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Contact: Sharon Pickett, phone: 301-365-9307, e-mail: sharonp@igc.org
Association
for Conflict Resolution Appoints David Hart as
New CEO
Washington, D.C. -- The Association
for Conflict Resolution (ACR) is pleased to announce
the appointment of David A. Hart as the organization's
new Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Hart succeeds
Daniel Bowling, the former CEO of ACR, who will
assume a new position as Executive Director of
Duke University Law School's Private
Adjudication Center and teach conflict resolution
and related courses at the law school.
David Hart brings extensive experience in alternative
dispute resolution to his new role with ACR. He
is the former director of the Americans with Disabilities
Act Mediation Program, a national mediation program
funded by the U.S. Dept. of Justice and administered
through the Key
Bridge Foundation in Washington, D.C. David
has served as Executive Director of local, state,
and national nonprofit organizations and has worked
on a variety of projects for the United States
Institute of Peace. He holds a BA in Peace and
Conflict Studies from Oberlin College, a Master's
Degree in Political Science from Syracuse University's
Maxwell School, and has earned Certificates of
Achievement from the Program on the Analysis and
Resolution of Conflict (PARC), and the Institute
on Creative Conflict Management.
"The entire ACR board joins me in heartily
welcoming David Hart to this new position,"
said Arnie Shienvold, President of ACR. "In
David, we have found both a dedicated conflict
resolver and an experienced executive. I'm sure
that our members will be well served under his
leadership."
The announcement of David's appointment was made
at the recent ACR annual conference held Oct.
10-13 in Toronto. Almost 1500 people representing
15 countries attended the event and welcomed David
to his new post. The event also included many
special tributes and heartfelt expressions of
gratitude to the outgoing CEO, Daniel Bowling.
Daniel served as the Executive Director of the
Society of Professional in Dispute Resolution
for three years and as CEO of the Association
for Conflict Resolution since its inception in
January 2001.
"ACR is in now a position to have a major
impact on the field of conflict resolution,"
said Bowling. "I wish David and everyone
in the organization every success in building
on the firm foundation we have laid together.
I am honored to have served ACR and SPIDR and
look forward to the 2002 ACR annual conference
in San Diego!"
David Hart expressed his enthusiasm for ACR and
the challenges ahead. "I am thrilled to join
ACR," he said. "At this particular time
in history, our work is needed more than ever.
I believe ACR is on the brink of substantial growth
in membership and clout. The Board of Directors,
staff, and members are all ready to contribute
their vast knowledge of conflict resolution and
their boundless energy to helping ACR achieve
its enormous potential. I am lucky to be a part
of this important endeavor."
10/24/2001
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