Background
While my formal mediation practice started in 2025, I have been facilitating resolution of disputes for much of my professional career. I am a versatile professional with experience as an attorney, mediator, guardian ad litem, referee, non-profit executive, program developer, facilitator, and teacher. A graduate of the University of Maine School of Law and the University of Southern Maine, my dedication has been recognized with the Family Law Achievement Award—shared with my fellow program facilitators for the development of the state’s only high-conflict co-parenting program—and a Law Day achievement award from the Maine Judicial Branch for my advocacy on behalf of children. As a co-parenting educator, I have worked with hundreds of co-parenting partnerships to help them reduce and manage their conflict. Additionally, I have extensive training in domestic violence prevention and currently facilitate a certified domestic violence intervention program. I serve as a court mediator in family matters cases. I also serve on the Family Law Advisory Commission advising the Maine State Legislature on family law matters. I am a member of the AFCC.
My experience includes many years as the executive director of a small Maine non-profit dedicated to reducing the impact of conflict experienced when parents separate. In this capacity, I guided the agency through the global pandemic, bringing innovation to both the content and program delivery. I continue with a small guardian ad litem practice and legal practice focusing primarily on the needs of elders.
I bring all these experiences to my mediation practice that includes both in-person and on-line sessions.
