Objective

I help people in conflict develop creative solutions. 
I have provided conflict resolution and mediation services to individuals, organizations and communities since 1985.  I believe that conflict resolution and mediation skills are 21^st century life skills.  My professional objective is to make these skills and services available to the largest number of people possible at an affordable cost.

Education

December 1994       Texas A&M        Commerce, Texas

Ph.D. in Adult and Continuing Education

August 1984          Texas A&M        Commerce, Texas

MS in Adult and Continuing Education

May 1969     Florida State University  Tallahassee, Florida

BA in Business Management

Professional experience

1985 to Present  Professional Services & Education          Dallas, Texas

Owner

·         Private Mediator and Trainer

·         Courses offered annually in Basic Mediation, Family Mediation, Transformative Mediation, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Building Trust, and Resolving Conflict in the Work Place.

·         Courses custom designed to meet needs of clients:  including U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Arthur Anderson, Texas Christian University, Celanese, Wilshire Baptist Church, Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, Texas State Technical College, and Weyerhaeuser.

·         Contract trainer for Dispute Mediation Service, El Centro College and Baptist General Convention of Texas.

·         Contract mediator for U. S. Postal Service, U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U. S. Department of Justice, and Baptist General Convention of Texas.

·         Private mediator for family, real estate, employment, contract, and faith community disputes.

·         Arbitrator for the Dispute Settlement Board for Ford Motor Company.

Nov 1995 – Sept 1996   U. S. Department of Justice        Washington, D.C.

Mediator (GM14)

·         Served in Alabama on the U. S. Attorney General’s Church Burning Response Team.

·         Provided on site conflict resolution in communities where churches were burned.

Sept 1985 – Oct 1995 U. S. Department of Justice      Dallas, Texas

Mediator and Trainer (GM 14)

·         Served in Texas and Oklahoma as a mediator in civil rights cases.

·         Provided on site conflict resolution in communities where civil rights violations were alleged.

·         Served as a faculty member to design and implement training courses on preventing and responding to violence, conflict resolution and mediation.

Additional professional activities

Presenter at Texas Association of Mediators annual conference in Dallas, Texas, February 2009, "Hospitality and Mediation."

Presenter at Association for Conflict Resolution annual meeting in Austin, Texas,  September 2008, "Forgiveness & Healing" Skills for Mediators.

Presenter at Dallas County Courts Coordinators and Administrators Annual Training, September, 2008 on "Dealing with Difficult People" sponsored by Dallas Bar Association.

Presenter at Texas Association of Mediators Annual Conference, February 2008, on "Forgiveness & Healing" Skills for Mediators.

Presenter at State Bar of Texas ADR Annual Conference, October 2007, on "Transfomative Mediation."

Since 1985, mediated over 1000 cases dealing with public, private, civic, employment, contract, family, and faith community disputes.

Conduct the For Kids’ Sake class in cooperation with Dallas and Kaufman County Family Courts for parents filing for divorce or custody modification.

Professional memberships

Association for Conflict Resolution, National and Dallas Chapter Member

Community activities

Oaks of Lakewood Home Owners Association, Board Treasurer