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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Location: USALevel of Training: Level II, 2018Contact Information: jasonlorenzryan@gmail.com I am a high school English teacher and an Executive Board Member with the Rhode Island Writing Project. I work to be an agent of positive social change and believe education is the key to transforming society. My wife and I hope to use the skills we […]
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Location: USALevel of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: aimee.marsland@gmail.com I am a secondary education English teacher in North Providence, Rhode Island where I focus my energy on teaching students in the ninth grade about reading, writing, and thinking. Additionally, I am a co-director of the Rhode Island Writing Project, and a teacher-consultant with the National […]
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Location: USALevel of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: mcgovernmatthew13@gmail.com After graduating from South Kingstown High School, I took a gap year to work and travel throughout Europe before I attend Tufts University in Boston next year. I studied at the Summer Nonviolence Institute last year and was encouraged to continue my education and application of nonviolence […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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Location: HaitiLevel of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: germain@hncforhaiti.org I was born at Miragoane, a village of Haiti. I studied agronomy at Episcopal University. I have a Master Degree in Human Sciences – Geography System Information in Environment Management and Territorial at the University of Jean-Monnet of France. I coordinate the agriculture program at Creative Exchange and […]
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Location: USALevel of Training: (Level II – 2018)Contact Information: tmariehaak@comcast.net Theresa is a Social Studies Junior High teacher in Santa Fe, Texas with a Master of Arts in Humanities. She first attended the institute last summer, and, according to Theresa, it enlightened her beyond her wildest dreams. She says she was also fortunate enough to travel on […]
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