Rebecca Cataldi is ICRD’s Senior Program Director. She is a specialist and trainer in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, preventing/countering violent extremism (P/CVE), and cross-cultural understanding and a certified mediator. Rebecca founded and directs ICRD’s programs in Yemen and has directed programming in Pakistan, Lebanon, Mali, Uganda, and elsewhere. She has also served as a Consultant on Preventing Violent Extremism to the UN Peacebuilding Fund.
In the United States, she works on depolarization initiatives with American religious communities and with Braver Angels, has conducted conflict resolution training and religious mentoring within the US prison system, has led community interfaith programs, and has facilitated intercultural dialogues with an emphasis on enhancing understanding and friendship between Americans and Middle Eastern citizens.
Rebecca is a summa cum-laude graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and holds an M.S. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University’s Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (now Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution), where she is now a member and former Vice-Chair of the Advisory Board and Advisor to the Political Leadership Academy. She is also an advisor to the Bipartisan Leadership Project.