The following individuals received certification through the intensive International Nonviolence Summer Institute, preparing them as trainers and co-trainers who are qualified to conduct and facilitate a Two-Day Introductory Kingian Nonviolence training and education workshop.
The 45 countries where our nonviolence trainers live are listed alphabetically for an easy search for trainers around the world.
Aamir Amjad
Location: Pakistan Level of Training: (Level II – 2018) Scholarship(s): The 2018 Bruce Tancrell Memorial Scholarship About: Aamir Amjad is an accomplished development specialist and public policy advocate, with a Master’s degree in Political Science and a Master of Philosophy (M. Phil.) in Peace and Conflict Studies from the National Defense University (NDU) in Islamabad, […]
July 6, 2023
Acenel Laurent
Location: Haiti Level of Training: (Level II – 2018) Scholarship(s): The 2018 Bruce Tancrell Memorial Scholarship About: Acenel specializes in Agroeconomy and graduate of Tourism & Cultural Heritage. He co-founded Passion Tours et Evenements (Passion Tours and Events) an operator tours who make tourism inside of Haiti and in the Caribbean. In 2015, Acenel co-created […]
July 6, 2023
Africa Smith
Location: Providence, Rhode Island, USA Level of Training: (Level II – 2019) About: For a while she concentrated mostly on academics, pursuing a dual major in Africana Studies and Political Science with a minor in Justice, Law and Society. As she learned about different cultures, she felt that studying abroad would add something to her experience, both personally and academically. “I […]
October 28, 2022
Ahni Rocheleau
Location: New Mexico, USA Level of Training: (Level II – 2011) About: Ahni Rocheleau, is a nonprofit consultant, conceptual sculptor, exhibition curator, arts educator, painter, poet, certified Kingian Nonviolence trainer, and climate activist. Kingian Nonviolence is that strand of nonviolence philosophy and methodology derived from the lifework of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rocheleau studied Kingian […]
December 13, 2022
Aimee Ryan
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: aimee.marsland@gmail.com
July 6, 2023
Amy Hughes
Location: Level of Training: (Level I – 2009) Contact Information: amymeggin@hotmail.com
July 5, 2023
Amy Olson
Location: Rhode Island/URI, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2023) About: Amy Olson (she/her) is the Executive Director of the Hillel Foundation (the Jewish Student Center) at the University of Rhode Island. Amy is a past recipient of a Diversity Award for Staff/Administrator Excellence presented by the URI Multicultural Student Services Center to honor […]
July 10, 2023
Ann Yellott
Location: Arizona, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2007) & (Level II – 2009) About: Ann has dedicated her life to peace-building, violence prevention, conflict resolution, social justice, and nonviolence. She helped start the first shelter for abused women and children in Tucson, managed the Community Mediation Program at Our Family Services, and co-directed the […]
January 9, 2023
Anne Mimi Sammis
Location: USA Level of Training: (Level II – 2018) About: Mimi Sammis believes that art depicting love and joy has a positive effect on its viewers, and her work is full of joy, creativity and the appreciation of nature. Her artwork brings peace to those who view it, and this brings Mimi closer to accomplishing […]
July 6, 2023
Arol Ilerand
Location: HaitiLevel of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: germain@hncforhaiti.org
July 6, 2023
Arthur Romano
Location: North Carolina, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2007) (Level II – 2009) (Level III – 2020) About: Arthur is an Assistant Professor at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University, Korea Campus. He is a scholar-practitioner whose research and applied interests include global educational movements, the use […]
January 9, 2023
Audreauna Wright
Location: Michigan, USA Level of Training: (Level II – 2023) Contact Information: wrigh763@msu.edu
July 19, 2023
Augustus Smucker
Location: LiberiaLevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: azsaugie@yahoo.com
July 6, 2023
Avery Blakeney
Location: Washington, D.C. Level of Training: (Level II – 2009 About: Pastor Avery L. Blakeney is a native Washingtonian, a product of the DC Public School system. His journey has not been one that can be described as “from Heaven down”. He has been quoted as describing his journey as “from Hell up”. His life […]
July 5, 2023
Avigdor Edminster
Location: Wisconsin, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2018) & (Level II – 2023) About: Avigdor Edminster is an educator, artist, and cultural anthropologist. He has been an activist and organizer for peace, social justice, and community well-being for the last 35 years. Avigdor received his Level 1 training at the Selma Center for […]
July 13, 2023
Benedict Portugal
Location: New York, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2018) About: Outside of work, I am passionate about educating and giving back to the community. Back living in Suburban, MA, I joined my local Rotary Club. Proposing fresh ideas, I collaborated with local members to increase engagement within my community and raised funds for […]
July 6, 2023
Benjamin Stookey
Location: USA Level of Training: (Level II, 2018) About: Ben is the Co-founder of Wild Vision Systems, which was the winner of the 2022 Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for Innovation in the Management of Invasive Species. He has spent the majority of his two-decade software engineering career supporting companies and organizations doing important work for […]
July 6, 2023
Beverly Quincy
Location: Rhode Island, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2018) About: Providence College President Fr. Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P., Ph.D., announced today that he has named Dr. Quincy A. Bevely, Sr. as PC’s inaugural vice president for institutional diversity, equity and inclusion. Dr. Bevely, currently the assistant vice president for institutional diversity, equity and […]
July 5, 2023
Bonita Sardinha
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: bbuckler819@verizon.net
July 6, 2023
Brain Scannell
Location: Ghent, New York Level of Training: (Level I – 2023) About: Brian Scannell is a middle school humanities teacher at Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School in Ghent, New York, Brian grew up in Georgia and from a young age was drawn to literature, the arts and music. He felt called out west for college and […]
July 10, 2023
Brock McIntosh
Location: Illinois, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2010) & (Level II – 2011)
Bruce Tancrell
Location: Rhode Island, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2008) & (Level II – 2009) About: In the summer of 2008, Bruce enrolled in the International Nonviolence Summer Institute at the University of Rhode Island. After successfully completing the two-week intensive training program in Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation, he was awarded certification as a […]
July 5, 2023
Callie Veelenturf
Location: Massachusetts, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2011)
December 12, 2022
Carolyn Hurdis
Location: USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2018) Contact Information: churdis@gmail.com
July 5, 2023
Charlene Matabaro
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: charleneshukuru@gmail.com
July 6, 2023
Chelsea Robin Longa
Location: Rhode Island, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2010) & (Level II – 2011)
December 12, 2022
Chloe Delima
Location: Rhode Island, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2023) Contact Information: cdelima@risd.edu
July 19, 2023
Chris Schmidt
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: cschmid4@providence.edu
July 6, 2023
Christina Pacione-Zayas
Location: Illinois, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2010)
December 27, 2022
Christopher Freeman
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: freemanc@uwstout.edu
July 6, 2023
Christos Stravoravdis
Location: Rhode Island, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2023) Contact Information: cstravoravdis@uri.edu
July 19, 2023
Chuck Alphin
Location: Missouri, USA Training Level Completed: (Level III – 2020) About: Chuck is the Executive Director of the Building Life Foundations Nonviolence Center, a training center in Kingian Nonviolence for Missouri and surrounding states. The intent is to institutionalize and internationalize nonviolence. The Center includes programs, such as job placement, G.E.D. preparation, substance abuse recovery assistance, […]
February 8, 2023
Connie Blunden
Location: Greenwich, Connecticut Level of Training: (Level I – 2016) (Level II – 2017) (Level III- 2019) About: Connie Blunden is a lifelong educator with over thirty years of experience. As a classroom history teacher she has taught a range of courses at every level from sixth through twelfth grade. After training at URI she […]
September 25, 2023
D’Angelo McDade
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: Dmcdade@nlcphs.org
July 6, 2023
Darh Free
Location: Liberia Level of Training: (Level I – 2018) Contact Information: ericsumo1974@gmail.com
July 5, 2023
David Nelson
Location: Rhode Island, USA Level of Training: (Level II – 2010) Scholarship(s): The 2010 Art Stein Scholarship
December 27, 2022
Deirdre Morrison
Location: Rhode Island, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2023) About: Deirdre Morrison is a Yoga Teacher and Mindfulness Facilitator, and intends to incorporate the Kingian Nonviolence framework into the yoga classes and meditation sessions she facilitates within her own beloved community. Deirdre is passionate about helping others cultivate greater inner peace, holistic well-being […]
July 10, 2023
Dr. Aaron Tyler
Location: Texas, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2023) Contact Information: atyler@stmarytx.edu
July 19, 2023
Dr. Ashaq Malik
Location: India Levels of Training: (Level I – 2018) & (Level II – 2023) Scholarship(s): The 2018 Stookey Family Scholarship About: Dr. Mohammad Ashaq Malik has been engaged in peace and development works for past 20 years. Between 2003 to 2008, he served for about 30 development organizations including a dozen UN offices/organizations including UNDP […]
July 10, 2023
Dr. Mark Wilson
Location: Alabama, USA Level of Training: (Level II – 2019) About: Dr. Mark Wilson is director of the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts &Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. Originally from Saraland, Alabama, Wilson has worked with community members,partnering organizations, students, and faculty in the College […]
October 28, 2022
Edwin Hutchinson III
Location: Rhode Island, USA Level of Training: (Level II – 2011)
December 13, 2022
Emily Fiorentino
Level of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: eafiorentino17@gmail.com
July 6, 2023
Femi Kennedy
Location: Florida, USA Training Level Completed:(Level III – 2020) About: Founder & CEO of Abel’s Community Services, Inc.
February 8, 2023
Fichanfie Ngamfon
Location: Nigeria Level of Training: (Level II – 2019) Contact Information: nkwaindj@gmail.com
October 28, 2022
Frederick Kovalyov
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level I – 2018) Contact Information: fred@havenforhumanity.org
Gerald Smith
Location: Illinois, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2013) & (Level II – 2018) & (Level III – 2023) About: Gerald Smith is the Restorative Justice Specialist at North Lawndale College Prep High School in Chicago. IL. He was awarded the Level 3 Nonviolence Trainer’s Certification for Institutionalizing and Internalizing Nonviolence during the 24th […]
December 14, 2022
Gulafroz Rezei
Location: Afghanistan Level of Training: (Level I – 2015) Scholarship(s): The 2015 Stookey Family Scholarship About: Gulafroz was a participant in the 2015 Summer Institute Nonviolence Training. Here, at the University of Rhode Island, she earned her Level I Certificate. After completing her Level I Training, she went on to Florida International University (FIU) and […]
August 23, 2023
Harold Love, Jr.
Location: USALevel of Training: Level I, 2018Contact Information: tmariehaak@comcast.net
July 6, 2023
Hassen Abdi Madar
Level of Training: (Level I – 2009) Contact Information: nabaadiino@yahoo.com
July 5, 2023
James (Jim) Fussell
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: jimfussell1@gmail.com
July 6, 2023
Jane Lehman
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: jel58@aol.com
July 6, 2023
Jason Ryan
Location: USALevel of Training: Level II, 2018Contact Information: jasonlorenzryan@gmail.com
July 6, 2023
Javin Cotton
Location: USA Level of Training: Level I (2018) Contact: jvncotton0@gmail.com
July 5, 2023
Jean de Dieu Alingwi
Location: Democratic Republic of Congo Level of Training: (Level I – 2017) Scholarship(s): The 2017 Stookey Family Scholarship About: A peacebuilding and conflict transformation professional and practitioner with 5 years experience working with Radio La benevolencija in the eastern DR Congo, including action-centered research and design and oversight of programs related to intercommunal dialogue, reconciliation, social […]
August 23, 2023
Jean Nsabumuremyi
Location: Rhode Island/URI, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2023) About: Current Director of Multicultural Center at the University of Rhode Island. Contact Information: jnsabumuremyi@uri.edu
July 19, 2023
Jerome Johnson
Location: Illinois, USA Level of Training: (Level II – 2023) Contact Information: kegreer@nlcphs.org
July 19, 2023
Jill Mattern
Level of Training: (Level I – 2009) Contact Information: matternjill@hotmail.com
July 5, 2023
Jimmy “Rome” Ballard
Location: California, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2023) About: Rome was born in the segregated South and learned about nonviolent direct action as a child. He authored a community-building workshop manual entitled “Transcommunality-Selling Social Change without Selling Out.” His collaborative work and exposure to nonprofit organizations such as the East Point Peace Academy, […]
July 11, 2023
Jimmy Prude
Location: Illinois, U.S. Level: (Level 1 – 2008) About: Jimmy Prude is the CEO & Founder of Jimmy’s Vegan, a Wellness-Focused company making high quality Vegan Cookies, and breakfast products A Guilt Free Indulgence!™ His company’s mission is to provide people and families with nutritional products that empower a healthier choice, At Home and On-The-Go. Jimmy […]
July 24, 2023
Joan May Cordova
Location: Pennsylvania, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2010) & (Level II – 2011)
December 12, 2022
John Johns
Level of Training: (Level I – 2009) Contact Information: jjohns@cslanet.calstatela.edu
July 5, 2023
Joseph Jarbah
Level of Training: (Level I – 2009) Contact Information: jfjarbah@thecwi.org
July 5, 2023
Josephine Carubia
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: jo.carubia@gmail.com
July 6, 2023
Katherine Martinez
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: kathy.martinez76@gmail.com
July 6, 2023
Ki’ayla Rodgers
Location: Illinois, USA Level of Training: (Level II – 2023) Contact Information: kiaylarodgers@gmail.com
July 19, 2023
Lango Toe
Location: Liberia Level of Training: (Level I – 2023) Contact Information: langowtoern@yahoo.com
July 19, 2023
Laura Baracaldo
Location: Rhode Island, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2009) & (Level II – 2010)
December 27, 2022
Laura Cluff
Location: New Hampshire, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2009) & (Level II – 2010)
March 16, 2017
Laura Dussault
Location: Rhode Island, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2010) & (Level II – 2011)
December 13, 2022
Laura Hartley
Location: Toronto, Canada Level of Training: (Level I – 2023) About: Laura Hartley is an activist, leadership coach & the founder of Public Love Enterprises, an online school for changemakers. Passionate about climate justice, Laura centres her work on the inner dimension of dismantling capitalism & patriarchy, empowering changemakers with the skills to get free […]
July 10, 2023
Leban Serto
Location: Manipur, India Level of Training: (Level II – 2019) & (Level III – 2020) About: Leban is the Coordinator for the Centre for Education that explores Gandhian, Kingian, and Peace content and methods. He teaches nonviolence courses at St. Ann’s College in Assam as well as working with students of the Manza Baptist English, […]
October 28, 2022
Lindsay Daskalopoulos
Location: Rhode Island, USA Level of Training: Introductory Workshop – 2013
December 14, 2022
Lobsang Nima
Location: India/ USALevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: geshenima@uri.edu
July 6, 2023
Madeleine Howe
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: mclhowe@gmail.com
July 6, 2023
Marissa Mezzanotte
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: marissa.mezzanotte@providence.edu
July 6, 2023
Martina Kabisama
Location: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Level of Training: (Level II – 2010)
December 27, 2022
Matthew McGovern
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: mcgovernmatthew13@gmail.com
July 6, 2023
Matthew Winter
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: mattwin555@aol.com
Mayango A. Joyfe
Location: Liberia Level of Training: (Level I – 2018) Contact Information: joyfeam@yahoo.com
July 5, 2023
Michael Courtney
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact: mbcourt52@yahoo.com
July 6, 2023
Michaela Anne Cashman
Location: Rhode Island, USA Level of Training: (Level II – 2010)
December 27, 2022
Mona Benton
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: Rfbenton1@comcast.net
July 6, 2023
Mulbah Zayzay
Location: LiberiaLevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: zayzay731@yahoo.com
July 6, 2023
Mya Clark
Location: Illinois, USA Level of Training: (Level II – 2023) Contact Information: myaclark23@gmail.com
July 19, 2023
Pam Smith
Location: Illinois, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2010) & (Level II – 2011)
December 13, 2022
Pamela Santos
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: pamsantos1962@gmail.com
July 6, 2023
Peggy Dorvil
Level of Training: (Level I – 2009) Contact Information: pdorvil@bcs.usf.edu
July 5, 2023
Ptorey Crutchfield
Location: Memphis, Tennessee Level of Training: (Level I – 2023) About: Ptorey is a former elementary school teacher and currently serves as a project manager at a faith-based nonprofit whose mission is to build well-being and economic prosperity among children and families in Memphis communities. Contact Information: ptorey.crutchfield@agapemeanslove.org
July 17, 2023
Rahmier Williams
Location: Michigan, USA Level of Training: (Level II – 2023) Contact Information: williamsrahmier11@gmail.com
July 19, 2023
Raju Sarkar
Location: Nepal Level of Training: (Level II – 2018) & (Level III) About: Raju Sarkar, Level III Non-violence & Peace Trainer of URI Center for Nonviolence & Peace Studies Center, winner of International Nonviolence Trainer Award 2022 November. I have been engaging with different local, national & international organization in the capacity of professional and […]
July 6, 2023
Rich Tarlian
Location: Rhode Island, USA Level of Training: (Level III – 2020) About: Rich is a retired captain of the Providence, RI police force. He has trained hundreds of people in Kingian Nonviolence in Rhode Island and abroad for two decades.
February 8, 2023
Robert Iwersen
Location: USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2018) Contact Information: churdis@gmail.com
July 5, 2023
Robert J. Kelley III
Level of Training: (Level I – 2009) Contact Information: pastorrkelley@gmail.com
Roberta Ralph-Opara
Nigeria/ Rhode Island/ URI, USA
(Level I - 2014)
(Level II - 2017)
(Level III - 2022)
June 25, 2014
Rolisa Tutwyler
Location: North Carolina, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2023) About: Rolisa H. Tutwyler is the Founder and CEO of CCMNT Speakers, a boutique speaker management agency at the intersections of activism and academia. Rolisa is also the mother of four amazing adult children and an ordained minister. Contact: tutwyler@ccmntspeakers.com
July 11, 2023
Rozelia Kennedy
Location: Florida, USA Training Level Completed: (Level II – 2009) & (Level III – 2020) About: Rozelia completed a Ph.D. in 2018 in Adult, Career & Higher Education at the University of South Florida. Her dissertation, “A Biographical Study of Bernard LaFayette, Jr. as an Adult Educator Including the Teaching of Nonviolence Conflict, ” focused on […]
February 8, 2023
Ruth Henry
Colombia/Massachusetts, USA
(Level I - 2010)
(Level II - 2011)
(Level III - 2018)
March 20, 2013
Samuel Alix
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level I – 2018) & (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: alix.investments@gmail.com
July 6, 2023
Samuel Kovalyov
Location: USA, New York Level of Training: (Level II – 2018) About: Sam Kovalyov’s journey began in New Jersey, where his dissatisfaction with traditional schooling led him to homeschool himself and gain early college acceptance. His pursuit of sustainability moved him to New York, where he eventually founded the non-profit Haven for Humanity in 2015, […]
Shane Lee
Location: Rhode Island, USA Training Level Completed: (Level I – 2007) & (Level II – 2008) & (Level III – 2023) Shane Lee is the Nonviolence Facilitator at the Nonviolence Institute in Providence, Rhode Island. In June 2023, Shane was awarded the Level 3 Nonviolence Trainer’s Certification for Institutionalizing and Internalizing Nonviolence during the 24th […]
January 9, 2023
Shangrila Thapa
Location: Nepal Level of Training: (Level II – 2018) Scholarship(s): The 2015 Bruce Tancrell Memorial Scholarship About: I earned my B.S. in Environmental Science from Tri Chandra College, affiliated with Tribuvan University in Kathmandu. I am completing my Masters Degree in Conflict Peace & Development Studies. Due to the internal armed conflict in Nepal many women and […]
July 6, 2023
Tacora Roach
Location: Illinois, USA Level of Training: (Level II – 2023) Contact Information: roachtac@msu.edu
July 19, 2023
Tara Ochs
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: taraochs@gmail.com
July 6, 2023
Tashawnna Johnson
Location: Illinois, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2023) Contact Information: rtutwyler@ccmntspeakers.com
July 19, 2023
Taylor VanSant
Location: California, USA Level of Training: (Level 1 – 2023) About: Taylor (pronouns She/They) is a 2020 graduate of California State University, Monterey Bay. They will be attending the University of San Francisco for Urban and Public Affairs in the fall. They took URI’s level one training in the hopes that they can incorporate the […]
July 10, 2023
Tenzin Lhakey
Location: India Level of Training: (Level I – 2023) Contact Information: lhakey40@gmail.com
July 19, 2023
Tenzin Tsezin
Location: IndiaLevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: ttsezin@gmail.com
July 6, 2023
Terrell Parker
Location: Rhode Islande, USA Level of Training: (Level II – 2019) Scholarship(s): The 2019 Art Stein Scholarship Contact Information: Terrelltp3@my.uri.edu
October 28, 2022
Theresa Haak
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: tmariehaak@comcast.net
July 6, 2023
Thinley Yangkyi
Location: IndiaLevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: yangkyithinley@yahoo.com
Tierra Marshall
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: pgrifka@providence.edu
July 6, 2023
Tiffany Childress
Location: Illinois, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2009) & (Level II – 2010)
December 27, 2022
Tsering Gyaltsen
Location: India Level of Training: (Level I – 2023) Contact Information: gyaltsentsering6@gmail.com
July 19, 2023
Valerie Minerovic
Level of Training: (Level I – 2009) Contact Information: vmltneighbor@gmail.com
July 5, 2023
Wende Ntambwe
Level of Training: (Level I – 2009) Contact Information: globallyyours@yahoo.com
July 5, 2023
Wendy Bowen
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: wewb1555@gmail.com
July 6, 2023
Yonatan Ady
Location: Indonesia Level of Training: (Level I – 2018) Contact Information: yonatanady@my.uri.edu
July 5, 2023
Zachary Angafor
Level of Training: (Level I – 2009) Contact Information: info@acrfonline.org
July 5, 2023
Zebulon Green
Location: USALevel of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: zgreen999@yahoo.com
July 6, 2023