Ambassadors

Christina Barruel

Peace Foundation Ambassadors

In her previous role with the Peace Foundation, Christina trained thousands of student peer mediators and teachers during her 20 years as Head of Peace Education (2005 – 2025). She led a national team of five programme facilitators as well as office staff, interns and volunteers. Christina introduced the Cool Schools Peer Mediation Programme to schools in Fiji, Hong Kong, Iceland, Los Angeles and took the secondary programme (Leadership through Peer Mediation) to England and Japan.

During 2013, Christina was recognized for her outstanding contribution to peace education in New Zealand and was awarded a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship for travel abroad. In 2015 she was awarded a scholarship from Resolution Institute (RI) which enabled her to train and become accredited as an adult mediator. She is still a registered mediator with RI to this day.

During November 2024, Christina was the recipient of Resolution Institute’s prestigious Services to Dispute Resolution Award. This award acknowledges practitioners who go ‘above and beyond’ in their work responsibilities and are considered ‘outstanding practitioners’.

Christina is now one of The Peace Foundation’s valued ambassadors. She is available as a school programmes facilitator, advisor and supporter of the organisations kaupapa. She is enjoying more time to participate in the activities she loves with her partner and the rest of her whānau, especially travel adventures.