Executive Director: Max L.
Vosskuhler
Max is the Executive Director
of Peaceful Resources Center, member of the Board and a founder of
the Organization. Peaceful
Resources Center is an international non profit agency dedicated to
researching the multiplicative effects of model prevention and health
promotion programs and disseminating them to schools and communities to
help build healthier, safer and happier places for people to live work
and play. The work includes
development of an international database for tracking results of
programs and schools for researchers and schools to utilize to evaluate
their programs, compare their performance and for the Center to do
aggregate comparisons. An
international kids club to support children in all aspects of their
lives to build resiliency at home, school and community,
etc.
Max Vosskuhler was the
Director of Heartsprings Inc. the creators of PeaceBuilders and
internationally recognized violence prevention, character education,
social skills and academic achievement program for 9 years. During this
time he revised and published new portions of the
program. He worked with other leaders in the field of violence
prevention, as well as educators to refine PeaceBuilders and to keep the
program active and vital in schools and
communities.
His work with research and
development lead him to be current co-chair of the World Health
Organization’s Committee on International Safe Schools, which is
developing the standards and process by which schools can apply for and
become recognized by the World Health Organization as an International
Safe School.
Max has been a plenary
speaker at the World Health Organization’s 11th International
Conference on Safe Communities, speaking on the topic of the
relationship between safe schools and safe communities. A lecturer on
Safe and Healthy Promoting Schools in Master's Degree Programs at
Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Max has presented many invited papers
at international and national symposia.
Mr. Vosskuhler (Max) is
currently living in Tucson, AZ. Max was born and raised in Phoenix. Max attended Mount Angel College
Seminary in Oregon for a brief period and the returned to the University
of Arizona where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. He is currently finishing is
MS and MPH in Safety Promotion at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm
Sweden.
Max is a past president of
the American Chemical Society’s Southern Arizona Chapter.
Executive Assistant: Lynda
Novak
Lynda Novak is the trusted and
happy voice that may greet you on the phone or guide you through
registration for an event or conference. She has served the Center
in a Part Time capacity since its inception, wither as an employee or
volunteer. We value her cheer and efficiency in keeping the office
running when the Board and the Executive Director are busy with the
myriad of responsibilities that keep them
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