Dorothy J. Maver, Ph.D. is an educator and peacebuilder whose keynote is inspiring cooperation on behalf of the common good.  Dot is a founder and President of the National Peace Academy in the USA, and is a founder and serves on the leadership council for the Global Alliance for Ministries and Departments of Peace.  Her work in education, politics and grassroots community organizing is focused on applied peacebuilding utilizing an original shared responsibility and shared leadership model.

 From 2005 – 2007 Dot served as Executive Director of The Peace Alliance and Campaign for a US Department of Peace, and prior to that was the National Campaign Manager for Kucinich for President 2004.  In the world of fast-pitch softball Dr. Dot is known for her revolutionary fast-pitch hitting technique, The Maver Method: Secrets of Hitting Success; she is co-author of the book Conscious Education: The Bridge to Freedom; and is a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator at conferences worldwide.