Ron Claassen- Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution

Ron Claassen has been active in Conflict Resolution and Restorative Justice for almost three decades.  He is the Co-Founder and Director Emeritus of the Fresno Pacific University Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies. Campus Activities and  Programs, which he oversees, include Campus Mediation and Training for Student Leaders, Community Additional Activities and Programs:  Restorative Justice Advocacy,  Victim Offender Reconciliation Program - VORP, Conflict Resolution and Discipline that Restores in Schools,  Mediation Associates (professional mediators group), Mediation and Conferencing for FPU Restorative Discipline and other community conflicts, Circles of Support and Accountability (for inmates leaving prison) and a range of community training events. Ron is the author of several books,  one of which he co-authored with his wife Roxanne.  He has also written numerous papers and articles. His insights into how we can heal our communities make him a leading authority in his field.