Invited by John Wallach to become the first Executive Director of Seeds of Peace, Bobbie Gottschalk worked closely with the founder to initiate and form the organization’s mission and operation.

For many years she was responsible for program development, staff management and ongoing contact with Seeds of Peace participants. She currently participates in public relations, daily contact with Seeds and fundraising efforts. She is also the official Seeds of Peace International Camp photographer and blogs daily while Camp is in session.

As a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow, Bobbie teaches students at multiple colleges about Seeds of Peace philosophy, methodology and impact.

From 1979 to 1992, Bobbie was the Department Supervisor and Special Assistant for Program Development at the Jewish Social Service Agency of Washington, DC. There, she created, developed and managed the Special Services Department, serving children and adults with disabilities and their families. She provided clinical supervision and administrative leadership to the professional staff, and was responsible for the creation of programs targeted for people with hearing impairments, chronic mental illness or developmental or adventitious disabilities. Her clinical practice included both short-term and long-term psychotherapy for a wide variety of clients, using individual, family and group modalities.

Bobbie is a graduate of Earlham College and the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, both of which awarded her Outstanding Alumni Awards. She was awarded a Medal of Honor by King Hussein of Jordan, the Reflection of Hope award by the Oklahoma City Memorial Foundation, an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Franklin Pierce University, and is a member of the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC.

She has served on the Boards of Earlham College, Camp Bearnstow, Imagination Stage, and the Mosaic Theater Company.