Next quarterly membership meeting May 9, 2017

LGBTQ+ Issues for the ADR Practitioner: Awareness, Etiquette & Best Practices

Although efforts have been made in recent years to advance equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA) individuals, there are still many instances where LGBTQ+ people find themselves excluded and uncomfortable in a variety of settings. Session attendees will:

• Become more familiar with LGBTQ+ inclusive terminology;
• Develop a greater understanding of the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ people;
• Discuss specific ADR-related scenarios that involve LGBTQ+ people, and
• Explore and develop strategies to create more welcoming and inclusive environments for LGBTQ+ people in the community and in their ADR practice.

Presenter: Tara B. Taylor, MPA -  Tara Taylor is the Director of Education & Outreach for the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights where she also previously served as the Mediation Program Director for 12 years. Tara is also the Co-Founder & Co-Coordinator for the Maryland Equity & Inclusion Leadership Program, a collaborative leadership development project of the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights and the University of Baltimore Schaefer Center for Public Policy.   Tara is the Co-chair of the Maryland Coalition Opposed to Violence & Extremism (COVE) and is a past-Chair of both the Maryland Program for Mediator Excellence (MPME) Council and the MPME Alternative Dispute Resolution Program Managers Statewide Coalition. She is an adjunct faculty member for the Conflict Management & Negotiations graduate program in the College of Public Affairs at the University of Baltimore and currently serves as a mediator for the Maryland State Government Shared Neutrals Program and her local county community mediation program.  Tara is passionate about helping individuals and communities learn to have more meaningful, productive conversations across their differences. 

A Certificate for 2-Hours of ADR related activities will be provided to attendees.

MCDR quarterly meetings are open to everyone without charge.

Membership is not required.

We welcome newcomers to join us for an interesting evening of ADR related information and networking.

For planning purposes, please RSVP to: RSVPtoMonette@gmail.com