Samuel Mahaffy, PhD is a management consultant, workshop leader, and facilitator who has assisted more than five hundred nonprofit organizations and NGOs around the world. He has worked with institutions of higher learning, community and faith-based organizations, and public and private agencies. As a specialist in conflict transformation, he seeks integral, collaborative, and relational perspectives on human engagement. He earned his Ph.D. from Tilburg University in the Netherlands through The Taos Institute of which he is now an Associate. Born and raised in Eritrea, East Africa, Samuel Mahaffy brings a perspective that is enriched by his encounter with the wisdom of indigenous cultures, relational approaches and the sacred texts of the major religions of the world.