Description

Hear from Valerie Polunas

Founder & Chief Navigator of Flowing River Comflict Solutions

Topic: Conflict Perspectives and Behaviors

Conflict is normal, healthy even if we know how to approach it. In this session, you’ll use a tool to examine a conflict you’re a part of, learn what your default relationship toxin is, and plan how to manage it in conflicts with others.

Valerie Polunas has spent over two decades exploring how people grow through conflict, lead with purpose, and connect across differences. Her 25-year career has spanned workforce development, leadership, intercultural communication, conflict management, and civic education programs rooted in the belief that relationships drive real change. Valerie holds a Master of Arts in International Relations, as well as an Associate Certified Coach credential (ACC), Advanced Certification in Team Coaching (ACTC), Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching Certification (ORSCC™), and certificates in Applied Conflict Resolution, Mediation, and Kingian Nonviolence, bringing her passion for discovery, alignment, and transformation into every engagement. Valerie previously served as a Program Manager for both Envision by WorldStrides and the University of California, Irvine’s Division of Continuing Education and served as an Organizational and Employee Development Specialist for the Cuyahoga County Human Resources Department. Valerie currently owns and runs her own business, Flowing River Conflict Solutions LLC, through which she provides training design, workshop and meeting facilitation, and Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC™) services to help leaders, their teams, and their organizations navigate conflict with confidence.

https://www.flowingrivercs.com/