David Haddad, EdD, is a psychologist, consultant, and core faculty at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, where he directs the community mental health program. David combines his interest in meditation and mindfulness practice with skills in Appreciative Inquiry to facilitate work with individuals & organizations that support and enhance positive relationships, high team engagement, meaningful work, and expectations for achievement. David is the co-founder of Appreciative Action, a consulting practice focusing on strengthening the capacity of organizations to cultivate resources for healthier world communities.

Claire Fialkov, PhD, is a psychologist, consultant and a core faculty member at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Claire teaches and writes about positive psychology and appreciative models of leadership and organizational training. Claire is a co-founder of Appreciative Action, a consultation practice that focuses on strengthening the capacity of organizations dedicated to creating a healthier and more civil world community. Claire uses strength- and Appreciative Inquiry based approaches to leadership, team building, evaluation, program development, and training to build organizational capacity.

Evan Longin, EdD, is a psychologist, who has been working with families and children since he was a fellow with at the Institute for Youth Development and Juvenile Justice. He did his post doctoral training at the Nathan Ackerman Family Institute. Currently he is Visiting Professor of Graduate Counseling and Psychology at Salem State College and is a founding Director of the Salem Center. The Center has been involved in the development of Andersen’s reflective dialogue approach and is the source of the Artsbridge dialogue model, where he helps design the curriculum for the summer training, and trains and consults with the Israeli and Palestinian dialogue facilitators for the summer training.

Marjorie Roberts, PhD, is a founder, director, and faculty member of The Salem Center for Therapy, Training and Research, a center for postmodern thinking and practice. Marjorie is a psychologist and family therapist who has a long history of work with reflecting dialogues in her clinical work, training, and research. She is privileged to have been able to work with Tom Andersen, who introduced the reflecting dialogues approach. Marjorie has presented her work with reflecting dialogues at local, national and international conferences, and has published as well.