IIPAC brings together researchers, peacebuilding practitioners, humanitarian leaders and civil society experts whose work is grounded in the realities of active conflict.
People
Our Founders
Dr. Mehri Hilton
Founder & President
Chief Academic Officer
Dr. Mehri Hilton is an Iranian-born British researcher, peacebuilding practitioner, and educator. She is the originator of the Proxi-Temporal Peacebuilding Framework and the Founder and President of the International Institute for Peacebuilding in Active Conflict (IIPAC).
JC (James) Clapsaddle
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Colonel (Ret), US Air Force
JC Clapsaddle is a retired United States Air Force Colonel, peacebuilding practitioner, humanitarian project leader, and a nonprofit executive.
Our Advisors
Dr Shabnam Moinipour
Member of the Board of Advisors
Dr Shabnam Moinipour is a human rights researcher, educator, and advocate whose work spans international human rights law, freedom of religion or belief, minority rights, gender equality, access to justice, and the protection of civil society.
Borys Mykola Bodnar
IIPAC Ukraine Advisor
Borys Mykola Bodnar is a British-born Ukrainian civic leader, humanitarian practitioner, financial expert, and Rotarian whose life and work are rooted in Ukraine’s struggle for sovereignty, dignity, and peace.