MCDR Standing Committees

 

Diversity Committee

Goals are to:

§         Build a more culturally diversified membership within MCDR by increasing the number of members who are either from culturally diverse communities or who have specialized knowledge and experience.

§         ·       To provide information and education on culturally diverse communities to the current membership.  This could include, e.g. posting useful links to the website, self-awareness training at a quarterly meeting, guest speakers, and creating a resource directory that members could access.

§         ·       To create alliances within culturally diverse communities as a way to promote public awareness of dispute resolution, to organize additional resources for MCDR mediators, and to encourage the training of mediators through existing resources.

Michael Benefiel, Co-chair

301-929-5252 Email: mike_benefiel@persuasiveinformation.com

Tamara Slade, Co-chair


Certification Committee

Administers MCDR’s mediator Orientation and Certification Program at least twice a year.  Serve as the resident expert for the certification approval process.

Ramona Buck, Co-chair

410.260-3540 Email: certify1@mcdr.org

 

David A. Simison, P.A., Co-chair

410.268.7787 Email: certify2@mcdr.org


Marketing and Outreach Committee

 

Implement strategies that raise awareness for the mission and vision of the organization. Develop appropriate partnerships to enhance MCDR growth, diversity and outreach among its membership.

 

Ramona Baker, Chair

410-814-3792     Email: marketoutreach@mcdr.org


Membership Committee

Recruit and retain members. Serves as POC for all membership information and benefits.

James Sauer, Chair

410-768-1551 Email: membership@mcdr.org


Nominations and Organizational Committee

Nominations Committee Provides the names of MCDR members in good standing as nominees for elected positions no later than November proceeding the year that member takes office.

 

Roz Zinner             

Email: nomination1@mcdr.org


 

 Program Committee

Plans and execute viable programs of interest to ADR practitioners and MCDR general membership.

Ruth McLay Zanoni, Co-chair
410-531-0007 Email: program1@mcdr.org

Eileen Coen, Co-chair

202-494-9602 Email: program2@mcdr.org


 

MCDR Special Committees

AOC Project

Lindsay Barranco, Co-chair
410-544-5349

David A. Simison, Co-chair
410.268.7787


Fundraising Committee (Master Classes)

Ramona Buck, Chair
410- 260-3540
Email: ramona.buck@mdcourts.gov


Liaison to Bar and Legislature

As mediation and other ADR processes become more common in Maryland, practitioners are likely to face more questions about confidentiality and issues relevant to judicial procedures. Under the leadership of Louise Phipps Senft, MCDR established a new standing committee to serve as a clearinghouse of information regarding these issues.  MCDR invites its members to use this committee as a resource for education and support as questions arise!

Jonathan S. Rosenthal, Esquire
Email: barliaison2@mcdr.org


 MCDR Rep to MEC

MCDR representative to the Mediator Excellence Council (MEC).

Nancy Hirshman
410-849-2388  Email: Nancyh_md@yahoo.com


Newsletter Editors

Serves as the editor of MCDR’s newsletter, Resolving Issues.

Hillorie Morrison
hilloriejoan@gmail.com and Tamara Slade, Co-Editors