Education

J.D., University of North Carolina
M.S., Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University
B.A., Wesleyan University

Teaching Experience

Assistant Professor (Contractual), University of Baltimore, 2000-01

Professional Experience

President, InAccord LLC (conflict management consulting), 1998-Present

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

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

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, Society for Professionals in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR), 1997-Present
        Member, Organizational Conflict Management Sector, SPIDR
Planning Committee Chair, Steering Committee, City of Alexandria, Virginia, Call to Community Program (to develop dialogue on issues of race, ethnicity, and difference), 1998-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

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Last Revised October 2000