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Robert Kent
Robert Kent founded the PeaceCamp Initiative as a natural outgrowth of his work with conflict resolution and teen counseling - understanding that his training, and the extraordinary experiences available at Camp Susquehannock each summer represented a chance to create the opportunity for the Israeli and Palestinian leaders of the future to learn to trust each other in the present. Rob has been on staff at Camp Susquehannock since 1980, serving as as counselor and coach for many years, and currently as Program Director of Susquehannock for Boys. For 18 years, he helped run the Youth Program at Aikido West in Redwood City, CA, under the direction of Frank Doran Shihan, 7th dan. Rob regularly teaches a month-long course titled "Political Aikido" at Williams College. |
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Robert Kent PeaceCamp Initiative founder |
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Danny Hakim
Danny anchors the PeaceCamp Initiative candidate selection process in Israel and Palestine. His organization, Budo for Peace, links karate, judo, and aikido dojos in Jewish and Arab neighborhoods together, so that each dojo's members have chances to train with the other, in the spirit of better understanding and mutual efforts to improve the often challenging atmosphere. Danny directs ten Budo for Peace Centers sponsored by the Japanese Government. |
Danny Hakim Founder, Budo for Peace |
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Manar Azreik
Manar, a Palestinian Christian, grew up with both Jewish and Muslim friends and influence. As a teenager, she was the Israeli National Judo Champion seven years in a row, and represented Israel in international competition. We're hoping to have Manar visit Camp Susquehannock during the 2009 summer session, and she was instrumental in helping evaluate the candidate applications. Perhaps most importantly, it was a conversation with Manar in late August 2006 that helped launch the idea of The PeaceCamp Initiative. Manar has performed peace facilitation work in Greece, Canada, California, and Israel. She speaks fluent Hebrew and Arabic. She recently took a degree in Sound, Voice, and Music Healing at CIIS in San Francisco. |
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Manar Azriek 7-time Israeli National Judo Champion, Waldorf Teacher and Dialog-for-Peace Facilitator |
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Aviv Goldsmith
Aviv Goldsmith was introduced to Aikido
as a teen at the New York Aikikai. Some years later, he began
practicing seriously and has been teaching Aikido since 1989.
In 2001, he became Dojo Cho at the non-profit Aikido in Fredericksburg
where he instructs a growing children’s
and adults program. Aviv Sensei currently serves as the Youth Outreach
Coordinator for Aiki Extensions and is a director of the Takemusu
Aikido Association. |
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Aviv Goldsmith Youth Outreach Coordinator for Aiki Extensions |
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Jamie Zimron
Jamie began her Aikido training at Stanford University (where she studied Social Sciences and Psychology). She established The Aikido Arts Center of San Francisco in 1980, and ran the Aikido program at the University of California - Santa Cruz (1991-1993) and Hebrew University in Jerusalem (1994-1996). Jamie holds a Masters Degree in Psychology and is a licensed Marriage, Family & Child Counselor (MFCC). Since the 1980's Jamie has taught Aikido and Mind-Body healing work in the ex-Soviet Union, Israel, and throughout the United States and Canada. She sits on the Advisory Board of the Middle East Citizen's Diplomacy Project; is a longtime Trainer for the National Women's Martial Arts Federation; and is a founding Board Member and the National Rank Coordinator for the Association of Women Martial Arts Instructors. Currently Jamie lives in San Diego where she has developed KiAi Golf and The KiAi Way, Inc. - holistic instruction blending ancient Eastern wisdom and modern Western disciplines with golf, sports and life. |
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Jamie Zimron Co-Founder & Director, Middle east Aikido Project |
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