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Simulation Facilitators
Lane Salter - Narrative Simulation
Lane Eldridge Salter is a M.S. student at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Lane was born and reared in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from The Colorado College, for which she conducted field work in Northern Ireland for a senior paper entitled Stories in Conflict; Narrative, Identity and Resistance Under Political Occupation. Lane has been engaged in at-risk youth development, aid for war affected children, progressive education, and dance choreography and performance. At ICAR, Lane is exploring conflict narratives, identity dynamics and peace education.
Leila Peterson - Dialogue Simulation
Leila Peterson is currently Executive Director of SchoolTalk, Inc., a non-profit specializing in preventing and resolving special education disputes in the District of Columbia. She has provided conflict resolution, change management, and leadership development services to both governmental and private clients for more than eleven years. Her practice focuses on public and community conflict, specializing in processes that allow government, private, and community stakeholders to tackle difficult issues together. Leila also teaches as an adjunct professor in the George Mason University Conflict Analysis and Resolution program. Courses taught include Dialogue and Difference and Conflict Resolution Techniques and Practices.
Leila received a Master of Science degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution, from George Mason University in 1998 and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics from Earlham College in 1993. She is an Associate Member of the Association for Conflict Resolution (formerly the Society for Professionals in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR)
