Saroeum Phoung

Saroeum Phoung, founder and CEO of PointOneNorth Consulting LLC and the founder and Chief Visionary Office for The Peacemaking Institute, has over two decades of experience leading Peacemaking Circles and working in partnership with the justice system and impacted communities to create successful and innovative diversion programs. As an innovator and inspirational leader, he has been guiding and building local and national movements around justice reform through Peacemaking Circles, system change, and community engagement. He brings energy and humor to every initiative and has the capacity to create a culture of trust that sets the stage for authentic, sustainable change.

Through his lived experience as a Khmer refugee experiencing discrimination in the United States and as a former gang leader in East Boston, Saroeum was given a rare opportunity to transform his life, eventually becoming a leader and pioneer for a new restorative model of Inspiring Human Possibilities… justice utilizing Peacemaking Circle Process taught to him in 1999 by Barry Stuart, Harold Gatensby, and Mark Wedge. Saroeum utilizes his experience in Peacemaking Circle Process, system and community engagement, and personal/organizational development to help organizations shift their management approach to a shared collaborative model. He has worked in partnership with the justice system, schools, nonprofits, and business leaders across various sectors to problem solve complex internal problems and shift their approach from one that is punitive, to restoration and new possibilities.

Saroeum has a successful track record of helping to transform many institution’s culture from a culture of conflict to one of true partnership. He has developed OneNorth Peacemaking®, a unique, innovative human and business development framework guided by Peacemaking Circle Process and his life work of leading processes that create transformation and lasting change for leaders, organizations and communities. Examples of his extensive work with both organizations and community include OneNorth Peacemaking® leadership development, alternative sentencing models, and restorative justice.

Amidst the challenges of violence, racism, and inequity, Saroeum brings about change in a deep way that incorporates both ancient and modern practices. He offers his expertise around the nation, to communities and organizations seeking to embrace innovative ways of problem solving that explore the fullest human potential to mend lives, families, and communities.