Donna Hicks Biography

Dr. Donna Hicks, author of the best-selling book Dignity: It’s Essential Role in Resolving Conflict, has gained worldwide recognition for her unique approach to transforming conflict by shedding light on our universal desire to be treated with dignity. Dr. Hicks has 25 years of experience as a facilitator of international conflicts in the Middle East, Sri Lanka, Columbia, Cuba, Northern Ireland and the Unite d States. Her unique focus on dignity and the essential role it plays in resolving conflict has transformed work environments for the world’s most prominent companies, non-profits and governmental agencies.

As a co-host with Archbishop Desmond Tutu on the BBC show Facing the Truth, Dr. Hicks was a key member of a three-part television series which brought victims and perpetrators of the Northern Ireland conflict together to find resolution. She is an associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University and has educated the nation’s brightest minds at Harvard, Clark and Columbia Universities. In 2013, she spoke main stage for the TEDx Stormont conference, themed “Imagine,” on the topic of dignity.

Dr. Hicks’ best-selling book Dignity, published by Yale University Press and with a foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, was the New England Book Festival’s 2011 runner-up for best non-fiction title, and subsequently released in paperback in 2013. Dr. Hicks, and Dignity, has been featured prominently throughout the media, appearing on Fox News, Psychology Today, NPR, Newsday and radio stations across the country.

Dr. Hicks is a dynamic and thought-provoking speaker who brings her unmatched insights on dignity and conflict resolution to each of her award-winning presentations. She has applied the Dignity Model to international conflicts, the corporate world, schools and universities, faith communities as well as the health care community. With past clients such as the World Bank, United Nations, US Navy and the government of Columbia, her powerful ideas on human interaction enable organizations to build a culture of dignity, heal highly-charged emotional wounds and thrive in today’s global marketplace.

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