Background and Approach

Before building my mediation practice, I spent more than 20 years in advertising technology and media sales, working across complex business relationships where negotiations often involved competing priorities, high stakes, and long-term partnerships. In that work, I was involved in negotiating and supporting deals around publisher API feeds, partnership agreements, and other commercial arrangements where business objectives, data use, and licensing terms all had to align. I saw firsthand how misunderstandings or disputes over rights, responsibilities, and expectations could quickly escalate—and how unresolved conflict could unnecessarily damage strong business relationships.

That experience shaped how I think about conflict and resolution. I found myself drawn to the part of the work that required careful listening, steady communication, and helping people move through tension toward a workable path forward. Over time, that led me to make a deliberate mid-career transition into mediation and earn my M.S. in Conflict Management.

Today, I bring together formal mediation training and real-world experience navigating complex negotiations, stakeholder dynamics, and difficult conversations. My approach is calm, organized, and pragmatic, with a focus on helping parties reach clear agreements they can actually live with and implement—particularly in matters involving business relationships, commercial disputes, and issues touching data use, rights, and responsibilities.

Mediation Practice and Court Service

I am a GODR Registered Neutral in Civil/General, Probate, and Domestic Relations matters (DV-informed), and I serve on court rosters in Cobb County, Georgia, and Georgia’s 6th District.

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If you are looking for a mediator who brings both structured conflict resolution training and substantial experience working through complicated professional relationships, I welcome the opportunity to speak with you.