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International Consultant, Field Practitioner in Conflict Resolution, Transformation, & Trauma Healing at freelance
Dr. Al Fuertes Ph.D
Dr. Al Fuertes Ph.D., earned his doctorate in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University (2007).
Dr. Al was a recipient of the 2015 Spirit of King Award, the 2014 Oscar Mentoring Excellence Award, the 2008 GMU Teaching Excellence Award and the 2001 AT&T Asia-Pacific Leadership Award. Dr. Al is a field practitioner and consultant who specializes in community-based trauma healing as an integral component in peacebuilding and conflict transformation. He travels extensively around the world, particularly in places affected by war, armed conflict, and natural disaster. Al works with government, religious, military, and community leaders, as well as NGO development workers, school administrators, teachers, youth, refugees and internally displaced persons.
Dr. Al is an ordained minister with the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP). He currently works as a covenant minister of UCC Wellspring in Centreville, VA.