Professional Associations
Mediate BC
- Former member of Civil & Family Mediator Rosters.
- completed 2 terms as a Board member
Dispute Resolution Office
- member of the Advisory Committee for the Practicum Project in Child Protection Mediation for BC, 2006-2009.
Family Mediation Practicum Project Advisory Committee
- member of this committee, 2007-2010
Law Society of British Columbia (since 1978, now on Retired Lawyer’s list)
Family Mediation Canada (Certified Comprehensive Mediator 1998-2019)
Hornby-Denman Peacemakers Group (2005-9)
- Founding member
Comox Valley Community Justice
- Volunteer facilitator over 10 year period
Education
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec B.A.,
▪ Majors in English and Comparative Religion
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
▪ Teaching Certificate: Secondary Education (including Group Dynamics)
Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania
▪ J.D. in Law
Justice Institute of British Columbia
• Certificate in Conflict Resolution (1989)
• Certificate in Restorative Practices (2006)
Employment
Melnick, Memory, Carlgren, Barristers & Solicitors, Cranbrook, B.C. (1979-1980)
Self-employed lawyer with a general litigation practice (1980-1990)
▪ Primary focus on family issues, estates and property disputes
▪ Mediation added to practice May,1985
Law practice restricted to Mediation 1990-2019
1990 to 2019
• Self-employed Mediator, Facilitator, Dispute Resolution Teacher/Trainer
• December 2007: Retired from practice of Law
• 2019: Retired from Mediation
Specialized Training
▪ Family & estates/property disputes, aboriginal issues, and issues respecting dispute resolution and restorative practices, including peacemaking circles
Conflict and Culture
▪ Indigenous perspectives on colonization, family violence, women’s issues and restorative approaches to conflict.
▪ Conflict Management & Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator
▪ Trauma, Deep-rooted Conflict & Reconciliation processes
▪ Dynamics of couples and families in separation & divorce; High Conflict personalities