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Presenters, Speakers and Facilitators

Colman McCarthy, Keynote Speaker-Founder, Center for Teaching Peace
Machar Agoot- Nursing major, Sophomore, Le Moyne College
Mamadou Diouma Bah- BA, Human Sciences, International Islamic University, Malaysia (IIUM); MA, Strategy and Diplomacy, Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR), Malaysia; Mphil student in Peace and Conflict Transformation, Centre for Peace Studies, University of Tromso, Norway (paper being read by facilitator)
Rosalind Barbour-Theater major, Junior, Le Moyne College
Assetou Barry- International Relations graduate student, member of the Africa Initiative at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University
J. Barron Boyd, Ph.D-Ph.D, University of South Carolina; Director, Center for Peace and Global Studies; Professor of Political Science
Donella Bracey- Peace and Global Studies major, Junior, Le Moyne College
Adam Carpinelli- Musician, Mediator, DJ,World Music Director WERW 1570 AM, Graduate Candidate, Pan African Studies & Conflict Resolution, Syracuse University
Gabriel Chol Pech- Business major, Physics minor, Cazenovia College
Gabriel Bol Deng- Math Education major; Academic Support Center tutor; Junior,
Le Moyne College
Holly Dobbins-Ph.D. Candidate, Social Science, Syracuse University, Fulbright Fellow and Teaching Fellow
Dominic Dut Mathiang- completed high school in Kenya, will attend OCC this spring
Bruce A. Erickson, Ph.D - Ph.D.University of New Mexico, assistant Professor of Latin American History, Le Moyne College
Noelle Files- Social Studies teacher, Corcoran High School
Rebecca Glatter- History and Government teacher, C. W. Baker High School
Gail Goff- Social Studies teacher, C. W. Baker High School
John M. Kabia- Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, United Kingdom
Cynthia Loring MacBain- AVP facilitator since 1981. Has facilitated workshops with high school students, college students and health care workers, as well as in prisons.
Jacob Magai Majok- Biology major, Le Moyne College
Faye (Felicia) McMahon, Ph.D.- Ph.D. in Folklore and Folklife Studies,University of Pennsylvania, Folk Arts Program Consultant at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center in Auburn, NY, and Acquisitions Editor for the New York Folklore Society
Christina Michaelson, Ph.D- Ph.D Purdue University, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Le Moyne College
Michael Miller-AVP facilitator since 1995
Mechthild Nagel, Ph.D-Ph.D. University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, SUNY Cortland and Visiting Fellow at the Institute for African Development, Cornell University
Anthony Nocella- Ph.D. candidate in Social Science at Syracuse University's Maxwell School
Donna Oppedisano-Governement and Cultural Studies teacher, Jamesville-Dewitt High School
Nader Souri- Peace and Global Studies major, Junior, Le Moyne College
Diane Swords-Ph.D. Candidate, Social Science, Maxwell School, Syracuse University
Linda Weihl- Global History and Geography teacher and Current World Issues teacher, Liverpool High School
Megan Young-Peace and Global Studies major, Sophomore, Le Moyne College