Membership

Objective:  To maintain the sustainability and diversity of the IAM, strategic recruitment must be undertaken. Utilizing approved guidelines, the Committee Members will actively recruit qualified commercial mediators both within North America and internationally for recommendation for membership.

Membership Chair:  Lee Jacobson
Committee Members: Andy Albert, Greg Bourgeois, Barbara Cornish, Jon Fidler, Michel Kallipetis and Angelia Tolbert

Andrew Albert VIEW PROFILE	Greg Bourgeois VIEW PROFILE
Barbara Cornish VIEW PROFILE	Jon Fidler VIEW PROFILE
Lee Jacobson  VIEW PROFILE	Michel Kallipetis VIEW PROFILE
Angelia Tolbert VIEW PROFILE

Communication and Outreach

Objective:  To define and execute ways to effectively communicate with IAM members, external potential members, and consumers of ADR through the use of the website, blogs, listserv, social media and other tools.

Lynne Bassis VIEW PROFILE	Chuck Doran VIEW PROFILE
Elaine Gordon VIEW PROFILE	Christine Masters VIEW PROFILE

International Relations

Objective: To position and brand the IAM as the premier international organization of dispute resolution professionals in the world through outreach and collaboration with international organizations and institutions

Committee Members:  Claude Amar, Elizabeth Birch, Barbara Cornish,  Michel Kallipetis, Kimberly Kovach, Louise Otis, John Sturrock

Claude Amar VIEW PROFILE	Elizabeth Birch VIEW PROFILE
Barbara Cornish VIEW PROFILE	Michel Kallipetis VIEW PROFILE
Kimberlee Kovach VIEW PROFILE	John Sturrock VIEW PROFILE

FINANCIAL REVIEW & REVENUE GENERATION

Committee Members: Chuck Doran, Jon Fidler, Marvin Johnson, Jeff Jury, Alan Kanter,
Paul Monicatti, John Phillips and Jack Waddey

Chuck Doran VIEW PROFILE	Jon Fidler VIEW PROFILE
Marvin E. Johnson VIEW PROFILE	Jeff Jury VIEW PROFILE
Alan Kanter VIEW PROFILE	Paul Monicatti VIEW PROFILE
John Phillips VIEW PROFILE	Mark Rudy VIEW PROFILE

Scholar in Residence

Objective:  The purpose of SIR is to systemically integrate into IAM's continuing education programs some of the latest scholarship and thinking by academics, while at the same time providing these academics with a better sense for the practical realities, needs, concerns, and interests of practicing mediators.

Chair: Hal Abramson

Committee Members: Cliff Hendler, Jan Schau, Jerry Weiss

Hal Abramson VIEW PROFILE	Cliff Hendler VIEW PROFILE
Jan Schau VIEW PROFILE	Jerry Weiss VIEW PROFILE

Mentorship

Objective: Provide a means of growing membership by supporting the next generation of mediator scholars and practitioners, both in established mediation and emerging markets, while honoring the high standards of the IAM. In addition, provide a forum for Distinguished Fellows to provide mentorship, introductions and guidance to promising individuals through personal contact and communication.

Chair: Larry Rute
Committee Members: Paul Iacono, Wendy Kramer

Larry Rute VIEW PROFILE

Paul Iacono VIEW PROFILE

Fellowship Program (Scholarships & Grants)

Objective: To remove the barriers for membership and/or conference attendance for qualified individuals for which fees are inaccessible.

Committee Members:  Alan Kanter, Elaine Gordon and Michelle Reinglass

Alan Kanter VIEW PROFILE	Elaine Gordon VIEW PROFILE
Michelle Reinglass VIEW PROFILE

Pro-Bono

Objective:   To provide mediation services on a pro bono basis to serve those in the community with limited resources (the dispute generally involves some form of public interest, where at least one of the parties is being represented on a pro bono basis).

Committee Members: Greg Derin,  Steve Paul and Mike Young

Greg Derin VIEW PROFILE	Steven Paul VIEW PROFILE
Michael Young VIEW PROFILE