EDUCATION

WORK EXPERIENCE

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

PRESENTATIONS

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

EDUCATION

(1996)          Jurist Doctor, University of Denver School of Law, Denver, CO

(1988)          Bachelor of Arts degree, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO

WORK EXPERIENCE

(2003-      )   President, Dispute Resolution Professionals, Inc. providing mediation, arbitration, consent building and training.

(2001-      )   Contract mediator and arbitrator, Office of Dispute Resolution, Colorado Judicial Department.  

(1997-      )   Attorney in private practice.

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

(2003-     )    Adjunct Faculty, University of Colorado at Denver. Center For New Directions, Masters program in Political Science and Public Policy. Courses include: Conflict Resolution and Public Consent Building.

(2000-     )    Adjunct Faculty, University College, University of Denver. Courses include: Alternative Dispute Resolution in the International Arena; Community and Cross-cultural Conflict Resolution; Online Dispute Resolution.

(1998-2001)     Chairperson for the Denver Bar Association’s Committee for Alternative Dispute Resolution.  

(1998-       )  Volunteer mediator, Jefferson County Mediation Services.

(1996-2001)     Volunteer mediator, Denver County Court and Small Claims Court.

PRESENTATIONS

(2005)          Conflict Resolution for Non-Profits, Colorado Association of Non-Profit Organizations.

(2003)          “Mistakes Lawyers Make in Mediation”, Colorado Continuing Legal Education seminar.

(2002)          Basic Mediation Training, Colorado Continuing Legal Education. 26hour introductory mediation training for Judges, Lawyers, Paralegals and Lay-people.

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PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Cynthia Savage, Director, Colorado Judicial Branch, Office of Dispute Resolution (303) 837-3667

Mark Loye, Director, Jefferson County Mediation Services (303) 271-5062

Kathryn Cheever, Director, Center for New Directions in Public Policy, CU Denver (303) 556-5950