My Training
“It’s essential to keep moving, learning and evolving for as long as you’re here and this world keeps spinning”
– Rasheed Ogunlaru
Professional Training
2007 — Basic Mediation Training — King County Dispute Resolution Center
2007 — Communication & Negotiation Skills for Collaborative Practitioners — King County DRC
2007 — Basic Collaborative Law training — King County Collaborative Law
2011 — Collaborative Law Intermediate Skills — Seattle Collaborative Law Training Group
2012 — Working with High Conflict Personalities — Bill Eddy, High Conflict Institute
2014 — Refresh: 40-hour Mediation/Conciliation Training —
Bellevue Neighborhood Mediation Program
2015 — Conflict Coaching – Robin Amadei at Bellevue Neighborhood Mediation Program
2015 — The Child-Centered Continuum Model in Family Mediation/ADR Processes —
Lori Yasenik Ph.D and Jon Graham LLB at Seattle University Law School
2015 — Neuroscience and Law Practice — Mark Bauman, Attorney at Law
2017 — Essentials of Co-Parenting Coaching — Karen Bonnell
2017 — Transforming Conflict Through Insight: Innovative Skills & Approaches for Collaborative Professionals — International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
2018 — Team Approach to Family Centered Parenting Plans — International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
2019 — Understanding Gender Diversity — King County Bar Association ADR Section
2019 — White Fragility, A Dialogue on How Mediators Can Better Handle Racial Issues —
King County Bar Association ADR Section
Dozens of hours of additional training at conferences and organization meetings.
Organizational Affiliations
WSBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section — Executive Committee Member 2020 –
Washington Mediation Association — Member
Association of Professional Family Mediators — Member
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals — Member
Collaborative Professionals of Washington — Member
King County Collaborative Law — Member, Board Member 2016 – 19, Webmaster
King County Bar Association Collaborative Law Section – Chairperson 2015 – 2018
Cascadia Collaborative Divorce — Member
Domestic Relations Attorneys of Washington — Member
Degrees
Undergraduate – Attended University of Washington and Oakland University in Michigan where I earned a BA degree
Juris Doctor degree – Southwestern Law School – Los Angeles, California