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Dian Killian, PhD

Dian Killian,
PhD, is founder and
director of Brooklyn Nonviolent Communication, a graduate of
the 2004 NVC North America Leadership Training Program, and a
CNVC Certified Trainer. She has also completed training in the
Alternatives to Violence program and is co-author of Connecting
across Differences: A Guide to Compassionate, Nonviolent Communication.
She currently is at work on a graphic novel, Urban Empathy:
True Life Adventures of Compassion on the Streets of New York.
Killian has more than twenty
years experience as a teacher, writer, facilitator, and social
change activist. She has taught primary and middle school age
students and at the third level (university) for more than eight
years. She has been active in the anti-war, labor, and gay rights
movements and in community gardens. In 2003, New York City Counsel
recognized her for her activism when she was given a Hero Award.
As an NVC trainer, she has worked with the training teams of the NY Intensive and the NVC North America Leadership Training Program. She has offered NVC workshops and/or organizational support at New School University, Makor/92nd St Y, OUT Professionals/LYNX, the Peace Alliance/Dept of Peace Campaign, Ithaca Montessori School, SUNY/Binghamton, the Park Slope Food Coop, the NY Open Center, LaGuardia Community College, the City University of New York (CUNY), Hunter College, and Insight Mediation, among others.
Killian is an award-winning
mountain dulcimer player and her writing has appeared in numerous
publications including Diva, Curve Magazine, Sojourner,
Lesbian Short Fiction, The Sun Magazine and The
Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review. She and her partner have
been together for more than ten years and were one of the first
couples to receive a Civil Union in the state of Vermont. Killian
has a deep connection to Ireland, where she lived for eight years,
and is a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
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