Alumni Peacebuilders

Josh Jacobs-Velde, a rabbi, provides spiritual leadership at Oseh Shalom, a vibrant Reconstructionist Jewish synagogue in Laurel, Maryland

Alejandro Ferreiro is Director of Espacio Público (Public Space), an independent research center in Santiago, Chile, an organization working on public policy issues in Chile and beyond.

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

Tony Lang is a senior lecturer in the School of International Relations at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

Myla Leguro is the Program Director for Advancing Interreligious Peacebuilding (AIP), part of Catholic Relief Services in Mindanao, Phillippines. 

Rosette Muzigo-Morrison is a Legal Officer for the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands. 

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

Tona Boyd works as an attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.

Irene Perureña is the Executive Vice President of Ciudad del Saber (City of Knowledge) Foundation in Panama City. 

Denis Okello’s work and research focuses on ending hunger and malnutrition in developing countries and has intersected with humanitarian efforts in his native country, Uganda. 

In the wake of unprecedented post-election violence in Kenya, George Wachira helped found a group that served as an important forerunner to international mediation. 

Tahir Aziz is based in London, but his work for Conciliation Resources, a think tank supporting local, national, and international organizations seeking to resolve violent conflict, often brings him to Pakistani-administered Kashmir, his native region.

Jill Sternberg works with the people of Timor-Leste to build and support the country’s young democracy.

Xabier Agirre Aranburu works at the heart of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

Ellis Jones is the author of The Better World Handbook, a guide for people who want to make a positive difference in the world and assistant professor of sociology at College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts. 

Oana-Cristina Popa has been ambassador of Romania to the Republic of Serbia since 2016. 

Noah Salameh is the director and co-founder of the Center for Conflict Resolution in Bethlehem, Palestine.

Monica Hurtado is Assistant Professor at the Universidad de La Sabana, Bogota, Colombia. She researches human trafficking and the exploitation of children.

S.P. Udayakumar founded and directs the South Asian Community Centre for Education and Research (SACCER) in Tamil Nadu, India.

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