Ann has dedicated her life to peace-building, violence prevention, conflict resolution, social justice, and nonviolence. She helped start the first shelter for abused women and children in Tucson, managed the Community Mediation Program at Our Family Services, and co-directed the National Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution, before helping organize the Culture of Peace Alliance (COPA) in 2004. Ann co-founded the Nonviolence Legacy Project.in 2008 and the Annual Youth & Peace Conference in 2011. She continues to work with COPA as its Grants & Program Coordinator.
Calling attention to peace-building projects happening in thousands of communities across the US and around the world, Ann believes that we create peace every day by listening compassionately to others, appreciating the profound beauty of the earth, practicing nonviolence, connecting with Spirit, and following our own unique calling.