Alex Gorman-Chamness Email & Phone Number

I am the Operations Manager at New Story Leadership, where we are building a community of leaders from Palestine and Israel through the power of storytelling. I bring skills in strategic communications, governmental affairs, and organizational growth and professionalization to elevate the mission of NSL within the modern peacebuilding space.I am an enthusiastic student of conflict resolution and I believe in the power of personal connection. It has been a career highlight of mine to work with Palestinian and Israeli alums of New Story Leadership’s network and see our alums band together and begin to draft a new story for the Middle East in response to the outbreak of war on October 7, 2023.I hold a master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Management from University of Haifa and earned my bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies with a Minor in Middle Eastern Studies from California State University, Chico.Academic and personal accomplishments demonstrate a dynamic capacity to utilize skills in interpersonal communication, multicultural dialogue, understanding of geopolitical trends, international relations, and multi-track diplomacy; all with a well-traveled understanding and cultural competence. Personally dedicated to travel, hockey, coffee, and pursuing sustainable change.Specializations: ✔️ Organizational growth and professionalization ✔️ Operations management ✔️ Program management ✔️ Strategic communications ✔️ External relations