Jessica Baen has devoted her career to bridging divides, from mediating neighbor and workplace disputes to facilitating dialogue around identity, religion and politics. This passion led her from East Bay Community Mediation all the way to the prison at Guantanamo Bay, where she advocated for prisoners’ right to a fair trial and humane treatment. As a Conflict Resolution Specialist at the Center for Creative Conflict Resolution at New York City’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, Jesse provides mediation, facilitation and training to city employees and agencies. Jesse has led conflict resolution training and facilitated dialogue for a variety of organizations including Mediators Beyond Borders, the Democracy, Politics and Conflict Engagement Initiative, Make America Dinner Again, Soliya, Family Promise, Drew University’s Center on Religion and Conflict, the New Jersey Interfaith Coalition and Middle Collegiate Church.
Education and Training
Advanced Mediation Training with Ken Cloke | Center for Dispute Resolution | online, 5/21
Employment Law for Mediators | School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, online | 5/20
Responding Restoratively: An Introduction to Restorative Principles and Practices | Center for Justice at Columbia University, NY, NY | 1/20
Advanced Mediation Training | New York Peace Institute, NY, NY | 5/19
Advanced Circle Training with Kay Pranis | CONNECT, New York, NY | 1/19
Narrative 4 Story Exchange Facilitation Training | Narrative 4, Brooklyn, NY | 5/18
Advanced Facilitation Training Certification; United Nations and Soliya, New York, NY | 7/12 – 12/12
Master of Public Affairs | School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ | 5/11
Nonviolent Communication Training | Bay Area NVC, Oakland, CA | 2/02 – 2/03
Mediation Training Certificate | Conciliation Forums of Oakland, Oakland, CA | 4/01
Bachelor of Religious Studies | McGill University, Montreal, Canada | 1/00