Dr. Robert Anderson is a training professional with 20 years of experience in the field of communication and human resource development. In 1989, he established McDonald Anderson, a management training and consulting firm based in New York City. He has conducted leadership and communication workshops for many Fortune 500 companies, universities, and international non-profit organizations. His work regularly takes him to Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and to cities throughout North America. In addition to his native English, he has conducted workshops in French, Portuguese and Spanish. Before starting his own company, Dr. Anderson was employed as a training manager at Salomon Brothers Inc, the National Puerto Rican Forum, and The Executive Technique, a communications consulting firm. His academic credentials include an Ed.D. in adult education from Teachers College, Columbia University, an M.A. in Spanish from the University of Michigan and a B.A. in Spanish from Oberlin College.
Dr. Andrea Bartoli is the founding director of the Center for International Conflict Resolution and was a member of the faculty at Columbia University's and Public Affairs between 1994 and 2007. Between 1992 and 1999 he was also the associate director of the for Advanced Studies at Columbia University. Before coming to Columbia Bartoli was a lecturer at the University of Rome–Tor Vergata (1987–92) and the director of the Center for the Study of Social Programs (1986–92). He is the coeditor of Somalia, Rawanda, and Beyond: The Role of International Media in Wars and International Crisis (Italian Academy for Advanced Studies 1995). Bartoli's primary interests focus on the emergence of peace and its sustainability, through both preventive and systemic approaches. His most recent publication is "Christianity and Peacebuilding" in Religion and Peacebuilding, edited by H. Coward and G. Smith (State University of New York Press, 2004)
Dr. Audrey Charlton has over twenty years experience with Fortune 500 companies, partnerships, health service, not-for-profit and local and international civil service organizations. She has taught seminars on diversity, cross-cultural communications and negotiations and mediations at New York University’s Stern School of Business and the New School for Social Research. Prior to establishing her own consulting firm in 1988, she had held the positions of Director of Management and Organizational Development at Corning Clinical Laboratories, and Director of Training, Director of Human Resources at American Express (Card Division). Audrey has an M.A. in Social-Organizational Psychology, an Ed.M in Counseling Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University and a Ph.D. in Anthropology, Columbia University. 
Dr. Beth Fisher-Yoshida received her Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems and M.A. in Organizational Development from Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, California. She graduated with honors when she received her M.A. in special education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She also received both a B.A. and a B.S. from Buffalo State College. Dr. Fisher-Yoshida is a Certified Clinical Sociologist (C.C.S.). Dr. Fisher-Yoshida conducts research in the areas of conflict and conflict resolution with a focus on intercultural communication, transformative learning and Coordinated Management of Meaning ( CMM). Dr. Fisher-Yoshida has more than 20 years experience in working with people in organizations. Her areas of specialization include working with client organizations in supporting their change efforts through addressing: conflict resolution, diversity, communication, team building, performance management systems and leadership development. She has been very active in professional organizations holding many leadership positions. She is currently engaged in the participatory action research ( PAR) activities of the ICCCR. Dr. Fisher-Yoshida continues to publish journal articles, chapters in edited volumes and is currently engaged in book writing projects.
Dr. Eric Marcus is the founder and principal of The Marcus Group, a New York City based consulting firm specializing in building the capacity of individuals, groups and organizations, for a wide variety of public and private sector client systems. Primary areas of practice over the last twenty years include: working with individuals and groups on issues of change, leadership development, diversity, feedback, intra and inter group mediation and conflict resolution and related areas. Dr. Marcus is a certified mediator in New York State involved in community mediation in the Bronx. He is recent past president of the Organization Development Network of Greater New York and now serves on their Advisory Board. Eric is one of the co-editors of The Handbook of Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice (2nd Edition), with Morton Deutsch and Peter Coleman, in which he has a chapter on Change and Conflict. Dr. Marcus received his MA and PhD from Columbia University in Social and Organizational psychology, and a Bachelor’s degree from Binghamton University.
Michele Riley serves as a court-approved mediator and arbitrator for the New York state and federal courts, handling disputes in the areas of commercial transactions, mergers & acquisitions, employment law, corporate governance and general corporate law. Before starting her ADR career, Ms. Riley practiced law for more than 20 years. Most recently, she held the position of General Counsel at Toyota Motor Corporate Services of North America, Inc. in New York City . Prior to her experience at Toyota, she was associated with law firms in New York City, Tokyo, and Japan. Ms. Riley is a graduate of Douglass College (B.A. Asian Studies), Yale University (M.A. East Asian Studies), and Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.). Her academic credentials also include a professional certificate in Conflict and Dispute Resolution from the Center for Finance, Law and Taxation at New York University.There are no upcoming events at this time.
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