Professor Stephanie Blondell Serves as Trainer and Facilitator at Maryland Public Policy Conflict Resolution Fellows Program

Professor Stephanie Blondell served as the trainer and workshop facilitator for the Maryland Public Policy Conflict Resolution Fellows Program on May 22-23, 2023. The program is an innovative initiative sponsored by the Maryland Judiciary, the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law that brings together a diverse group of influential Maryland leaders to expand their negotiation, conflict resolution, and consensus building skills. The program aims to achieve more effective and sustainable solutions to Maryland’s critical public policy issues.

The fellows program provides and supports a statewide network of outstanding leaders with the necessary knowledge and skills to prevent and resolve complex public policy conflicts. Each class of fellows includes leaders from the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of state and local government, as well as leaders of faith-based, business, education, and the non-profit sectors. In an interactive two-day program, the fellows engage in dialogue and critically explore a variety of public policy issues facing Maryland. This year, county executives, state senators and delegates, judges, commissioners, university presidents, intergovernmental relations representatives, church and non-profit executive directors were represented at the event, which took place in Baltimore.