Many thanks to:

• Mr. Jeffery Miller for his generous financial support

• My parents: Jackie MacLeod and Brian Lippey

• Madeleine Lippey, for always being willing to proofread

• My teachers and advisors who provided invaluable academic support:

  • Dr. John King

  • Dr. Matthew Helmers

  • Ms. Jen Nero

  • Ms. Jenny Carson

  • Ms. Kate Bloomfield and Ms. Umehani Hassan

  • Dr. Joseph Marin

• The entire Seeds of Peace community: counselors, facilitators. administrators, delegation leaders, campers, staff, etc.

• Ms. Flavia Tomosello and the Antonio Tsialas Leadership Foundation for their impactful work and financial support

• These professors for their time, knowledge, and dedication to dialogue:

  • Ms. Jeannie Yamazaki and Ms. Zayna Seyedi with the Office for Inclusion, Belonging, and Intergroup Communication at Stanford University

  • Mr. Nick Scrimenti with the Berkley Center at Georgetown University

  • Dr. John Rose with the Civil Discourse Project at Duke University

  • Mr. Santiago Vargas-Garcia at The School for Ethics and Global Leadership

  • Dr. Sarah Ropp with the Paideia Program at the University of Pennsylvania

  • Mr. Stephan Kocher with the Spiritual and Religious Life Center at the University of Pennsylvania

  • Dr. Miriam Lipsky with UDialogue at the University of Miami

  • Mr. Roger Fisher with The Program on Intergroup Relations at the University of Michigan