Laura Bartock

Program Associate

I am motivated by the stakeholders who are willing to put in the hard work to reach across divides and learn more about people who have different views than they do.

Laura Bartock, Program Associate

Biography

Laura Bartock is a Program Associate in RESOLVE’s Washington, D.C., office, where she convenes and facilitates multi-party dialogues and consensus processes. Laura provides project coordination, communications management, in-depth research and writing, and strategic planning for a variety of projects. Her work focuses primarily on collaborative ecosystem stewardship, natural resource management and conflicts, and energy and climate change issues.

Prior to joining RESOLVE, Laura served as the Acting Associate Director for the Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Now, at RESOLVE, Laura seeks to help people in conflict situations to build trust and mutual understanding among those they might disagree with. She feels passionate about making people heard and understood, particularly when they feel they have little power.