Latin American Community/Comunidad Latino Americano

Kathleen Coogan (formerly McGowan), Chair of the Association for Conflict Resolution’s International Section and previously Founding Chair of the Section’s International Development Committee, is the founder of International Transitions Consulting, LLC. In addition, she serves as a Board member, mediator, trainer and coach for Community Boards of San Francisco. Previously, she worked as a project director in the International Programs Division of the National Center for State Courts, and has completed several overseas assignments for American Bar Association international programs. Kathleen honed her conflict resolution skills while serving as legislative counsel to the Honorable Daniel Patrick Moynihan in the US Senate, in which capacity she helped broker successful compromises on several politically-sensitive issues. She has taught University and graduate-level courses in the United States and abroad, including Community Organizing and law and policy courses with alternative dispute resolution components. She has served as a litigation attorney for Sidley & Austin in Chicago and as a counselor at Chrysalis Shelter for victims of domestic violence in Phoenix. Her work has brought her to twenty countries.