Co-Director, Center for Restorative Justice
Karla Broady (She/her) is a New York City native, transplanted on the West Coast. She has over 20 years of experience doing conflict resolution, mediation, training and family support work locally and internationally. Prior to joining the center for RJ, she previously served as the Program Manager at the National Conflict Resolution Center in San Diego, where she supported a staff of Specialists to provide teacher training and coaching in K-12 schools throughout San Diego County. She has been instrumental in designing curriculum and systems that help strengthen relationships, build positive classrooms, and work cultures and center harm repair in schools and communities.
Karla is passionate about using circles as a container for storytelling, self-reflection and connection and is committed to helping others to use this process to increase understanding and resolve conflict. She has facilitated restorative circles and conflict resolution training for organizations, schools, community groups and in prisons. She holds a Master’s degree in International Educational Development, with a concentration in Peace Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She has lived and worked abroad, is fluent in Spanish, is Trauma and RJ certified and committed to personal and collective growth and self-improvement.
As the Co-Director for the Center for Restorative Justice, she is passionate about restoring harmony and repairing the systemic, racial and historic harms of the past both in the local San Diego Community and beyond. At the center, Karla currently supports the Professional Certificate in Restorative Justice Program, works closely with the National Team and leads with a vision towards equity and restorative action.