dsoules@shaw.ca
http://www.soules.ca/
Donna M. Soules
5092 Brenton-Page Road
Ladysmith, BC V9G 1L6
250-245-4948 (tel)
250-245-7021(fax)

Education

1999
M.A. (Conflict Resolution), The McGregor School of Antioch University, Yellow Springs, Ohio.
1993
Conflict Resolution Certification (Mediation and Negotiation). Justice Institute of B.C., Vancouver, BC.
1973-2002
Interpersonal Skills Training, Arica Institute, New York, NY. Certified Arica Trainer (1983--).
1979
The Process For Self Recognition (Fisher Hoffman Process), San Diego, CA.

Employment

1998-Present
Mediator: Member of the British Columbia Mediator Roster. M. Jerry McHale, Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria, B.C.
1997-2005
Instructor: Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, B.C. Criminology Department: Restorative Justice
1997-Present
Child Protection Mediator: B.C. Ministry for Children and Families. M. Jerry McHale, Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria, B.C.
1994-Present
Conflict Resolution Trainer & Coach: Justice Institute, Vancouver, B.C.
1993- Present
Self-Employed Mediator: Soules Consulting Ltd. Mediation for Organizational and Family Conflicts, Ladysmith, B.C.
1992- Present
Continuing Education Instructor (Conflict Resolution and Critical Skills): Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, B.C.
1988-93
Child Care Counsellor: Five Acres Alternate School, Nanaimo, B.C. (Employed by Nanaimo Family Life).
1979-83
Child Care Counsellor: Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre, Burnaby, B.C.
1977-79
Activities Co-ordinator: Dogwood Seniors Lodge, Vancouver, B.C.
1975-77
Community Development Programmer: Ridgeville, Ontario
1973-75
Counsellor for Children with Special Needs: Elizabeth Bigelow School, Inglewood, Ont.
1972-73
Co-founder and Director: Open Door Community School, New Brunswick, N.J.

Community Service Activities

1993-96
Mediator: Solutions--A Centre for Mediation and Dispute Resolution, (Co-chair) Nanaimo, B.C.
1997-02
Mediation Referral Service (Co-chair). Nanaimo, B.C.

Publications

"Review of Getting Disputes Resolved: Designing Systems to Cut the Costs of Conflict, by W. Ury, J. Brett and S. Goldberg." People Talk Magazine. September 2001.

"Teen Violence: Myth or Reality?" Island Parent Magazine. Summer 1998.

"Same Family -Different Worlds: Conflict Resolution for Parents and Teens." Island Parent Magazine. February 1998.

"Canada's New Family Mediator Certification."Tijdschrift voor Mediation (Journal for Mediation). May 1997