Rafael Prieto

Conflict resolution expert, trained&experienced in applying Martin Luther King Nonviolence principle

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• Builder of coalitions between multiple civil society organizations towards common social ends

• Conflict resolution expert, trained & experienced in applying Martin Luther King, Jr. non-violence principle

• Facilitator of organizational transformation, via cultural, structural or procedural change

• Strategic planning facilitator, with ability to work with organizations to convert plans into operational reality

• Trainer/ developer of youth leadership

• Expertise in radio broadcasting, program development and selling of advertising

• Organizational/managerial ability to achieve dramatic improvements in performance

• Fluency in Spanish and Portuguese, with high intermediate English ability

• Experience working in various Latin American countries

Ph.D. in Social Science, International Caribbean University

Masters in Law and International Relations,

Studies in Political Management, UCAB-CAF-The George Washington Univ.; Washington, DC; Oct. 2009

Bachelor of Nautical Sciences, Mention Marine Engineering, EFOMM- Marinha Brasileira Rio de Janeiro Jul 1989

KEY CERTIFICATES AND TRAININGS:

Leadership of Non-Violent Social Movements course; Kennedy School, Harvard U.; Cambridge, MA, USA; May 2014. Diploma in the Dynamics of Nonviolent Conflict; Rutgers University; Newark, NJ; January 2013.

Specialization in M.L. Kingian Philosophy (Nonviolence Training Certification, Levels I and II, Univ. of Rhode Island; Kingston, Rhode Island, USA; June 2013.

Level III Award in Philosophy Kingian 2017 by the Peace Studies Center of the University of Rhode Island

TRAININGS DELIVERED; PUBLICATIONS

Offered conference on Crisis in Venezuela; Univ. of Rhode Island; Kingston, Rhode Island, USA; August and November 2017.

Offered regular class on:

Non-violence Kingian Philosophy; Univ. Católica Andrés Bello, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela; 2010-2016. Dynamics of Non-violent Conflict; FEDECAMARAS, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela; 2014.

Culture of Peace; Rotary, Caracas, Venezuela; 2014.

Mediation and Conflicts Resolutions; Workers Unions, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela; 2014. Culture of Peace; Univ. Central of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela; 2013.

Culture of Peace; Univ. of Carabobo, Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela; 2012. Culture of Peace; Univ. Metropolitana, Caracas, Venezuela; 2012.

Telematics; Caribbean International University, Caracas, Venezuela; 2012. Armed Violence in Venezuela; Republic of Colombia, --, Colombia; 2010.

The Disarmament Law Proposal in Venezuela; Presidential House, Plurinational Republic of Bolivia; 2011. Culture of Peace; Commerce Center, Lima, Perú; 2011.