Annette Lantz-Simmons, M.A.
Conflict Transformation, Eastern Mennonite University, 2009
As Executive Director for the Community Mediation Center (CMC) in Kansas City, Missouri, my goal is to help create cultures of peace that permeate relationships, institutions and communities. Through collaborative and transformative mediation, facilitation and training, CMC staff and volunteers assist others to build families, businesses and communities where all address their differences in just ways. I witness stories of transformation and hope daily.
This blog is a way to share some of those stories with you; celebrating a shift away from authoritative decision making, continued unresolved conflict and physical and verbal violence, toward collaborative processes that include and attend to all voices and needs.
Green is so your colour.
Dear Annette: First, LOVE the pic. Mediation is spelled incorrectly in profile. I appreciate the blog site and will check in for updates. It was a bit difficult to track due to the mediation-speak or language that was used. Perhaps you might consider more layman’s language in your writing to help it flow and make it more translatable and/or accessible to someone not involved in the process. Thanks for including me sis! Claudia Manbeck Robinson
Glad to be able to work with CMC… Dennis
Hi, Annette –
I’m thrilled to join the Peace Party! Looking forward to reading more about of the great work you and the other dedicated staff and volunteers at Community Mediation Center are doing. You’re such a wonderful resource for the local KC community! Thank you for sharing so generously of your time and expertise to help those in conflict.
Justin R. Corbett, NAFCM Executive Director & Peace Partyer!
I am SO following your blog aunt Annette! I love you and I am very proud of you.
I guess that’s all we are saying–is give peace a chance. Delighted to see what you are up to.
Hi Annette,
So good to read this. Mikhala is your daughter, right? It is great to see your update, too. Looks like you and your work are doing well. Mediation is now part of my life also. I love it.
Annette, thanks for letting me know about your blog! It looks like you and Mikhala are doing good work. How thrilling that must be to be able to work alongside Mikhala. Keep up the good work and thanks for letting me follow along!
LOVE IT ,LOVE IT,LOVE IT….the colors, design and sentiments are so positive…just what the world needs a large dose of hope! I for sure want to join this party!