Education Master of Arts Degree in Family Sociology from Georgia State University Completed additional courseworkat: Psychological Studies Institute, Atlanta, Georgia Northcentrual University, Arizona Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications Studies from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) awarded by the National Council on Family Relations Registered Neutral (Mediator) by the State Supreme Court of Georgia Professional & Employment Experience Private Practice, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, 2007-Present Covenant Counseling & Family Resource Center, Staff Therapist, 2004-2007 Center for Navigating Family Change, 2002-Present Executive Director. Provides parent education and consulting services to the Center for Navigating Family Change, a non-profit 501c3 corporation. Main female divorcing parent seminar presenter for CNFC in two metro Atlanta area counties (Gwinnett and DeKalb) 6-7 times each month as part of a two-person, male/female team. Additional duties include coordinating seminar dates with each county, providing presenters for each seminar, coordinating children's education groups in local libraries, maintaining financial and database records, and writing grant proposals as needed. NoFight Resources. President and CEO, 1999-Present Mediation Services: Provides mediation services to the Dekalb County, Georgia court system (under independent contract) and to private clients through referrals. Conflict Resolution Training: Author and presenter of a six-hour seminar, Conflict Resolution for Collaborative Practice, for attorneys, therapists, and financial consultants who are needing mediation skills to engage in the Collaborative Law process. Parent Education - Miscellaneous Contracts: Presents a variety of self-authored seminars to the community on a regular basis, including, Successful Single Parenting: Workshops for Today's Single Parent (four-part series); Teens & Alcohol: A Workshop for Parents Who Want to Know the Truth; Teens & Pregnancy; Teens & Driving. These have been provided in various churches and community centers throughout the metro Atlanta area in the last few years. Prior to the formation of NoFight Resources., the single-parent seminars were offered on a regular volunteer basis since 1991 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Active Christian Parenting Today in churches since 1996. Clergy and Laity Seminar: Since 2004. Co-presents a yearly seminar for Leadership UMC, a leader development program sponsored by the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church, to encourage development of lay leaders in the church. Publishing: 1993-present. Writes a monthly single parenting column (800-1,200 words each) for various regional parenting magazines around the country (Las Vegas Kidz, Big Apple Parent, Mahoning Valley Parent, Metro Parent, Queens Parent, Low Country Parent, to name a few). Also, currently writes and publishes The Peaceful Co-Parent, a quarterly newsletter for divorcing parents and the professionals who help them. Affiliations Appointed member of the Georgia State Supreme Court's Commission on Children, Marriage & Family Law Member of American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists Advanced Practitioner member of the Association for Conflict Resolution Member of the Training Team of the Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia Member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Certified Family Life Educator member of the National Council on Family Relations Member of the Association of Family and Conciliatory Courts Curriculum Vitae 2001-Present. The Peaceful Co-Parent. Quarterly newsletter self-published and distributed to divorced parents and helping professionals 1993-Present. Successful Single Parenting. Self-syndicated monthly column published in several regional parenting magazines in the United States 2000. Teens & Parents seminar series. A three-part series written for parents of teens to address the problems and solutions associated with teen alcohol use, pregnancy, and driving 1999. "Do You Think I'm Asking Too Much?": A Study of Divorce Mediation as Interactive Process. (169 p.) Masters thesis presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree in the College of Arts and Sciences Georgia State University 1998. Successful Single Parenting: Workshops for Today's Single Parent. A four-part series written for single parents 1997. Solo Parenting: Raising Strong & Happy Families (237 p.). Published by Fairview Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Contact Diane for more info