Pollack Peacebuilding Systems is excited to welcome Jeri Stroup to our team of Peacebuilders. From a young age, Jeri Stroup has held a passion for communication and a desire to help people. With this realization as a child, Jeri pursued her passion as a career, obtaining a Master’s degree in Human Relations. After moving from...
Originally from Baltimore, Chris Jackson is a peacekeeper and current student, completing his Doctorate in Conflict Psychology. After joining the Navy at 17 and working as a police officer in Colorado, Jackson decided to get his degree in conflict resolution and is now working towards a PSYED. Through his education, he desires to impact law...
On August 26, 2021, Pollack Peacebuilding Systems hosted a panel discussion over new difficulties employers are facing while people are transitioning from remote to in-person work. Four peacebuilders came together to discuss “How to Deal with Political and Social Conflict in the Workplace”. As more people are coming back to work with our society being...
On Thursday, May 27, 2021, Pollack Peacebuilding Systems hosted a peacebuilding panel discussion on a relevant topic for many organizations today: “Preventing Workplace Conflict post-COVID: The Remote to in-Person Transition.” As vaccine distribution ramps up across the world, organizational leaders find themselves in a position of deciding how the future of work at their organization...
What are the keys to creating workplace peace? How can leaders go about mitigating risk and managing conflict in organizations? From creating effective communication practices to being knowledgeable of legal considerations, this article focuses on a number of ways of mitigating risk and managing conflict in organizations. On March 18th, Pollack Peacebuilding Systems hosted a...
Throughout her career, Peacebuilder Colleen Passard has focused on the role presence and consciousness play in actuating leaders, organizations, teams and individuals to live into their highest potential. Deeply inspired by the work of C.G. Jung and her own lived experience, Colleen combines psychology and the alchemy-of-being to incite peace, courageous conversations, and the WEvolution...
It is fascinating to learn how peacebuilders have found themselves in this field. For Dawn Hagopian, the road to peacebuilding took turns through a difficult childhood and a few years in business and teaching. Eventually, she realized that she thrives in “high conflict and high chaos” as she puts it. Her work for nearly 20...
Miles Mediation & Arbitration and Pollack Peacebuilding Systems combine forces to create the nation’s most comprehensive dispute resolution service. Miles Mediation & Arbitration and Pollack Peacebuilding Systems are pleased to announce a strategic partnership, forming the nation’s most comprehensive dispute resolution service by combining Miles’ industry-leading alternative dispute resolution (ADR) expertise and Pollack Peacebuilding’s advanced...
In today’s peacebuilder spotlight, we get to know Toni Hawkins and Dr. Sherman Green. They both joined Pollack Peacebuilding Systems after many years in the field. Even though they have taken different paths to get here, Toni and Sherman are both passionate about their work. Toni started her career with an interest in Psychology, which...
There is something to be said about people who choose to spend their time jumping into the middle of conflicts. Felicia Staub, an award-winning Mediator living in Washington State, is one of these people. She has always wanted to be of service to others, originally planning to become a doctor. As life often goes, Felicia...
