Master of Science in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 

offered by Columbia University

Dr. Fisher-Yoshida is Co-Executive Director of the Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict and Complexity (AC4) and Director of the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) program, both housed in the Earth Institute at Columbia University. In her role at YPS she has been working to develop systemic approaches to building more effective communities through youth leadership in Medellín, Colombia, using a Social Lab approach.

Robert M. Anderson is an adult-learning professional with over 30 years of experience in the fields of communication, leadership and conflict resolution. In 1989, he established McDonald Anderson, a management training and consulting firm based in New York City.

Camilo Azcarate is an international dispute resolution expert with 25 years of experience as ombudsperson mediator, facilitator and trainer working for public, private, and international organizations. He managed the office of mediation services for the World Bank Group between 2008 and 2018, was lead ombudsperson at Princeton University, Ombudsperson at FGCU’s Business School, and Government Programs Coordinator for the Massachusetts Office of Dispute Resolution.

Jenny Besch has been teaching "Advanced Mediation - Basic Training and Advanced Mediation - Apprenticeship" at Columbia’s School of Professional Studies NECR program since 2007. She has also taught at Teachers College at Columbia. In addition to her teaching, Besch mediates in the private practice and for many years mediated community cases through various Community Dispute Resolution Centers in New York.