DevInfo Kenya - Consultants

Kathleen Vaughan

Organization: Freelance

City / Country: Nairobi, KENYA

Areas of Expertise: Conflict Management, Leadership Development, Intercultural & Diversity Awareness, Training Design and Development, Restorative Justice, Reconciliation & Healing

Qualifications:

Qualified Mediator since 1999

* Member of due process, court annexed and private contract panels

* expertise includes working with community, organizational, employment

and multi-party issues

Professional Development Courses (Selected)

* Global Leadership Coach Training (2008)

* Center for Creative Leadership/Leadership Beyond Boundaries Training

of Trainers (2008)

* Mediation Training of Trainers, New York State Unified Court System (2005)

* Balanced and Restorative Justice Training of Trainers (2004)

* Institute for Mediation Studies and the USAID, Advanced Mediation SkillsTraining (2003)

* Conflict & Development: Do No Harm Approach, INCORE Summer School

(2002)

* Ombuds 101 Plus

MA, International Educational Development, Teachers College, Columbia University

BA, Dartmouth College

Trained Statement Taker, Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission Diaspora Project

Certified to use Cultural Orientation Indicator (COI) © to enhance cultural competence in the workplace

Past Assignments:

United Nations Office Nairobi (2008) - Delivered Team Building Assessment pilot workshop for staff. Workshop design included use of psychometric tools, interactive activities, and open space technology.

United Nations Office Nairobi (2008) - Part of a team who designed and facilitated the Reconciliation & Healing Workshop Pilot for staff, managers and security team leaders. Each workshop was geared towards the needs of the target population. The workshops were to provide a forum for multi-grades of staff to examine their feelings about the crisis surrounding the disputed elections, its impact on the workplace, and how to move forward.

Public High School [Confidential] (2007) - Conducted a situation assessment, involving more than 20 stakeholders, including administration, teachers and the union, to ascertain root causes of ongoing interpersonal and intergroup conflicts. Identified key issues and emerging themes and recommended approaches to improving communication, relationships, and conflict management among the departmental members.

New York City Police Department (2007) - At the invitation of the Immigration Coordinator of the New York Police Department, facilitated a meeting for 21 West African Leaders. The goal of the meeting was to have leaders recognize the potential and real impact of ongoing infighting among them and their communities in working with the police and other service providers, and the potential for steps to create working relationships. The outcome of the meetings was a commitment of the rival Liberian groups to participate in a conflict resolution process.

Liberian Leaders Conflict Resolution Process (2007) - Facilitated multi-party conflict resolution sessions for disputing leaders within the Liberian Diaspora community, centering on issues of legitimate leadership and a contested election.

American Friends Service Committee Metro Youth and Gun Violence: Addressing Supply and Demand Workshop (2006) - Facilitated a small group of international attendees and local activists in conversation and exchange of knowledge and experiences about issues related to gun violence. Dialogue was organized along Open Space Principles. Workshop ran concurrently to the United Nations Review Conference on the Illicit Trade of Small arms and Light Weapons.

Community and Youth Development, City of New York (2006). After a needs assessment, designed and delivered a training to improve the capacity of coordinators of the Neighborhood Advisory Boards (NABS) to engage with NAB members and to hold effective meetings.

Email: kibeiken@gmail.com

Phone: +254 738 194 943