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SUSAN W. COLEMAN, J.D., M.P.A. is President of Coleman Raider International, a worldwide consulting firm that specializes in negotiations, coaching, collaborative change processes, conflict resolution and intercultural communication. Coleman Raider International is comprised of affiliated consultants around the world and has been in existence since 1978.

Ms. Coleman’s professional experience ranges from training executives, diplomats, lawyers, educators and others in collaborative negotiation skills, mediating disputes between individuals, departments and warring factions, coaching individuals and groups in their professional development, working with trade teams, facilitating retreats, and engaging large groups with multiple stakeholders in building a common ground agenda for the future.

From 1996-2004, Ms. Coleman designed a conflict resolution program for the United Nations Secretariat through which she managed and delivered programs throughout the world. She was also at the forefront of establishing a conflict resolution program at Teacher’s College, Columbia University where she served as the Director of International Projects from 1997 to 2004. With strong expertise in cross-cultural communication, the training materials she developed with Ellen Raider have been used around the world and have been translated into many languages.

Some of Ms. Coleman’s clients have included AT&T, the Colombian Government, NASA, USDA, the United Nations, American Express and others. She has been published twice: in the The Handbook of Conflict Resolution (2000) and in the upcoming Sage Handbook of Conflict Communication (2005).

Ms. Coleman has a Doctorate in Law from Hofstra University where she was a member of the Law Review, and a Masters in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. In addition, she is a graduate of the Organization and Systems Development program at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland and has had other extensive training in individual, group and organization development.

Ms. Coleman has traveled worldwide, has lived in Latin America and speaks Spanish in addition to her native English. She and her family currently reside in the Hudson Highlands north of New York City.

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