Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution


WALLACE WARFIELD INSTITUTE FOR CONFLICT ANALYSIS AND RESOLUTION GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY MSN 4D3 ARLINGTON, VA 22201 Phone: (703) 993-3649 Fax: (703)-993-1302 E-mail: wwarfiel@gmu.edu Wallace Warfield Bio

EDUCATION	Ph.D., The School for Public Policy, George Mason University M.P.A., University of Southern California, Washington Public Affairs Center B.A., Howard University, Washington, D.C
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS	Conflict analysis and resolution, training, teaching/lecturing, systems design and program conceptualization in dispute/conflict resolution.
MANAGEMENT	Management of dispute/conflict resolution and community impact programs on a local, regional and national basis.
CONFLICT RESOLUTION	Conciliation, mediation, facilitation and problem-solving in the areas of public policy, organizational, community, and intra state conflicts.
TRAINING	To groups and individuals in the public and private sector in the U.S. and abroad.
TEACHING & LECTURING	Conflict resolution at the graduate, undergraduate, and continuing education level
CONSULTING	Program development, evaluation, joint problem- solving processes.
CAREER EXPERIENCE	Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University January 1990 to present Associate Professor and Co-Director for Clinical Studies, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University. Classes currently being taught: CONF 713, Interpersonal Conflict CONF 745, Leadership Roles in Conflict and Conflict Resolution, CONF 501, Introductory Theory CONF 690/890, Practicum Administrative Conference of the United States January 1988-January 1990 Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Administrative Conference of the United States As Visiting Fellow, had the responsibility for assisting federal agencies to build alternative dispute resolution (ADR) into their administrative procedures. Developed and implemented training in ADR for government contracting officers, boards of contract appeals judges, and others in the federal sector. Also engaged in extensive contacts with organizations in the private sector whose work is impacted by administrative federal agencies to create awareness in ADR and to support its use. Community Relations Service, United States Department of Justice May 1986-January 1988, Acting Director (rank of Assistant Attorney General). As Director, had overall management and supervisory authority for the agency's conflict management program dealing with issues of race, color, and national origin as well as the Cuban-Haitian entrant program. May 1982-May 1986, Associate Director for Field Coordination (rank of Deputy Assistant Attorney General). Entailed oversight responsibilities for all conflict resolution activities carried out in the ten regional field offices. Established and maintained quality assurance mechanisms, policy and program formulation and implementation. January 1978-May 1982, On special assignment to the Office of the Deputy Director as Field Operations Coordinator. Assisted in carrying out Agency reorganization and initiated responsibilities mentioned above. October 1973-January 1978, Acting Regional Director for the Northeast Region of the Community Relations Service. Supervised the conflict resolution work of five professionals in the New York office as well as directly undertook conflict response initiatives. Coordinated delivery of resources to the public and private sector to support conflict resolution objectives. Conferred with and made presentations to high level officials in federal, state, and local agencies on matters of interest to the Community Relations Service. September 1969-October 1973, Deputy Regional Director. Responsible for coordinating the delivery of conflict resolution services and support technical assistance of 15 professionals in the New York office. July 1968- September 1969, Conciliator. Conciliated conflicts involving community groups, state and local government agencies, and the private sector in the areas of administration of justice, educational services, and distribution of public resources. May 1966-July 1968, Deputy Director and Director of Community Organization for the Lower West Side Community Corporation, New York City. Supervised and coordinated the activities of 47 community organizers and education liaison staff and their immediate supervisors for a range of community and neighborhood services. January 1962-May 1966, Unit Supervisor and Street Club Worker, New York City Youth Board. Worked directly with street gangs and later supervised the work of five Street Club Workers responsible for conciliating/mediating inter-gang conflict.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING	Received mediation training from the National Center for Training Dispute Settlement of the American Arbitration Association and the Institute for Mediation and Conflict Resolution. Completed the two month Residential Program in Executive Management at the Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, VA and have received over 100 hours of management and supervision training from other sources.
CONSULTATIONS, TEACHING and TRAINING	(Following is a sample of relevant activities) Trainer and presenter for the United Way of Deleware- Developing Effective, Multi-Cultural Leadership, 1991. Trainer and presenter on cultural diversity for the Federal Executive Institute's Executive Manager Program, 1991-1993. Conducted training on conflict resolution for staff of the Fairfax, Co., VA Human Rights Commission, 1991-1992. Conducted training on conflict resolution for staff of the Arlington, Co., VA Department of Housing and Community Development, 1992. Trainer and presenter on cultural diversity for staff of the Northern VA, Bell Atlantic Regional Network, 1993. Consultant to the Office of Substance Abuse and Prevention, National Assoc. of Neighborhoods, 1993. Adjunct Professor at Antioch University's Master of Arts Program in Conflict Resolution, Yellow Springs, OH, 1992-1996. Guest lecturer, CUNY Law School, Queens, NY, 1993, 1994. Guest lecturer, Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies Program, American University, Washington, DC, 1995. Guest lecturer, College of Urban, Labor, and Metropolitan Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1992, 1995. Speaker at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, NYC, NY, 1995. Guest lecturer and presenter, Howard University program on "Gender Studies, Conflict Management, and Waging Peace" in Africa, 2000.
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS	Consultant to the Meridian International Center, Washington, DC-(on going). Consultant to African American Institute, Washington, DC.-(on going). Participated in USIA Worldnet program on conflict analysis and resolution in South Africa, 1991. Member of a Search for Common Ground facilitation team conducting conflict resolution skills training and consultation to scientists, NGO leaders, community and political leadership on environmental conflict in Moscow, Russia, 1992. Member of the Kettering Foundation's Dartmouth Conference on regional conflicts in the NIS, 1992-1997. Under a USIA grant, conducted training for public service managers in KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Cape Provinces, South Africa, 1998. Member of a facilitation team for the Centre for International Understanding in Malahide, Ireland, 1994. Member of a facilitation team conducting problem-solving workshops on the Liberian Civil War, 1995, 1996. Member of a facilitation team conducting problem-solving workshops on the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict, 1997. PI and later member of an ICAR team that conducted conflict analysis and resolution training and civil society capacity building for select Rwandan NGOs, 1998-2001 (see Grants for further details). Member of an ICAR team conducting research on international Zones of Peace with a focus on Colombia.
INTERVENTION PROJECTS (DOMESTIC)	Takoma Park, MD-Mediation of issues dealing with historic site designation, 1990. Lee Co., AK-Facilitation of Lee, Co. AK school district retreat, 1990. Fairfax, Co., VA-Facilitation of Fairfax, Co. School Based Management program, 1990. Reston, VA-Facilitation of Reston Recreational Center Board retreat, 1990. Roanoke,VA-Facilitation regarding complaints of police use of excessive and public policy inclusiveness for minorities, 1991. Woodbridge, VA-Facilitation of Woodbridge High School senior faculty retreat, 1992. Little Rock, AK-Facilitation of post school desegregation implementation plan, 1991-1992. Facilitation of Booze-Allen team-building retreat, 1994 Facilitation of World Bank staff/management team building, 2001. Des Moines, IA-Facilitation regarding complaints of police use of excessive force and public policy inclusiveness for minorities, 1992. Montgomery, Co., MD-Facilitation of Eastern Montgomery Co.,Master Plan, 1993. Charles Co., MD-Mediation of mental health program dispute, 1994. Fairfax, VA-Facilitation of Booze-Allen project staff retreat, 1994. D.C. Metro Area-Facilitation of Blue Plains waste treatment retreat, 1996. Fauquier Co., VA-Facilitation of Fauquier Co. social service agencies retreat, 1997.
GRANTS	$10, 600 from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development to develop and implement leadership and conflict resolution training for diverse community leadership in Arlington, CO., VA. $142,000 from USIA to conduct training in leadership and conflict resolution skills for Rwandan NGO leaders.
PANELS AND WORKSHOPS	Presenter and speaker at several Society of Professionals In Dispute Resolution (SPIDR) conferences, the National Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution, and the United States Institute for Peace. "A Symposium on Global Affairs: The Conflicts in the Horn of Africa, ICAR, GMU, May 1991. "Flexibility in Negotiations", ICAR, GMU, April 1994.
PAPERS PRESENTED	"The Potential for Local Zones of Peace", Local Zones of Peace workshop, April 1996. "Paradox and Promise: Ethical Dilemmas in Conflict Resolution Training", Conflict Management Training: Advancing Best Practices, USIP workshop, June 2000.
ICAR-RELATED SERVICE ACTIVITIES	Guest teacher for CONF 642, Spring 1993. Services/Activities Guest teacher for CONF 715, Fall 1998. Guest teacher for CONF 810, Spring 1998. Guest teacher for CONF 714, Fall 2000. Faculty advisor to the Latin American and Caribbean and the Africa Working Group Brown Bag luncheon presentation on the Rwanda, Africa Conflict Analysis and Resolution project, December 1999.
UNIVERSITY-WIDE SERVICE	Conducted research and presented a report on "Cross Cultural Conflict and Consensus-Building Opportunities In the GMU Community", 1991. Member of the GMU Speaker's Bureau. Served on President's search committee for new Provost, 1999. Member of Provost Advisory Committee on policy outreach and development. Workshop leader and presenter at Black Student Leadership conferences. Participated in GMU Annual International Week programs as a panelist and moderator, 1994. Facilitated a Black African, African American, and Caribbean student dialogue sponsored by the Black Peer Counseling Center, 1995. Participated in the Black Peer Counseling Center mentoring program. Guest teacher for the Graduate School of Education, 1996. Guest teacher for New Century College (on going). Guest teacher for The College of Nursing and Health Science (on going).
PAPERS PUBLISHED	"The Implications of Future Scenarios for Conflict Resolution in the United States", published as a manuscript for the World Future Society's Conference on Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution, July 14-17, 1986. "The Implications of Alternative Dispute Resolution Processes for Decision-Making in Administrative Disputes", Pepperdine Law Review, Vol. 16, No. S5, 1989. "Hazardous Waste in Minority Communities: The New Civil Rights Battleground", in Consensus, the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, October/November 1989. "Ruminations on Race, Culture, and Conflict Resolution: Notes from the Inner Perspective", The Society of Professionals In Dispute Resolution Newsletter, Fall 1990. "Town and Gown: Forums for Conflict and Consensus Between Universities and Communities", New Directions for Higher Education, No. 92, Winter 1995. "Building Consensus for Racial Harmony in American Cities", The Missouri Journal of Dispute Resolution, 1997. "The Potential for Local Zones of Peace in Moving from Civil War to Civil Society", Peace Review, Spring 1997. "The Development of Pedagogy and Practicum", with Juliana Birkhoff, Mediation Quarterly, Spring 1997. "Reconnecting Systems Maintenance with Social Justice: A Critical Role for Conflict Resolution", with Mara Schoeny, Negotiation Journal, July 2000.
BOOK CHAPTERS	"Triggering Incidents for Racial Conflict", Community Disorders and Policing, Whiting & Birch, London, 1992. "Public Policy Conflict Resolution: The Nexus Between Culture and Process", Conflict Resolution Theory and Practice: Integration and Application, Manchester University Press, 1993. "Is This the Right Thing to Do?: A Practical Framework for Ethical Decisions in Peace Building" (forthcoming, October, 2002), Jossey-Bass.
AWARDS	U.S. Federal Government Special Achievement Award, 1979, Outstanding Performance Ratings for 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987.
GOVERNING AND ADVISORY BOARDS	Council for the Fund for Research on Dispute Resolution, 1991-1994. Society of Professionals In Dispute Resolution (SPIDR), 1986-1992. The Cooperative Housing Foundation, 1997 to present. The Initiative to Strengthen Neighborhood Inter-Group Assets Program, 1998 to present. Editorial Board, Negotiation Journal
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS	Member and past President of the Society for Professionals In Dispute Resolution (renamed The Association for Conflict Resolution).