg Our Team (2019-2024) - Eduardo gonzalez, Research Affiliate Eduardo Gonzalez is Peruvian sociologist with twenty years of experience supporting truth and reconciliation processes around the world. After organizing public victim hearings at his country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, he served at the International Center for Transitional Justice , where he supported truth commissions in all continents, including notable cases like Greensboro, in the US, East Timor, Tunisia, Canada and many others. As an independent expert he has supported reparations and truth processes in Sri Lanka, Mali, Colombia and Finland. He has written and taught in transitional justice. His next publication concerns unofficial truth commissions. He is affiliated to the Mary Hoch Center for Reconciliation and serves as an advisor at several transitional justice bodies, including the Chega National Center in east Timor and the Site of Memory in Peru. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1630522045613-KV6F6Y4J0ME6T6AB4YP5/chiptie2.jpg Our Team (2019-2024) - Chip Hauss, Senior Research Affiliate Charles “Chip” Hauss has been exploring ways of producing large scale social and political change through nonviolent and cooperative means for five decades. In all of this work, he has tried to be a political bridge builder who brings “strange political bedfellows” together to help solve problems that can only be effectively addressed if they work together. He is currently Senior Fellow for Innovation and an emeritus member of the Board of Directors at the Alliance for Peacebuilding. In that role, his job is to identify ideas, tools, and techniques in other fields that could and should be adapted and adopted by peacebuilders. He is also a Visiting Scholar at George Mason’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Hauss is a veteran author. His most recent book in peace studies is From Conflict Resolution to Peacebuilding, a textbook designed to engage introductory students. He is currently working on Connecting the Dots, a book on how Americans are responding to the multiple crises facing the country in 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1602612894393-TI8CB2JXER0XD6C8L3N3/Head+Shot_FdT.jpg Our Team (2019-2024) - Dr. fanie Du Toit,D. Phil., Research Affiliate Du Toit is currently overseeing a process to build community capacity for insider mediation in Myanmar’s Rakhine State as a step towards reintegration following the 2017 violence which caused 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh. Previously (2016-2018) he was Chief Technical Advisor for UNDP Iraq, facilitating inter-sectarian dialogue in communities fragmented during and after ISIS rule. During the preceding 16 years, he was programme manager and then executive director of the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) in South Africa, focusing on issues related to post-TRC reconciliation and transitional justice, and worked with colleagues from other African states on similar processes. His latest book, Political Transitions that work—Reconciliation as Interdependence, by Oxford University Press in collaboration with Notre Dame University, appeared in July 2018. As Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, he completed a D.Phil in the Philosophy of Religion in 1995, and in 2005 he received a further Masters’ degree in Justice and Transformation from the University of Cape Town (UCT). In 2007 he received UNESCO’s International Prize for Peace Education on behalf of the IJR. He is also an Honorary Associate Professor at UCT’s Department of Political Studies and a member of the Advisory Board of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1599164905238-8H4Y8TRUJBIZ0S7MNBPR/Singapore%2BProfile%2BPic.jpg Our Team (2019-2024) - Hannah adamson, Former LAB MANAGER (2021-2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1629899325052-3IRAJS7ER9E7ACM0EJ6A/2021+headshot.jpg Our Team (2019-2024) - Merisa Mattix, Former Development MANAGER (2021-2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/0bf080ee-9e52-40fd-9f50-58657845d5ea/Beltina.jpg Our Team (2019-2024) - Beltina (Belle) Gjeloshi, Former Research officer (2020-2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/b14445ef-bb67-4ce6-9951-df0666ba0405/Christopher+Headshot.JPG Our Team (2019-2024) - Christopher Siebentritt, Research Assistant (2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/6ff6d1e2-b969-4dda-b19c-4513abc4e9bb/mike+sweigart.jpg Our Team (2019-2024) - Mike sweigart, research affiliate (2021-2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/6fbdbfa5-38bd-4369-92c6-6b1ecf5e5880/Image.jpeg Our Team (2019-2024) - Amanda Peña, shinnyo fellow (2022-2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/6913c623-0499-4dc2-9495-a334e4e5b23b/Greta.jpg Our Team (2019-2024) - Greta roberson, research Officer (2021-2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/977156cf-0177-4e08-8b0a-f8354e9bb3eb/IMG_7133.jpeg Our Team (2019-2024) - Cam Cassar Communications Officer (2020-2022) Current Role: Project Consultant at Think Peace Learning and Support Hub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1586311690736-Z2P88UXKDM3FCK84N0DE/Oakley.png Our Team (2019-2024) - Oakley hill, former Research officer (2020-2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1599164031058-VZKXQFXMK5YI1HK69YEL/AngelinaMendes-Headshot.jpg Our Team (2019-2024) - Angelina Mendes, Research fellow (2020-2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1630356469176-GYJCFN9C9AVNZMHNSVM0/PHOTO-2021-08-30-14-20-24.jpg Our Team (2019-2024) - Monica Ghani Finance and Administrative Officer (2020-2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/433d217b-2c9c-4d68-9d5d-9aa872270fcc/IMG_0754.JPG Our Team (2019-2024) - Jonathan Jimenez IREX Fellow (2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1629898925802-G0LXWDWQSW2PBDJIL4Y4/Headshot_informal_JenaKitchen+1.jpg Our Team (2019-2024) - Jena Kitchen Research Officer (2021) Current Role: Program Officer, Think Peace Learning and Support Hub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/30dd0395-84bc-4a77-aa58-7c6bd31ea3da/IMG_F12DF1B419F8-1.jpeg Our Team (2019-2024) - Kelsey Vaughn Research Assistant (2021) Current Role: Masters Student of Human Security, Aarhus University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1572992664140-UKCLDOBR4SX109PMIF5C/fullsizeoutput_55de.jpeg Our Team (2019-2024) - Annalisa Jackson Annalisa joins MHCR with experience in reconciliation program coordination and facilitation. Annalisa recently moved to D.C. from New York City where she worked with the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers and Rose Castle Foundation to facilitate reconciliation and peacebuilding programs domestically and internationally. Annalisa has focused specifically on Muslim-Christian relations and led initiatives to build understanding between faith communities across the U.S. Annalisa serves on the board of directors for the Institute for Healing of Memories and has worked with them as a workshop facilitator. Alongside peacebuilding programs and conferences, Annalisa also leads trauma-informed yoga and other initiatives to promote wellbeing practices for peacebuilding practitioners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1600373791150-6YASNADXO47NJ9MP2DVA/Monica_curca.png Our Team (2019-2024) - Monica Curca Research Affiliate (2020-2021) Current Role: Founder and Director, Activate Labs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/32013cfc-ece1-4f58-a207-1d002a55c4de/Amelia+Johnston.jpeg Our Team (2019-2024) - Amelia Johnston Research Assistant (2020) Current Role: Project Assistant, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict at George Mason University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1586311641761-PDODAULUW02C2685C8VL/Elicia.jpg Our Team (2019-2024) - Elicia Yoffee Project Manager (2019-2020) Current Role: Operations Analyst, SaveSolar Corporation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1599165091049-DG86W6KC8B9Z9TFMHZWJ/IMG_1360%2B%25281%2529.jpg Our Team (2019-2024) - Natalia Kanos Research Assistant (2020) Current Role: Master of Public Administration Candidate, Columbia University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1618329368207-1Z0E9MDMJ4XLQNLN3273/MaryHochCenterForReconciliation_logo+%281%29.png Our Team (2019-2024) - Toni farris Research Fellow (2020-2021) Current Role: PhD Candidate, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict; Self-employed Consulant; https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/partners daily 0.75 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1571937997182-TISUA8F3YMYC7JLF9L3Y/talking+photo.jpg Our Partners https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/contact daily 0.75 2023-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1563220454467-LO4Y6W1U80RC9ILZZ18G/antti+sara%2Cjim.jpg Contact Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1564171031036-VLHH8FR13MKKR1JZEP3D/111014529.jpg Contact Us https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/getinvolved daily 0.75 2025-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1567158761241-OUIIY3ZWX5W17P7CGBEU/110914530.jpg Get Involved https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1567158894083-VMUCSFPRXQWU3LO0C0CQ/140821576.jpg Get Involved - Current students at The Carter school Getting Involved: By engaging with MHCR, students will have the opportunity to collaborate in research, workshops and convenings around reconciliation processes both globally and domestically. Programs and research will focus on the following areas: · Research on reconciliation practices and how faith, traditional and indigenous narratives mitigate conflicts and heal community relationships. · Trainings and support for insider reconcilers and field-based practitioners who work in conflicts. · Convening of insider reconcilers, practitioners, policy makers, and academics to facilitate multi-disciplinary perspectives to conflict resolution and reconciliation. · Process design support for reconciliation processes and assist in its implementation. · Development and delivery of certification programs for insider reconcilers, practitioners, and civil servants in the practice of reconciliation. · Engagement with communities in the United States in the practice of reconciliation, including support for indigenous communities on reconciliation. Sign up to receive announcements about upcoming activities and opportunities with the Mary Hoch Center for Reconciliation by emailing mhcr.gmu[at]gmail.com https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/new-page daily 0.75 2019-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1564426323638-7J1PLAJIHYE29W9KHR0L/antti%252Bsara%25252Cjim.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1564423265347-OUVENLICKVAVKJCUEY3E/antti.jpg Our Team Alongside leading MHCR, Antti is working as a visiting professor at the US Institute for Peace. Before his work at MHCR, Anti established the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers with the U.N. (2015-2019) while also serving as the special envoy for Finland’s prime minister on the Refugee Crisis (2015-2019) as well as advisor for the U.N. assistant secretary-general on prevention of genocide (2017). For over a decade, Antti led the efforts of the Finn Church Aid (2004-2015) as its executive director, and assumed several leadership positions including special advisor for President Ahtisaari, director at Crisis Management Initiative (2000-2004) and Religions for Peace (2010-2011). He brings peace processes and reconciliation experience in places like Somalia, South Sudan and Libya, and he will focus on understanding the roles of Insider Reconcilers, connecting better community-level efforts with state level political processes and developing support mechanisms for these efforts. Antti holds a Master of Theology at Helsinki University and is an author within Inclusive Peacebuilding: Recognised but not Realised. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1564431314765-9BYGA74BRMRDTGPXNMU3/AllenSusan.jpg Our Team Dr. Susan H. Allen directs the Center for Peacemaking Practice at George Mason University. She has engaged long-term in conflict resolution in the South Caucasus and contributed to conflict resolution initiatives in Eastern Europe, Eurasia, the Caribbean, South America, and Africa. Allen has a Ph.D. (2000) and M.S. (1995) degrees from S-CAR. Allen joined the S-CAR core faculty in 2005 after two years teaching International Peace and Conflict Resolution as Assistant Professor at the School of International Service at American University. Allen serves on the Editorial Committee of the journal Peacebuilding and on the Editorial Boards of the African Peace and Conflict Journal, and Caucasus Edition. She is on the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Conflict Transformation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1564431342271-SI5TK50WRXQ9F19XIE0E/AvruchKevin.jpg Our Team Dr. Kevin Avruch is the Henry Hart Rice Professor of Conflict Resolution, and Professor of Anthropology in the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, at George Mason University. He was S-CAR’s dean from 2013-2019. Avruch has published more than seventy articles and essays and is author or editor of six books, including Critical Essays on Israeli Society, Religion, and Government (1997), Culture and Conflict Resolution (1998) Information Campaigns for Peace Operations (2000), Context and Pretext in Conflict Resolution: Culture, Identity, Power and Practice (2012), and Conflict Resolution and Human Needs: Linking Theory and Practice (2013). Avruch was a senior fellow in the Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace at the USIP; a Joan B. Kroc Peace Scholar at the Kroc School of Peace Studies, University of San Diego; and a Fulbright Specialist at the Malaviya Peace Research Centre, Banaras Hindu University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1564431360933-ILC0P3W15MTJE1MGVGQO/n%252BShot%252B2019-07-19%252Bat%252B4.09.36%252BPM.jpg Our Team Dr. Viji George is President Emeritus, Concordia College and President, George and Associates Consulting. Dr. George has an intimate understanding of complex organizations and has a proven track record as fundraiser for causes he is passionate about. Over the years, he has been interested in issues related to conflicts originating from religious animosity and misunderstanding and seeking ways to bringing peace between conflicted communities. He has traveled and worked extensively around the world and feels that the missional intent of MHCR is much needed at a time like this. Dr. George also serves on other non-profit boards where he lends his time and expertise. He is married to Janet and has two daughters, Sarah and Emilie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1564431261129-A1DGO93OJYHCE3GR1UDC/jimhoch.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1564431015777-3I6RXYB09HTZHO264ATI/gopin.jpg Our Team Dr. Marc Gopin is the Director of the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution (CRDC), the James H. Laue Professor at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia, USA. Gopin has pioneered projects at CRDC in Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Palestine and Israel. Gopin has trained thousands of people worldwide in peacebuilding strategies for complex conflicts. He conducts research on values dilemmas as they apply to international problems of clash of cultures, globalization and development, and social justice. The direction of his new research and teaching investigates the relationship between global trends in nonviolence and new approaches to global conflict resolution. Dr. Gopin received a Ph.D. in ethics from Brandeis University in 1993. https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/who-we-are daily 0.75 2019-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1563824591995-ADYOIB9270HYZV5MJ87Q/antti+sara%2Cjim.jpg Copy of Who We Are https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1564427360961-QURRI1VS8H5RNDU86OK4/antti.jpg Copy of Who We Are - Antti Pentikäinen; Executive Director Alongside leading MHCR, Antti is working as a visiting professor at the US Institute for Peace. Before his work at MHCR, Anti established the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers with the U.N. (2015-2019) while also serving as the special envoy for Finland’s prime minister on the Refugee Crisis (2015-2019) as well as advisor for the U.N. assistant secretary-general on prevention of genocide (2017). For over a decade, Antti led the efforts of the Finn Church Aid (2004-2015) as its executive director, and assumed several leadership positions including special advisor for President Ahtisaari, director at Crisis Management Initiative (2000-2004) and Religions for Peace (2010-2011). He brings peace processes and reconciliation experience in places like Somalia, South Sudan and Libya, and he will focus on understanding the roles of Insider Reconcilers, connecting better community-level efforts with state level political processes and developing support mechanisms for these efforts. Antti holds a Master of Theology at Helsinki University and is an author within Inclusive Peacebuilding: Recognised but not Realised. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1564428890226-1K4M260KAAPGV1B4QLT7/AvruchKevin.jpg Copy of Who We Are - Dr Kevin Avruch Kevin Avruch is the Henry Hart Rice Professor of Conflict Resolution, and Professor of Anthropology in the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, at George Mason University. He was S-CAR’s dean from 2013-2019. He has published more than seventy articles and essays and is author or editor of six books, including Critical Essays on Israeli Society, Religion, and Government (1997), Culture and Conflict Resolution (1998) Information Campaigns for Peace Operations (2000), Context and Pretext in Conflict Resolution: Culture, Identity, Power and Practice (2012), and Conflict Resolution and Human Needs: Linking Theory and Practice (2013). Avruch was a senior fellow in the Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace at the USIP; a Joan B. Kroc Peace Scholar at the Kroc School of Peace Studies, University of San Diego; and a Fulbright Specialist at the Malaviya Peace Research Centre, Banaras Hindu University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1564428086900-8IB64X8XV89IH4MSFBC7/Screen%2BShot%2B2019-07-19%2Bat%2B4.09.36%2BPM.jpg Copy of Who We Are - Dr Viji George Viji George is President Emeritus, Concordia College and President, George and Associates Consulting. Dr. George has an intimate understanding of complex organizations and has a proven track record as fundraiser for causes he is passionate about. Over the years, he has been interested in issues related to conflicts originating from religious animosity and misunderstanding and seeking ways to bringing peace between conflicted communities. He has traveled and worked extensively around the world and feels that the missional intent of MHCR is much needed at a time like this. Dr. George also serves on other non-profit boards where he lends his time and expertise. He is married to Janet and has two daughters, Sarah and Emilie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1564428212197-10AJQ22IIEDE12U2CCXA/jimhoch.jpg Copy of Who We Are - James Hoch Jim Hoch is a founding partner of Tailwind Capital, a New York City private equity firm. He has been actively involved in the private equity business for more than 30 years, and has served on the boards of over 25 public and private companies. Prior to joining Tailwind, Jim was Managing Director at Morgan Stanley. Jim has been involved supporting a number of higher educational institutions, including through the the Parents’ Committees at Williams College and Duke University, support of Concordia College in Bronxville and the Concordia Conservatory. Jim helped organize Al Amana International and currently serves as the organization’s Chairman. Jim has been a member of the Reformed Church of Bronxville for over 25 years, where he currently serves as an Elder and the Treasurer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1564424658588-MIJBVG2POUWSFHLSC509/dougleonard.jpg Copy of Who We Are - Doug Leonard Awaiting Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1564427838423-4Z0W0LLKOXX5FES0ZTK5/AllenSusan.jpg Copy of Who We Are - Dr Susan Allen Susan H. Allen directs the Center for Peacemaking Practice at George Mason University. She has engaged long-term in conflict resolution in the South Caucasus and contributed to conflict resolution initiatives in Eastern Europe, Eurasia, the Caribbean, South America, and Africa. Allen has a Ph.D. (2000) and M.S. (1995) degrees from S-CAR. Allen joined the S-CAR core faculty in 2005 after two years teaching International Peace and Conflict Resolution as Assistant Professor at the School of International Service at American University. Allen serves on the Editorial Committee of the journal Peacebuilding and on the Editorial Boards of the African Peace and Conflict Journal, and Caucasus Edition. She is on the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Conflict Transformation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1564428117528-QBI4ZBBDLLUVSFXPHJQI/gopin.jpg Copy of Who We Are - Dr Marc Gopin Marc Gopin is the Director of the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution (CRDC), the James H. Laue Professor at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia, USA. Gopin has pioneered projects at CRDC in Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Palestine and Israel. Gopin has trained thousands of people worldwide in peacebuilding strategies for complex conflicts. He conducts research on values dilemmas as they apply to international problems of clash of cultures, globalization and development, and social justice. The direction of his new research and teaching investigates the relationship between global trends in nonviolence and new approaches to global conflict resolution. Dr. Gopin received a Ph.D. in ethics from Brandeis University in 1993. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1564426128839-XPQ1G2JGYTXPKF4YOH6I/Irvin-EricksonDoug.jpg Copy of Who We Are - Dr.Douglas Irvin-Erickson Dr. Douglas Irvin-Erickson has worked in the field of genocide studies and mass atrocity prevention in DR Congo, Burundi, Cambodia, Myanmar, Ukraine, and Argentina. He is the author of books, chapters, and articles on genocide, religion and violence, human security, international criminal law, and political theory. His first book is titled Raphaël Lemkin and the Concept of Genocide (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2017), and he is currently writing a second book, Dying in the Age of Thoughtlessness: Genocide, Terror, and Conflict Resolution. Irvin-Erickson is a Senior Fellow with the Alliance for Peacebuilding, a Board Member of the Institute for the Study of Genocide, and a member of the editorial board of Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal. He holds a Ph.D. in Global Affairs and an M.A. in English Literature from Rutgers University, in Newark, NJ, USA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1564426162454-IXE0N71TT7TZLIGV0DP9/SeniwMaria.jpg Copy of Who We Are - Dr. Maria Seniw Maria Seniw is the Director of Development for the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR) at George Mason University, overseeing philanthropy and alumni relations for the school. In her role, Maria works closely with the Dean of S-CAR and the Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations to create a sustainable fundraising program that allows for multiple points of entry and engagement. With over 10 years of experience in front-line fundraising, strategic planning, alumni relations, and development operations, Maria is a proud steward of relationships with alumni and partners most committed S-CAR’s success. Maria holds a BA in government and international politics from George Mason University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1564429360712-2SVNHYLNVP3CA2U1ZGJ1/SheddJulie_200x280_0.jpg Copy of Who We Are Juliette Shedd is currently the Associate Dean at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University and teaches both introductory courses and courses on terrorism, extremism, global conflicts, and ideologies. She holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University and a BA in Political Science and Psychology from George Washington University. Her research includes work on the relationship of media to conflict, specifically focused on media coverage of terrorism and the role of women in political violence. She has shepherded S-CAR’s efforts to increase distance education and overseen a wide range of innovations in experiential and service learning. She served as the academic project manager for the development of the school’s Point of View International Retreat and Research Center. https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/aboutus daily 0.75 2023-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1588869355547-G16CCDBYUMF557VF63UA/7khWzmLNTsC7%252B3Tb7bHQgQ.jpg About https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/members daily 0.75 2025-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1590693426354-ISG4ZDU71CF8QQSX7NI8/Rowda+Olad.png Psychosocial Support for Peacebuilders Co-Chair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1590693488909-HBAGZ53CXJSV18308JU0/Annalisa+Jackson.jpeg Psychosocial Support for Peacebuilders Co-chair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1590694880417-K341LA8SVJW100S27Z8T/Aimee+Lace+headshot+%281%29.jpg Psychosocial Support for Peacebuilders Workstream Coordinator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1590695602580-LD20N1H6W5Y4ELF69UVA/Nicholas+Sherwood.jpg Psychosocial Support for Peacebuilders Workstream Coordinator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1590695707868-AIWCKUGSNPDY0VVUGY34/Antti.jpg Psychosocial Support for Peacebuilders Member https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1590695822450-V8XYCZL6NSLDX7S3LB1E/image-asset.jpeg Psychosocial Support for Peacebuilders Member https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1590695971780-LZS1YOV5RFHUM5A8CCN8/Paula+Donovan.jpg Psychosocial Support for Peacebuilders Member https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1590696126369-0BUN9ITCNGWA3LZ1LCF8/Michele+O%27Donnell.jpg Psychosocial Support for Peacebuilders Member https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1590696759395-QJK7CWZDZPBY0M5021R2/image-asset.jpeg Psychosocial Support for Peacebuilders Member https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1590696247388-WOGXYFZ1SC8C09RF5UHW/Manal+El+Tayar.jpeg Psychosocial Support for Peacebuilders Member https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1590696348082-F1TV71EVIHIATSNWQ3YJ/image-asset.jpeg Psychosocial Support for Peacebuilders Member https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/archives daily 0.75 2025-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/f3aae1e7-47b3-444c-877e-f49064b6a636/Hannah+Thesis+Presentation+%28GMU+Colors%2C+Instagram%29.png Event Archives - Beyond a binary: Maximizing Positionality for Peace On May 8, 2024 Hannah J. Adamson’s Presented a Thesis exploring increased awareness of insiderness dynamics as a spectrum that can contribute to more effective peacebuilding practices which prioritize local agency and foster sustainable conflict transformation across conflict contexts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/b72cacf5-2f8d-499e-bf64-24447680243c/Policy+Brief+II+Launch+1200x1200.png Event Archives - Past Event: Insider Reconciler Policy Brief II Launch This hybrid event was the culmination of our policy brief launch events centered around Policy Brief II: Building Insider Reconcilers’ Wellbeing as a Foundation for Healing-Centered Reconciliation Processes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/7c18fe36-c7cb-4e9f-9b0e-3b6bbd77acf5/Policy+Brief+I+Launch+1200x1200.png Event Archives - Past Event: Insider Reconciler Policy Brief I Launch This virtual event was the first of two launch events and was centered around Policy Brief I: Support Insider Reconcilers in Brokering Peace and Initiating Healing-Centered Processes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/8dd854c0-90e4-4027-9851-9c2c61eeef65/Fanie+du+Toit_10252023.png Event Archives - Reconciliation as interdependence On October 25, 2023, Dr. Fanie du Toit led a discussion around "Reconciliation as Interdependence," sharing groundbreaking research in Peaceworks Report No. 192 entitled "Coordinates for Transformative Reconciliation" commissioned by the United States Institute of Peace’s Inclusive Peace Processes and Reconciliation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/b6ff40d4-5334-4849-aa89-e70e336b236b/Negotiating+with+the+Terrorist+Lessons+Learned+from+Mediation+Attempts+with+al-Shabaab+%28Instagram+Post+%28Square%29%29+2.11.18+PM.jpg Event Archives - Negotiating with the Terrorist On the morning of May 2, 2023, the Mary Hoch Center for Reconciliation (MHCR) hosted a webinar titled, Negotiating with the Terrorist: Lessons Learned from Mediation Attempts with al-Shabaab. MHCR Director Antti Pentikäinen moderated the event, and the panelists were individuals he had previously worked alongside during high-stakes negotiations in Somalia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/798cf262-ba7d-4d18-a0af-002e658f9cfd/Peace+Week+Event+-+Untitled+Page.jpeg Event Archives - New Frontiers in the wellbeing of reconciliation practitioners On Monday, March 27th, 2023 at 9 AM ET, the Mary Hoch Center for Reconciliation (MHCR) hosted a webinar during the Spring 2023 Carter School Peace Week event titled, “New Frontiers on the Wellbeing of Reconciliation Practitioners'' with guest panelists, Giselle Ali and Wendpoulemde André Koala from the Sant’Egidio Foundation for Peace and Dialogue (SFPD). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/a96b22f4-55e7-4e31-a912-8acbd7594406/TJ+Webinar+-+Untitled+Page+copy.jpeg Event Archives - Learning from latin america: transitional justice successes On March 7th, MHCR hosted this online discussion with two experts in the Latin American transitional justice process, Dr. Jo-Marie Burt and Eduardo Gonzalez Cueva, to answer those questions and more by bringing together practitioners to talk about their reflections on the successes and shortcomings of these processes and why they are important. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/02c70280-3805-4aa0-baf9-4462e2d981ed/352a0833-331c-4e52-a7eb-dc1f45eec106.JPG Event Archives - A New Realm of Peacebuilding On September 20th, MHCR collaborated with the Parachute People, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit which creates community through play to empower personal wellbeing to host a webinar titled A New Realm of Peacebuilding: Exploring the Intersection of Community, Play, Wellbeing and Resilience which discussed ways to implement play into peacebuilding and reconciliation work during the Fall 2022 Carter School Peace Week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/d5ecf740-46ef-4c82-91c7-71e0b47224b5/Page-045.png Event Archives - Who are insider reconcilers? On Friday, April 8th, MHCR staff and employees facilitated a roundtable discussion titled Who are Insider Reconcilers? Binding the Theory and Practice of Reconcilers Operating in their Own Communities at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution Spring 2022 Peace Week to highlight our Insider Reconciler study. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/c758755e-4fb1-44c4-8163-65ce65b04ac4/385372bb-ebfb-44cd-809d-ecd255d87d5b.JPG Event Archives - Integrating Peacebuilding with local wisdom and practices On February 23rd, MHCR held the second event of the “Healing Across Cultures: Localizing Peacebuilding” webinar series titled ‘Healing Across Cultures: Integrating Peacebuilding with Local Wisdom and Practices’ in collaboration with our partner organization Think Peace Learning and Support Hub. This event brought together indigenous peacebuilders in a discussion centered around healing and how we can expand our current definition of healing based around indigenous wisdom and practices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/81d33f06-441f-4ab0-a813-db8851a9c668/Peacebuilding+at+Home.jpeg Event Archives - Identifying the needs of local peacebuilders On November 17th, MHCR held the first event of the “Healing Divides from Within: Localizing Peacebuilding” webinar series titled “Peacebuilding at Home: Identifying the Needs of Local Peacebuilders. This event helped answer the questions: What do local peacebuilders need to help transform their communities and promote healing and reconciliation? What can we learn from evidence-based data related to wellness, psychosocial, mental health, and trauma support? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1621621749905-DWUGMX5JL86GCKOYD5KW/May+19th+-+FB_IG.png Event Archives - Knowing us, knowing them On May 19th MHCR held the last event in our Spring Webinar Series “Knowing Us, Knowing Them” in collaboration with Beyond Conflict. This event explored how neuroscience impacts group dynamics and truth, reconciliation, and peace processes as well as the role of threat and empathy in understanding some of the breakdowns between individuals and communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1619553418051-LD8MT56D1K5KO7MQUQSS/April+21%2C+IG%2C+4.14.png Event Archives - Indigenous Truth and Reconciliation commissions On April 21st, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in collaboration with MHCR, organized an event to discuss and highlight international Indigenous truth and reconciliation commissions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1619553062867-EMNOMMUQ1UYQC4NDI8FR/Final+April+14th+Webinar+-+IG+%281%29.png Event Archives - The role of apology, repentance, and forgiveness On April 14th, MHCR held the third event in our Spring Webinar series "The Role of Apology, Repentance, and Forgiveness in Social Transformation" along with Religions for Peace. The goal of this event was to act as a learning exchange among experts on the roles of apologies, repentance, and forgiveness in social change movements and transitional justice processes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1619552863808-C7C29YYUGYWU0ZXFQ1J3/Trauma+Flyer+FB_IG+Stories+%281%29.png Event Archives - Understanding the role of trauma in truth, reconciliation and peacebuilding processes Following the positive reception of our first event, MHCR held the second event in our webinar series on March 17th titled Understanding the Role of Trauma in Truth, Reconciliation, and Peacebuilding Processes which allowed us to hear from world-renowned trauma experts as they explored the impact and embodiment of trauma at the individual and collective levels within our society https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1619552393584-WW9TW4WNMZND3R4SK145/Bridging+Societal+Divides+Discussion.jpg Event Archives - BRIDGING SOCIETal divides The first event in the MHCR Webinar Series was titled Bridging Societal Divides and brought together scholars and practitioners to engage in dialogue about how we heal societal divisions and foster social transformation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1620328936353-QSRLJHVKYQHB52VV8DW3/TRC+Webinar+Invite+Drafting.jpg Event Archives - Learning from experience On December 10th, 2020 the Mary Hoch Center for Reconciliation hosted the event “Learning from Experience: Truth & Reconciliation Processes in the US” highlighting past truth commissions in the US. The webinar featured speakers from four previous Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) experiences: the Greensboro, North Carolina the Maine-Wabanaki TRC, the Truth-Telling Project, originally from Ferguson MO, and the North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1591366760470-5FRQ43K541TNXGXO9VZE/May+26_Learning+Exchange_Flyer.jpg Event Archives https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/psychosocial-support-for-peacebuilders daily 0.75 2021-08-26 https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/us-process-support daily 0.75 2022-05-30 https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/indigenous-reconciliation-support daily 0.75 2020-10-06 https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/research-1 daily 0.75 2020-10-01 https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/transformation-and-reconciliation-lab daily 0.75 2025-02-13 https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/publications daily 0.75 2025-09-18 https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/annualreport daily 0.75 2024-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/07c06a38-faf7-42ea-a1d8-b874fbb748b3/IMG_5030.jpeg Annual Reports - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/8fcf70d6-95e4-4add-8242-4bc3f33a8a28/Untitled.png Annual Reports - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1634321989115-0L0RP8NLHN5K1TNMMMNB/Annual+Report.jpeg Annual Reports - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1602799386392-ABNITGMFBN1JJC6B78L3/Year+In+Review+Report+2019+-+2020+.jpg Annual Reports https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/thinkpeace-podcast daily 0.75 2022-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1611342704506-NSE8N24JZ5RXK44HWMSP/ThinkPeace+Logo+Orange+Final3_sm.jpg Think Peace Podcast The Think Peace Podcast explores the intersection of the human brain, psyche, and obstacles and opportunities to forging a lasting peace. This podcast is for those who are curious as to what it is about humans that makes peace so appealing yet elusive. What it is about humans that makes peace so appealing yet elusive? Join host Colette Rausch and her guests as they explore the intersection of the human brain, psyche, and obstacles and opportunities to forging a lasting peace. Brought to you in collaboration with the MHCR and the Carter School for Peace & Conflict Resolution https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/neuropeace daily 0.75 2021-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1615484530476-VUI24SLPRPDSE88HEP3K/neuropeace.jpeg Neuropeace https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/careers daily 0.75 2023-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/2ab7e5ec-04d5-47d5-b016-3aa2415ce80a/RA+Job+Call.jpg Careers - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/presentations daily 0.75 2023-04-26 https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/getinvolved-1 daily 0.75 2021-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1567158761241-OUIIY3ZWX5W17P7CGBEU/110914530.jpg Get Involved (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1567158894083-VMUCSFPRXQWU3LO0C0CQ/140821576.jpg Get Involved (Copy) - Current students at The Carter school Getting Involved: By engaging with MHCR, students will have the opportunity to collaborate in research, workshops and convenings around reconciliation processes both globally and domestically. Programs and research will focus on the following areas: · Research on reconciliation practices and how faith, traditional and indigenous narratives mitigate conflicts and heal community relationships. · Trainings and support for insider reconcilers and field-based practitioners who work in conflicts. · Convening of insider reconcilers, practitioners, policy makers, and academics to facilitate multi-disciplinary perspectives to conflict resolution and reconciliation. · Process design support for reconciliation processes and assist in its implementation. · Development and delivery of certification programs for insider reconcilers, practitioners, and civil servants in the practice of reconciliation. · Engagement with communities in the United States in the practice of reconciliation, including support for indigenous communities on reconciliation. 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He is a Ph.D. candidate in conflict analysis and resolution from George Mason University’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution. Prior to this role, Nick was the Former Associate Director (from 2020-2023). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/0c3319c6-cd72-4832-835e-5131e3a7de7f/Morgan+Photo.jpg Our Team - Morgan Coltrain (she/they), College of Engineering & Computing; BS Mechanical Engineering, Concentration in Aerospace Engineering Morgan (she/they) is a Funding and Development Assistant at MHCR with a community and alumni outreach, and military, background. While working on her Bachelor’s, Morgan is the Treasurer of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers chapter, a Mechanical Engineering Student Advisory Board member, and a summer intern with the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, VA. While working with MHCR, she hopes to build greater renown for the centre and deepen her understanding of the military's role in reconciliation, as well as its impact on peace and conflict. https://www.mhcr.gmu.edu/our-team-copy-copy daily 0.75 2026-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1663092023364-5YD39VITNCH2RAVVP8W7/IMG_3953.jpg Student Alumni https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/b1784054-1019-41e7-8876-7890241e6219/download%2B%281%29.png Student Alumni - Erin Lynch, Former Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) research assistant Erin Lynch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/2a1c1ef0-18d9-4792-ac94-5ab1c2c84e53/kenzie%2Bpfp.jpg Student Alumni - Kenzie ZandeR, former Research assistant (2024-2025) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/578d7f81-befc-404b-a810-d8fe7eff26b5/Audrey%27s%2Bpfp.jpg Student Alumni - Audrey PanejA, former Communications Assistant (2024-2025) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/8077ef8a-8d92-45e6-a769-6ac0a6d08edb/Deborah%2BHeadshot.jpg Student Alumni - Deborah Sachare, Former Impact Manager (2023-2025) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/9a073f47-094f-4740-a130-63386dcbc4a9/Hannah+Khan%27s+photo.jpg Student Alumni - hannah khan, former impact coordinator HANNAH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1afa3ddd-dc23-4fa5-8e2b-eda1b65467a8/Singapore%2BProfile%2BPic.jpg Student Alumni - Hannah adamson, Former LAB MANAGER (2021-2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1ff0fa43-513a-4548-8715-d87c8c96baac/2021+headshot.jpg Student Alumni - Merisa Mattix, Former Development MANAGER (2021-2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/a3646e69-a824-4bd1-9c06-e2a27aabce92/Beltina.jpg Student Alumni - Beltina (Belle) Gjeloshi, Former Research officer (2020-2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/6038cd97-3438-4454-aff5-1ee0b4ff8343/Christopher+Headshot.jpg Student Alumni - Christopher Siebentritt, Research Assistant (2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/f83abb15-ccd6-4ef0-8dbd-3d7857d1bba8/mike+sweigart.jpg Student Alumni - Mike sweigart, research affiliate (2021-2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/8ba02c3e-b182-42f2-897d-6732611eb23b/Image.jpg Student Alumni - Amanda Peña, shinnyo fellow (2022-2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/fbd67f74-65f7-440e-8c90-b019014cf36a/Greta.jpg Student Alumni - Greta roberson, research Officer (2021-2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/5743b990-5a1a-4236-8584-150a5be049b5/IMG_7133.jpg Student Alumni - Cam Cassar Communications Officer (2020-2022) Current Role: Project Consultant at Think Peace Learning and Support Hub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/34129c3b-5376-4f23-8f09-6a0dfa2344ab/Oakley.jpg Student Alumni - Oakley hill, former Research officer (2020-2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/fd7a754c-bdd3-466a-8976-a78daa3e7073/AngelinaMendes-Headshot.jpg Student Alumni - Angelina Mendes, Research fellow (2020-2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/085ab880-4ef7-406d-b8dd-eee6db505b0e/PHOTO-2021-08-30-14-20-24.jpg Student Alumni - Monica Ghani Finance and Administrative Officer (2020-2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/71892e3a-2300-4d5a-8eb0-4f8dc9c7e156/IMG_0754.jpg Student Alumni - Jonathan Jimenez IREX Fellow (2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/446abf78-0783-4ec1-9934-494d3962bdf2/Headshot_informal_JenaKitchen+1.jpg Student Alumni - Jena Kitchen Research Officer (2021) Current Role: Program Officer, Think Peace Learning and Support Hub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/4a51e3ac-56dd-4cc8-82be-c44d7ea986e9/IMG_F12DF1B419F8-1.jpg Student Alumni - Kelsey Vaughn Research Assistant (2021) Current Role: Masters Student of Human Security, Aarhus University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/197470ba-ad92-4e1e-944a-3010c9a78f1d/fullsizeoutput_55de.jpg Student Alumni - Annalisa Jackson Annalisa joins MHCR with experience in reconciliation program coordination and facilitation. Annalisa recently moved to D.C. from New York City where she worked with the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers and Rose Castle Foundation to facilitate reconciliation and peacebuilding programs domestically and internationally. Annalisa has focused specifically on Muslim-Christian relations and led initiatives to build understanding between faith communities across the U.S. Annalisa serves on the board of directors for the Institute for Healing of Memories and has worked with them as a workshop facilitator. 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After organizing public victim hearings at his country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, he served at the International Center for Transitional Justice , where he supported truth commissions in all continents, including notable cases like Greensboro, in the US, East Timor, Tunisia, Canada and many others. As an independent expert he has supported reparations and truth processes in Sri Lanka, Mali, Colombia and Finland. He has written and taught in transitional justice. His next publication concerns unofficial truth commissions. He is affiliated to the Mary Hoch Center for Reconciliation and serves as an advisor at several transitional justice bodies, including the Chega National Center in east Timor and the Site of Memory in Peru. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1630522045613-KV6F6Y4J0ME6T6AB4YP5/chiptie2.jpg Past Affiliates - Chip Hauss, Senior Research Affiliate Charles “Chip” Hauss has been exploring ways of producing large scale social and political change through nonviolent and cooperative means for five decades. In all of this work, he has tried to be a political bridge builder who brings “strange political bedfellows” together to help solve problems that can only be effectively addressed if they work together. He is currently Senior Fellow for Innovation and an emeritus member of the Board of Directors at the Alliance for Peacebuilding. In that role, his job is to identify ideas, tools, and techniques in other fields that could and should be adapted and adopted by peacebuilders. He is also a Visiting Scholar at George Mason’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Hauss is a veteran author. His most recent book in peace studies is From Conflict Resolution to Peacebuilding, a textbook designed to engage introductory students. He is currently working on Connecting the Dots, a book on how Americans are responding to the multiple crises facing the country in 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/1602612894393-TI8CB2JXER0XD6C8L3N3/Head+Shot_FdT.jpg Past Affiliates - Dr. fanie Du Toit,D. Phil., Research Affiliate Du Toit is currently overseeing a process to build community capacity for insider mediation in Myanmar’s Rakhine State as a step towards reintegration following the 2017 violence which caused 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh. Previously (2016-2018) he was Chief Technical Advisor for UNDP Iraq, facilitating inter-sectarian dialogue in communities fragmented during and after ISIS rule. During the preceding 16 years, he was programme manager and then executive director of the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) in South Africa, focusing on issues related to post-TRC reconciliation and transitional justice, and worked with colleagues from other African states on similar processes. His latest book, Political Transitions that work—Reconciliation as Interdependence, by Oxford University Press in collaboration with Notre Dame University, appeared in July 2018. As Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, he completed a D.Phil in the Philosophy of Religion in 1995, and in 2005 he received a further Masters’ degree in Justice and Transformation from the University of Cape Town (UCT). In 2007 he received UNESCO’s International Prize for Peace Education on behalf of the IJR. 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He is a Ph.D. candidate in conflict analysis and resolution from George Mason University’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution. Prior to this role, Nick was the Former Associate Director (from 2020-2023). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/0629c56a-3616-4068-9803-def0fc408780/Deborah%2BHeadshot.jpg Our Team (Copy) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d0d32005d7640000177b27d/0c3319c6-cd72-4832-835e-5131e3a7de7f/Morgan+Photo.jpg Our Team (Copy) - Morgan Coltrain (she/they), College of Engineering & Computing; BS Mechanical Engineering, Concentration in Aerospace Engineering Morgan (she/they) is a Funding and Development Assistant at MHCR with a community and alumni outreach, and military, background. 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