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Chartered Arbitrator	M. Frances Hinton, C. Arb 1777 Cambridge Street Halifax  Nova Scotia B3H 4A8			Tel: 902-444-0822 Cell: 902-830-2138 Fax: 902-444-0839 fhinton@eastlink.ca
	More than ten years of arbitration experience in a wide variety of fields. A chartered arbitrator since its inception. Is also a registered nurse and a member of the NS Barristers Society. Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Small Business/Contract 2. Health Law 3. Landlord/Tenant 4. Personal Injury
Chartered Arbitrator	W. Augustus Richardson, C. Arb., Q.C. AD+Rem ADR Services Inc. 1141 Cartaret St. Halifax  Nova Scotia B3H 3P2			Tel: 902-422-6729 Fax: 902-422-0142 Gus@gusrichardson.com
	Has practiced law in Ontario and Nova Scotia for almost 20 years with primary emphasis on insurance and personal injury litigation. Serves as a Small Claims Court adjudicator and has received a certificate in ADR from the Canadian International Institute fo Applied Negotiation. He also serves as an alternate Vice Chair for the Nova Scotia Labour Relations Board. Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Labour 2. Condominiums 3. Insurance 4. Commercial
	Cathy Lee Cunningham, M. Div., BA (First Class Honours) Spirit of Reciprocity Consulting Inc. Halifax  Nova Scotia B3K 5N7			Tel: 902 680-1850 clcunningham@ns.sympatico.ca
	Cathy Lee is passionate about equipping her clients to work creatively with conflict in all its forms. With almost 20 years of extensive experience in public speaking and in the design and delivery of leadership development programs, large and small group facilitation, mediation, and consulting Cathy Lee will work together with you to find solutions that bring resolution to workplace conflicts. Cathy Lee has worked successfully at the local, regional, national and international levels, within academic, hospital, corporate, church and community settings to build collaborative relationships for change. Throughout her career she has consistently empowered others, fostering individual and interpersonal awareness and teamwork, by gathering and analyzing information and then providing informed motivational support to her clients. In addition to her work experience, Cathy Lee has extensive training in ADR processes and holds the Negotiation and Conflict Management Certificate awarded by Dalhousie University Law School and College of Continuing Education as well as the Certificate in Teaching Negotiation in the Organization awarded by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard University Law School. This training has provided Cathy Lee with an adaptable curriculum base for leadership training, using the Harvard methodologies in interest-based negotiation, in large and small group settings, for both short- and long-term leadership development objectives. Cathy Lee is certified by the Center for Conflict Dynamics at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, as an administrator of the Conflict Dynamics Profile (CDP). The CDP is an extremely effective 360 degree assessment and feedback tool that has been used around the world by Fortune 500 companies (and many other corporate and non-profit organizations) to increase organizational effectiveness through the cultivation of employee self-awareness in the area of conflict behaviors in the workplace. Cathy Lee utilizes the CDP in her consulting and executive coaching practice, producing a conflict profile for both the individual and the organization by providing feedback on all aspects of conflict behaviors in the workplace and what might underlie those behaviors. Following the assessment, feedback sessions equip the individual with an action plan for change. Cathy Lee has a passion for working closely together with the client to meet current organizational objectives which reflect the stated goals and mission of the organization. Cathy Lee has provided extensive coaching, for both senior and new management, in the art of clarifying and communicating information in midst of chaos or crisis in the organization. She employs a unique approach in coaching leaders to develop a self discipline for navigating through times of conflict and crisis in the organization, even when under personal attack. In this realm, Cathy Lee has extensive experience in the development of employee wellness strategies, grounded in spiritual well being, stress reduction techniques, and creating life balance. She holds a BA (First Class Honours) in International Development Studies and a Master of Divinity. Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Workplace & Organizational Conflict 2. 360 Degree Conflict Dynamics Assessment & Feedback 3. Executive Coaching 4. Interest-based Negotiation & Mediation Training 5. Mediation (including faith-based mediation for church communities)
	Basia Solarz, B.S., M.Ad.Ed, candidate, Certified Transformative Mediator™ 1276 South Park Street, 831 Victoria Halifax  Nova Scotia B3H 4B8			Tel: 902 473.4424 basia.solarz@cdha.nshealth.ca
	Conflict Transformation Specialist for Capital District Health Authority (Halifax, NS). Experience in community and workplace mediation. Conflict coaching. Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Workplace 2. Community
Chartered Arbitrator	William H. Kydd, Q.C., C. Arb. c/o Ritch Dunford Bank of Commerce Building, 1809 Barrington St. Suite 1200 Halifax  Nova Scotia B3J 3K8			Tel: 902-429-3400 Fax: 902-422-4713 bill.kydd@ritchdurnford.com
	Over 30 years experience in the legal profession including 20 years experience as an arbitrator and mediator, with the majority of law practice currently spent acting as an arbitrator or mediator in labour and commercial matters. Additional experience in insurance, personal injury and construction disputes. Has chaired arbitrations in all four Atlantic Provinces and has completed the Harvard Law School Program on mediation. Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Labour and Employment 2. Commercial 3. Construction 4. Personal Injury
	Donna F Clark, B.Sc., B.Ed., BBA, CMC, RPDR 94 Bedros Lane #403 Halifax  Nova Scotia B3M 4X3			Tel: 902-832-9667 Fax: 902-832-9885 donna@emergentfutures.ca www.emergentfutures.ca
	Donna Clark is a Registered Practitioner in Dispute Resolution with the Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation in Ottawa. She brings 30 years of workplace innovation to supporting the evolution of life nurturing organizations that sustain people and productivity. She has worked in both the public and private sectors in advisory and senior management positions including federal-provincial relations and environmental conservation. She provides leadership and organizational development, conflict transformation and coaching to clients across Canada. Donna uses holistic processes to engage and develop the capacity of individuals to connect to each other with courage and compassion and use their collective intelligence to solve complex problems. Donna is a regular facilitator/coach with Dalhousie University’s Negotiation and Conflict Management Program, an adjunct faculty member of the Canada School of Public Service teaching in three of their core executive leadership development programs and a Co-owner of the Genuine Contact™ program. Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Workplace Issues 2. Informal Conflict Management 3. Conflict Coaching 4. Collaborative Processes
	Jennifer Innis, M.Ad.Ed, C.F.E. Halifax  Nova Scotia			Tel: 902 406-2065 jeninnis@eastlink.ca
	Jennifer Innis has extensive experience as an investigator, facilitator, adult educator, and advisor.  She is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University with a M.Ad.Ed, which focused on program evaluation from a participatory research and narrative perspective.  Jennifer also is a Certified Fraud Examiner and member of the Association of Fraud Examiners.  Jennifer brings a principle-based approach to her work, maintaining a high level of integrity, accountability, and sensitivity.  Jennifer has conducted interviews with varied populations, ranging from marginalized individuals to senior levels of government, for over 19 years.  She provides a balanced/unbiased approach to interviewing, adhering to the principles of natural justice and fairness.  She is able to analyze various types of data, make evidentiary findings, write comprehensive reports, and provide recommendations. Jennifer has in depth experience in policy analysis, research of best practices, and policy and procedure development.  She is an effective listener and communicator, and is experienced at facilitating dispute resolution through mediation and negotiation. Jennifer has been an investigator within the Nova Scotia provincial government for over 12 years.  She has experience in an oversight capacity with the Nova Scotia Office of the Ombudsman, conducting complex investigations involving allegations of government wrongdoing, maladministration of the law, breaches in ethics and code of conduct, harassment, and bullying in the workplace.  Prior to this, Jennifer has been responsible for assessing client eligibility requirements for the Nova Scotia Department of Community Services’ financial assistance program, through a lens to review situations of potential fraud. Jennifer is knowledgeable in the area of occupational health and safety, and is a certified Prepare trainer through the Crisis Prevention Institute.  She has co-chaired and participated in various provincial committees related to occupational health and safety, violence in the workplace, and safe work practices. Jennifer has collaborated with government departments, such as Health and Community Services, to enhance service delivery. She also has extensive presentation/training experience, delivering training to diverse audiences.  Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. wrongdoing 2. ethics 3. code conduct 4. harassment / bullying
	Shirley Dixon, BA, MSc. 5 Wenlock Grove Halifax  Nova Scotia			Tel: (902) 475-3211 sldixon@eastlink.ca
	Masters in Forensic and Legal Psych. Currently in Certificate program at UPEI in Conflict Resolution Studies. Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Mediation Divorce 2. Family Mediation 3. Workplace Mediation 4. Victim Offender
	Maureen E. Shebib, BA, LLB, LLM, ADR-University of Windsor 2844 Conolly Street Halifax  Nova Scotia			Tel: 902 407 2851 Cell: 902 877-2320 mshebib@eastlink.ca
	Maureen E. Shebib provides services as a workplace complaint investigator, mediator, policy analyst, educator and human rights lawyer. Maureen specializes in the areas of workplace conflict, human rights, employment and educational equity, the duty to accommodate, and cultural and sexual diversity. Maureen has been facilitating informal complaint resolution in the private and public sector for 15 years. She has extensive experience investigating complaints and developing policy within the public and private sector across Nova Scotia. Maureen is committed to fair and impartial investigations and complaint resolution processes. Her experience has demonstrated that while not all parties will be content with the outcome, they can live with it if confident they have been treated fairly during the process. In addition to holding an LLB and LLM, Maureen is certified in Advanced Dispute Resolution by the University of Windsor (Stitt Field Handy Group). Her ongoing professional development in conflict resolution best practices includes training with experts in the field such as Gary Furlong, LLM (ADR), Chartered Mediator. In addition to acting as a consultant for a wide variety of clients, Maureen has been a volunteer Restorative Justice Mediator with the Nova Scotia Community Justice Society. Maureen has developed and delivered comprehensive training programs addressing human rights, cultural and sexual diversity, and has been a speaker and presenter at numerous legal and non-legal conferences and workshops. She taught courses at Dalhousie Law School, Mount Saint Vincent University and Henson College. She has been a instructor for the Department of Justice "Foundations of Administrative Justice". Maureen offers her consulting services from her home-office in Halifax, which she shares with two border collies. Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Human Rights 2. Workplace Conflict Resolution 3.Training, Diversity, Respectful Workplace 4. Investigations
	Jessica Tellez 22 Northcliff Lane Halifax  Nova Scotia B3M 2Z6			Tel: 902-455-2453 Fax: 902-445-1857 jessica@chebucto.ca
	Experience in Human Rights and Victim Offender Mediation. Graduate of UPEI Centre for Conflict and Resolution Studies. Coach for mediation/negotiation training workshops. Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Human Rights 2. Victim/Offender
	Gaye Wishart, BA, CHRP, APRC Office of Human Rights, Equity & Harassment Prevention Dalhousie University Room 2, Henry Hicks A A Building Halifax  Nova Scotia B3H 4H6			Tel: 902-494-1179 Gaye.Wishart@dal.ca www.hrehp.dal.ca
	Work within the University community mediating sentive issues with respect to personal and sexual harassment. Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Mediation 2. Training
Chartered Arbitrator	Eric K Slone, B.Sc., LL.B, C.Arb Slone Dispute Resolution 84 Aaron's Way, Ferguson's Cove Halifax  Nova Scotia			Tel: 902-492-3184 Fax: 902-431-9444 eslone@eastlink.ca
	Eric K. Slone is a practicing litigation lawyer in Halifax with about twenty years of experience as a mediator and arbitrator. He is a former Vice-Chairperson of the Ontario Crown Employees Grievance Settlement Board and served a two year term in the early 1990's as a mediator-arbitrator for Canada Post & CUPW. He is on both the Federal and Nova Scotia Ministries of Labour rosters of approved arbitrators and regularly receives appointments to arbitrate cases in the public and private sectors. He has been mediating family and workplace disputes for many years. He has been on the CAMVAP roster since the beginning of the program, arbitrating disputes between car owners and manufacturers. He is a Chartered Arbitrator and in 2005 completed a Master of Law degree in ADR from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto. He has been active on the National and Regional Boards of the ADR institute and is currently the President of ADR Atlantic Institute. Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Labour Relations 2. Family 3. Commercial 4. Insurance
Chartered Arbitrator	Bruce Outhouse, C. Arb Blois Nickerson Bryson P.O. Box 2147, 1568 Hollis St. Suite 500 Halifax  Nova Scotia B3J 3B7			Fax: 902-429-7347 bouthouse@bloisnickerson.com
	Experience in Mediation and Arbitration since 1978 Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Arbitration 2. Mediation 3. Civil Litigation 4. Administrative Law 5. Public Utilities Regulation
	Michael Burke Burke Engineering Ltd. 2585 Poplar St. Halifax  Nova Scotia B3L 2Y9			Tel: 902-492-3466 Fax: 902-492-0562 mburke@ns.sympatico.ca
	Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Construction
Chartered Mediator	Annette Strug, MSW, C. Med, Cert. CFM (FMC) 5945 Emscote Dr. Halifax  Nova Scotia B3H 1B3			Tel: 902-488-3933 amsmediation@bellaliant.net
	Mediation practitioner since 1985 Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Workplace 2. Human Rights 3. Organizations
	John S. McFarlane, Q.C. Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales 1959 Upper Water St. P.O. Box 997 Halifax  Nova Scotia B3J 2V1			Tel: 902-420-3200 Fax: 902-420-1417 jmcfarlane@smss.com
	Has practiced law for over twenty five years with a primary emphasis on banking, insolvency and commercial litigation. Has served as an arbitrator in matters concerning real estate, leasing and franchises. Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Corporate/Commercial 2. Financial Institutions 3. Banking and insolvency Partner
	John Merrick Merrick Jamieson Sterns Washington-Mahody 5475 Spring Garden Rd. Suite 503 Halifax  Nova Scotia B3J 3T2			Tel: 902-429-3123 Fax: 902-429-3522 jmerrick@mjswm.com
	Michael S. Ryan, B.Sc., L.L.B., L.L.M., Q.C., Harvard Mediation Workshop Cox & Palmer 1959 Upper Water Street, Suite 1100 Halifax  Nova Scotia			Tel: 902 491-4221 Fax: 902 421-3130 mryan@coxandpalmer.com coxandpalmer.com
	Acted as mediator in a number of commercial disputes. Acted as arbitrator in construction disputes. Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Commercial Litigation 2. Construction Litigation 3. Securities Litigation 4. Professional Malpractice
	Bridget Brownlow, B.A., Cert. Con. Res 6139 Linden St. Halifax  Nova Scotia B3H 2K7			Tel: 902-431-3169 Fax: 902-423-5229 bridget.brownlow@smu.ca
	Graduate of the Centre for Conflict Resolution at the Justice Institute of British Columbia. Extensive experience as a Mediator, Conciliator and trainer in all aspects of organizational conflict management. Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Workplace Mediation 2. Conflict management training 3. Conflict management system design 4. Workplace conciliation
	James Musgrave, Q.C., Cert. ConRes Cox & Palmer 1959 Upper Water St. Suite 1100 Halifax  Nova Scotia B3J 3E5			Tel: 902-491-4118 Fax: 902-421-3130 jmusgrave@coxandpalmer.com
	With over 20 years experience as a commercial lawyer, I offer "Resolution Without Regret" mediation for business and workplace disputes of all kind. Using a 6-step interest-based approach, I help people and organizations resolve their conflict themselves, making for better outcomes, saving time, money and relationships, and avoiding the risk and cost of litigation.
	Margot J Ferguson c/o Ritch Dunford 1809 Barrington St. Suite 1200 Halifax  Nova Scotia B3J 3K8			Tel: 902-429-3400 Fax: 902-422-4713 margot.ferguson@ritchdurnford.com
	Practicing lawyer with experience in general litigation, personal injury, insurance, labour/employment and health law. ADR training through Osgoode Hall Law School, St. Mary's University and Community Justice Society. Volunteer mediator/facilitator with Community Justice Society and volunteer Conflict Resolution trainer with the Girl Guides of Canada. Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Personal Injury 2. Insurance 3. Labour/employment 4. Health 5. General Litigation 6. Organizational Conflict Management
	J Walter Thompson, Q.C. Burke Mitton Thompson 5162 Duke St. P.O. Box 307, Station "M" Halifax  Nova Scotia B3J 2N7			Tel: 902-429-7772 Fax: 902-423-2968 bmtlaw@ns.sympatico.ca
	Broad based legal experience for over twenty years. Appointed arbitrator pursuant to Education Act and Real Estate Licensing Act. Many arbitrations involving labour, landlord-tenant disputes and assessment appeals. Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Forestry 2. Real Estate 3. Labour Relations 4. Human Rights 5. Health 6. Commercial
	Rosemary Nichols R.J. Nichols Consulting Inc. 6186 Regina Terrace Halifax  Nova Scotia B3H 1N5			Tel: 902-425-8266 Fax: 902-425-6722 rjnichols@ns.sympatico.ca
	Rosemary is President of R.J. Nichols Consulting Inc., a Halifax-based firm that provides process design, facilitation, collaborative problem solving, coaching and mediation services to help individuals and organizations find workable solutions, reach consensus and resolve disputes on a wide range of issues including workplace conflicts, sexual and personal harassment complaints as well as human rights complaints Rosemary has been a trained mediator since 1993 and before establishing her own consulting business in 2003 she had over twenty-five years experience in policy advisory and senior line and project management positions in the federal public sector. For a number of years she was affiliated with Dalhousie University College of Continuing Education and Conflict Management Program design and delivering programs, providing coaching to program participants and undertaking mediation skills competency assessments. Rosemary has a Masters degree in Economics; a Certificate in Adult Education from Saint Francis Xavier University; training and certification by the American Board of Neuro-Linguistic Programming; a Certificate in Negotiation and Conflict Management from Dalhousie University, as well as advanced level mediation training from the UNiversity of Windsor. Preferred Areas of Practice: 2. Workplace & Employment 2. 1. Problem solving facilitation 3. Workplace Assessments
Chartered Mediator	Caleb Toombs, B.A., J.D., C.Med 5819 West Street Halifax  Nova Scotia B3K 1T2			Tel: 902 424-7561 Fax: 902 424-6675 calebtoombs@gmail.com
	Experienced in intra-organizational and employee-employer mediation. Coach for mediation/negotiation training workshops. I am currently a representative for the Nova Scotia office of the ombudsman. Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Organizational 2. Employment related 3. Human Rights
	Stewart McInnes, P.C., Q.C. 490 Franklyn St. Halifax  Nova Scotia B3H 1A9			Tel: 902-424-1357 Cell: 902-488-2111 smcinnes@ns.sympatico.ca
	Over twenty five years experience as a litigator and arbitrator, MP, Federal Cabinet Minister, long term member of AMIC. Founding member and board member of AMINS. Attended many ADR seminars, conferences and courses. Preferred Areas of Practice: 1. Arbitration 2. Mediation
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