2024 Maryland Mediators Convention

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8:00am EDT

Check-in and Light Breakfast Refreshments Main Ballroom

9:00am EDT

Plenary by Baltimore Peace Movement Main Ballroom

10:15am EDT

A New Age: ADR Professionals with Disabilities and the Utilization of Accommodations Maryland 1Gary Norman • Richard Shermanski • Debra Vey Voda-Hamilton Balancing Realities: Panel Discussion on Navigating Virtual and In-Person Mediation post-COVID Maryland 4Cameron Ronayne • Maureen Denihan • Baissou Sissoko To Mediate or Facilitate? That is The Question Maryland 3Larell Smith-Bacon • Julie Walton Eye of the Tiger: Rising Up and Surviving the Challenges Maryland 2Ellen Kandell • Joyce Mitchell Innovative Strategies for Difficult Mediation Situations Maryland 5Ramona Buck • Stirling Phillips

11:45am EDT

Networking Lunch Main Ballroom

1:00pm EDT

Gender Diversity – What Every Mediator Needs to Know but Might be Afraid to Ask Maryland 1Lou Gieszl Implications of Parental Alienation in Family Mediation Maryland 3Marisa Sanchez Loneliness: Addressing an Epidemic with Community Mediation Maryland 5Allie Matheu • Lorig Charkoudian • Tracee Ford Bringing Your Practice to Maryland: A New Training for Maryland Mediators Maryland 2Stacy Smith • Erin Gable When it Really is All About the $$: Tips for Mediating Civil, Non-Domestic Cases Maryland 4John Greer

2:30pm EDT

Break Main Ballroom

2:45pm EDT

Reflections on the Concept of "Saving Face" in Mediation Maryland 5Elaine Phillips • Wendy Schneider Hijacked! Mediation, Self-Determination, and Controlling the Process Maryland 2Brenda Waugh Conflict Resolution Strategies in Real Life for Mediators: Challenging Mediators to Walk the Talk Maryland 3Jill Eisner • Karen Wilson Insights for Success: Panel Discussion on Mediating in Maryland's Circuit Courts Maryland 4Lisa Mannisi • Nathan Hoyle • Grant Bacon • Amanda Purnell