Dana Smiley supports The Carter Center's Conflict Resolution Program as a Senior Program Associate. She focuses on proactive conflict transformation in the United States via dialogue across difference, empowered community leadership, and youth engagement. In particular, she provides training for community violence prevention strategies and has designed and managed the Emerging Young Leaders for Community Change project, a hyper-local effort to create a new generation of peacebuilders. Smiley previously served as the inaugural executive student director of the Emory Votes Initiative, promoting civic engagement on Emory University’s campuses. She received training as a facilitator through her role as an ambassador to the Doha Debates.