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E X P E R I E N C E
2006-Now (Self-employed as Mediator, Arbitrator, Trainer, and Coach)
PAST and PRESENT AFFILIATIONS
- The Valley Bar Mediation Center (Secreatary and the member of the Board of Directors)
- The Children's Court - Dependency/Family Mediation
- Los Angeles County - Employment Disputes (Contractor)
- The Los Angeles Superior Court - Party Pay Panel and Pro Bono Panel
- The Santa Barbara Superior Court - CADRe Program (Pay Panel)
- US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- The City Attorney's Office and Los Angeles County Bar Association
mediating Community and Business cases
- Centinela Youth Services mediating Family and Juvenile offense cases.
- California State Bar and San Fernando Bar Arbitration
panels for Mandatory Fee Arbitrartion Program.
- F I N R A (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) - Arbitrator
- The San Fernando Valley Bar Association
- S C M A (Southern California Mediation Association)
- Mediators Beyond Borders
T R A I N I N G
Organization Course Title/Year
The City Attorney's Office Basic Mediation (2006) LA County Bar, DRS Dispute Resolution (2007) Centinela Youth Services FARS and VORS (2007) Equal Employment Opportunity Commision (EEOC) EEOC ADR Training (2007) Ken Cloke's Center for Dispute Resolution Family and Workplace Mediation (2008) The Los Angeles Superior Court Cross-Cultural Mediation (2008) The Los Angeles Superior Court Litigated Cases I and II (2008) The Los Angeles Superior Court Personal Injury Cases (2008) Forrest S. Mosten Advanced Family & Divorce Mediation (2008) California State Bar Attorney's Fees Mandatory Arbitration (2009) The City Attorney's Office/LAPD Mediation & Mental Illness (2009) Forrest S. Mosten's Mentoring Group Advanced Family Mediation (2010) AIM Institute (Lee Jay Berman) In Person - Mentoring Group (2011) Pepperdine University School of Law LASC Refresher Training (2012) (Trainer: Hon. Alexander Williams III) Pepperdine University School of Law Forgiveness and Reconciliation (2013)
Children's Court Dependency/Family mediation (2017)
E D U C A T I O N
1991-1998 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES Philosophy (specializing in Communication Theory and Human Condition
1974-1979 COMMENIUS UNIVERSITY, Czechoslovakia Masters Degree - Mathematics
A W A R D S
2012 - The Los Angeles Superior Court Oustanding Volunteer 2011 - Civil Mediation Unlimited Cases 2011 - The Los Angeles Superior Court Top Mediator 2010 – Civil Litigation Department 2009 - The Los Angeles Superior Court Commitment to Excellence (Paramount to Reach the Ultimate inPerformance) 2008 - California State Senate Certificate of Recognition (Outstanding Dedication and contribution Toward Conflict)
C O N F E R E N C E S
2014 - Southern California Mediation Association Annual Conference Pepperdine University - Presentation (The Role of Anxiety in Mediation)
W O R K S H O P S
2015 - K. CLOKE's Center for Dispute Resolution Strategic Aspects of Mediation practice: Concealments, Denials and Gamesmanship
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