Susan Levin, founder of Dialogue for Solutions, works with
people to strengthen their communications skills and work
more effectively. As a trainer, facilitator and mediator,
she has led workshops on conflict management, teambuilding,
leadership development, diversity appreciation and intercultural
communications.
Working in the non-profit, corporate and government sectors,
Susan designs workshops and projects that meet her clients'
unique needs and challenges.
Internationally, Susan has worked in Bosnia, Russia, Cuba
and Hungary on a range of projects from microcredit lending
programs to negotiation training to coalition building for
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). In her workshops abroad,
Susan offers skills training, and most importantly, works
closely with participants to make the learning practical and
relevant to their cultural environments. To that end, the
content of the experiential activities, such as role playing,
are generally elicited from the experience of the participants.
Susan is a certified mediator with the Supreme Court of
Virginia and also mediates employment discrimination cases
for the District of Columbia Office of Human Rights and Minority
Business Development and for the District of Columbia Courts.
She has consulted with the U.S. Institute of Peace and the
National Institute for Dispute Resolution. In addition, she
has been appointed as an arbitrator for the National Association
of Securities Dealers (NASD) and for the Commercial Dispute
Resolution Center of the Americas.
Education
Susan has an M.A. in International Affairs from George Washington
University. She graduated from the University of Florida with
an interdisciplinary B.S. focused on the impact of culture
on international development (after transferring from Tufts
University).