Eliza O’Neil is senior curriculum developer at the Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI). She is an educator, dialogue facilitator, and curriculum writer. Inherently, her work has centered around bringing together communities who might never otherwise meet in order to forge connections and learn from differences. Before joining CDI, O’Neil was a program director for Seeds of Peace, where she ran dialogue and facilitation programs and trainings for young adults and educators across the United States. She is also a trainer and facilitator for Essential Partners, where she works with communities of all ages who strive to bridge divides, connect more meaningfully, and understand others and themselves in new ways. O’Neil previously taught at experiential semester schools in Maine and Colorado, led wilderness trips around the world for high schoolers, and developed leadership and social-emotional learning resources for educators. O'Neil has a bachelor’s degree from Bates College and an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.