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
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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
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MLK, Jr.’s Life and Legacy
Ranger John Jenkins / MLK, Jr. National Historic Site​
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Servant Leadership
Dr. Edward Queen / Director, Ethics and Servant Leadership, Emory University Center for Ethics
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Introduction to Ethics
Dr. Jonathan Crane / Associate Professor of Medicine & Religion, Emory Univ. Center for Ethics
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Importance of a Free Media
Dr. Kaiser Lough / Professor in UGA College of Journalism and Mass Communication​
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Value Your Diversity
Mr. Ahli Moore / Founder & CEO X-Factor Solutions
Diplomacy & Peacebuilding
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Atlanta's Diplomacy & Diplomatic Protocol
Ms. Ana Petrova / Mayor’s Office of International Affairs & Immigration
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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​
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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​
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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
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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
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​ 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
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Life of a Refugee
Mr. Ngor Mayol / Former Lost Boy of the Sudan
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​ Migration in Central America
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USAID in Central America
Mr. James Watson / Retired USAID Mission Director in Honduras
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Violence Prevention in Honduras
Ms. Gabriella Leva / Former USAID Official in Honduras​ ​​
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Activism​​
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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Week Two - At the Emory Center for Ethics
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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)
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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