Mediating since 1985 to present, by 2007 had completed in excess of 2000 mediations. Initial focus on family Mediation now includes specializations in Personal Injury, Employment Law Engineering, Construction and Rights disputes amongst others. Taught some initial courses in Mediation, has acted as an arbitrator in numerous private matters for the last 7 years. Education BA York 1985. Cert. Mediation UofT 1985. 6 month Internship Oshawa Family Court. In private practice since. MA Psych Vermont 1991. LLM in ADR at Osgoode 2005, Ph.D. in Counseling 1997., certified in child Protection Mediation 2006., Memberships Family Mediation Canada 86-91, present OBA ADR section, Ontario Society for Counsellors, Consultants, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists Fellow of the American Ortho Psychiatriac Association. Roster Member Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program Superior Court of Justice, Toronto, Windsor. Ottawa since 1999, and Professional Engineers roster 2005.

GENGHIZ O. KHAN is a certified Mediator and Arbitrator A graduate from Ryerson University in Marketing and International Trade and Arbitration and Mediation from the Ontario Institute of Mediators and Arbitrators.a former military officer, social worker and businessman for over three decades. He has been a board member and has presided over numerous cases, especially with ethno cultural and inter-religious issues. In family matters with religious and cultural sensitiveness, he has been most successful due to his varied experiences in community affairs including stints in International Development. His areas of expertise includes but is not limited to Family mediation Business Partnerships, Family business, Workplaceissues, IT projects, Commercial business, Motor Vehicles sales and repair, Real Estate, Mortgages and Estate settlement.

Lavonne is a member of the ADR Institute of Ontario and is a roster Mediator for the Superior Court of Justice. Lavonne is also an appointed member of the Property Standards Committee, Toronto, East York Panel. She has specialized training in Condominium issues and is a Professional Member of the Canadian Condominium Institute. In addition, Lavonne has over sixteen years experience mediating conflicts in the non-profit housing sector dealing with matters of governance and associated civil issues. Lavonne has her B.A. in Sociology/Psychology, her Masters of Environmental Studies in urban planning and community development and her Dispute Resolution Certification from York University.

Lorraine has thirty years experience in of social services including in management roles. Over the past nine years she has adjudicated numerous cases as a member for the Commission of Review Tribunals for the Canada Pension Plan-Old Age Security. Educationally Lorraine has certificates in Alternative Dispute Resolution and Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution Training from York University. In addition to this she also has an M A in Criminology and a in BA Psychology/Criminology. Ms. Joynt has also been involved in the non-profit sector and has a well rounded understanding of governance. As a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution of Ontario she is currently the employment co-chair. Her current research involves legacy and estate mediation and she mediates workplace issues, governance and family relationships.

Ruth is a graduate of York University’s program in Alternative Dispute Resolution and has advanced training in Conflict Resolution, including Family Mediation. She has mediated diverse civic matters in the city’s court system. In private practice at A Place for Mediation her areas of specialization include elder care mediation, estate mediation, and family business succession planning and she has published work on these themes. She is a volunteer mediator with the West Scarborough Community Centre Restorative Justice Program and a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario.

With over thirty years of experience in business, Susan is very familiar with areas such as: employment, commercial leasing, construction, buyer-seller issues, insurance, international trade, financing, real estate, trade mark, partnerships, and franchising. An experienced problem solver, Susan is known for her ability to help people think creatively to come up with win/win solutions to seemingly intractable problems. Susan also has considerable international and cross cultural experience, having worked as an international economic consultant and/or done business in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. A graduate of York University’s Dispute Resolution and Advanced Mediation Programs, Susan has also taken additional training in family mediation.