LEWISTON — Tim Wilson from the Seeds of Peace Camp plans to speak both in person and via Zoom at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 11, during a Senior College Food for Thought talk.

The event will be held in Room 170 at the University of Southern Maine Lewiston-Auburn campus, 51 Westminster St.

A former Peace Corps volunteer, Wilson has more than 50 years of experience in education, public service and athletic coaching. He serves as senior advisor to Seeds of Peace, an organization that he has been with since its founding in 1993, according to a news release from Diane Clay of the Senior College Board.

Until 2006 he was the director of both the Seeds of Peace Camp in Maine and the Seeds of Peace Center for Coexistence in Jerusalem. He is still filling that role at the camp in Maine.

Wilson has worked as a teacher and a coach at several schools in Maine. His awards include recognition in football and wrestling, as well as the Gerda Haas Award for Excellence in Human Rights Education and Leadership from the Holocaust and Human Rights Center and a Medal of Honor from the late King Hussein of Jordan.

The presentation is free and open to the public. No food will be served, but the cafe at the college is open and attendees are welcome to bring in food.

To attend, email [email protected] by noon Monday, April 10. People should mention the name of the program and whether they are attending in person or via Zoom.

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