About
Lecturer
A. Miguel Tello is an experienced program monitoring and evaluation and organizational development consultant working with organizations throughout Central America. He was introduced to restorative practices through his role as program manager for restorative justice programing with the Prison Fellowship International Center for Justice and Reconciliation, Latin America.
Miguel is an executive coach, certified by the International Coaching Federation and by INCAE Business School in Costa Rica. He offers restorative practices training and consulting to a variety of non-governmental organizations in Central America. He also teaches an online course on measuring program outcomes and impact for the Center for Executive Education at the University for Peace in Costa Rica. He earned his Master of Public Administration in Public Policy, a Master of Arts in International Studies from University of Washington, Seattle, and a Master of Arts in Christianity and Culture from Gonzaga University. He is an associate certified coach with the International Coaching Federation.
Miguel is inspired by the healing and transformation realized in people´s lives as a result of the explicit use of restorative practices. Seeing conflicts that previously seemed intractable be addressed and witnessing communities that were fractured find new ways to connect keeps him engaged and passionate about this work. He currently lives in Richmond, VA.
- Selected Publications:
- Tello, M., García, F., & Coreas, J. (Eds.). (2023). Encounters with restorative practices: Restorative stories in Central America and the Dominican Republic. Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Encounters-Restorative-Practices-Dominican-Republic/dp/1961445786/
- Tello, M., & García, F. (2020, December). Using circles to cope with the eruption of Volcán de Fuego in Guatemala. ENGAGE!, 1(3), 7-17. http://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/ENGAGE/article/view/24078
- Tello, M. (2018, March 20). Miguel Tello: Uno de los pioneros en prácticas restaurativas en la région [Podcast]. from http://www.sabiduriascolectivas.com/2018/03/20/miguel-tello-uno-de-los-pioneros-en-practicas-restaurativas-en-la-region/
- Tello, A. M. (2017, October 23-25). Restorative practices and theatre [Paper presentation]. Learning in the 21st Century: 22nd IIRP World Conference, Bethlehem, PA, United States. https://www.iirp.edu/images/jESJjb_Agenda_Theater__Circles_IIRP_Conf_2017-1.docx
- Tello, M. (2016, June 6-7). Formulando buenas preguntas para círculos [Paper presentation]. 2016 IIRP Latin American Conference, San José, Costa Rica. https://www.iirp.edu/images/pdf/Formulando-buenas-preguntas.pdf
- Tello, A. M., & Medina, N. (2013, October 21-23). Restorative practices in schools and communities in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Panama {Paper presentation]. Restorative Works - What Works, What Doesn't, How and Why: 16th IIRP World Conference, Bethlehem, PA, United States.
- Courses Taught:
RP 623 Restorative Justice: Global Perspectives
