Susan Shearouse earned a Master of Science in Conflict Resolution from George Mason University in 1988 and has twenty years experience as a consultant, trainer, mediator and facilitator,helping people resolve their differences, improve their organizations, enhance their conversations, achieve stable partnerships, and lead more effectively.
In addition Susan has served as Executive Director of the National Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution (NCPCR), as Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Specialist for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), and as adjunct faculty at Georgetown University’s MBA program. She served for ten years on the Advisory Board of the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR) at George Mason University and is a Board member of the Institute for Multi-track Diplomacy.
Her international experience includes conducting mediation training and program design consultation in Bulgaria and to Palestinian attorneys and judges Gaza and the West Bank. She has developed training materials used in Bosnia by the United Nations staff in community building projects. She has trained USDA-sponsored scientists from India, and provided consultation for a Russian delegation in developing ADR systems within their own country. For over ten years, she has taught negotiation skills at the US Dept. of State for foreign nationals as well as Foreign Service Officers working with foreign nationals.
