Profile: Tyasto Marina Victorovna, formerly a sociologist and currently head of the Department of International Relations at the Siberian Academy for Public Administration, has fifteen years experience in citizen diplomacy and cross-cultural communication, ten years experience in gender conflict resolution, women's leadership development, NGO management training, and participatory methods of organization and community development. She is fluent in Russian and English and has a basic knowledge of French.

Education

1995-1997 NGO Management Training of Trainers, seven weeks, Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies, Baltimore, MD, USA with follow-up sessions in Krinytsa Gorska, Poland, Budapest, Hungary, Prague, Czech Republic, Bratislava, Slovakia. Training included: networking, conflict resolution, mediation, strategic planning, fund raising, and related topics.

1977-1981 Post-graduate course, Department of Philosophy, Novosibirsk State University.

1972-1977 Department of Economical Cybernetics, Novosibirsk State University.

Professional Experience

1992-present: Head of the Department of International Relations, Siberian Academy for Public Administration, Novosibirsk, Russia

1992-present: Facilitate roundtable discussions on women's issues including leadership, prevention of domestic violence, participation in politics, economic independence and microcredit.

1995-present: Trainer, consultant, and facilitator on leadership and management, effective communication, social partnerships, conflict resolution, negotiation skills, etc. sponsored by the Siberian Center for Support of Civic Initiatives for IREX, ISAR, and the Open Society Institute (Soros Foundation) in various cities and regions of Siberia and the Russian Far East.

1998-present: Director of International relations and programs, non-commercial partnership "Siberian educational-consulting center, CONNECT," Novosibirsk, Russia.

1998-present: Co-Director with Jan Secor of Russian-American women's leadership development partnership "The Connective Leadership Project," Women of Vision, Tacoma, USA and CONNECT, Novosibirsk, Russia.

1999-present: Facilitate meetings using Open Space Technology, including seminars with civil servants as well as NGO leaders and international participants.

1999 - present: Facilitate Future Search Conferences on various themes across Russia: Novosibirsk, Volga Region (Nizhny Novgorod), Far East (Khabarovsk), Altai (Gorno-Altaisk, Rubtsovsk, Barnaul), Ural Federal district (Snezhinsk, Noyabrsk), including three conferences on women's leadership and several on urban development policy.

1991-1992: Consultant, Municipal Consultancy Firm "Soviet," Novosibirsk, Russia.

1990-1991: Director, Foreign Language Courses, Novosibirsk Branch of Moscow Technological Business School.

1981-1990: Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Novosibirsk State University.

Additional Training

• "Genuine Contact" with Birgitt Williams (Open Space Technology, Whole Person Process Facilitation, Cross Cultural Conflict Resolution, and Training of Trainers) Dalar International Consultancy, Raleigh, NC, USA, three weeks in September 2002. Interpreter four-days training "Open Space Technology" Birgitt Williams, Novosibirsk, May 2001.
• "Leading to the Edge," European Institute for Personal Leadership, Maastricht, Netherlands, July 2002.
• ;Civil Forum in Moscow, Russian Federal Government, selected as participant in "Women's Initiatives" and "Foreign Policy of Russia, New Citizen Diplomacy" sections, November 2001.
•  Global Light Summit, Jerusalem, Israel, cross-cultural communication with Israeli-Palestinian women, Network 2012, November 2001. ∑ "Prevention of Trafficking in Women," two-week MiraMed Institute, Moscow, September 2000.
• "Essential Peacemaking/Women and Men," Certified facilitator, Earthstewards Network, Bainbridge Island, WA, USA -- translated the curriculum into Russian becoming the Siberian coordinator for International Network of Essential Peacemaking Facilitators, Narval, Netherlands, May, 1995. Advanced training on gender conflict resolution Earthstewards Network with co-directors Danaan Parry and Jerilyn Brusseau, Wildhous, Switzerland, 1993.
• European Earthstewards Gathering, Vukovar, Croatia August 2002; St Petersburg, Russia July 1999; Glenada, Newcastle, Northern Ireland, UK July 1998; Narval, Netherlands, May, 1995; and Wildhous, Switzerland, 1993.
• "Warriors of the Heart" with Danaan Parry, Earthstewards USA, Golubka, Moscow, June 1992.
• Global Healing Summit, Creative Health Network, Monterey, CA, USA August 1997; Glastonbury, England, UK; August1998; Novosibirsk and the Altai Mountains, Russia, August 1999.
•  International Leadership Forum at the Inaugural conference of the International Institute of Leadership and Public Affairs, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2001.
• "Facilitation of the Future Search Conference" with Marvin Weisbord and Sandra Janoff, Potsdam, Germany, September 1999.
• "Leadership for the New Siberia" at James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership, University of Maryland, College Park followed by study tour of education centers and NGOs in May 1999.
• United Nations University, International Leadership Academy, First International Leadership Program, Amman, Jordan, including study tours to Israel-Palestine and Egypt, June 1-July 3, 1997. In addition to participation in this intensive training program, served as an assistant to Dr. Adel Safty, Director ILA /UNU.
• "New Leaders of Russia," Moscow, Foundation for Social Innovations and World Learning. 1993
• "Open New Ways for the Humanities" Moscow, June 1993. Sponsored by "Golubka" and Earthstewards Network. Cross-cultural communication, gender conflict resolution.
• Russian-Swedish seminar on international cooperation, Institute of Social Work, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden, September, 1992.
• International study tour to Washington State sponsored by Women of Vision, USA, March-April 1992. Topics included addressing women's issues, business and NGO management, public relations, and building global networks.
• International Women's Conference in Makhachkala, USSR. Co-sponsored by the City of Makhachkala, Dagestan, USSR and Women of Vision Tacoma, WA, USA, October 1991. Cross-cultural communication, women's issues.
• Forum for Leaders of Citizen Diplomacy, Moscow 1989, 1990, 1991 and International Summer Schools for Leaders of Citizen Diplomacy in Pitzunda, Georgia, 1990 and 1991, sponsored by the Diplomatic Academy, Moscow.

Public Service

• 2002-present Board Member International Institute of Global Leadership, Ashville, NC USA
• 2001-present Network 2012, Sedona, Arizona, USA. Board Member
• 2001-present Advisory Board Member International Institute of Leadership and Public Affairs (IILPA), Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey. Member UN Leadership Conferences Planning Committee, IILPA/Bahcesehir University.1999-present Russian coordinator, The Earthstewards Network, Bainbridge Island, WA USA. 1995-present, Siberian coordinator of Facilitators Network for Essential Peacemaking/Women and Men Workshops.
• 1997-present Charter-member of the Rotary Club of Novosibirsk-Ob, International Committee chair since 2000.
• 1988-present Coordinating and interpreting Russian-American conferences, study tours, seminars, and meetings in various Siberian cities
• 2001 Group facilitator, International Youth Project "Peace Trees-Vukovar," Croatia and 1993 "Peace Trees-Bern," Switzerland sponsored by the Earthstewards Network.
• 2000-2002 Chair of the women's experimental microcredit cooperative "Microstart;" Board Member 1998-present, Novosibirsk, Russia.
• 1998-2001 Deputy Chair, Novosibirsk Regional Administration's "Coordinating Council of Women's Organizations."
• 1995-2000 Co-founder and Board member of NGO "Women Together, " winner of a seed grant from Eurasia Foundation, Novosibirsk.
• 1995-1999 Member of the Presidium of the "Union of Women of Novosibirsk Region."
• 1990-1994 Coordinating and interpreting for three citizen-diplomacy study tours to the USA with families from Novosibirsk including adults and school children.
• 1988-1995 Co-chair of Association "Diplomacy through Families, " Novosibirsk, Russia.
• 1986-1989 Developed children's "Leopold the Cat Club" to teach cooperation and communication skills, Public School #10, Novosibirsk, Russia.

Selected Presentations

• "Enigma of Women's Leadership: Empowerment and healing through art-work and cross-cultural communication," Novosibirsk organized and facilitated conference then led a cross-cultural tour of the Sacred Places of the Altai Mountains for a UK-Israel group. 2002.
• "The Connective Leadership Project: Results and Perspectives," one-day conference in Novosibirsk, Russia, 2002
• "Story-telling as a way to know yourself" workshop at the business "Charisma," Novosibirsk. 2002
• Cross-cultural conflict resolution roundtable on Israel-Palestine in Glastonbury and Birmingham, UK co-sponsored by the Creative Health Network and Susan Halliday, UK, April and Novosibirsk, July 2002.
• "The Whole Siberian Network" a meeting using Open Space Technology with Siberian Center for Support of Civic Initiatives, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
• "A Gathering of Friends," Healing Summit in Jerusalem, Israel co-facilitated with Susan Halliday, UK two-day discussion using Open Space Technology.
• "Shamanic Tour Around Lake Baikal" organized and interpreted for American and Canadian women-leaders, sponsored by Women of Vision, USA. July 2001.
• "Lobbying Russian Style" led study tour to the State Duma of Russia for women leaders from Novosibirsk under "The Connective Leadership Project," Moscow June, 2001
• "The Future Search Conference as a Strategic Planning Method," a presentation, made several times during the 1999-2000 academic year, designed to introduce this method to various groups in Novosibirsk, Russia. Co-facilitator Jan Secor.
• "Leadership Challenges in the New Russia," an interactive dialogue for the First Annual Meeting of the International Leadership Association, formerly the Leaders/Scholars Association, "Meeting of the Minds" at the University of Southern California November 13-15, 1998. Co-facilitator Jan Secor.
• Served as consultant and interpreter during the first visit of Michail Gorbachev, former President of the Soviet Union, to the United Nations University International Leadership Academy, Amman, Jordan April 20-24, 1998.
• "Cooperation of Municipal Authorities and NGOs," workshop during the Interregional Municipalities Conference, Siberian Center for Support of Civic Initiatives, Novosibirsk, March 25-26, 1998.
• "Women and Politics," facilitated round-table discussion, "Women's World Festival," Novosibirsk, March 6, 1998.
• "Strategic Planning, Marketing, and Fundraising," a three-day workshop for IREX grant recipients in Russia. Co-trainer Elena Marchuk. Novosibirsk, February 23-25, 1998.
• "Gender, Voice, and Leadership," three-hour workshop for doctoral students in Educational Leadership Seattle University. Co-facilitated by Jan Secor, October 18, 1997.
• "Intentional Listening," an hour and a half workshop on cross-cultural communication skills focused on listening, presented for the Global Healing Summit, October 12-17, 1997, Monterey, CA. Co-facilitated by Jan Secor.
• "Weaving Webs of Inclusion: Moving Beyond Conflict," a three-hour workshop on cross-cultural communication skills presented for the Women's Resource Center, Cambria, CA October 11, 1997. Co-facilitated by Jan Secor.
• "Circumventing Power Dynamics: Moving Beyond Conflict" a workshop on facilitation with Jan Secor as co-presenter, 5th International Conference on Conflict Resolution, St Petersburg, Russia, May 1997.
• "Gaps and Bridges Between Generations" three-day women's East-East conference in Novosibirsk, Russia. Co-sponsored by Women Together and Open Society/Soros Foundation. 1995
• "Effective Partnership" arranged and conducted seven one-day workshops on gender conflict resolution with male co-facilitators from Holland and USA in Novosibirsk and St.-Petersburg, Russia, 1994-96.
• "Empowering Children," "Bridge Between the Ages," and "Open Yourself," organized and co-facilitated with trainers from Great Britain and USA eight workshops on conflict resolution with children in Novosibirsk, Russia, 1994-95