Managing Interperson Conflict - Claudia Maffettone

Today, it seems we are surrounded by increased levels of conflict.  It's important for us all to have the tools and strategies to manage and resolve conflict in our personal relationships.  Please join us as Claudia Maffettone, speaker for our Rotary Peace Centers, shares approaches for managing conflict in interpersonal relationships.  Claudia Maffettone is the Track II Mediation Program Manager at Search for Common Ground. She has led over 35 dialogue initiatives in support of US-Iran and US-Russian relations, the Syrian peace process, demining in Libya, and of broader inclusion in peace processes. She is an advocate for the advancement of the practice of mediation and leads an international consortium to support African insider mediators and their engagement in high-level processes. She is an experienced mediator, trained at the US Institute of Peace, PATRIR, Harvard Law School, and the New York City Bar, and a member of the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network. Previously, Claudia worked at Soliya, pioneering organization in the field of virtual exchange and intercultural dialogue, advancing partnerships with educational institutions, NGOs and CSOs in the MENA Region, Asia, Europe, and North America. Claudia holds a BA in International Relations and Diplomacy from the Universita’ degli Studi di Napoli ‘L’Orientale’, in Italy, and a MA Conflict Resolution from the University of Bradford in the UK, where is studied as a Rotary Peace Fellow.