Thursday, April 16th
Dorothy J Maver, Ph.D., is Executive Director of Peace Partnership International, whose
mission is forging partnerships with and among government, civil society and business to
catalyze the transformation from a culture of violence to a culture of peace throughout the world.
Dr. Maver serves on the Steering Committee of the Global Alliance for Ministries and
Departments of Peace. Dot is the former Executive Director of the Peace Alliance, served as the
National Campaign Manager for Kucinich for President 2004, is the founder of the Vermont
Peace Institute, and one of the co-founding members of the Vermont Peace Academy. An
innovative educator with a teaching background in Health, Physical Education, Psychology, and
Philosophy at both the high school and university levels, she is a member of the international
faculty with Polaris College, Denmark, and is on faculty with the Graduate Institute in
Connecticut. Dot also serves as co-coordinator of Share the Spirit of Peace Global Summits and is
active in community coalition building and organizational development, with her youth/adult
partnership model based on shared responsibility and shared leadership. In the world of fast-pitch
softball, Dr. Dot is known for her revolutionary fast-pitch hitting technique, The Maver Method:
Secrets of Hitting Success, available on DVD. She is also co-author of the book Conscious
Education: The Bridge to Freedom.
www.peacepartintl.org