2026 MCDR Officers & Board Members

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Barry Evans - President

Mojdeh Bahar - Vice President

Barry Weissman - Treasurer

Asma Sabah - Secretary

Kelly Freeman-Garrett - Assistant Secretary

AT LARGE BOARD MEMBERS

Kate Cullen-Kranitz

Steve Watts-Oelrich

Laura Malinowski

Erik Feig

Dr. Lynn Duffy

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Danette Ross Watson - Membership Chair

Laverne Day - Program Chair

Ramona Buck And Danette Ross Watson - Co-Chairs Certification

Stirling Phillips - Mentoring Committee Chair

Mei Miles and Roslyn Zinner - Website Co-Managers

Meet our 2025 President

Barry M. Weissman, CDFA

A Message from Barry Weissman:

    Programs:  The ZOOM format now allows MCDR's programs to reach out to our colleagues wherever they are.  C.E. Certificates are available on our website, free to members with only a modest charge to non-members to cover our costs.  We look forward to offering these hybrid presentations utilizing individual presenters and panel formats.   For in person programs, as in the past we will be utilizing local venues spread across the central Maryland counties.  Where permitted we will offer pot luck food and beverages.  The first half hour will be set aside to network, visiting with old friends and colleagues; getting to meet new mediators as well.

   Employment Opportunities:  Scheduled to launch shortly after May 1, 2024, our new MCDR Job Board will be located on the MCDR website. The Job Board, will be free of charge to all our  members and colleagues through the year.  We ask you to spread the word about our new MCDR Job Board both to colleagues and any employers looking for our unique kind of help.   

   Mentoring:  Stirling has shared that final aspects of the Pilot MCDR Mentoring Program has been successfully completed!  Please contact Stirling directly for information about becoming a Mentor or Mentee.  For more information and how to participate, click on the MCDR.org Mentoring  sub-tab under Training.

   Exhibits:  Stop by our booth at the June Mediator's Convention!  See Events below.

    Looks like we've got a very busy. exciting year ahead!

     Barry Weissman   

The 2023 - 2024 MCDR Board of Directors

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President & Treasurer, Barry M. Weissman, CDFA

Vice President, David Lewis, Esq.

Secretary, Janne E Weissman, SPHR

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Programs, Laverne Day

Certification Co-Chairs, Ramona Buck & Kate Cullen

Membership Co-Chairs, Janne E. Weisman, SPHR & Liz Salter

Mentoring, Stirling Phillips

Immediate Past President, Michael Sallustio

2024 MCDR Officers & Board Members

Executive Committee

Barry M. Weissman, CDFA, President

David Lewis, Esq., IMI Certified, Vice President

Janne E Weissman, SPHR, Secretary 

Barry M. Weissman, CDFA, Treasurer

Board Members

Mentoring Committee Chairman

Stirling Phillips, Esq.

Certification Committee Co-Chairs

Kate Kranitz, MSW and Ramona Buck

Membership Committee Co-Chairs

Janne E. Weissman, SPHR and Liz Salter, MHSA 

Programs Committee Chairperson

LaVerne Day  

Immediate Past President

Michael Sallustio

 

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2021 MCDR Officers & Board Members

Executive Committee

David Lewis, Esq., IMI Certified, President

Michael Sallustio, JD, Vice President

Merry Lymn, Esq. Secretary

Barry M. Weissman, CDFA, Treasurer

Board Members

Certification Committee Co-Chairs

Ramona Buck and Thom McCloud, Esq.

Membership Committee Co-Chairs

Janne E. Weissman, SPHR and Liz Salter, MHSA

Programs Committee Co-Chairs 

LaVerne Day, Kimberly Morton Cuthrell, Esq., Ph.D., and Cheryl Jackson 

Mentoring Committee Chairman

Stirling Phillips, Esq.

Board Member at Large

Deborah R. Kleinberg, Esq.

Bar Bench Liaisons

Ceecee Paizs, Esq. and Kimberly Morton Cuthrell, Esq., Ph.D

Immediate Past Co-President

Charles Franklin, P.E.

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2020 MCDR Officers & Board Members

Executive Committee

David Lewis, Esq., IMI Certified and Charles Franklin, P.E., Co-Presidents

Monette Goodridge, LMSW, Vice President

Merry Lymn, Esq., Secretary

Barry M. Weissman, CDFA, Treasurer

Board Members

Ramona Buck and Thom McCloud, Esq., Certification Committee Chairs

Janne E. Weissman, SPHR, Membership Committee Chairperson

LaVerne Day, Programs Committee Chairperson

Stirling Phillips, Esq., Mentoring Committee Chairperson

Liz Salter, MHSA, Board Member at Large

Cecilia "Ceecee" Paizs, Esq. Bar Bench Liaison

Special Advisor to the Board of Directors

Edie Guidice

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2019 MCDR Officers & Board Members

Executive Committee

Stirling Phillips, Esq.  President

Monette Goodridge, LMSW  Vice-President

Merry Lymn, Esq.  Secretary

Barry M. Weissman, CDFA  Treasurer

Committee Chairs

Ramona Buck & Thom McCloud, J.D., Certification Committee Co-Chairs

Janne E. Weissman, SPHR, Membership Committee Chair

David Lewis, Esq., IMI Certified, Programs Committee Chair

Board Member at Large

Liz Salter, MHSA

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2018 MCDR Officers & Board Members

Stirling Phillips, Esq., President

Charles Franklin, P.E., Vice-President

Dina Gold, Secretary   

Barry Weissman, CDFA, Treasurer

Kate Cullen, Certification Committee Chairperson

James Boyle, Programs Committee Chairperson

Liz Salter, MHSA and Janne E. Weissman, SPHR, Membership Committee Co-Chairs

Board Members at Large

Shelley Korch, Esq., Board Member at Large  

 Liz Salter, MHSA, Board Member at Large

Janne E. Weissman, SPHR, Board Member at Large

Bar-Bench Liason

Solomon Bankole, Esq.

Maile Beers-Arthur & Tim Stranges, Immediate Past Co-Presidents

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2017 MCDR Officers & Board Members

Maile Beers-Arthur & Tim Stranges, Co-Presidents

Thomas McCloud, Esq., Vice President

Barry Weissman, CDFA, Treasurer

Shelley Korch, Esq., Secretary

Dina Gold, Esq., Assistant Secretary

Elizabeth Johnson, Marketing & Outreach Committee

Monette Goodridge, LMSW, Programs Committee

Ellen Kandell & Kate Cullen, Certification Committee

Barry Weissman, CDFA, Membership Committee

Board Members at Large

Anne Hilb

Rob Ketcham

Stirling Phillips

Harold Cohen, Immediate Past President

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2016 MCDR Officers & Board Members

Harold Cohen, President

Tim Stranges, Vice President

Shelley Korch, Secretary

Bob Mueller, Assistant Secretary

Barry Weissman, Treasurer

 Barbara Williams, Certification Committee Chairperson

David Zoll, Marketing & Outreach Chairperson

Ed Ketchen, Programs Co-Chairperson

Edie Guidice, Programs Co-Chairperson

Board Members at Large

Rob Ketcham, Board Member At-Large

Thomas McCloud, Board Member At-Large

Maile Beers-Arthur, Board Member At-Large

Lisa Battalia, Immediate Past President

We Fondly Remember:  Roger Wolf Stanley Rodbell Sharon M. Pickett  Ozzie Bermant Lili Bermant Sarah Childs Grebe John Spiegel