Staff

Summer is a Program and Communications Strategist at Beyond Conflict. She is a graduate of Swarthmore College with degrees in Political Science and Global Francophone Studies. She has a background in organizing nonpartisan civic engagement among college students, and prior to joining our team, she taught elementary school English in southern France. In her free time, Summer enjoys running, reading, solo traveling, and scoping out local thrift stores.

As the Psychosocial Intervention Senior Advisor, Karen oversees the strategy and development of peacebuilding programs. For most of her career, Karen worked in entrenched violent conflict and post-conflict reconstruction contexts, specifically in Israel/OPT, Cambodia, Nepal, US, Ireland/Northern Ireland and South Sudan. Through her role as a civilian peacekeeper at the UN peacekeeping missions in Nepal and South Sudan, she partnered with local governments to create socially-inclusive policies and structures, and led teams to implement early warning detection systems. In Nepal and Cambodia, she conducted research and developed projects focused on addressing the needs of socially-excluded and vulnerable groups in the population. She has also led the largest mediation provider in the US and served as the Political Advisor on the Middle East Peace Process and Human Rights for the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Karen is a Rotary World Peace Scholar and the runner-up winner of the FCO's Sir Nick Brewn Policy Excellence Award in 2015.

Alex is the Chief of Staff and Director of Operations at Beyond Conflict. He received his undergraduate degree in Statistics from the University of Connecticut and his Master's in Economics from Tufts University. In his spare time, Alex enjoys staying up to date on current macroeconomic trends, reading, playing chess, traveling, hiking, and very bad puns.

Born and raised in Tripoli, Lebanon, Bilal Hindi is a Program Lead on the Trauma and Violent Conflict program team at Beyond Conflict. He joined Beyond Conflict in 2021, after graduating from the University of Richmond with a degree in Psychology and Neuroscience. With the TVC team, Bilal assists in the design and scaling of trauma-informed approaches to the prevention of violent extremism and improved mental health support for conflict-affected populations. Previously, Bilal’s research focused on cognition and cognitive flexibility in animal modals. His research on wild raccoons and Long-Evans rats, focused on induced traumatic stress, lead poisoning, efforts-based cognition, and cognitive flexibility. In a research lab with Dr Kelly Lambert, Bilal’s thesis and most recent publication outlined cytoarchitectural characteristics associated with cognitive flexibility in wild-caught raccoons.

Tim Phillips is the founder and CEO of Beyond Conflict. Using the unique approach of shared experience, Tim has helped catalyze the peace and reconciliation processes in several nations, including Northern Ireland, El Salvador, and South Africa. He has advised the United Nations, the U.S Department of State, and the Council of Europe and has been a frequent speaker in national and international forums, including the Council on Foreign Relations and the U.S Congress. He also helped launch and serves on the Advisory Committee of the Club of Madrid, a forum for over 90 former democratic heads of state and government. Full Bio

Jasmine Ramsey is a strategist, storyteller, and Beyond Conflict's Program Director working at the intersection of conflict prevention, democratic resilience, and social change. She blends neuroscience, psychology, history, and movement-building to understand the emotional and relational roots of violence—how fear, trauma, and unaddressed grievances get weaponized, and what we can do to break that cycle. Jasmine’s work spans research, advocacy, and strategic communications, bringing together unlikely accomplices—from policymakers to grassroots organizers—to build more just, peaceful, and connected communities. She has worked with the United Nations, UNHCR, USIP, the National Endowment for Democracy, USAID, Center for International and Strategic Studies, and civil society groups around the world to develop strategies that counter authoritarianism, strengthen pro-democracy movements, and foster safety in an era of division and ongoing harm. At heart, she’s a systems thinker and puzzle solver, always looking at the big picture—how movements rise and fall, what history, memory, and our own experiences teach us about power, and how we can sustain our wellbeing and that of others for the long road ahead. Jasmine holds degrees in transnational feminism, public administration, and international affairs and certificates in conflict mediation, restorative justice facilitation, somatic embodiment, and AI policy.