Susan Carpenter

Susan Carpenter has spent the past 40 years developing and managing programs to reach consensus on public issues, resolve public controversies, and develop common goals and visions at the local, state, and national levels. She was the founding director of the Program for Community Problem Solving in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, she spent 10 years as the Associate Director of ACCORD Associates in Boulder, Colorado, mediating complex public disputes and training others to handle conflict productively.

Susan currently works with organizations and groups to build capacity for collaboration and conflict resolution. Susan holds a Master's degree in International Education and a Doctorate in Future Studies, both from the University of Massachusetts. She was a Visiting Fellow at the Program on Negotiation at the Harvard Law School and taught for two years in Ethiopia as a Peace Corps volunteer. Susan has authored numerous materials including the book, Managing Public Disputes: A Practical Guide to Handling Conflict and Reaching Agreements.