SAMARA CONSULTING

                       Aimee Samara (Krouskop)
              

I launched Samara Consulting in 2012, inspired to lend my unique international experiences to positive social and environmental change.

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I've spent 25 years supporting and creating innovative projects hosted by large corporations, solopreneurs, service professionals, nonprofits, intentional community, education, the United Nations, plus local and state government initiatives. 

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I've helped advance outreach and engagement missions by applying my skills in deep listening, clear and organized communications, and with my experience designing for social change. 

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In the global south I have evaluated international Fair Trade relationships in support of indigenous and agrarian civil war survivor communities. I've served as a human rights protector - or "unarmed bodyguard" in active conflict zones providing both physical and political (diplomatic) protection for civilian communities. I've designed cross-agency collaboration for emergency relief with the United Nations (the Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs).

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Throughout, my worldview and skills acknowledge the wisdom introduced to me by communities at risk during this work - especially the art of what it takes for groups and relationships to thrive across boundaries of geography, privilege and culture. 

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I have taught sociology courses for over a decade, applying my formal academic training with a focus on ethnography, human rights, and social change (MA: University of Houston). I am also a graduate of Facilitation Lab's Advanced Facilitation program, and have completed two basic practicums in conflict resolution and mediation (Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center and the International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution, Columbia University).