Résumé
- Culturally competent with strong anti-racism lens
- Creates accessible environment and process
- Assists parties to achieve a viable resolution with their dignity intact
- Puts parties at the centre of process, ensures parties are heard and respected
- Manages complex issues and high emotions during mediation, negotiation, facilitation, hearing
Education and ADR Designations
- LL.B., Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
- Chartered Mediator (C. Med), ADR Institute of Canada, Inc.
- Conflict Management Coach Certificate, CINERGY Conflict Management Coaching
- Workplace Fairness Analyst Certificate, Workplace Fairness International
- Mediating Disputes Certificate, Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School
- Adjudicator Certificate, Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators
- Arbitrator Certificate, ADR Institute of Ontario
- Advanced Facilitator Certificate, Ontario Public Service, Centre for Leadership and Learning
Experience
- Adjudicate appeals in a parking violation dispute, which often elicit high emotions from appellants
- Approach rooted in principles of natural justice & procedural fairness
- Remain fair, exercise control over the process even when appellants become agitated
- Educate appellants regarding the By-law’s permissions, restrictions and public policies that inform enforcement
- Render well-reasoned, evidence-based decisions
- Frequent feedback from appellants about ‘being heard’, ‘feeling respected’, ‘being treated fairly’.
- 2014-2017
- Arbitrator, ADR Chambers
- 2012-2013
- Advisor, Trainer, Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Prevention, Ministry of Government Services
- 2008-2012
- Advisor, Dispute Resolution and Human Rights, Trainer, Mediation Co-ordinator, Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
- 2007-2011
- Deputy Rooming House Licensing Commissioner, City of Toronto (quasi-judicial appointment)
- 2001-2008
- Mediator, Ontario Human Rights Commission
- 1995-Present
- Mediator, Sole Practitioner
- 1993-2016
- Lawyer, Sole Practitioner acting primarily as Settlement Counsel
Teaching and Coaching Experience
- 2015 – Present
- Collaborate on the development of 5- day curriculum and delivery of training for Advanced Culture in Mediation course
- Devise material and coach individuals who are alleged to have contravened employers’ academic or corporate human rights/equity/anti-bullying policies and/or the Ontario Human Rights Code
- Devise and deliver Human Rights in Mediation & Human Rights for Paralegals to ADR and Paralegal students, as guest lecturer
- Guest lecturer on human rights and conflict management for various organizations and not-for-profits
- Devised and delivered Ethics in Mediation for ADR students, York University, School of Continuing Studies
- 2008-2013
- Devised and delivered dozens of training sessions to management and staff in the OPS on Human Rights, Mediation, Fact-finding, Facilitation
Professional Development (Highlights)
- On-going human rights professional development through ADRIO, ADRIC, OBA, Lancaster House, Indigenous Corporate Training, etc.
- Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators
- Arbitrator Training, ADR Chambers
- Competing Human Rights, Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC)
- Balancing Human Rights in the Workplace, OHRC
- Bill 132, Lancaster House
- Aboriginal Relations in the OPS, Centre for Leadership & Learning (CLL)
- Preventing Discrimination because of Gender Identity & Gender Expression, OHRC
- Advanced Training, Racism and Racial Discrimination, Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC)
- Aboriginal Human Rights, OHRC
- Rethinking Indigenous Identity, Ryerson University
- Advanced Mediation Certificate, ADR Education
- Narrative Mediation Training, Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo
- Victim Offender Mediation Training, Conflict Mediation Services of Downsview
- Community Mediation Training & Mediation Training Certificate, St. Stephen’s Community House
- Mediator, Beginner & Advanced Certificates, Stitt, Feld/University of Windsor
Volunteer Positions
2007-Present Chair, Regional Chartered Mediator Accreditation Committee, ADR Institute of Ontario (0versee accreditation process of applicants for C. Med designation)
2017-Present Designated Representative, Pro Bono Ontario, assisting & supporting unaccompanied minors who are claiming convention refugee status upon arrival in Canada
Affiliations/Memberships
- ADR Institute of Ontario, Inc.
- Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators
- Member Law Society of Ontario (Retired)
Skills and Attributes
- Expert in human rights, including conflicting rights and intersectionality
- Expert in the prevention of and addressing personal harassment in the workplace
- Experienced trainer and facilitator
- Experienced human rights/employment mediator
- Emphasis on parties’ preparation for mediation through thorough assessment and pre-mediation meetings
- Strong, clear communicator
- Flexible
- Creative
- Ethical
- Establishes rapport
- Tenacious