John Kinyon provides training, coaching, and facilitation/mediation to the public and to organizations. John is a speaker and author, and is co-creator of the Mediate Your Life training program that is offered in different parts of the US and internationally in Asia, Europe, and Australia. For over two decades, John has mediated conflicts in a wide range of contexts, including families, businesses, and organizations. He worked closely with Nonviolent Communication (NVC) founder Marshall Rosenberg for over a decade before he retired. John has been a certified trainer of the Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC) since 2000, and a leader in the worldwide NVC community. John received his undergraduate degree from the University of San Francisco, where he studied psychology and philosophy, and played for USF's nationally ranked soccer team. He went on to graduate training in clinical psychology at Penn State University. After graduate school, John helped launch and develop a small commercial business before embracing full-time communication and conflict-resolution work, which began with co-founding the Bay Area NVC organization (BayNVC) in 2002. John lives with his wife and children in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can find John online at www.johnkinyon.com
