B.A. Alumni Peacebuilders

Roberto (Bear) Guerra is a photographer whose work focuses on globalization, human rights, social justice, and environmental justice.

Brittney Nystrom is Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Utah. Her work focuses on advocacy for civil rights and civil liberties in Utah. She will return to the University of Notre Dame campus in October 2021 to receive the Kroc Institute’s 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award. 

Caleb “C.J.” Pine is Peace Process and Programming Specialist Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, U.S. Department of State

Michael Poffenberger is executive director of the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, an education and retreat center that connects spirituality with service to the world.

Mary Boyer is a policy officer for African Risk Capacity, an insurance program led by the African Union that provides financial relief to African countries following drought.

Jeb Brovsky plays midfield for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, a major league soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He also is the founder of Peace Pandemic.

Stephanie Gharakhanian '07 is director of research and policy at the Workers Defense Project.

Patrick Corrigan remembers the day he met with negotiators from the Lord’s Resistance Army, the rebel forces in northern Uganda notorious for their atrocities.

Molly Kinder is director of agriculture and Europe policy for ONE, a nonpartisan advocacy organization that works to mitigate extreme poverty.

Brian Ikaika Klein is a Ph.D. candidate in environmental science, policy, and management at the University of California, Berkeley.

Elizabeth Shappell Lattaner's path to Portland took her through Washington, D.C., Honduras, Afghanistan, and Uganda.

Matthew Walsh is chief of staff for the Broadcasting Board of Governors, an organization that encompasses all U.S. civilian international broadcasting, including the Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Radio Free Asia (RFA), Radio and TV Martí, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN)—Radio Sawa and Alhurra Television.

Jessica Scanlan Bailey is CEO and Co-Founder of Greenworks Lending, LLC in Stamford, Connecticut. 

Stephanie Sluka Brauer is the resource development manager for Habitat for Humanity International’s Africa and Middle East regional office.

Tony Lang holds a Chair in International Political Theory in the School of International Relations at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

Steve Fuller, the commanding officer of the USS Nicholas, a U.S. Navy frigate, bridges the worlds of the military and peacebuilding.

Tona Boyd is chief counsel to Senator Cory A. Booker on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Peter Quaranto traveled to northern Uganda when he was a Notre Dame junior majoring in political science and peace studies.