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Laura Spelman Rockefeller (October 11, 1936 – November 17, 2015[1]) was an American philanthropist. She was the eldest child of Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (1910–2004) and Mary French (1910–1997), and a fourth generation member of the Rockefeller family. She has two younger sisters, Marion, Lucy Aldrich Rockefeller, and a younger brother, Laurance Spelman Rockefeller Jr. Her patrilineal great-grandfather was Standard Oil's co-founder John D. Rockefeller[2] and her matrilineal great-grandfather was Frederick H. Billings, a president of Northern Pacific Railway. Both of her grandmothers, Mary Billings French and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, were important to the early development of YWCA USA. Chasin is known as the founder, former executive director, and former board member of the Public Conversations Project in Watertown, Massachusetts. She died in 2015 age 79

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Early life and education

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Chasin was raised in New York City. She graduated from the Brearley School in Manhattan and Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut. She received a B.A. magna cum laude in Art History from Bryn Mawr College, an M.A. in Government from Harvard University,[3][4] and an M.S.W. from Simmons College (Massachusetts) School of Social Work.[3][4] She was trained in couple and family therapy and psychodrama.[3]

Personal life

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In 1956, she married James H. Case, with whom she had three children and whom she later divorced. In 1971, she married psychiatrist Richard Chasin, who had three children from prior marriages. A leader in family therapy, he was president of the American Family Therapy Academy and an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He served for 12 years as president of the Rockefeller Family Fund and was a trustee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

Board memberships

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Chasin served on the boards of the Rockefeller Family Fund, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Spelman College.[4] She also served on the boards of the Children's Defense Fund,[4] the Conflict Management Group, and the Institute for Faith and Politics, and on the steering committee of the Common Ground Network for Life and Choice. She was described as a radical centrist thinker and activist.[5]

Chasin was known as the founder,[4] former executive director, and board member of the Public Conversations Project in Watertown, Massachusetts.[6][7][8] This non-profit organization fosters constructive conversations about divisive public issues that involve clashing values, world views, and identities.[3] Public Conversations' methods are designed to dissolve stereotypes, create trust, generate fresh ideas, and promote collaboration among those who have been chronically embattled.[3] She also worked closely with No Labels[3] and the National Institute for Civil Discourse, founded after the shooting of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords.

Publications

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  • Chasin L, Chasin R, Herzig M, Roth S, Becker C., "The Citizen Clinician: The Family Therapist In The Public Forum." AFTA Newsletter (American Family Therapy Academy). 1991; Winter:36-42.
  • Becker C, Chasin L, Chasin R, Herzig M, Roth S., "Fostering Dialogue on Abortion." PCP Website. 1992.
  • Chasin R, Herzig M, Roth S, Chasin L, Becker C, Stains R Jr., "From Diatribe To Dialogue On Divisive Public Issues: Approaches Drawn From Family Therapy." Mediation Quarterly. 1996; 13(4).
  • Chasin L, "Asking Wise Questions." PCP Website, 2001.
  • Chasin, L, "How to Break the Argument Habit," in a series of articles on polarization called "Talking with the Enemy" published in the Christian Science Monitor, October 26, 2004.
  • Chasin, L, "From Shouting Heads to Shared Concerns: An Interview with Laura Chasin," Leverage Points for a New Workplace, New World, e-newsletter of Pegasus Communications, Inc., July 18, 2006(76).
  • Chasin, L, "Civic Social Work for the 21st Century," Gestalt International Study Center e-Newsletter, Issue Number 2, 2008.

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Laura Rockefeller Chasin (October 11, 1936 – November 17, 2015) was an American clinical social worker, family therapist, and philanthropist renowned for pioneering dialogue-based approaches to resolving public conflicts on divisive topics such as , , and . As the eldest daughter of conservationist and financier Laurance S. Rockefeller and a fourth-generation descendant of founder , she channeled family resources into initiatives promoting peacemaking and constructive conversation. Educated at (B.A. in ), (M.A. in government), and Simmons College (M.S.W.), Chasin married systems therapist Richard Chasin in 1971 and drew on techniques to address societal polarization. In 1989, she established the Public Conversations Project in , initially to bridge gaps between advocates, expanding its model globally to contexts including Israel-Palestine dialogues, Burundi reconciliation efforts, and Nigerian community forums. Her work earned accolades for the organization, including awards from the New York State Mediators Association and the American Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, and she served on boards of entities like the Rockefeller Family Fund, , , and as a life trustee of . Described as a radical centrist thinker, Chasin's legacy emphasizes fostering human connection amid ideological divides through structured, empathetic discourse rather than adversarial debate.

Early Life and Family Background

Birth and Parentage

Laura Spelman Rockefeller Chasin was born on October 11, 1936, in . She was the eldest daughter of Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (1910–2004), a financier, conservationist, and philanthropist who served as a key figure in the Rockefeller family's ventures in and advocacy, and Mary Billings French Rockefeller (1910–1997), a philanthropist and descendant of the Billings family with ties to early American industrialists. As the firstborn of four children—followed by siblings Marion, , and Laurance Jr.—Chasin's parentage positioned her within the fourth generation of the Rockefeller dynasty, descending from John D. Rockefeller Sr., the founder of , through his son John D. Rockefeller Jr. Her , Spelman, honored her paternal grandmother's maiden name, reflecting the family's tradition of commemorating ancestral lineages.

Childhood and Upbringing

Laura Spelman Rockefeller Chasin was born on October 11, 1936, in , as the eldest child of Laurance Spelman , a prominent conservationist and venture capitalist, and , a philanthropist involved in and family foundations. She grew up in amid the privileges of the family's wealth and influence, which included access to elite institutions and a focus on shaped by her parents' commitments to conservation, , and social causes. Her early education took place at the , a prestigious private girls' school in , followed by attendance at , a in , reflecting the structured, high-achieving environment typical of upper-class New York families of the era. Chasin had three younger siblings—Marion, Lucy, and Larry—with whom she shared a family dynamic emphasizing intellectual and , though specific anecdotes from her childhood remain limited in public records. This upbringing in a prominent lineage likely instilled early exposure to discussions on ethics, environment, and , influences that later informed her career in and dialogue facilitation.

Education

Chasin attended the in during her early education. She subsequently enrolled at in , graduating in 1954. For her undergraduate studies, Chasin matriculated at in , earning a B.A. in . She pursued graduate education at , obtaining an M.A. in . Chasin later completed professional training in , receiving an M.S.W. from Simmons College. These qualifications informed her subsequent career in and .

Professional Career

Training in Social Work and Family Therapy

Chasin obtained a (M.S.W.) from Simmons of , qualifying her for clinical practice as a social worker. This degree provided foundational training in psychosocial assessment, intervention techniques, and case management within social service contexts. Following her M.S.W., Chasin pursued extensive post-graduate specialization in marital and , integrating systemic perspectives on relational dynamics and . Her advanced training coincided with the establishment of a private practice, where she applied principles to individual, couple, and family cases. Chasin also held a faculty position at the Family Institute of Cambridge, an institution focused on collaborative training and family systems therapy, which further honed her expertise in therapeutic dialogue and strategies. These experiences emphasized evidence-based approaches drawn from models, such as those addressing intergenerational patterns and communication breakdowns, rather than unsubstantiated ideological frameworks.

Development of Dialogue-Focused Activism

Chasin's approach to dialogue-focused emerged from her professional experience as a family therapist, where she observed recurring patterns of dysfunction in interpersonal and familial conflicts that mirrored broader societal polarizations. Drawing on family systems theory, she identified how entrenched positions, emotional reactivity, and adversarial communication in therapy sessions paralleled the style of public debates on issues like , leading her to adapt therapeutic techniques—such as structured facilitation, reframing narratives, and establishing ground rules for respectful exchange—to foster constructive public conversations rather than confrontational . This development was catalyzed in 1989 when Chasin, disturbed by a televised characterized by hostility and monologue rather than mutual understanding, conceived of applying methods to interrupt such cycles in civic . She emphasized creating safe spaces where participants could express deeply held values without fear of attack, using tools like pre-dialogue invitations to build commitment and phased structures that began with highly moderated exchanges to build trust before allowing freer discussion. In the early , Chasin piloted this activism through confidential dialogues in , partnering with mediator Susan Podziba to convene pro-life and pro-choice advocates who had never previously engaged constructively; these sessions prioritized personal storytelling and acknowledgment of shared humanity over policy advocacy, yielding reduced animosity and sustained relationships among participants, as evidenced by follow-up interactions and participant reports of shifted perspectives. This method diverged from traditional activism by rejecting zero-sum advocacy, instead aiming to de-escalate conflict through empathy-building, a principle rooted in her therapeutic insight that unresolved emotional undercurrents perpetuate division. Chasin's framework, later detailed in writings like "From Diatribe to on Divisive Public Issues," incorporated elements such as neutrality in facilitation, curiosity-driven questioning, and collaborative problem-definition to counteract monologic dominance in public spheres, proving effective in preventing escalation during tense periods like the 1990s protests. By 1996, her approach had influenced broader practices, demonstrating that could serve as a form of by preserving relationships and opening avenues for future cooperation, even absent immediate consensus.

Founding and Leadership of Public Conversations Project

In December 1989, Laura Chasin, a family therapist, founded the Public Conversations Project (PCP) in Watertown, Massachusetts, as a nonprofit organization aimed at fostering constructive dialogue amid polarized public discourse. Motivated by the rancor observed in televised debates on abortion and broader trends of uncivil communication, Chasin and a team of colleagues from the Family Institute of Cambridge sought to apply insights from family therapy to public conflicts, emphasizing research into effective communication patterns and polarization dynamics. The initiative began experimentally, convening initial confidential dialogues between pro-choice and pro-life advocates in Greater Boston, facilitated in partnership with mediator Susan Podziba. As founding director and , Chasin led PCP for over 25 years until her death in 2015, guiding its development into a model for "Reflective Structured " that integrated techniques, , and principles to humanize participants and reduce adversarial dynamics. Under her leadership, the organization expanded beyond —prompted by dialogues following the December 30, 1994, shooting at Brookline abortion clinics—to address issues like , , and international conflicts in regions including Israel-Palestine, , and . PCP's approach prioritized mutual respect and shared concerns over debate, influencing allied efforts in dialogue facilitation and earning Chasin awards from bodies such as the New York State Mediators Association and the American Family Therapy Association. Chasin's tenure emphasized training facilitators and organizations in dialogue skills, with PCP operating across four continents and supporting community-level interventions on dozens of divisive topics. By blending empirical observation of outcomes with public application, her shifted focus from winning arguments to uncovering underlying values, though the model's efficacy relied on voluntary participation and structured neutrality rather than enforced consensus. The organization rebranded as Essential Partners around 2015, continuing her foundational work post her passing on November 17, 2015.

Philanthropy and Institutional Roles

Board Memberships in Rockefeller Entities

Laura Rockefeller Chasin served on the board of directors of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, a family philanthropy established in 1940 by the children of John D. Rockefeller Jr. to support initiatives in peacebuilding, sustainable development, and democratic practices. Annual reports from the fund list her as a board member with a Cambridge, Massachusetts address in publications spanning 1983 to 1992, indicating active involvement during that period. She also held a position on the board of the Rockefeller Family Fund, a grantmaking organization founded in 1967 by fourth-generation members to address issues including and . Her service on this board is documented in posthumous accounts of her philanthropic roles, reflecting her engagement in directing family resources toward and family systems approaches. No records indicate her service on the board of the , the family's flagship institution focused on global health, food security, and economic opportunity since 1913. Her board roles in these entities aligned with her expertise in and , influencing grant priorities toward non-adversarial problem-solving in polarized contexts.

Service on Other Nonprofit Boards

Chasin served on the board of the James Jackson Putnam Children's Center in Roxbury, , an organization focused on child mental health services. She also held a position on the board of the Conflict Management Group, a nonprofit dedicated to resolving international and domestic conflicts through and techniques. These roles aligned with her expertise in and dialogue-based interventions, extending her professional influence into child welfare and peacemaking initiatives. As a trustee of from 1965 to 1990, Chasin contributed to the governance of the historically Black women's liberal arts college in , Georgia, during a period of institutional expansion and civil rights-era challenges. Her service on the board of the , an advocacy organization for children's rights and policy reform, further reflected her commitment to social welfare, though specific tenure details remain undocumented in primary records. These board positions, outside her family's philanthropic entities, demonstrated her independent engagement with nonprofits addressing , , and child advocacy, leveraging her background without direct family institutional ties.

Influence on Family Philanthropy Priorities

Chasin served as a trustee of the (RBF) during the 1980s and early 1990s, contributing to the oversight of its grantmaking programs in areas such as , democratic practices, and global security. Her involvement extended to the Rockefeller Family Fund, where her role similarly positioned her to influence family-directed philanthropic strategies focused on , , and reform. Reflecting her professional emphasis on effective intervention, Chasin advocated for rigorous scrutiny in to ensure net positive impact, cautioning that "It's hard to get rid of the money in a way that does more good than harm" and suggesting support for initiatives that subsidize beneficial activities over potentially counterproductive ones. This perspective aligned with broader family efforts to prioritize evidence-based giving amid evolving priorities, such as the RBF's later focus on . In acknowledgment of her contributions to enhancing philanthropic efficacy, the RBF established the Laura R. Chasin Project for , which supported grantees in measuring outcomes and refining strategies to maximize long-term effectiveness. This initiative underscored her influence in steering family toward data-driven priorities, countering tendencies toward unchecked disbursements by integrating mechanisms.

Personal Life

Marriage and Immediate Family

Laura Rockefeller Chasin was first married to James H. Case, a New York resident, with whom she had three children: Peter Case (married to Lucia Gill Case), Laura Case (married to David Golan), and Ann Rockefeller Roberts (married to Ted Roberts). Case predeceased her, having died prior to 1994. In 1971, Chasin married Richard Chasin, a , Massachusetts-based psychiatrist specializing in and president of the American Family Therapy Association during his career. Richard Chasin brought two children from a prior marriage, Jennifer Chasin and David Chasin, for whom Laura served as stepmother. The couple resided in until her death.

Later Years and Residence

In her later years, Laura Chasin resided in , with her husband Richard Chasin, a , to whom she had been married since 1971. The couple maintained their home there, where Chasin balanced family life—surrounded by her children, stepchildren, and eleven grandchildren—with ongoing commitments to nonprofit boards and trusteeships that aligned with her interests in and . By the early , Cambridge had become the established base for the Chasins, reflecting a stable personal environment amid her professional and philanthropic pursuits in the area.

Publications and Intellectual Contributions

Key Writings and Articles

Laura Chasin co-authored the article "From Diatribe to Dialogue on Divisive Public Issues: Approaches Drawn from ," published in Mediation Quarterly (Volume 13, Issue 4) in 1996. Written with Richard Chasin, Margaret Herzig, Sallyann Roth, Carol Becker, and Robert R. Stains Jr., the piece detailed the Public Conversations Project's application of techniques to public conflicts, emphasizing relational reframing, emotional acknowledgment, and curiosity-driven listening to reduce polarization. It highlighted early dialogues on , where participants shifted from adversarial positioning to exploring underlying values and relationships, achieving de-escalation without requiring agreement on outcomes. The article's framework included specific interventions, such as grounding discussions in personal stories rather than abstract principles and using structured formats to prevent dominance by any side, drawing parallels between family dynamics and societal debates. Chasin's involvement underscored her role in bridging clinical practice with , influencing subsequent training by prioritizing process over policy resolution. This publication remains a foundational reference in the field, with over 125 citations documented in academic databases as of recent analyses. Chasin's other articles, often collaborative, appeared in contexts related to and systems, though less prominently documented than the 1996 work; these reinforced PCP methodologies for handling "divisive" topics like reproductive rights through empathy-building protocols. Her writings consistently avoided prescriptive ideological alignment, focusing instead on procedural tools for mutual understanding amid entrenched disagreements.

Books and Memorial Works

Chasin co-authored Fostering Dialogue Across Divides: A Nuts and Bolts Guide from the Conversations Project with Maggie Herzig, published in March 2006, which outlines practical techniques for facilitating structured dialogues on divisive issues, emphasizing mutual respect, shared agreements, and based on the Public Conversations Project's experiential methods. In 2011, Chasin published Red Mathews: No Better Friend, a work combining and that chronicles the life of her cousin, Red Mathews—a spontaneous and influential figure—and reflects on his profound personal impact amid family dynamics. Posthumously, in 2018, Laura Chasin: Fostering Connection in a Divided World by Maggie Herzig, with contributions from Parisa Parsa and Cecile Kaufman, was released as a , synthesizing Chasin's career trajectory, intellectual influences, and legacy in promoting connective dialogue across societal divides.

Legacy and Assessment

Achievements in Conflict Resolution

Chasin founded the Public Conversations Project (PCP) in 1989, a dedicated to fostering constructive dialogue amid polarized public debates, initially inspired by her observation of a televised dispute that exemplified dysfunctional discourse. Drawing from her background in family systems therapy, she adapted therapeutic techniques—such as emphasizing relational dynamics over positional arguments—to facilitate conversations among individuals holding opposing views on intractable issues. Under her as director, PCP convened small-group dialogues that prioritized safety, mutual respect, and shared humanity, enabling participants to express deeply held beliefs without escalating hostility. A cornerstone initiative involved multi-year dialogues on in from the mid-1990s, where advocates collaborated to refine dialogue protocols, resulting in structured formats that reduced adversarial posturing and highlighted common concerns like reducing unintended pregnancies. These efforts demonstrated measurable shifts in participant attitudes, with follow-up evaluations indicating sustained willingness to engage across divides rather than demonize opponents. PCP's model proved adaptable, expanding to other conflicts including , disputes, and religious differences, where facilitated sessions helped stakeholders identify overlapping interests and de-escalate rhetoric. Chasin's innovations elevated PCP to a national exemplar in facilitation, training mediators and advocates in inquiry-based methods that probe underlying values rather than surface disagreements, influencing broader practices in community mediation and . Her approach, which treated public conflicts as extensions of family-like systems prone to escalation through miscommunication, contributed to the field's recognition of as a tool for mitigating polarization, as evidenced by PCP's consultations with diverse groups on stereotype-driven tensions. By 2015, when Chasin passed away, the —later renamed Essential Partners—had established protocols replicated in settings from local forums to discussions, underscoring her role in institutionalizing evidence-informed peacemaking.

Empirical Impact and Measurable Outcomes

Chasin's foundational role in establishing the Public Conversations Project (later Essential Partners) in 1989 introduced Reflective Structured Dialogue (RSD), a evaluated through participant surveys showing that over 90% report increased understanding of others' perspectives, greater respect and appreciation for differing views, acquisition of new communication skills across divides, recognition that constructive engagement is feasible, and a commitment to altered approaches in contentious interactions. Long-term follow-up interviews, conducted 3 months to 2 years post-engagement, indicate sustained personal transformations, strengthened relationships fostering social cohesion, heightened senses of belonging and inclusion, and retained skills enhancing against polarization. A flagship application under Chasin's design and facilitation was the Abortion Dialogues in , initiated in 1995 amid clinic violence and escalating rhetoric; this series of confidential multi-year meetings among pro-life and pro-choice leaders produced de-escalatory commitments, altering the trajectory of ' abortion conflict by prioritizing mutual safety and reduced antagonism over adversarial escalation. The approach's principles, drawn from and refined by Chasin, have been rigorously tested in peer-reviewed case studies and real-world applications, demonstrating efficacy in shifting dysfunctional dynamics toward collaborative problem-solving in polarized settings. Broader dissemination of RSD via Essential Partners has equipped facilitators in domains including civic , healthcare, and international conflict, with outcomes including interrupted cycles of division and built capacities for ongoing ; however, comprehensive longitudinal metrics tying these directly to Chasin's personal influence remain limited, as organizational evaluations emphasize immediate and short-term participant-reported changes rather than macro-level causal effects like shifts or reduction. Her board service on entities such as the and (1965–1990) supported grants, including peer mediation programs in public schools, but quantifiable attribution to her specific contributions is not distinctly documented beyond general philanthropic continuity.

Criticisms and Skeptical Perspectives

Skeptical perspectives on Chasin's approach to public dialogue, particularly through the Public Conversations Project, question its capacity to resolve deeply entrenched conflicts rather than merely facilitating temporary civility. Rhetorical scholar Rosa Eberly critiqued therapeutic models like those adapted by Chasin from , arguing they risk substituting "consolation rather than compensation, individual adaptation rather than ," thereby potentially impeding democratic processes that require robust contestation over harmony. Eberly further noted that proponents of such initiatives, including the Public Conversations Project's efforts on , concede their methods do not necessarily achieve "resolution" for complex societal issues, framing outcomes more as relational repair than advancement. Critics of dialogue-centric interventions on polarized topics like abortion have highlighted scalability limitations and the persistence of underlying moral asymmetries. Conflict resolution analysts have observed that while small-scale, confidential sessions may foster understanding, "dialogue seldom scales well" to influence broader public opinion or legislative outcomes, as evidenced by the evolution of Chasin's project into Essential Partners amid ongoing national divisions. In conservative commentary, Paul Swope contended in First Things that the abortion debate reflects a "failure to communicate" rooted in one side's unwillingness to confront fetal personhood, implying neutral facilitation akin to Chasin's may prolong stalemate by equating irreconcilable ethical positions without prioritizing truth claims. Additionally, early inspirations for Chasin's work underscored practical inefficacy in unmoderated settings, where attempts at abortion discourse devolved into "name-calling" and disorder despite facilitation, prompting the project's shift to controlled environments but raising doubts about generalizability to unscripted public arenas. Such views align with broader skepticism in political theory that elite-funded dialogue efforts, bolstered by Rockefeller philanthropy, may prioritize procedural niceties over causal drivers of conflict, such as ideological commitments or institutional biases, without verifiable shifts in behavior or advocacy positions.

Death and Posthumous Recognition

Laura Chasin died on November 17, 2015, in , at the age of 79. In the wake of her death, colleagues in honored her contributions through tributes emphasizing her commitment to across divides. The International Center for Cooperation and at described her as a dedicated peacemaker who founded the Public Conversations Project to improve relationships amid polarized issues. Essential Partners, the successor organization to the Public Conversations Project, established the Laura R. Chasin Memorial Fund, with donations directed toward advancing relational healing and constructive conversations in contentious contexts. A benefit event featuring a celebration of her biography raised funds for this memorial effort, underscoring her enduring influence in and public facilitation. Professional networks, such as the Facilitators Roundtable, also reflected on her legacy in fostering genuine conversations, with members recalling personal interactions that highlighted her facilitative approach.

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