our team

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   An award-winning actress and communication specialist, Dr. Wyler has successfully produced cross-cultural media and communication projects for a wide variety of cultures, languages and audiences. She passionately believes that the creative arts enable conflict members to open new avenues of expression and dialogue, drawing on cultural icons to create a new language shared within the community. The creative arts also allow all generations to share in the conflict transformation process - including the women and youth so often left behind in sustainable peace-building. To support her efforts, she founded Art Transforms Conflict, a global non-profit and non-governmental organization. Dr. Wyler holds a PhD degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from Nova Southeastern University and recently completed a research study on cultural identity in Syrian refugee women in Jordan and Lebanon.  

  Dr. Bina Patel holds a Doctorate in Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping Analysis from Nova Southeastern University with a focus on Islamic fundamentalism, Islamic warfare, global conflict, and suicide terrorism. Her published work includes "Depicting Female Suicide Bombers: Understanding the Radicalization Process", a study evaluating the causes and electoral successes of female Islamic fundamentalists and suicide bombers. She is also the Founder & Managing Director of Bina Consulting LLC, providing global consulting services in conflict management to organizations, businesses, schools, and local communities.

 Darin is a marketing and communications  leader with an expertise in differentiating companies through innovative brand messaging, creative communications and unique customer experiences. With significant corporate, consulting and agency experience, he works across multiple industries to engage and motivate  target audiences. He first partnered with Crystina in the launch of The  Artful Communicator in 1999, pairing his production and operations  skills with her talent and creativity. Today, he heads marketing and  communications efforts for Fortune 100 technology firms based in the  Washington DC area while also teaching a variety of communications and  media courses. 

Tanya is a respected journalist, artist and Conflict Management and Mediation trainer using the methods of non-violent communication. Growing up in the war-torn Lebanon of the 70s and 80s, her personal experiences led to a career in journalism, becoming a well-known figure on local TV and Arab satellite channels. Following her successful media career, Tanya was part of the first group of Arabs to study non-violence  at AUNOHR (Academic University for Nonviolence and Human Rights). She received an MBA in Non-violent Education and Conflict Resolution and went on to become a leading mediator and trainer in the field of Non-violent Communication or NVC. She now spends much of her time teaching NVC, working with university students, Syrian and Palestinian refugees and schools all over Lebanon. She is a visiting trainer in Egypt, Jordan and Kurdistan, an educational trainer for the Abolition of the Death Penalty, and has also worked with death row inmates in Lebanon.