About us
Who we are
We are a team of change-makers who believe in the inherent goodness of people who need help in remembering who they are and in healing to be their best and highest selves, as they were meant to be.
Our founder began Liberate From Hate and its initial Be Your Own Hero programming to facilitate conflict transformation between people, which always begins by transforming conflict within us. We treat others in ways that reflect our relationship with ourselves and we see others with the same degree of judgment, hostility, or compassion and grace as we see and give to ourselves. Therefore, in order to transform conflict in the world, it must begin with our relationship with ourselves.
Dawn Ely, Founder & President
Dawn Ely
Dawn is an experienced Healthcare Executive with over 20 years in operations, change management, strategic and tactical program and policy development and implementation. She has a proven track record in managing complex projects, increasing operational efficiencies by 30% or more, and pioneering innovative solutions to business, technological, operational, and policy problems. She is adept at building collaborative relationships with stakeholders, enhancing organizational influence both within and external to the organization.
Dawn is known for her innovative and visionary methods and creativity in everything she does. She has created many programs that are responsive to identified needs. This creativity and innovation spans business as well as spiritual, mental, emotional, behavioral categories. She holds a Master’s in Public Health with mental health and violence prevention specialist certificates, a Master’s in Divinity focused on Justice, Peacebuilding & Conflict Transformation and Personality & Society concentrations, a Juris Doctorate focused on health law. She is also trained in shamanic practices, Sufi medical/spiritual healing, and is an ordained minister in the Disciples of Christ denomination. Through all of her education, training and innate gifts, she offers a strategic vision in advancing health equity and spiritual direction to facilitate conflict transformation and healing of individuals, families, and communities.
She has an expansive network of colleagues and professionals that work with Dawn and Liberate From Hate for the various types of programs, projects, and needs for expertise beyond her own training. This includes sound healing, art therapy, and more.
