Trainers

Jamie Harris Rosen Jamie Harris Rosen is an Expressive Arts Therapist, Freelance Artist, Educator, Restorative Justice Practitioner, and Peacemaker. For the past decade, she has been developing and utilizing an innovative community-based healing model, intertwining Expressive Arts, Somatics, Restorative Justice, and Trauma-Informed Care. She uses this multi-disciplinary approach with nonprofits, educational institutions, humanitarian organizations, and ... Read more

Essence Sanders Essence Sanders is NCRC’s Restorative Practices Specialist. She provides halftime coordination and support to the Restorative Practices School Team, and halftime support to the Stop the Hate Grant initiative. Essence meets with school leadership to assess the needs conducive to capacity building of restorative practices. She assists school sites with effectively implementing site-specific ... Read more

Wahida Sekandar Dr. Wahida Sekandar is a physician and certified dream builder coach, helping her clients design and manifest their ideal life through mental and emotional release. After earning her degree in biology from California State University- Long Beach, she received her doctorate degree from Ross University School of Medicine. This led to Wahida’s time ... Read more

Kathryn Shade Kathryn Shade has been with the National Conflict Resolution Center since May of 2017. As the Senior Program Manager of NCRC’s Center for Community Cohesion (CCC), Kathryn continues the work of community engagement through collaborations with local agencies, organizations and residents to promote a culture of inclusivity, community empowerment and cohesion.  Dedicated to ... Read more

Arthur L. Shingler III Art teaches courses with NCRC’s Training Institute, focusing on Mediator Skills training, as well as conflict management courses with NCRC’s Exchange program. He is an attorney and mediator, and aids litigants in resolving a full range of business and personal disputes. Art has also lectured and served on discussion panels on ... Read more

Cathy Smith Cathy Smith brings 30 years of professional experience blending journalism, public involvement, communications, conflict management, and partnership development. She has worked with the interrelated subject matter that impacts quality of life and resiliency, including land use, transportation, water, energy, economic revitalization, social justice, and health. After building and leading a communications and engagement ... Read more

Megan Soares Megan studied International Security and Conflict Resolution at San Diego State University, with a focus on Conflict, Cooperation, and Conflict Resolution. While earning her degree she worked in open-source intelligence for a U.S.-based intelligence & security agency, as well as in communications for a San Diego-based refugee non-profit. Through her non-profit experience, Megan ... Read more

Melanie Stanek Melanie Stanek is a San Diego-based educator, program designer, and teaching artist with roots in the American South and the East Coast. Before moving to San Diego, Melanie served with the United States Peace Corps in Madagascar, where she taught English as a foreign language and developed after-school enrichment programs. She is trained ... Read more

Craddock Stropes Craddock Stropes (she/her) is a facilitator, mentor, and trainer with more than 25 years of experience in the corporate, local government, and nonprofit sectors. Using compassion, creativity, and clarity, she specializes in guiding teams toward inclusive, strategic, and tangible solutions that make everyday lives better. Her work draws from her broad experiences in ... Read more