Education

J.D., University of North Carolina

M.S., Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University

B.A., Wesleyan University

Teaching Experience

Assistant Professor, University of Baltimore, 2000-Present

Research Interests

Evaluation of conflict management systems and other conflict resolution programs

Social capital in an organizational context

Systems theory and its application to conflict resolution and management

Professional Experience

Consultant, InAccord LLC, 1998-Present

Of Counsel, Schwalb, Donnenfeld, Bray & Silbert, Washington, D.C., 1991-1993

Managing Partner (1986-1990), Associate (1982-1985), Terris, Edgecombe, Hecker & Wayne, Washington, D.C.

Trial Attorney, Employment Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 1978-1982

Professional Memberships and Activity

Member, District of Columbia Bar, 1978-Present

Member, Virginia Bar, 1998-Present

Certified Mediator, Virginia Supreme Court, 1998-Present

Adjunct Professor, George Mason University School of Law, 1991

Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1988-1994

Associate Member, Association for Conflict Resolution (formerly Society for Professionals in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR)), 1997 to present

Member, Steering Committee, City of Alexandria, Virginia, Call to Community Program (to develop dialogue on issues of race, ethnicity, and difference), 1998-Present