Emily Guthrie currently works at Sanad for Peacebuilding, a nongovernmental organization based in Iraq. She has lived in Iraqi Kurdistan for over three years where she worked as a teacher and conflict resolution lecturer before moving to Sanad. Guthrie is a certified mediator and holds an MA in Conflict Resolution and Mediation and a BA in Political Science. Her work focuses on local reconciliation in Iraq and research examining barriers to and opportunities for women’s inclusion in peacebuilding processes in the country.