 Joe L. (Joey) Cope, J.D.
Dr. Cope was appointed executive director of the Center in August 2000. Previously, he had served for two years as the executive director of The ACU Foundation and, prior to that, for seven years as the executive assistant to the president of Abilene Christian University.
In 2006, Dr. Cope was appointed chair and associate professor of the newly created Department of Conflict Resolution.
A practicing Texas attorney, Dr. Cope oversees the daily operation of the Center and supervises volunteer mediators in the Alternatives in Mediation Program and the West Texas Mediation Center (a joint project with the Abilene Better Business Bureau).
Dr. Cope received the certificate in dispute resolution from Pepperdine University School of law in 2002. He teaches Negotiation, Mediation, Dispute Resolution Systems Design, Dispute Resolution and Legal Systems, and Conflict Resolution and Ethics and is the advisor for Conflict Practicum.
On occasions, Joey has been known to contribute writings to his blog, Distinct Impressions. Pre-blog, he posted a few here.
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