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Awards
- 2024
- Susanna Jani Award, Supporting Excellence in Mediation.
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: MediateBC, Family and Civil roster.
Victoria, B.C.
- 1997-2005
- Instructor: Vancouver Island University,
Nanaimo, B.C. Criminology Department: Restorative Justice
- 1994-2017
- 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 - 2024
- Continuing Education Instructor (Conflict
Resolution and Critical Skills): Vancouver Island University,
Nanaimo, B.C.
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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.
2002 - Present
Co-Chair, Mid-Island Dispute Resolution
Publications
Defensiveness in Conflict, 2026.
Defensiveness in Mediation:Perceptions of Experienced Mediators. McGregor School of Antioch University, 2021.
Understanding Conflict: Bridging Theory and Practice, 2019. (manual)
"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
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