About NVCSC: Meet the Trainers
Jean Morrison |
Jean Morrison, MA, is a certified trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication since 1989. Her passion for making play of learning NVC is evidenced in all of her trainings ranging from the Pre-Release Program at San Quentin State Prison to hospital staff trainings, schools and hotels. She integrates her skills in NVC, whole brain learning and thinking, experiential learning and interactive games, and the Enneagram system of personality studies. She is the co-creator with Christine King of GROK (15 NVC games) and the illustrated primer for tickling your NVC funnybone, Communication FUNdamentals. (nvcproducts.com). |
Kelly Bryson |
Kelly Bryson, MA, MFT, is the author of the best selling book Don't be Nice, Be Real - Balancing Passion for Self with Compassion for Others. He has been featured in Elle magazine, chosen by Barnes and Noble for special promotion, seen on NBC news, ABC AM Northwest, CBS, and heard on NPR, KPBS, KPFK in L.A. He is also a humorist, guitarist/ singer/ songwriter, speaker (keynote for National Montessori, Sunday morning speaker for many churches) licensed marriage, family and child counselor in private practice, and director of The Center for Compassion in San Diego. He is an authorized trainer for The International Center for Nonviolent Communication(sm), and has trained thousands in the U.S., Europe (the Zegg Community in Germany) and the Middle East including hot spots like Bosnia, Northern Ireland, and Israel. He trains and consults with corporations (Bristol Myers, Tony Robbins, Paul Mitchell), churches (all flavors), schools, (Cal State Long Beach, Body/Mind College, School of Healing Arts), clubs and organizations. |
Christine King |
Upon hearing Marshall Rosenberg speak and completing a NVC training with Jean Morrison, Christine realized Nonviolent Communication was the missing link between her twin passions of mindfulness and relational work. In 2000, she began studying NVC extensively: attending classes, workshops, retreats, and international trainings to prepare her for NVC trainer certification. Christine experiences NVC as a process of deep inner work, spiritual practice, and a tool for transformation of groups and cultures. She is continually learning and developing new ways to present and teach the skills. In her desire to learn and grow, Christine follows major thinkers of our time. She studies with Byron Katie, Angeles Arrien, Joanna Macy, Cheri Huber, S.N. Goenka, and incorporates the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, Pema Chodron, Tara Brach, and Thich Nhat Hanh. Christine is also very interested in Restorative Justice Circle (RJC) work and has studied with Dominic Barter and Kay Pranis, using the RJC model when she facilitates groups. She is currently participating in a 16-month program with Gregory Kramer, author of "Insight Dialogue", combining mindfulness practice with speech. Christine teaches Mindful Communication at Stanford University with her husband Mark Neenan. Married for over 30 years, they have two adult children. Among Christine’s teaching venues are: Santa Cruz Adult School, San Quentin State Prison, UC Santa Cruz Employee Development, and a weekly drop in class called "NVC as Spiritual Practice" at the Center for Compassion. She holds a master's degree from the University of Geneva, Switzerland in international studies. Christine loves traveling, singing with the Threshold Choir, Vipassana meditation, and swimming with the Master's Program at UC Santa Cruz. |
Rick Longinotti |
Rick Longinotti, MFT, encountered Marshall Rosenberg when a friend invited him to a workshop in 2001. It was good timing, he says. "I had trouble relating to a co-worker and less than joyful interactions with my teenagers. I was ripe to learn something new. "I’m grateful for the changes I’ve experienced in my family relationships and work life. NVC is the tool that has given me a different relationship to myself. Everything else flows from there." Rick left his electrical contracting business to become a Marriage and Family Therapist. His private practice focuses on couples, men and relationships, parents and teens, and family reconciliation. Rick speaks Spanish fluently. In 2004, Rick co-founded NVC Santa Cruz with Jean, Christine, Kelly, and his life partner of 32 years, Aviva. Rick and Aviva teach NVC to couples in workshops and private sessions. They also lead workshops on NVC and Social Activism and have been guest lecturers in Sociology, Psychology, and Education for Sustainable Living classes at UCSC. Rick has also taught communication workshops at SAFE, a drug rehabilitation program in the Santa Cruz County Jail and teaches NVC in Spanish in Watsonville. |
Kristin Masters |
Kristin Masters is committed to creating a world that works for everyone. She has long been a group facilitator and diversity trainer, and loves helping groups find ways to move toward the goals of their good work more easily. She is currently engaged in learning, teaching and sharing compassionate communication, and is working toward certification as an NVC trainer through CNVC. |
