Mediator Resume

Family mediator with over 15 years of experience helping families navigate divorce, parenting disputes, co-parenting conflict, and family restructuring matters. Began mediation career in New York in 2011 and has since mediated hundreds of family-related cases throughout Florida. Practice focuses on marital and divorce mediation, parenting plans, parenting plan modifications, and high-conflict family dynamics. Court-appointed Parenting Coordinator for the 15th and 19th Judicial Circuits. Approach is child-centered, conflict-informed, and focused on reducing escalation, improving communication, and developing practical, durable agreements.

Florida Supreme Court - Family Mediator

Dispute Resolution Specialist, Family Mediator, Parenting Coordinator, Divorce & Co-Parenting Coach

Mediator, Mediating-Matters, LLC, 2013–Present; Co-Founder, Divorce Coaches Academy®, 2020–Present; Mediator Trainer, Evaluator, and Advisor, NY Unified Court, New York Peace Institute, 2011–2013.

Family dispute resolution professional with over 15 years of experience working with individuals and families navigating divorce, co-parenting conflict, parenting disputes, and family restructuring matters. Began career in mediation in New York and expanded practice throughout Florida focusing on conflict resolution, communication management, and child-centered dispute resolution processes. Court-appointed Parenting Coordinator for the 15th and 19th Judicial Circuits with experience supporting families in ongoing co-parenting and parenting plan implementation matters. Additional professional experience includes ADR education, mediation training, and conflict-informed family systems work.

Began mediating family-related disputes in New York in 2011 and has since mediated hundreds of cases involving marital and divorce mediation, parenting plans, parenting plan modifications, co-parenting communication disputes, and post-judgment family conflict. Provides virtual mediation services throughout Florida with experience facilitating negotiation, reducing escalation, and supporting durable agreements in high-conflict and emotionally complex family matters.

Mediation style is facilitative, structured, and child-centered with a focus on reducing escalation, improving communication, and supporting productive engagement in difficult conversations. Approach emphasizes balanced participation, practical problem-solving, and helping parties move from reactive conflict toward informed decision-making and durable agreements. Experienced in managing high-conflict family dynamics while maintaining neutrality and supporting forward-focused discussion related to parenting, co-parenting, and family restructuring matters. Process preference includes virtual mediation with an emphasis on preparation, structured communication, and interest-based negotiation. Utilizes a conflict-informed approach designed to support productive participation in emotionally complex family disputes while maintaining focus on long-term family functioning and workable resolution outcomes.

Proficient in virtual mediation platforms and technology utilized in remote dispute resolution, including secure video conferencing, electronic document sharing, and online communication systems. Experienced in conducting virtual family mediations throughout Florida while maintaining professionalism, confidentiality, neutrality, and ethical standards of practice. Utilizes structured virtual processes designed to support effective communication, participant engagement, accessibility, and productive participation in emotionally complex family disputes.

New York University (M.A. - 2005, B.S. - 1992).

Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator, 2013–Present Court-Appointed Parenting Coordinator, Florida 15th & 19th Judicial Circuits, 2026-Present ADRDC Certified Divorce Coach, 2023-Present Gottman Level 1 Clinical Training: Couples Therapy, 2023 CDC Certified Divorce Coach, 2014-2023 Advanced Family Mediation Training, 2014 Advanced Divorce Mediation Training (24 Hours), 2011 Mediator Trainer Certification, 2010 Basic Mediation Training – Unified Court System of New York (40 Hours), 2009

Association of Professional Family Mediators; The American Bar Association - Family Law and Dispute Resolution Sections.

Co-Host, Divorce Coaches Academy® Podcast discussing family conflict resolution, mediation, co-parenting dynamics, and ADR-informed approaches to divorce and family restructuring matters Beyond the Conference Table: Why Dispute Resolution Must Meet People Where They Are, American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section’s Just Resolutions newsletter (May 2026). Preparing Parties for Productive Family Mediation, Using Pre-Mediation Support to Strengthen Interest-Based Outcomes, Mediate.com (February 2026). Presenter, American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Spring Conference, 2024

Hourly Rate: $300.00 Daily Rate: Not provided Study Rate: $300.00/hr Cancellation: $300.00/hr Cancellation Period: 3 Days Comment: Agreement Drafting-Marital Settlement Agreement and/or Parenting Plan: $300 per hour Court Document Preparation: $300 per hour In between session Email and Phone communication: Each individual email read and responded to and each call responded to at $50 per communication/15 minute blocks of time.

English

United States of America

North Palm Beach, Florida