Louise, the principal of ADR, is a mediator with over ten years of experience in dispute resolution.  She is a well-versed professional in conflict resolution, negotiations and management; she brings a rich background to her practice.  Louise’s extensive training, with leaders in the field, allows her to use the best approaches and techniques for each case.  She assists you to create the best resolutions available.

PANEL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

• ADR – Accelerated Dispute Resolution
• Associated Pacific Mediation Group
• Centinela Valley Juvenile Diversion Project – Victim/Offender and Parent/Child
• Colorado/Denver Bar Association – Court Annexed Mediation Program
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Panels:                                                                          Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA); The Mediation Center (of Orange County);                        Los Angeles (LA) County Bar Association
• LA City Attorney's Office – Facilitation of Community Dialogues   
• LA County Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Services – Community & Court Mediations
• NationalMediation Network
• SquareTrade Network – Online Auction Mediations
• Superior Court, County of Los Angeles, State of California – Mediation
• Victim Offender Reconciliation Program (VORP) of Denver

TRAINING:

• Arbitration Process & Practice – University of Denver

• Disabilities Law, Options Counseling, Convening, and Disability Mediation -                                            Western Justice Center, Disability Mediation Center, Loyola Law School
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Seminars
• United States Postal Service Redress Employment Mediation
• Mastering Workplace Mediation, The Mediation Center
• Advanced Mediation Skills – James C. Melamed, J.D.
• Advanced Training in Mediation, Collaborative Negotiation and Conflict                                                 Resolution Techniques - Kenneth Cloke
• Certified Workplace Mediator - Mediation Training International (MTI)
• Negotiation at Work, The Blake Group
• Collaborative Negotiations - William F. Lincoln
• Large Group Facilitation – William F. Lincoln
• Mediation & Impasse Resolution - William F. Lincoln
• Advanced Communication Skills
• Divorce and Child Custody – CDR Associates
• Society of CPA's Seminars
• Facilitation: Public Conversations Project; LA City Attorney's Office;                                                      Kenneth Cloke; CDR Associates
• SCMA & Colorado Council of Mediators Organization Conferences and Seminars
• Numerous In-Service Training Sessions

EDUCATION & LICENSES:

• BS, Business, University of Colorado - Boulder

• BA; Psychology, University of Colorado - Denver
• MBA, Executive Program, University of Denver
• MA, Applied Psychology, University of Santa Monica
• CPA, State of Colorado [inactive]
• Associate Real Estate Broker, State of Colorado [inactive]

PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

• Association for Conflict Resolution – National and Colorado State Chapter
• Colorado Council of Mediators – Guidelines Member
• Colorado Federation of Business and Professional Women
• Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants
• IRRA - Industrial Relations Research Association
• Southern California Mediation Association, Former Chair –  Employment Relations/                              Workplace Committee
• The Conflict Center
• University of Colorado Alumni Association - Boulder
• University of Colorado Alumni Association - Denver
• University of Denver Alumni Association

  ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Pacific Mediation Group: dispute resolution services
• Wildee & Associates: management consulting
• Senior Executive: DIRECTV, United Artists, Time Warner Cable Systems
• Public Accounting