Practicing mediator since 1990. President of a mediation and dispute resolution service organization (Consensus); PhD in urban studies management; masters degrees in social work, and guidance counseling. Adjunct teacher; mediator and arbitrator for public and private sector including education.

Practicing mediator since 1993. Trainer/ consultant in mediation/ communication/conflict management. Degrees in communications arts, public relations, and guidance & counseling. Formerly, school division coordinator of volunteer services and community relations; elementary guidance counselor; and parent resource specialist.

Practicing mediator since 1995. Ombudsman for Chesterfield County for 15 years; Special mediator for the United States Postal Service; Arbitrator and mediator for the Virginia Office of Consumer Affairs; Certified consumer arbitrator and mediator for the Central Virginia Better Business Bureau; Past Chair Richmond Dispute Resolution Center; Mediator for the Virginia Department of Employment Dispute Resolution; Trained community facilitator; Graduate Leadership Metro Richmond.

Practicing mediator since 1995. Attorney and mediator with extensive experience in helping to resolve community, business and family disputes; former president of Virginia Mediation Network; vice chair, Virginia Alternative Dispute Resolution Joint Committee, adjunct professor, George Mason and Georgetown law schools.

Practicing mediator since 1984. Professor of special education at James Madison University for 24 years. Affiliated with the Community Mediation Center. Professor at other universities; worked at U.S. Department of Education; instrumental in starting peer mediation programs in two school divisions; presenter at conferences on special education mediation. EdD in special education.

Practicing mediator since 1993. Trainer and guest lecturer on conflict resolution. Formerly, teacher of children with emotional disabilities; conducted courses in parenting skills and workshops for school personnel in conflict resolution. Degrees in counselor education and business administration.

Practicing mediator since 1992. Trainer and consultant in areas of dispute resolution, and violence prevention facilitation for students and school staffs. Formerly, a teacher. Degrees in English and education.

Practicing mediator since 1997. Professor of education law at Virginia Commonwealth University. Formerly, teacher and college administrator. Co-author of Law and Education; senior fellow, Commonwealth Educational Policy Institute. EdD in education with two years post-doctoral study at T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond.

Practicing mediator since 1997. Formerly, a special education supervisor; director of education for a psychiatric hospital school; director of personnel; and assistant superintendent for administration; lobbyist and policy consultant for VSBA.