Monica Meehan McNamara is the Founder, Executive Director and Director of Mental Health Services of Dignity Beyond Borders. She is the Director of Curriculum for Dignity in Action and is a facilitator for Women’s World Peace. Monica previously served as Curriculum Director for Project Common Bond for over 15 years. She facilitated retreats for military widows in the US and internationally. She recruits and trains the Facilitation staff, as well as facilitating a Participant Group, and Staff Groups. In addition, Monica is a Family Therapist in private practice in Boston, MA. She works with individuals, couples, and families. Monica has been a consultant for the Course on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Monica holds a BA from Tufts University and an MA from New York University. She has postgraduate certificates in Movement Analysis, from the Laban Institute, NY; in Family Therapy from Family Institute of Cambridge, in Massachusetts; and in Trauma Work from Bessel van der Kolk’s Trauma Center in Brookline, MA.