Jonathan Dain
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Professional Skills Coordinator |
Research Interests
Facilitation, conflict and collaboration management, workshop training, adult learning, social learning, tropical conservation and development
Geographic Expertise
Brazil, Paraguay, Ecuador, Peru
Curriculum Vitae 
Courses
LAS 6291 Conflict and Collaboration Management
LAS
6291 Facilitation Skills for Collaborative Management
Background
A professional facilitator and trainer, Mr. Dain’s focus is on
helping graduate students and natural resource management professionals
develop the skills, concepts and attitudes 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, Paraguay, Peru and the U.S. Since joining TCD in 2000, he has
focused on the interplay between adult education, conflict and collaboration
management, facilitation and social learning. Dain also teaches in the
Florida Natural Resources Leadership
Institute through an appointment in the School
for Natural Resources and Environment, develops graduate student
learning and support activities for the Center for Latin American Studies,
and spends summers working with UF partner organizations in Acre, Brazil.