Speakers

David J. Smith (he/him) works in higher education and with professional groups to promote conflict resolution, humanitarian, and peacebuilding approaches to address conflict and change. He was a senior program officer and manager at the U.S. Institute of Peace. David has been on the faculties of Georgetown University, Towson University, Goucher College, Harford Community College (tenured, associate professor), Drexel University, the School of International Service at American University, and the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University. He serves on the board of advisors of the master's in humanitarian action program at the Kroc School for Peace Studies at the University of San Diego. He was a Fulbright U.S. Scholar teaching at the University of Tartu (Estonia) and is currently president of the Community Colleges Chapter of the Fulbright Association. He is a recipient of the William Kreidler Award for Distinguished Service to the field of conflict resolution. He has been interviewed on the Today Show, published in The New York Times and Baltimore Sun, written several books including Peace Jobs: A Student's Guide to Starting a Career Working for Peace (IAP 2016), and been featured in The Washington Post Magazine. He is a retired member of the Maryland bar. David attended American University (B.A.), George Mason University (M.S.), University of Missouri (G. Cert.), and the University of Baltimore (J.D.).

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Dr. Sherry Dadgar, PhD, FACMG, is a clinical molecular geneticist and Founder/CEO of Precision Medicine Care, advancing scalable, equitable precision medicine through integrated multi-omics, innovation, and healthcare leadership.