Abigail Wiley has over twenty years of experience as a senior paralegal, focusing on personal injury for more than half of that time.

Allen Peabody has a longstanding passion for conflict intervention, with a focus on restorative justice.  He has practiced in Greater […]

Alyson Carrel is a clinical professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and the Co-Director of the law school’s nationally-ranked Center on Negotiation, Mediation, and Restorative Justice.

Amber Wise earned her PhD in Chemistry from UC-Berkeley followed by a Postdoctoral Fellowship at UC-San Francisco.

Barry Effler is a full-time arbitrator and neutral, having received his Chartered Arbitrator designation in 1996.

Betty R. Widgeon is an Arbitrator, Mediator, Fact-Finder, and Special Master. She is a former Chief Judge of the 14A District Court, Washtenaw County, MI, a past Chair of the State of Bar of Michigan ADR Council, and a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators.

Mr. Ally has been mediating since 1985 and has completed more than 4000 mediations.

Carla Conkin is a 30 year veteran regulatory/natural resource lawyer and more recently an arbitrator. She is Vice Chair and Acting Chair of the Inuvialuit Arbitration Board under the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, one of  Canada’s earliest modern treaties.

With a background in social work and not-for-profit management, Carmen Hildebrand has practiced restorative justice since 2005. 

Catalina Rodriguez is an employment lawyer, workplace investigator, and mediator with 18 years of experience in employment and labor law in British Columbia.

Clare Jennings, KC, is a Crown Counsel with the Victoria Crown Counsel office, where she has worked since her call to the bar in 2008.

Dan Berstein has worked for over a decade developing tools to help legal practitioners, courts, and government agencies across the country talk about mental health, become accessible to people with disabilities, and address challenging behaviors.

Daphne’s passion for Restorative Justice began when she was working within an alternative school supporting learners with extra needs.

David Gaba has been a labor arbitrator for over twenty-five years and has heard hundreds of cases including many interest arbitrations.

Diane Bell, K.C., is a senior mediator and Family Law partner at Clark Wilson, one of Western Canada’s largest law firms.

Angelika is a Berlin-based mediator and coach who has gained experience in contexts as diverse as Germany, Lebanon, Kosovo, and South Africa.

Dr. Sokfa John is a researcher and practitioner in mediation, conflict transformation and digital peacebuilding.

Emily Hall is a licensed attorney with a dispute resolution practice in the Pacific Northwest, the Midwestern United States, and Canada. Before starting her dispute resolution practice, she was Lieutenant Colonel Jackson Hall in the United States Marine Corps and deployed to Afghanistan.

An ADRBC member in good standing since 2018, Fisnik brings a combined body of experience and education in multiple ADR Disciplines, alongside over five years’ direct experience as ADRBC’s Manager of Stakeholder Relations. 

Gabriel Somjen was a senior counsel in Borden Ladner Gervais’ Labour and Employment Group in Vancouver until 2017.

Gary Doernhoefer graduated from the University of Chicago School of Law and has 30 years of experience in private practice, as an in-house attorney, general counsel and entrepreneur in two successful technology startup companies.

In 2022, Gary Lacasse stepped into the role of Executive Director at the ADR Institute of Canada (ADRIC), igniting a pivotal era for the organization.

Harpreet is a Mediator and Lawyer in the Commercial Business, Construction and Infrastructure and Insurance Law Practice Groups at Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP.

Jenson Leung is a lawyer at KSW Lawyers, a full-service law firm with offices in Surrey, Abbotsford and South Surrey. 

Kristyn Carmichael is a licensed Arizona attorney, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA©), and professional family mediator based out of Phoenix, Arizona.

Marcia’s qualifications as a foreign lawyer in two countries, Brazil and Portugal, as well as a foreign court mediator in Brazil presiding over weekly Judicial Case Conferences-JCCs/Court Mediation through ODR-Online Dispute Resolution, give her a great advantage in her career as a mediator in Canada. 

Marco is a devoted lawyer and mediator focused on resolving business, corporate, family, and workplace issues. He is based in Victoria and serves clients across Canada.

Mark Cliffe-Phillips is the Executive Director of the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board (Review Board), which is an independent co-management tribunal responsible for the environmental impact assessment process in the Mackenzie Valley of the Northwest Territiories.

Mark commenced practice as a mediator in 2004, and has practiced exclusively in the ADR field since 2014. Previously, Mark had over thirty years of experience as trial and appellate counsel, after being called to the BC Bar in 1982.

Mary Ellen practiced as a civil litigator before being appointed to the County Court of British Columbia in December 1985. After the merger of the Superior Courts in July 1990, she presided as a justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia until May 2012.

Mary Lee is a Program Coordinator and Professor in the Longo Faculty of Business at Humber College.

Matthew Cooperwilliams brings over 35 years of experience in addressing complex employment, labor, and business challenges, advocating for employers, employees, and businesses and mediating disputes in various legal settings across Canada.

Michael Loconto is a Boston-based arbitrator and mediator providing neutral, independent dispute resolution services for the modern workplace.

Michael is a lawyer by profession and a highly experienced mediator/conflict resolution trainer who has assists many individuals, corporations and government agencies in understanding how to manage high conflict personalities.

Michael has worked for over a decade with businesses and community groups in roles including policy, development, and alternative dispute resolution.

Naz Remtulla is an entrepreneur and has interests in hospitality and other real estate projects.

Pramila is the Executive Director at ADR Institute of Ontario. She is also an engaging Speaker and Mediator with over 23 years of experience.

As Director of the Werner Institute at Creighton Law School, Professor Goedken focuses on nonlitigation dispute resolution –arbitration, mediation, and negotiation.

Rameen Sabet is a Professor in the Longo Faculty of Business at Humber College, teaching in both the ADR Graduate Certificate Program and Paralegal Diploma Program.

As a resident of the MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat) and Quw’utsun lands, I strive to steward the environment and community around me.

With over thirty years of experience, Rose brings sound judgment and a well-rounded perspective to her diverse practice.

Sara Ahlstrom is a dispute resolution professional with over 25 years’ experience building relationships, trust and collaboration capacity across Alberta.

Sharon has been active as a mediator since 1996. Her qualifications include a Certificate in Conflict Resolution from the Justice Institute, Bachelors degree from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Arts Degree (MA) in Conflict Analysis and Management from Royal Roads University.

Tara has been a life-long social justice advocate and fiery feminist. She has been a rural development and intersectional policy researcher for nearly 20 years and holds an undergrad in Criminal Justice and a Master’s of Interdisciplinary Studies.

Wolfgang is working with the German NGO, Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst (forum civil peace service) based in Cologne operating in 13 international offices and in the German program called ´conflict and municipalities´.

Xiaohui Jia (Annie) has been a lawyer in China for over 15 years and has extensive experience in handling civil litigation cases and labor arbitration.