Sophie Bouwsma, MA, CMP

(she/her), Secretary of the Board of Directors

Sophie is a musician and peacebuilder focused on addressing the roots of structural and cultural violence in the United States. She engages in collaborative peace and justice work through cultivating partnerships, program development, training design and facilitation, and compassionate relationship-building. Sophie is the co-founder and co-director of Transformation Collaborative, a peacebuilding and conflict transformation consulting and training organization. She is especially interested in the relationship between spirituality and activism, the role of music in healing, and peacebuilding in faith-based communities and in interfaith settings. Sophie has been connected with the Braxton Institute since 2019, collaborating on workshops, communications, and fundraising.

Sophie has an MA in Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation from the School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont and is a Certified Music Practitioner by the Music for Healing and Transition Program. She joined the Braxton Institute Board of Directors in 2024.