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 Pieternel de Bie – Student at the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands; MA thesis in peace education and nonviolence; |
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 Anya Jacobson – Sixth grade teacher with integrated peace education core curriculum; |
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 Jill Dalander Johnson – High school teacher; currently teaching a course on Alternatives to Violence; |
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Jonathan Kathrein, Executive Director of Future Leaders For Peace: a non-profit focused on conflict prevention. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley - has experience in politics, real estate, law and non-profits. Has been featured in Sports Illustrated magazine, People of the Year '98 (Germany), and on Dateline NBC. |
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 Mary McCoy – Reading specialist for grades K-3; also works with elementary school-age Spanish-English Language Learners; interested in multicultural education and resources that encourage peaceful, nurturing classroom environments; |
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 Michael Nagler – Professor Emeritus, Founder of Peace and Conflict Studies Program at UC Berkeley; Author of The Search for a Nonviolent Future; Director of the METTA Center for Nonviolence Education; |
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 Riane Eisler -President, Center for Partnership Studies;author and educator. |
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 Lorin Peters – High school teacher; has taught Alternatives to Violence based on Gandhian nonviolence since 1972; volunteer with Christian Peacemaker Teams; |
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 Gayathri Narayanan – Software professional in health care field; mother of two-year-old son; serious student of nonviolence and its connection to education; |
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Mallory Moser – Artist; created the layout and also illustrated the EFNV website. |
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Lida Shepherd - Intern. |
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Sue Tannehill - Teacher and storyteller; area resource person. |
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Rachel MacNair - Psychologist; area resource person. |
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Lucy Roberts - Teacher and parent; area resource person. |
Tony Hoeber – Entrepreneur; Founding member of 
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