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Professional Skills Coordinator
Tropical Conservation & Development Program
Center for Latin American Studies
388 Grinter Hall
P.O. Box 115530
Gainesville, FL 32611-5530
Tel: 352-273-4713
Fax: 352-392-7682
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Research Interests
Facilitation, conflict and collaboration management, mediation, workshop training, adult learning, social learning, tropical conservation and development
Geographic Expertise
Brazil, Paraguay, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico
Courses
LAS 6291 Conflict and Collaboration Management
LAS 6291 Facilitation Skills for Collaborative Management
Background
A professional facilitator, FL supreme court-certified mediator and training specialist, Mr. Dain’s focus is on helping graduate students and natural resource management professionals develop the skills, concepts and approaches required to work effectively with diverse stakeholders in diverse settings. Dain began his Latin American career as a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay and after completing graduate work in applied anthropology, served as Field Coordinator for the PESACRE project (Agroforestry Development Program for Small Producers in Acre) in the western Brazilian Amazon, Regional Coordinator for the international MERGE program (Managing Ecosystems and Resources with Gender Emphasis), and as an independent consultant in Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and the U.S. Since joining TCD in 2000, he has focused on the interplay between conflict management, facilitation, mediation and social learning. Dain also teaches in the Florida Natural Resources Leadership Institute through an appointment in the Food and Resource Economics department (IFAS), develops graduate student learning and support activities for the Center for Latin American Studies, and spends summers working with UF partner organizations in Latin America.