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SHANNON FAUVER AL-HINDAWY

BA in Biology from the University of Louisville, JD from the Brandeis School of Law.  Returned Peace Corps volunteer.  Has a solo practice law firm that is geared to helping the immigrant community.  Mediates family law cases.

 

JULIA A. ATHERTON 
Financial consultant for Senior Citizens providing information on extending resources to cover costs of care, transferring wealth, protecting assets, supplementing income, and remaining independent. Mediates family issues pertaining to divorce, custody, or the elderly.

 

DINA ABBY BARTLETT
J.D., University of Louisville, 1989. Assistant Attorney General handling criminal appeals from 1990 until 1999. Private practice since 1999 concentrating in representation of victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.   Areas of mediation include divorce, custody and visitation, and other civil cases.

 

Al Bissmeyer

J.D. , Fordham University 1971. Thirty years experience with two large corporations, the last eleven in banking. Mediates a range of civil cases including employment, ADA and family/divorce disputes.

Aline F. Blizard

J.D., University of Louisville; MBA, Harvard Business School, 1978. Eight years experience in employee relations with GE. Five years experience directing Student Financial Aid program at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. Mediates family divorce cases, as well as small business, employment, congregational and other civil disputes.

 

BILL BOHNERT 
M.A., M.S.S.W. Over 30 years combined experience in the ministry, corrections, teaching and human resources. President of Alpha Solutions, a human resources consulting company. Mediates family/divorce and employment disputes.

 

THERESA BOHR 
B.S., Business Marketing, University of Louisville. Seven years experience as the owner of small businesses and nine years as director of the Floyd County Council for the Arts. Mediates family/divorce, civil, employment and community cases.

 

WILLIAM JEROME BROWN
M Div., Pastoral Care, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Two primary units in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). Seventeen years experience in pre-marital, marriage and pastoral counseling. Mediates family/divorce issues.

 

PHIL CLORE

M.A. University of Kentucky; small business owner 27 years; Spanish teacher; drug counselor; 10 years experience in mediation for U.S. Postal Service and Just Solutions.

 

ROSE COLLEY 
Director of Training for JUST SOLUTIONS. M.Ed., M.S. 20 years experience in mediation, conflict management, facilitation and organizational development throughout the United States, Europe and Africa. Practitioner Member of the Academy of Family Mediators. Trained in Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mediation through U.S. Department of Justice. Panelist with the National Association of Securities Dealers. Actively mediating family/divorce, ADA, employment and civil cases.

 

DEBORAH DEMARS CONRAD

MDiv, EdD in Leadership. More than 15 years as parish pastor, national church administrator (Lutheran), community center director. Since 2001, founder, pastor and executive director of UrbanSpirit, church-based retreat and poverty-education center in the Portland neighborhood.  Mediates family and civil cases.

 

PAMELA WRIGHT DOHONEY
M.P.A., MA-HRM. Mediating family/divorce, environmental, community and workplace cases, as well as group mediation and facilitation focusing on public issues.

 

TANJA EIKENBOOM

J. D., University of Leiden, the Netherlands, 1987. More than 12 years experience in the non-profit, humanitarian and educational field. More than three years experience in therapy related settings. Mediates family/divorce cases.

 

W. DAN FARRIS

M.A. Webster University, Human Relations.  More than twenty years of active military Service in a variety of command and administrative world-wide assignments.  Owned and operated a small business.  Served two elected terms as city mayor.  Many years’ experience in personnel management, real estate and financial transactions.  Mediates business, community, and family/divorce cases.

 

GEORGE W. (BILL) FORMAN

M.Ed. Xavier University Cincinnati, Ohio  1972; Former Coordinator of Health Sciences Student Counseling Services, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, 1999-2006; Manager of the Employee Assistance Services, PNC Bank, 1991-1998; Manager of the Employee Assistance Services, General Electric-Appliance Park,1982-1991; Director of the Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program, Comprehend, Inc., 1976-1981

 

LAURA GARCIA-HEIN

LLM, London School of Economics and Political Science, emphasis in Alternative Dispute Resolution. LLB and JD equivalent, Costa Rica. Former Costa Rican diplomat in Sweden. Experienced certified victim-offender mediator in juvenile court and community mediator in North Carolina. Certified family and county court mediator, Supreme Court of Florida. Over 10 years international experience as a facilitator and an instructor. Multilingual: Spanish, English, French, and Swedish. Mediates family/divorce, employment, community and civil cases.

 

MARYJO GLEASON

M.A. in Counseling Psychology, Spalding University. J.D., University of Louisville. Currently Director of the Public Service Program at the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the Unversity of Louisville. Former Crisis Counselor at Seven Counties Crisis and Information Center, Staff Attorney in Jefferson Family and Circuit Courts, and Legal Counsel to Governor's Office on Child Abuse and Domestic Violence. Mediates civil, family and dependency cases.

 

CLAUDIA K. GRENOUGH 
J.D. from the University of Louisville School of Law, 1988. B.S., Business Management, 1981. Extensive experience in corporate human resources and labor relations. Actively mediating family/divorce, employment, congregational, personal injury and civil cases.

 

BETTE HANCOCK 
M.S.S.W., University of Louisville. Fourteen years experience working with governmental and private non-profit agencies on family, parent and child welfare issues. Mediates family/divorce, child abuse and neglect issues.

 

GEORGE HANRATTY

B.A., Economics & Business Administration, Bellarmine College, 1969. M.A.T., Spalding College, 1972,. M.A., Education Administration, Spalding College, 1974. 7 years experience each in education and in business ownership, and 23 years in banking. Currently, Sr. Vice Pres. leading the Business Banking Team in the BB&T Louisville Metro Region.  Actively mediating civil/commercial cases, as well as divorce/family cases.

 

JOANN HARRISON 
M.S.S.W., University of Louisville, 1991.  Former District Manager, Cabinet for Families and Children, Department for Community Based Services; former Project Director of Community Partnership for Protecting Children. Twenty-six years experience in social work in the areas of child protection, foster care and adoption. Mediates family/divorce cases.

 

KAREN A. HENSEL 
J.D. University of Kentucky, 1982. Associate Counsel for Catholic Health Initiatives in the areas of health care law, general corporate and employment law.  Former Assistant General Counsel with AEGON, USA for 11 years practicing in the areas of insurance, corporate and employment law. Previous corporate experience in the areas of managed care, insurance law, and mediating insurance, employment and business cases. Legal services experience in domestic relations, consumer, public benefits, housing, and education law. Mediates family/divorce, business, employment and insurance cases.

 

FRED L. HOCH

B.S., Operations Research, University of Tennessee.  27 years experience in technology and systems with major computer manufacturers.  Mediates family/divorce and civil cases.

 

ALLISON HOULIHAN

BA, Centre College, 2001, Master of Public Administration, University of Louisville, 2005.  Currently a PhD student in Urban & Public Affairs at the University of Louisville.  250 hours of internship with Just Solutions; 300 hours of internship with a community mediation agency in Lexington, Kentucky.

 

BETSY JACOBUS 
M.S. in Community Development.  22 years experience in non-profit program administration and career counseling. Currently enrolled in graduate program in Counseling Psychology. Self-employed as Career Counselor and non-profit fundraiser. Mediates family/divorce, employment and other civil cases.

 

JANET A. JERNIGAN 
Executive Director of JUST SOLUTIONS. Faculty for Mediation and Conflict Management Trainings. 25 years experience working with nonprofit and government agencies on local and national level. Former President, Mediation Association of Kentucky. Mediating family/divorce, employment, community, congregational and other civil cases since 1992.

 

Valerie W. Kniffley

M.B.A., University of Louisville, 1996. Over eighteen years experience with administrative and human resource/personnel issues in the private sector. Mediates family/divorce, employment and community cases.

 

SUSAN LEAVENWORTH 
J.D., Emory Law School, 1976; Ph.D., University of Louisville in Clinical Psychology, 1998; full time psychologist-partner in Health Enhancement Resources, LLC; Legal Consultant to the Kentucky Psychological Association. Twenty years experience in corporate & tax law, four years as a prison psychologist, and one year in psychology private practice. Mediates domestic, employment, corporate, church, and community disputes.

 

PHILIP LLOYD-SIDLE
M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary, NY. Directed a program for youth with Highlands Community Ministries. Has lived and worked in cross-cultural environments in this country and overseas. Mediating with Just Solutions since 1993. Mediates employment, family/divorce and congregational conflict.  Currently is serving a Presbyterian congregation as pastor.

 

GERALD F. McDANIEL 
J.D. from University of Louisville School of Law, 1967. Thirty years of legal and business experience. Currently handling child support cases for the Jefferson County Attorney's Office. Actively mediating family/divorce, personal injury and civil/commercial cases with Just Solutions since 1994.

 

R. KIM MASSEY

LLM, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, Admitted to New York Bar in 1999. 20+ years Business Administration and Management experience in the International Trade, Telecommunications and Publishing industries. Former Director of Business Operations for private publishing company.

 

Susan Miller

More than 30 years of financial experience with PNC Bank in Indiana and Louisville. Currently Director of Hospice & Palliative Care of Southern Indiana. Mediates family/divorce and employment cases.

 

C. Elayne Morris (Tina)

Ed.D., Spalding University, 1994. More than 20 years experience in the public sector. Extensive experience in human resources, accessibility issues, conflict resolution between diverse groups and equal employment opportunity issues. Mediates family/divorce, ADA, employment, and court diversion cases.

 

KATHY MOUNCE 
M.S.S.W., L.C.S.W. 20 years experience in community services, hospitals and mental health organizations, working with children and families, the elderly and the mentally ill. Currently a Child and Family Therapist with Children First. Mediating since 1995 in the areas of family relations, divorce and prisoner grievances.

 

LINDA MURRAY 
M.S.S.W., University of Louisville. Nearly 30 years experience in social services including adult protection and child protection. Currently with ElderServe as Project Director for the SIT-UP Project (Supporting Independence through Unity and Pride).  Part-time faculty for University of Louisville Kent School of Social Work.  Mediates family/divorce, community and workplace cases.

 

TAMELA R. PUMPHREY

M.A. in Human Resource Development (Webster University) and B.A. in Psychology (University of Louisville).  Over 30 years of combined experience in the areas of training, counseling, teaching, and mediation.

 

RT. REV. DAVID B. REED
M.Div., D.D. Retired Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky. Experienced in working with complex systems and in conflict management.  Extensive cross-cultural experience. Mediates family/divorce cases.  Fluent in Spanish.

LEE SCHULZ
J.D., University of Louisville. 30 years as owner/manager of $17 million food distribution company. Experienced in family business issues, human resources, insurance, financial and operational matters. Mediates workplace, civil, insurance, personal injury and contract disputes, as well as family/divorce issues.

 

DIANE SIMMONS

MSSW University of Louisville, 1979.  33 years experience working in human services management and consultation including social insurance/medicaid, social services, and mental health/developmental disabilities.  Mediates family/divorce cases.

 

JERRY SMITH

M. Div. Southern Seminary, B.S. Missouri University. Over twenty years experience helping persons through divorce through the largest divorce support recovery program in the area. Twelve years experience in psychiatric and social services. Mediates divorce and civil cases.

 

Catherine Spalding

J.D., University of Louisville, 1983. Has served as an Assistant County Attorney since 1993 and also as a Guardian Ad Litem. Private practice concentrates on family law. Past Chair of the KBA Family Law Section. Mediates divorce/family and other civil cases.

 

LINDA SPEED
J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law (1987).  Private practice for several years (general civil litigation); Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (original Director of the Public Service Program), seven years; most recently, nonprofit administration, concentrating in planned charitable giving matters. Mediating family/divorce, EEO, and civil cases.

 

JEANNIE TRUDEL
M.A.  (Negotiation/Conflict Management), California State University , former attorney in Australia. Has extensive mediation experience as court-appointed/ approved mediator in CA, MA  and KY. Conducts mediation and conflict management trainings and serves as adjunct professor at the Brandeis School of Law.  Mediates employment, business, family/divorce, and congregational disputes.

 

DAVID VATTER 
M.S., educational psychology, University of Louisville. Twelve years experience in social services, working with individuals and families. Twelve years experience as a building contractor.  Project coordinator for the Peace Bench Project.  Mediates family/divorce, real estate and construction disputes.

 

DEBRA D. VIAL

M.S., Child and Family Studies, 1978, University of Tennessee. Audited D. Min., Marriage and Family, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1991. Fourteen years experience as Associate for Peacemaking Partnerships, Presbyterian Church (USA), organizing International Peacemakers Program. Extensive cross-cultural and interfaith work.  Mediates divorce and child custody cases.

 

Y. DENISE PAYNE WADE
J.D., University of Louisville School of Law, 1992. B.A., Elementary Education, 1976.  Former Assistant General Counsel for the KY Board of Medical Licensure and Staff Attorney for the KY Public Service Commission and KY Department of Insurance.  Is currently Staff Attorney for the Ky Real Estate Commission.  Mediates family, civil rights, and real estate issues.

 

CATHERINE MORTON WARD 
J.D., University of Louisville, 1989. Private law practice since 1990, concentrating in estate administration, co-counsel 1600 member class action employment discrimination case, 1992 to 1995. Facilitator for racial & ethnic dialogue/study circles. Mediating family/divorce, probate, workplace, and civil cases since 1996.

 

MARILYN WERNER WATKINS 
M.B.A. and J.D. from the University of Louisville. Twenty years of legal and business experience. Experienced in conducting mediations for harassment complaints. Hearing Officer for Criminal Court conducting requested and court referred mediations.  Mediates family/divorce, employment, criminal and civil cases.

 

John R. Whiting

M.A., Spalding University, and Rank 1 certification from Western Kentucky University. 30 experience as an educator in Kentucky schools, with 16 as a principal. Mediates family/divorce, dependency, community and other civil cases.

 

JOHNELLA WIMBERLY 
Former Director of the Starpoints Community Service Program. Over 20 years experience as a youth counselor, juvenile probation officer, foster care social worker and mental health therapist. Mediates family/divorce, truancy and neglect cases.

 

AMY WISOTSKY 
M.A. Training and Development; former special agent with the FBI.  Mediation experience includes Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), harassment/sexual harassment, union issues, family/divorce, civil, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family & Medical Leave issues, and neighborhood dispute resolution.  Current position as Manager, Human Resources for Brown-Forman Distillery focuses on labor relations, safety, and organizational design.

 

GREG ZAHRADNIK 
MSME, Purdue University. Adjunct Professor, Engineering and Management Consultant working with Law Firms and Insurance Companies. Case Management with Just Solutions. Mediates family/divorce, environmental, community, and commercial and product liability.

 

 

 

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