Schedule at a Glance

Friday, October 27, 2023

Friday Awards Dinner & Reception

  • Time: 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Speakers: Award Recipients 
  • Location: The Huntley Hotel

Saturday, October 28, 2022

Programming Schedule

TimeWorkshops & EventsSpeaker(s)Location/ MCLE
8:00 - 9:00 amRegistration and Breakfast Buffet2nd Floor Entrance & Atrium
9:00 - 9:15 amWelcomeJennifer Terando, SCMA President
Dr. Ashley Rosenthal, SCMA President- Elect
Caruso Auditorium
9:20 - 10:05 amKeynote: “The Wound is Where the Light Enters”Leila YavariCaruso Auditorium
10:05 - 10:15 amBreak
Special Plenary Session
10:15 - 11:30 amSpecial Plenary- Master Mediators: What Would You Do?Lee Jay Berman, Wendy Kramer, Doug Noll, Steve RottmanCaruso Auditorium
1.0 General
11:30 - 11:40 amBreak
Morning Session
11:40 am - 12:55 pmMisunderstood Minds: Inclusivity in PracticeClaudia Brown-Coulter, Dr. Ashley Rosenthal, and Crystal WilliamsClassroom G
1.0 Implicit Bias
11:40 am - 12:55 pmEarly Dispute Resolution: How to Start It, How to Make it Work, and How our Stories and Language Makes All the Difference in the WorldJudge Kimberly Baker Guillemet, Eric O. English, Esq., Sidney Kanazawa, Esq., J. Patrick O’Malley, Esq., and Ellie Vilendrer, Esq.Mendenhall Appellate Courtroom
0.50 Implicit Bias and 0.50 Civility
11:40 am - 12:55 pmRestorative Justice to Peer Mediation: Building Bridges between Community Partners and SchoolsCheryl Epps, Shaune Gatlin, Rehana Jamal, Daisy Nava, and Anne SawyerClassroom A
1.0 General
11:40 am - 12:55 pmMediation in Arts-Related Conflicts; Building Bridges Through Creative DialogueAlexandra Blodorn and Marie SteinSeminar Room 2
1.0 General
Lunch & Community Mediation Fair
12:55 - 2:00 pmLunchAtrium
Community Mediation FairSR-1
Town Hall Session
2:00 - 3:00 pmThreats to Mediation Confidentiality Post Girardi – How Mediators can Better Protect the Parties’ Process and the Mediator’s PracticeHarold Coleman, Jr. Esq., Jack Goetz, Esq., MBA, Phyllis G. Pollack, Esq., Michael Powell, Esq., Jennifer Terando, Esq.Caruso Auditorium
0.50 General and 0.50 Ethics
3:00 - 3:20 pmAfternoon Coffee & Snacks with the ExhibitorsAtrium and SR1
Afternoon Session
3:20 - 4:35 pmAll Roads Lead to Rome: Forging Your Own Path to a Career in MediationCheryl Epps. Anthony S. Khoury, and Sherri SturgeonClassroom G
1.0 Recognition and Elimination of Bias
3:20 - 4:35 pmWords Matter: What to Leave at the Courthouse StepsDr. Debra Dupree and Harold Coleman, Jr. Esq.Mendenhall Appellate Courtroom
1.0 General
3:20 - 4:35 pmHow To Turn Gladiators Into PeacemakersRachel Goldman and Kelly MyersSeminar Room 2
1.0 Wellness Competence
3:20 - 4:35 pmHow Do I Get Started? A Step-By-Step Guide for New PractitionersGary Doernhoefer
Kristyn Carmichael
Classroom A
4:35 - 4:45 pmBreak
4:45 - 5:30 pmClosing Plenary: The Inspiration InterventionProfessor Stephanie BlondellCaruso Auditorium

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