PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Academy of Professional Family Mediators (APFM)
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)
Beverly Hills Bar Association
“She’s the Arbiter of Common Sense”
EXPERIENCE:
2014 - Present ... Parenting Plan Peace: Parenting Plan Coordinator / Child Custody Mediator / Shared-Custody-Parenting Communications Coach / Attorney Consultant. Assisting mothers and fathers in the development and implementation of shared-custody Parenting Plans designed with their children's best interests in mind; helping shared-custody parents learn respectful means of communication, with the goal of making their shared-custody-parenting experience a success for them and their children.
2000 - 2014 ... Superior Court of California: Child Custody Recommending Counselor / Mediator / Probate Investigator on Conservatorships & Guardianships, Family Court Services, Superior Court of California, Ventura County, with over 1,900 Child Custody Mediations completed.
1984 - 2005 ... Los Angeles Unified School District: Instructor, Special Education / Adult Education.
1992 - 1996 ... National Child Abuse Hotline: Crisis Counselor.
EDUCATION:
Pierce College, American Sign Language, Fall, 2014-to-Spring, 2016; Fall, 2020-to-Present
Mosten Mediation Training Center, 40-Hour Basic Divorce Mediation Training, October, 2000
Mosten Mediation Training Center, 20-Hour Advanced Family Mediation Training, November, 2000
Southwestern University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1999
Admitted to State Bar of California, 1999
California State University, Northridge, Master of Science - Counseling, 1994
University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA Extension, Certificate in Alcohol/Drug Abuse Counseling, 1991
California State University, Northridge, Master of Arts - Early Childhood/Special Education, 1985
Indiana University, Bachelor of Science, Education / Special Education, 1981