USA, Massachusetts, Somerville Max Bevilacqua USA, Massachusetts, Somerville Max Bevilacqua

Anselm Dannecker

  • German by birth, accent and weird mannerisms; currently based in Somerville, MA with my wife.

  • I am a Fellow at the Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Collaboratory at HKS currently focussing on climate negotiations. Negotiation consulting and trainings on the side.

  • Interested in changing my interests about every other week: Currently, I cannot get enough of the history of negotiation (esp. sovereign debt negotiations) and behavioral neurosciences.

  • I am fascinated by hearing about the pathways of people especially when they are very far away from “home.” Love talking about Vanagons, remote life and cooking; hate talking about visa issues but tend to do it a lot. Since this year, I identify as a climber in the hope that I will keep at it if I truly believe in being one.

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USA, Vermont Max Bevilacqua USA, Vermont Max Bevilacqua

Elise J. Willer

  • Currently residing in the Green Mountains of Vermont… increasingly eager though to travel again.

  • Trained mediator, working as a consultant in negotiation, conflict and having tough conversations (with ourselves and with others).

  • Interested in building an intentionally diverse work portfolio both in activity (training, facilitating, mediating, coaching, etc.) and type of client (non-profit, for-profit domestic, int’l, gov’t, etc).

  • Intrigued by cultural difference and its impact on our behavior in moments of tension and conflict and yet regularly reminded (and amused) by how similar we actually are.

  • I love learning about people, particularly their passions and listening to them reflect on their raison d’être.

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USA, New York, Brooklyn Max Bevilacqua USA, New York, Brooklyn Max Bevilacqua

Jessica Holton

  • Currently in Brooklyn, NY

  • I’m a co-founder of Actually, redefining what it means to go to couples therapy and building a kinder, more loving world through relationship wellness. I’m also a co-founder of Access Distributed, a nonprofit to expand access to careers in finance for underrepresented undergrad students at non-target schools.

  • Interested in challenging the status quo and understanding the way we all relate to each other. Intrigued by the power human interactions can have on each of us.

  • Loves spontaneous adventures, traveling and talking about dreams.

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USA, Massachusetts, Boston Max Bevilacqua USA, Massachusetts, Boston Max Bevilacqua

Patrick Maxwell

  • For now, I’m based in the greater Boston area; I’m a recent JD/MA graduate from Harvard Law School and the Fletcher School at Tufts.

  • I worked in conflict zones in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan for four years before graduate school. Currently, I want to contribute to, and deepen, the understanding of “peacebuilding” within the United States -- whether in responding to extremist violence, addressing identity polarization, or negotiating resolutions to conflict.

  • My primary “toolset” is some mixture of interests-based negotiation, conflict analysis, social psychology, systems theory, and interpersonal communications.

  • In my leisure time, I spend a lot of time on improv theater, tabletop RPGs, craft cocktails, and my dog, Millie.

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USA, Massachusetts, Brookline Max Bevilacqua USA, Massachusetts, Brookline Max Bevilacqua

Moshe Cohen

  • Currently living in Brookline, MA

  • Mediation and coaching as well as training in negotiation, leadership, other areas through my practice, The Negotiating Table, since 1995.

  • Senior Lecturer in Management and Organizations at the Boston University Questrom School of Business.

  • Author of Collywobbles: How to Negotiate When Negotiating Makes You Nervous, and upcoming book, Optimism is a Choice and Other Timeless Ideas.

  • Interested in helping people get out of their own way and interact more effectively with each other.

  • Loves kayaking, time with my family and friends, traveling, astronomy, trees, walking, reading, writing, laughing.

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USA, Massachusetts, Carlisle Max Bevilacqua USA, Massachusetts, Carlisle Max Bevilacqua

Stacy Lennon

  • I live in Carlisle, MA with spouse Dan, kids Gus (9) and Aoife (7), and pandemic puppy Pepper (1.75)

  • Currently I’m a lecturer on conflict resolution and leadership at Tufts University in graduate-level entrepreneurship programs

  • I’ve worked on international peacebuilding efforts (US-Iran) and led negotiation and difficult conversations sessions for NGOs/INGOs/IOs.

  • My degrees are in architecture & urban planning (MIT) and international relations (Fletcher)

  • After many years as a road warrior doing corporate workshops (including myriad Zoom sessions during Covid), I’m pausing much of my work to reassess what I’m doing and why

  • I love architectural design and CAD; decluttering & organizing hacks; dog rescue videos; personal finance; rowing on my ergometer; local politics

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USA, California, Los Angeles Max Bevilacqua USA, California, Los Angeles Max Bevilacqua

Joe Bubman

  • I live in Los Angeles with my wife Molly and 1-year-old daughter Coralai

  • I’m founder and Executive Director of Urban Rural Action, a national grassroots movement that brings together Americans across divides to tackle our country’s most urgent challenges.

  • Interested in U.S. peacebuilding and bridge-building leaders and organizations

  • Enjoys talking about dialogue, negotiation, and peacebuilding

  • Loves fun, friendly individual and team competition!

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USA, Washington DC Max Bevilacqua USA, Washington DC Max Bevilacqua

Melissa Reinberg

  • I live in Washington, DC with my husband and our 13-year-old Welsh terrier. Our children are 21 and 24.

  • I am the Founder and Executive Director of Negotiation Works. We offer negotiation skills training courses for people experiencing homelessness, living in domestic violence shelters, and returning to the community from prison. I also serve as a mediator in court-connected cases through the DC Superior Court’s Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division, and I previously taught negotiation and mediation as an adjunct professor at Georgetown Law. I received my JD at Harvard Law School.

  • I am interested in empowering individuals in marginalized communities with negotiation and problem-solving tools they can use to resolve everyday conflicts and become more effective self-advocates. I am particularly interested in reentry work and the work of Violence Interrupters.

  • I enjoy spending time with my family, taking long walks, and baking anything with chocolate.

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