Professional Background

I come from a background of conflict studies and disaster management. In recent years, I have been working on food security in settings of intractable conflict and protracted crises. I hold a master’s degree in conflict management from the University of Haifa and I run a consultancy firm offering services for development and humanitarian actors. Further, I am currently researching at a Dutch University on the impact of humanitarian aid on conflict. Working in the humanitarian sector in an international environment and across borders and having lived in different countries within and outside of Europe, has shaped my understanding for intercultural conflict communication. These experiences have motivated me to absolve a master’s degree in conflict studies and to become a certified Mediator.

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I believe that in every-day conflicts and even in cases of intractable conflict and conflicts that have reached an impasse or mutually hurting stalemate, mediation and dialogue are the way forward to addressing conflicts on all scales. Only if all sides involved are granted the chances of being heard, of sharing their views and their respective narratives, finding an agreement becomes feasible.

Having lived and worked in areas that experience frequent conflict has further shaped my understanding of conflicts and I see mediation as the key component of any attempt for ‘partners in conflict’ to reach an agreement.

Being a European at heart and given my professional and personal background, I can best apply my knowledge and skills in cases of international, cross-border mediation.

Professional Background

Born in Moldova and a citizen of Poland, I come from a background in social sciences and Holocaust studies. I have also studied Peace Studies at Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok, Thailand). I have extensive experience in the field of reconciliation and genocide education for diverse audiences in post-conflict societies. My recent experience includes work at the POLIN Museum of the History of the Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland, as well as cooperation with the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and other museums and sites of memory. I've also worked with organisations countering racism such as the NEVER AGAIN Association. In 2022, I co-chaired the Rotary Peace Projects Incubator, a gathering that aimed to develop peace projects addressing urgent community needs all over the world.

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I have many years of experience as an educator working with difficult subjects. I worked in the Education Department at the POLIN Museum where I designed educational programmes and conducted workshops, lectures, and guided tours for various groups of visitors who wanted to learn and understand conflicting historical narratives. I have also participated in numerous events on the topic of dealing with the past as a coordinator, speaker, and facilitator in the region of South- and Southeast Asia. I facilitated dialogue on difficult history and its relevance today among various groups, in support of the rebuilding of relationships, trust, and preventing repeated escalations.

My background and professional experience, as well as knowledge of several languages and cultures, put me in an excellent position to deal with intercultural/international conflict as a mediator.

Also, I have an interest in fostering the pillars of positive peace through mediation and integrating mediation into peace projects.