Everyday Diplomacy: Communication in a Culturally Complex World
Event Description
Join WorldDenver and Kent Denver for an engaging conversation on developing the skills needed to navigate and connect in today’s complex world.
In an era overwhelmed by information — and misinformation — interpreting global events and cultural dynamics is more important than ever. Ambassador Catherine Ebert-Gray and conflict resolution expert Barbara Coloroso will offer insights from their remarkable careers, exploring how we can thoughtfully respond to world events and create meaningful impact through everyday actions.
This FREE all-ages event offers a unique opportunity for both young and experience minds to connect and learn.
Location: Kent Denver Bogue Commons (4000 E Quincy Ave, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113)
Event Agenda:
5:45 p.m. | Doors open
6:00 p.m. | Registration, networking & refreshments
6:30 p.m. | Speaker program followed by audience Q&A
8:00 p.m. | Event Concludes
About Our Speakers:
Barbara Coloroso
Author, Consultant, Expert on parenting, bullying, and conflict resolution
Barbara Coloroso is an international bestselling author and for the past 54 years an internationally recognized educator, speaker and consultant on parenting, teaching, school discipline, positive school climate, bullying, grieving, nonviolent conflict resolution, restorative justice, and genocide.
She has appeared on CBC, BBC, Oprah, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN and NPR and has been featured in the New York Times, Time, U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, and other national and international publications.
Her uniquely effective parenting and teaching strategies were developed through her years of training in sociology, special education, and philosophy, as well as field-tested through her experiences as a classroom teacher, laboratory school instructor, university instructor, seminar leader, volunteer in Rwanda, mother of three grown children, and grandmother to three grandchildren.
She is the author of four international bestsellers: kids are worth it! Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline; Parenting Through Crisis—Helping Kids in Times of Loss, Grief and Change; The Bully, the Bullied, and the Not-So-Innocent Bystander—From Preschool Through High School and Beyond, Breaking the Cycle of Violence and Creating More Deeply caring Communities; and Just Because It’s Not Wrong Doesn’t Make It Right—From Toddlers to Teens, Teaching Kids to Think and Act Ethically. Barbara’s latest book is Extraordinary Evil: A Brief History of Genocide…and Why it Matters. She also has two critically acclaimed video programs Winning at Parenting…without beating your kids and Winning at Teaching…without beating your kids; an ASCD publication : Addressing and Preventing Bullying.
Ambassador Catherine Ebert-Gray
Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of State
Ambassador Catherine Ebert-Gray currently serves as a Senior Advisor with the Department of State, which included six months as Director of CARE Germany in 2024. After more than three decades in the U.S. Foreign Service, including four years as Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, The Solomon Islands and Vanuatu she assumed the position of Director of Global Education at the University of Colorado Denver and Anschutz from 2020 to 2023. In this role she assisted in the development of opportunities for students to study, research, or perform clinical work abroad, as well as prepare students for the global workforce.
During her diplomatic career, she served in senior State Department positions at U.S. Missions in Egypt, Australia, Togo, Papua New Guinea, Germany, Mali, The Philippines, and Morocco. In Washington, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Logistics Management and global Acquisition at the height of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and as Co-Chair of the DOD-DOS Afghanistan and Iraq Logistics Steering Group. She led an exceptional team in managing the global supply chain and procurement portfolios. Prior to this role, as Director of Overseas Employment, she led the office responsible for overseas Embassy employment policies, hiring and compensation. She and her Australian/American husband Ian, who is a retired Consular Officer, have two adult children and enjoy biking, scuba diving, trekking, skiing, and golf. Before joining the State Department, she worked in political staff positions at the city, state, and federal levels in Washington, Wisconsin, and Hawaii.
Catherine holds a B.A. in International Relations and Political Science from the University of Wisconsin Madison and a M.S. in National Resource Management from the National Defense University. She resides in Colorado with her extended family, starts her day along the High Line Canal trail with an audio-book, and enjoys serving on the Board of WorldDenver, an affiliate of the World Affairs Councils of America and Global Ties U.S.
Join WorldDenver and Kent Denver for an engaging conversation on developing the skills needed to navigate and connect in today’s complex world.
In an era overwhelmed by information — and misinformation — interpreting global events and cultural dynamics is more important than ever. Ambassador Catherine Ebert-Gray and conflict resolution expert Barbara Coloroso will offer insights from their remarkable careers, exploring how we can thoughtfully respond to world events and create meaningful impact through everyday actions.
This FREE all-ages event offers a unique opportunity for both young and experience minds to connect and learn.
Location: Kent Denver Bogue Commons (4000 E Quincy Ave, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113)
Event Agenda:
5:45 p.m. | Doors open
6:00 p.m. | Registration, networking & refreshments
6:30 p.m. | Speaker program followed by audience Q&A
8:00 p.m. | Event Concludes
About Our Speakers:
Barbara Coloroso
Author, Consultant, Expert on parenting, bullying, and conflict resolution
Barbara Coloroso is an international bestselling author and for the past 54 years an internationally recognized educator, speaker and consultant on parenting, teaching, school discipline, positive school climate, bullying, grieving, nonviolent conflict resolution, restorative justice, and genocide.
She has appeared on CBC, BBC, Oprah, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN and NPR and has been featured in the New York Times, Time, U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, and other national and international publications.
Her uniquely effective parenting and teaching strategies were developed through her years of training in sociology, special education, and philosophy, as well as field-tested through her experiences as a classroom teacher, laboratory school instructor, university instructor, seminar leader, volunteer in Rwanda, mother of three grown children, and grandmother to three grandchildren.
She is the author of four international bestsellers: kids are worth it! Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline; Parenting Through Crisis—Helping Kids in Times of Loss, Grief and Change; The Bully, the Bullied, and the Not-So-Innocent Bystander—From Preschool Through High School and Beyond, Breaking the Cycle of Violence and Creating More Deeply caring Communities; and Just Because It’s Not Wrong Doesn’t Make It Right—From Toddlers to Teens, Teaching Kids to Think and Act Ethically. Barbara’s latest book is Extraordinary Evil: A Brief History of Genocide…and Why it Matters. She also has two critically acclaimed video programs Winning at Parenting…without beating your kids and Winning at Teaching…without beating your kids; an ASCD publication : Addressing and Preventing Bullying.
Ambassador Catherine Ebert-Gray
Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of State
Ambassador Catherine Ebert-Gray currently serves as a Senior Advisor with the Department of State, which included six months as Director of CARE Germany in 2024. After more than three decades in the U.S. Foreign Service, including four years as Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, The Solomon Islands and Vanuatu she assumed the position of Director of Global Education at the University of Colorado Denver and Anschutz from 2020 to 2023. In this role she assisted in the development of opportunities for students to study, research, or perform clinical work abroad, as well as prepare students for the global workforce.
During her diplomatic career, she served in senior State Department positions at U.S. Missions in Egypt, Australia, Togo, Papua New Guinea, Germany, Mali, The Philippines, and Morocco. In Washington, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Logistics Management and global Acquisition at the height of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and as Co-Chair of the DOD-DOS Afghanistan and Iraq Logistics Steering Group. She led an exceptional team in managing the global supply chain and procurement portfolios. Prior to this role, as Director of Overseas Employment, she led the office responsible for overseas Embassy employment policies, hiring and compensation. She and her Australian/American husband Ian, who is a retired Consular Officer, have two adult children and enjoy biking, scuba diving, trekking, skiing, and golf. Before joining the State Department, she worked in political staff positions at the city, state, and federal levels in Washington, Wisconsin, and Hawaii.
Catherine holds a B.A. in International Relations and Political Science from the University of Wisconsin Madison and a M.S. in National Resource Management from the National Defense University. She resides in Colorado with her extended family, starts her day along the High Line Canal trail with an audio-book, and enjoys serving on the Board of WorldDenver, an affiliate of the World Affairs Councils of America and Global Ties U.S.