Spotlight: Christy Cheesman, CAR Undergraduate Student

Christy Cheesman is a Conflict Analysis and Resolution major at George Mason University. Her concentration is in community organizations and she intends to work for a non-profit organization in DC in the very near future. Christy is a sophomore from Williamsburg, Virginia, and last semester she completed a non-profit studies minor as well as an internship with The National Center for State Courts Arlington Office. She is also a proud member of the Mindful Living LLC and a sister of Gamma Phi Beta.  

"Conflict Analysis and Resolution is important to me because I have learned that the majority of conflicts can be solved if people work together," she said. She would as such like to take the practices she has learned and encourage more non-profit organizations to collaborate in the work of conflict analysts and resolutionists. As she said, "when one combines minds and resources, anything is possible." Christy also noted that she took every moment as an opportunity to learn. "I have grown the most in situations where I was out of my comfort zone, and I would like to keep pushing myself.  I am eager to experience new things and learn about cultures other than my own.

The more I see the more I realize I know nothing!"