Meet the Peace Operations Training Institute team

Mr. Kamran Baig

Course Author
Nationality: Pakistan
Short Biography

Mr. Antoine Bouvier

Course Author
Nationality: Switzerland
Short Biography

Professor Edgardo Buscaglia

COTIPSO Thesis Advisor
Nationality: United States
Short Biography

William Cline

Software and Information Systems
Nationality: United States
Short Biography

Yvan Conoir

E-Learning for Peacekeepers (ELP) Programme Coordinator
Nationality: Canada, France
Short Biography

Mr. Martin Donoghue

Course Author
Nationality: New Zealand
Short Biography

Dr. Tamara Duffey

Course Author
Nationality: United Kingdom
Short Biography

MSc. Anne Elias

Course Author
Nationality: Netherlands
Short Biography

Dr. Giovanni Ercolani

COTIPSO Thesis Advisor
Nationality: Italy
Short Biography

Colonel Karl Farris

COTIPSO Thesis Advisor
Nationality: United States
Short Biography

General Tim Ford

COTIPSO Thesis Advisor / Course Author
Nationality: Australia
Short Biography

Colonel Guenther Freisleben

Course Author
Nationality: Germany
Short Biography

Dr. Serigne-Bamba Gaye

COTIPSO Thesis Advisor
Nationality: Senegal
Short Biography

Detective Chief Inspector Peter Heepen

Course Author
Nationality: Germany
Short Biography

Wing Comm. Wendy Horder

COTIPSO Thesis Advisor
Nationality: Australia
Short Biography

LCOL Christian Hårleman

COTIPSO Thesis Advisor / Course Author
Nationality: Sweden
Short Biography

Prof. Ximena Jimenez

COTIPSO Thesis Advisor / Course Author
Nationality: Chile
Short Biography

Anja Kaspersen

COTIPSO Thesis Advisor
Nationality: Norway
Short Biography

Mark Kroeker

COTIPSO Thesis Advisor
Nationality: United States
Short Biography

Dr. Harvey Langholtz

Director
Nationality: United States
Short Biography

Major Don Leslie

Course Author
Nationality: Canada
Short Biography

Mr. David Lightburn

COTIPSO Thesis Advisor
Nationality: Canada
Short Biography

Colonel Carl Marowski

COTIPSO Thesis Advisor
Nationality: Chile
Short Biography

Lt. Col. Michael McDermott

Course Author
Nationality: Ireland
Short Biography

Dr. Paul Medhurst

COTIPSO Thesis Advisor / Course Author
Nationality: United Kingdom
Short Biography

LTC Phyllis Mihalas

Course Author
Nationality: United States
Short Biography

Michelle Minaskanian

Training Content Coordinator
Nationality: United States
Short Biography

Brian Mitchell

IDLP Programme Coordinator
Nationality: Australia
Short Biography

Ngozi Nweze

ELAP Introduction
Nationality: Nigeria
Short Biography

George Oliver

Programme Coordinator for National Programmes/COTIPSO Coordinator
Nationality: United States
Short Biography

Commodore (Ret.) Darius Onimole

COTIPSO Thesis Advisor
Nationality: Nigeria
Short Biography

Paula Quiroga

COTIPSO Thesis Advisor
Nationality: Bolivia
Short Biography

Professor Sunil Ram

Course Author, COTIPSO Thesis Advisor
Nationality: Canada
Short Biography

Lt. Col. Richard J. Renaldo

Course Author
Nationality: United Kingdom
Short Biography

Mark Sweberg

Director for United States programmes
Nationality: United States
Short Biography

Susan Terrien

Registrar
Nationality: United States
Short Biography

Darryl Watters

COTIPSO Thesis advisor
Nationality: Australia
Short Biography

Mr. Adrian Wilkinson

Course Author
Nationality: United Kingdom
Short Biography

LTC Philip Wilkinson

Course Author
Nationality: United Kingdom
Short Biography

Professor Tom Woodhouse

COTIPSO Thesis Advisor / Course Author
Nationality: United Kingdom
Short Biography

Marianne Wrightson

Programme Services
Nationality: United States
Short Biography

Our Mission

The Peace Operations Training Institute provides globally accessible and affordable distance-learning courses on peace support, humanitarian relief, and security operations. We are committed to bringing essential, practical knowledge to military and civilian personnel working toward peace worldwide.