is dedicated to
Dr. Houda Abadi
the Founder and Executive Director of Transformative Peace
whose tireless work for peace has been and continues to be an inspiration.
With special thanks to
Dr. Charity Butcher
the Director of the Kennesaw State University School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding, and Development for her many years of help running our National Security Council Simulation
Many thanks to our distinquished speakers:
Leadership and Citizenship
Civil Discourse: Rules for Healthy Engagement
Ms. Natasha Derricks / AP Teacher at Dekalb School of the Arts
MLK, Jr.’s Life and Legacy
Ranger John Jenkins / MLK, Jr. National Historic Site
Servant Leadership
Dr. Edward Queen / Director, Ethics and Servant Leadership, Emory University Center for Ethics
Introduction to Ethics
Dr. Jonathan Crane / Associate Professor of Medicine & Religion, Emory Univ. Center for Ethics
Importance of a Free Media
Dr. Kaiser Lough / Professor in UGA College of Journalism and Mass Communication
Value Your Diversity
Mr. Ahli Moore / Founder & CEO X-Factor Solutions
Diplomacy & Peacebuilding
Atlanta's Diplomacy & Diplomatic Protocol
Ms. Ana Petrova / Mayor’s Office of International Affairs & Immigration
US Foreign Service
Mr. Andrew Paul / Foreign Service Officer, US Department of State in Washington, D.C.
International Diplomacy
Ms. Alana Lomonaco Busto / Consul General of Argentina to Georgia and the Southeast
Peaceful Coexistence
Ms. Sara McKlin / Site Operations Coordinator for the Cannon Chapel
Peacebuilding in the Middle East
EcoPeace Middle East (Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize)
Ms. Danni Reches / Advocacy Officer for EcoPeace Middle East
Hand in Hand Schools
Mr. Lee Gordon / Founder & Executive Director of Hand in Hand Jewish-Arab Schools of Israel
Seeds of Peace
Mr. Jonathan Heretz / Director of Israeli Programs
Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan
South Sudan Humanitarian Crisis & US National Security Council
Dr. Charity Butcher / Professor and Director of the School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding,
and Development at Kennesaw State University
UN Mission in South Sudan
Ms. Maureen Nealon / Former Assoc. Humanitarian Affairs Officer, UNMISS, South Sudan; Former USAID Officer in Washington D.C.; Current Program Manager: Somalia Stabilization Fund
Life of a Refugee
Mr. Ngor Mayol / Former Lost Boy of the Sudan
Migration in Central America
USAID in Central America
Mr. James Watson / Retired USAID Mission Director in Honduras
Violence Prevention in Honduras
Ms. Gabriella Leva / Former USAID Official in Honduras
Activism
Environmental Justice and Peacebuilding
Mr. Codi Norred / Director of Georgia Interfaith Power and Light
Starting a Nonprofit
Mr. Maurits Acosta / Senior at Miami-Hileah Lakes High School and Founder of Virtutem Populo
Student Sharing: Opportunities
Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange - Calla / GA Tech
Seeds of Peace Camp - Ayomida / Sprayberry HS
Donald Payne Fellowship and Gilman Scholarship - Siham / Emory
NSLI-Y Study Abroad - Darasimi / Northwestern
Doha Debates and Carter Center Internship - Dana / Emory
Special Guest
Program Debriefing
Mr. Trevor Williams / Managing Editor for Global Atlanta
Featured Keynote Speaker
Peacebuilding
Dr. Houda Abadi / Founder and Executive Director of Transformative Peace; 2018 AIDL Peacebuilder Award Recipient; 2019 ISB Women of Influence Award
Week One - The Virtual Workshop
(Photos coming soon!)
Monday, June 3
9:00 Welcome and Program Orientation - Mr. Bob McCormick / Director of the AIDL 10:00 Healthy Guidelines for Civil Engagement - Ms. Natasha Derricks / Dekalb School of the Arts 11:00 Community Building 12:00 Lunch
1:00 Briefing: Migration in Central America 2:00 Violence Prevention in Honduras - Ms. Gabriella Leva / Former USAID Official
Tuesday, June 4
9:10 Seeds of Peace - Mr. Jonathan Heretz / Director of Israeli Programs 10:00 Servant Leadership - Dr. Edward Queen /
Emory Center for Ethics 11:00 USAID in Central America - Mr. James Watson / Retired USAID Official 12:00 Lunch
1:00 Group Project - Session 1: Defining the Problem 2:00 Tools of Diplomacy - Mr. Bob McCormick
Wednesday, June 5
9:00 EcoPeace Middle East - Ms. Danni Reches / Advocacy Officer 10:00 Starting a Nonprofit - Mr. Maurits Acosta / Virtutem Populo 11:00 Value Your Diversity - Mr. Ahli Moore / Founder & CEO X-Factor Solutions 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Group Project – Session 2: Researching the Problem 2:00 National Security Council - Bob McCormick
Thursday, June 6
9:00 US Foreign Service - Mr. Andrew Paul / FSO at US Dept. of State 10:00 Group Project - Session 3: Discussing Solutions
11:00 Intro to Ethics - Dr. Jonathan Crane / Emory Center for Ethics 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Hand in Hand Jewish-Arab Schools of Israel - Mr. Lee Gordon / Co-founder & Executive Director 2:00 Briefing: Crisis in South Sudan
Friday, June 7
9:00 UNMISS In South Sudan - Ms. Maureen Nealon / Former UNMISS official 10:00 CBYX Scholarship - Ms. Calla Ebersold /
GA Tech 11:00 Group Project – Session 3: Presenting projects 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Seeds of Peace Camp - Ms. Ayomide Lowo /
Sprayberry HS 2:00 Preparation for the US NSC Simulation (for 9th Cohort only)
Week Two - At the Emory Center for Ethics
Monday, June 10
9:00 General Info and Campus Orientation 10:00 Continue Work on Week One Group Projects 11:00 Present Projects
12:00 Lunch 1:00 Tour of Cannon Chapel - Ms. Sara McKlin / Site Operations Coordinator 2:00 Donald Payne Fellowship
and Gilman Scholarship - Ms. Siham Ahmed (via Zoom from DC)
Tuesday, June 11
9:00 NSC Role Collaboration 10:00 South Sudan - Mr. Ngor Mayol / Former Lost Boy of the Sudan 11:00 Importance of a Free
Press to a Stable Democracy - Dr. Kyser Lough / UGA School of Journalism 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Diplomatic Protocol - Ms. Ana Petrova / Mayor’s Office of International and Immigrant Affairs 2:00 Environmental Justice and Peacebuilding - Mr. Codi Norred / Director of Georgia Interfaith Power and Light
Wednesday, June 12
9:00 Opening Positions in NSC Simulation - Dr. Charity Butcher / KSU – Director of School of Conflict Management
10:00 Begin NSC Discussions & Deliberations 11:00 Continue NSC Discussions & Deliberations 12:00 Lunch
12:30 Conclude NSC Discussions & Deliberations 2:00 International Diplomacy - Ms. Alana Lomonaco Busto / Consul General of Argentina
Thursday, June 13
9:00 Prepare Recommendations 10:00 NSC Members Present Final Recommendations 10:15 Break for Presidential Deliberations 10:30 Presidents Announce Decisions (Dr. Butcher via Zoom) 10:45 NSC Debriefing (Dr. Butcher via Zoom)
12:00 Lunch 1:00 MLK’s Life and Legacy - Ranger John Jenkins / MLK, Jr. Nat. Hist. Park 1:30 Discussion: Nonviolent Social Change 2:00 NSLI-Y Study Abroad - Ms. Darasimi Bankole / Northwestern University (via Zoom)
Friday, June 14
9:00 Doha Debates and Carter Center Internship - Ms. Dana Smiley / Emory University & Carter Center 10:00 Program Debrief -
Mr. Trevor Williams / Managing Editor of Global Atlanta 11:00 Closing Speaker: “Peace through Unity” - Dr. Houda Abadi /
Founder & Exec. Director of Transformative Peace (via Zoom from Morocco) 12:00 Closing Remarks
12:30 Awards Ceremony & Closing Celebration