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Author - trainer - keynote speaker - podcast guest - Coach

Joe Brummer

Joe Brummer is a trauma survivor. Having lived through early exposure to violence, child abuse and neglect, and two violent anti-LGBTQ hate crimes, he turned his healing journey into a career in peacebuilding, restorative justice, and consulting in trauma-informed education. He supports schools and youth justice institutions internationally using a trauma-informed restorative lens to create supportive human-centered environments. Joe is a member of the adjunct faculty at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, teaching the Peacebuilding Skills: Dialogue, Trauma & Restorative Justice course. Joe has appeared on dozens of podcasts and webinars and presented at national and international conferences. Joe has completed the certification course in Dr. Bruce Perry’s Neurosequential Model in Education and is a member of the Attachment and Trauma Network’s Training Collaborative. After years of working in the mental health training field, he was the associate director of a community mediation center, where he ran criminal mediation programs, community dialogue initiatives, and school-based peer mediation programs, training hundreds of people to become mediators. He served seven years on the board of directors for the National Association for Community Mediation. His book, Building a Trauma-informed Restorative School: Skills and Approaches for Improving Culture and Behavior (2020) is used by schools across the globe. His next book, Becoming a Trauma-Informed Restorative Educator: Practical Skills to Change Culture and Behavior, co-authored with RJ pioneer Margaret Thorsborne, will be released in mid-2024.

TESTIMONIALS

I’ve known Joe in a number of professional contexts over the years, and what stands out to me about him is his uniquely passionate, unwavering dedication to the undertaking of helping people work through conflict. This is a calling, as much as a vocation for Joe. His intelligence, flexibility, positive attitude, and years of experience as a mediator, trainer and peacemaker, make him very easy to recommend.
Nan Star
Independent Conflict Resolution Specialist & Artist
Trainings led by Joe Brummer are always well designed and well organized. Joe delivers quality trainings that provide participants with solid take home/work skills. I recommend him very highly.
Charlie Pillsbury
Treasurer, Mediators Beyond Borders International; Co-Director, Center on Dispute Resolution, Quinnipiac Law School