Sheherazade Jafari, PhD (she/her) is a facilitator, trainer, and scholar who supports organizations and communities in navigating conflict in generative ways that advance equity and inclusion. As co-founder of The Ripple Collective, she brings more than two decades of experience in peacebuilding and conflict transformation to help groups build practices that defuse tension, move through conflict constructively, and strengthen relationships grounded in trust, clarity, and renewed energy. Her research and teaching has focused on culturally rooted and faith-based peacebuilding, gender justice, and cultivating decolonizing approaches to conflict. Sheherazade also serves as a facilitator with the DC Peace Team. Her recent publications include the co-edited volume, Critical Feminist Peace and Conflict Studies: Bridging Critique, Vision and Praxis (Edinburgh University Press, 2025). Previously, she served as Founding Director of the Point of View Retreat and Training Center for Peacebuilding Collaboration at the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University, where she also served as a faculty member and Diversity Advisor.