ILISE COHEN

106 Dancing Fox Rd.

Decatur, Ga 30032

Phone:

Home: 404-377-0443
Mobile: 404-285-4440

Email: Ilisec@aol.com

February 1995- present

American Friends Service Committee

Organize public educational forums, speaking tours, interfaith dialogue groups, cultural events, meetings with elected officials, press interviews and meetings

Mobilize communities for advocacy and public policy actions on US and Middle East issues, US foreign policy

Outreach to communities all over the southeast, especially women and minorities, maintain a resource center and act as a community liaison for Middle East issues and education

Present to an array of communities, schools, universities, religious institutions, peace and justice groups on peace efforts, political and economic situations, the peoples, the historical and current struggles, minorities

Plan and facilitate workshops in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, community and team building, diversity and prejudice reduction and also in the Middle East

Facilitate for groups on various issues related to Middle East and interfaith peace

Produce and Disseminate current information on Middle East issues as well as other relevant materials related to peace education and nonviolence, maintaining an email news distribution list, a current 3000 member mailing list, newsletters, talking points and action sheets

Write and submit op-eds, letters to the editor and editorials for local newspaper

Organize interviews with the media on Middle East and social justice issues

Participate in and schedule guests for radio and TV programs

Coordinate humanitarian relief campaigns in the southeast and organize support for economic ventures

Hire, supervise and train full and part time staff, interns and volunteers

Manage program budget; Fundraise through workshops sales, donor and newsletter appeals, auctions, grants, benefits and personal solicitations

Manage and expand membership of the Middle East Program committee (Board) and volunteer involvement including strategic planning, three year program proposals for funding, evaluations and an annual committee retreat

1997-present

Independent Consultant-Atlanta, Ga

Created and offered workshops on peacebuilding and nonviolence, strategic planning, conflict resolution, community and team building, diversity, prejudice reduction,

1996, 1997, 1998, 2000

Developed and taught eight week courses on the Middle East, Peacebuilding, and International law for Senior adults

1995-1998

Temple Sinai Synagogue and Tichon Hebrew High School

Taught Hebrew, Jewish History, Prophets, and Ethics

Trained Jewish youth for Bar and Bat Mitzvot

1994-95

Hebrew Academy and The Epstein School

1994

World Union of Jewish Students

Co-coordinated a month long seminar and training for Jewish Women internationally between 18-30 years old on Israeli and Palestinian peace and Feminism

Developed strategic plans for international implementation

1993-94

Givat Haviva-Institute of Arab Studies

Organized and developed three day workshops for Israeli Jewish and Palestinian teens on coexistence, dialogue, reconciliation, community building and anti-oppression

English Instructor and Tutor for middle school and high school Israelis for advanced written and conversational English skills

Conducted muscle stimulation

Attended to physical and social needs of quadriplegic young adult

1992-93

Interns for Peace

Organized, Facilitated, coordinated, developed pro-tolerance educational programs, interactions, dialogue, workshops, and community work projects for Israeli Jews and Palestinians

Worked under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Education for Democracy project

Prepared Palestinian students for Israeli "Bagrut" comprehensive exams

Taught English as a third language

1988-92

Shaare Emeth Synagogue-St. Louis, MO

Taught Hebrew to 4-6^th graders

Developed and Taught Holocaust studies

Trained students for Bar and Bat Mitzvot

Trained in Bar and Bat Mitzvot

Taught Math for SAT preparations and for middle and high school math

1991-92

Co-Chairperson, Action for Peace,

Campus YMCA, Washington University-St. Louis, MO

Organized rallies, workshops and meetings with the university and with the community

Created informal fact and action sheets for distribution

1990-92

Co-founder and Co-director, Union of Progressive Students

Washington University in conjunction with Webster University-St. Louis, MO

Educated university communities about global and ethnic abuse

Trained students in conflict mediation

1988-92

Latin American Solidarity Committee-St. Louis, MO

Planned educational updates on Latin America’s human rights violations and US involvement in Latin America

St. Louis for a Nuclear Weapons Freeze-St. Louis, MO

Supported ending nuclear deployment, arms build up and testing

American Friends Service Committee-St. Louis, MO

Worked on peaceful resolutions to conflicts in the international arena, usually Latin America and Middle East focused

2000 EPIC (Education for Peace in Iraq Center), Chair

2000 Global Connections

1998-2000 Deir Yassin Remembered

1996-97 Summerhill Neighborhood Inc.

1994-95 Middle East Peace Education Program Committee, AFSC

1992 Washington University

BA in Anthropology and Spanish

1990 Hebrew University

Hebrew, Human Rights and International Law, Israeli and Palestinian Society

1987 Alexander Muss High School in Israel, Miami Dade College Credits

4000 Years of Jewish Civilization

History of Palestine and Israel

English, Hebrew, Spanish, and working knowledge of Arabic

Americas

Canada, Guatemala, Cuba

Middle East

Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Palestine (West Bank and Gaza), Turkey, and Greece

Europe

Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, England, Scotland, Spain, Italy, France, Hungary, Poland