David J. Smith

Consultant in Rockville, Maryland

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David J. Smith has over 30 years’ experience as an educational consultant, lawyer, mediator, college professor, senior program officer and manager, and author. David supports educators in developing institution-wide initiatives and student activities promoting civic, peace, and conflict awareness. He works with groups and individuals in need of career and conflict coaching, mediation, and conflict engagement assistance and has consulted with over 200 colleges and given over 500 talks on peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and international education. He is the president of the Forage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education, Inc., 501c3 not-for-profit that offers experiential learning opportunities for students and professionals. He has taught at Harford Community College, Goucher College, Georgetown University, and currently at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. He was a U.S. Fulbright Scholar at the University of Tartu (Estonia). At the U.S. Institute of Peace his efforts resulted in the expansion of peace and conflict approaches in higher education. In 2015, he was awarded the William J. Kreidler Award for Distinguished Service to the field of Conflict Resolution by the Association for Conflict Resolution. He is past chair of the Rockville, Maryland Human Rights Commission. His clients have included the Fulbright Association, where he led its diversity initiative, and Street Law, Inc., where he spearheaded its community college efforts. Smith is the author of Peace Jobs: A Student's Guide to Starting a Career Working for Peace(Information Age Publishing, 2016), Legal Research and Writing (Cengage, 1996) and editor of Peacebuilding in Community Colleges: A Teaching Resource (USIP Press, 2013).

  • Work
    • Consultant, Coach, Trainer
  • Education
    • American U. (BA), George Mason U. (MS), University of Baltmore (JD)