▁as ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁gradu ate ▁certificate ▁program , ▁Conf lict ▁Trans formation ▁Ac ross ▁Culture ▁( CON TA CT ) ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁S IT ▁Verm ont ▁campus ▁and ▁in ▁South ▁Asia . ▁She ▁was ▁joined ▁in ▁this ▁work ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁by ▁Oliv ia ▁Sto kes ▁Dre ier , ▁who ▁became ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁K CP ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁K CP ▁works ▁intern ation ally ▁with ▁in - country ▁partners ▁to ▁lead ▁peace building ▁train ings ▁and ▁dialog ue ▁work sh ops . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁K CP ▁staff ▁has ▁led ▁programs ▁in ▁conflict ▁transformation ▁in ▁ 2 6 ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁Europe , ▁Asia , ▁Africa ▁and ▁America . ▁Past ▁areas ▁of ▁work ▁have ▁included ▁ ▁training ▁members ▁of ▁Nep al ’ s ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁in ▁collaboration ▁and ▁neg ot iation ▁skills ▁and ▁eng aging ▁community - based ▁peace ▁comm itte es ▁in ▁the ▁Cas am ance ▁region ▁of ▁Sen eg al . ▁Other ▁areas ▁of ▁work ▁have ▁included ▁work sh ops ▁for ▁women ▁leaders ▁in ▁Sud an ▁and ▁South ▁Sud an ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁H unt ▁Altern atives ▁Fund , ▁and ▁a ▁multi - year ▁program ▁in ▁N ortheast ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁Sar vod aya ▁S hr am ad ana ▁Mov ement , ▁that ▁engaged ▁Buddh ist , ▁Muslim , ▁H indu ▁and ▁Christian ▁leaders ▁in ▁joint ▁community