Susan S. RainesSusan S. Raines, PhD,is a diplomat for the U.S. Department of State. She served as a Professor and Associate Director in the graduate program in International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding at Kennesaw State University for more tan two decades providing consultation and services to corporate and governmental leaders focused on leadership coaching, strategic decision-making, culture change initiatives, training, team norm-building, change management, crisis negotiation, and scandal prevention and response. She has mediated more than 18,000 cases inside and outside of court systems, trained mediators worldwide, and coached executive leadership teams for Fortune 500 and international organizations. In addition to this text, she had authored more than 55 peer reviewed articles, served as the Editor-in-Chief for Conflict Resolution Quarterly for twelve years, and co-authored Expert Mediators (with Jean Poitras). She has three wonderful adult children who served as a lab for her work, sometimes willingly. Read More Read Less