Professional Resume Professional Mediation and
Facilitation: As a full time professional
in dispute resolution, I provide mediation, facilitation, consultation and
training for a broad range of clients and their issues—including divorce and
child custody, special education/ADA, workplace/EEO, business and
construction, and group intervention and planning facilitation. From February 2008 until
November 2010, while continuing to see private clients, I served as fulltime
Family Court mediator in the Second Judicial District Court in Albuquerque,
providing mediation services to self-represented lower-income litigants in
the court. You can read about mediation and my
work at news
article about mediation and hear a radio interview about workplace
mediation at PEACE TALKS: MEDIATION IN THE
WORKPLACE. Call me for a free consultation! Representative Institutional Mediation and
Facilitation Clients:
* Previous or ongoing extended services contracts Professional Development: Mediator and IEP Facilitator Training Seventeen hour refresher
training in current Special Education law, with review of the concepts and
techniques of mediation and facilitation to resolve conflicts in Special
Education. Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator Training Twenty-six-hour intensive
training in the theory and applications of powerful and positive
strengths-based ways to invite people to build the kinds of organizations and
futures they
want.
Domestic Violence Training Six-hour interactive presentation on profiles,
characteristics and actions of DV perpetrators and victims, with discussion
of the appropriate assessment and handling of domestic violence in
mediation. Land Use Facilitation Update Eight-hour course on revised City of Albuquerque
processes and procedures for conducting meetings between developers and
neighbors regarding zoning and other land-use
changes. Construction Dispute Resolution Board Eight-hour training in a process to help construction projects predict and handle
potential problems and provide advisory opinions and dispute resolution on
questionable or disputed matters.
Collaborative Practice Symposium Sixteen-hour conference and
intermediate training addressing difficult issues in collaborative practice
and skills for enhanced effectiveness in collaborative
teamwork. Collaborative Divorce Sixteen-hour advanced training for lawyers, mental health
professionals, financial consultants and mediators in a supportive process
designed to help couples part with dignity and without
litigation.
Construction Arbitration Sixteen-hour intensive advanced
training in arbitration rules, format and procedures for conducting
sessions and writing awards, with special emphasis on construction
disputes.
Handling New Mexico Divorce Cases Eight-hour CLE comprehensive
review and analysis of critical areas of NM divorce, including asset division,
child custody and support and tax issues, by Maria Garcia Geer and Patrick
McDaniel.
Mediation in Healthcare Eight-hour training for mediating Medicare beneficiary
complaints filed with the Quality Improvement Organization regarding the
quality of preventive or treatment healthcare services.
Child Abuse and Neglect Mediation Sixteen-hour advanced training
in providing mediation services to families under the jurisdiction of the
Protective Services Division (Children, Youth & Families
Department).
IEP Facilitation Fourteen-hour advanced training for facilitating
development of Individualized Education Programs for Special Education
students in meetings involving parents, school staff and professional
services providers.
Family Group Decision Making Facilitation Twenty-hour advanced training
for conducting meetings of parents, family, support persons, and providers to
create safety plans for abused or neglected children returning
home. Public Issues Facilitation Twenty-hour advanced training for designing and
facilitating public communication on significant public issues. Focus on
practical issues for effective facilitating in diverse settings.
EEO Workplace Mediation Twenty-hour advanced training in mediating employee and
supervisor disputes which have resulted in informal EEO complaints; special
emphasis on Transformational Mediation, focusing on restoring relationships.
Land Use Facilitation Eight-hour specialized training for facilitating
development issues involving developers and neighborhood associations, as
part of Albuquerque’s Land Use Alternative Dispute Resolution Process.
Special Education Mediation Fourteen-hour advanced training for mediating
disputes among parents, teachers, and administrators, concerning
individualized education programs (IEP) and their implementation.
ADA Complaint Mediation Eight-hour introduction to disability issues for
mediating disputes between individuals and "covered entities" under
the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), for mediating ADA complaints filed
with the Dept. of Justice. Certification Program for Professional Facilitators Thirty-hour course in designing
and conducting facilitated meetings and workshops in organizational and
institutional settings. Emphasis on flexibility of processes and
tools.
Seminar: New Mexico Construction Law Eight-hour seminar. Carl Calvert,
Timothy Sheehan, and Craig Othmer—leading NM construction lawyers—presented
comprehensive overviews of state and federal law affecting NM
construction.
National Business Institute, Albuquerque,
1995 Intercultural Collaboration Workshops A series of workshops developing
intercultural awareness and techniques to enhance cross-ethnic partnerships
required for collaborative action, conducted by Roberto
Chené. Divorce and Child-custody Mediation Forty-hour certified course from
recognized leaders in the field; CDR provides training in various aspects of
family, business, environmental, and international mediation. Construction and Business Mediation Thirty-hour course, with emphasis
on the NM Public Works Mediation Act. AAA is considered the primary
nationwide provider of qualified arbitrators for business and construction
disputes. Adolescent-parent Mediation Thirty-two-hour course with subsequent volunteer
mediations. NMCDR specialized in school-based and other youth mediation
and training throughout New
Mexico. Basic Mediation Skills Forty-hour course with follow-up apprentice program.
This organization utilized volunteer mediators in the Albuquerque
Metropolitan Court program, as well as in mediations for various City
departments. Professional Memberships: Education:
Community Service:
References available upon request Top of
the Page ................Last
update: 25 January 2011 |
