Instructor Profile
Education
- Bachelor of Social Work, cum laude, Long Island University, New York
- Master of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Mediation Credential, National Center for the Resolution of Conflict, San Diego, California
Social Work Experience
- Individual, marriage, and family counseling
- Case management
- Adolescent residential care
- Child Protective Services
- Juvenile Probation
- Prison re-entry services
- Clinical supervision
- Quality assurance
- Staff development
- Family, community, and restorative justice mediation
Family, Community, and Restorative Justice Mediation
- San Diego Small Claims Court
- Vista Superior Court, Small Claims Division
- North County Lifeline’s Community Mediation Program.
- Restorative Justice Mediation Program (RJMP)
- Private mediation practice – Stirling Mediation
- Member of the Right Path Firm divorce mediation group
Teaching and Training Experience
- Adjunct Instructor of Social Work, Cuyamaca Community College
- Experience training youth and adults in communication, adult and youth mediation, conflict resolution, team building, interviewing and crisis management techniques, and customer service
- Curriculum development for customized training
- Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) for Attorney-Mediators, North County Bar Association and Attorney Credits
Professional Organizations and Community Service
- Member - Board of Directors, License to Freedom
- Member - North County Bar Arbitration Panel
- Member - Delta Kappa Gamma, Women's Educator Group