DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS MEDIATORS LIST April 2007 Please note: This list is open to anyone who wishes to work as a mediator for interjurisdictional conflicts under the Georgia Planning Act. The information herein was provided by the applicants, and qualifications have not been verified by DCA. The department does not endorse or recommend mediators. Many qualified mediators may not be on this list. It is intended to provide a starting place for local governments seeking assistance with conflict or formal mediation. Name: O.V. Brantley Company: Henning Mediation & Arbitration Service Address: 3350 Riverwood Parkway, Lobby Atlanta, GA 30339 Phone: 770-955-2252 work; 404-444-3231 cell Email: info@henningmediation.com work ovbrant@bellsouth.net personal Web Site: www.henningmediation.com Typical Fees: $165 per hour, per party Academic/Professional: Member of the Georgia Bar. 1978 JD Degree from Vanderbilt University, Nashville,TN. 1975 BA Degree from University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR. 25 years of local government experience; Former Fulton County Attorney for 8 years; Former Deputy City Attorney, Atlanta, GA. Participated in numerous mediations as a party including service delivery disputes. Mediation Training: Certified Neutral with Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. 28 hours of Civil Mediation at Henning Mediation. Completion of approved Practicum at Henning Mediation. References: Available upon request. Name: James V. Burgess, Jr. Company/Agency: Burgess & Burgess, Arbitration-Mediation Address: PO Box 785 Social Circle, Georgia 30025 Phone: (770) 464-3366 Typical Fees: $150 per hour Academic/Professional Qualifications: A member of the Georgia Bar, holds a JD Degree from the Woodrow Wilson College of Law, a Master's Degree in Governmental Administration from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina. Mediation Training: References: In 1999, completed the Carl Vinson Institute's 40-hour training course on public policy mediation. Completed a 40-hour divorce mediation training course and a 16-hour advance divorce practicum with the Atlanta Divorce Mediators, Inc. and has completed continuing education training as required by the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. Has over 40 years of experience in the fields of local government, law and business. Has been a lobbyist at the Georgia State Legislature since 1963. Has served as a lobbyist for Fulton County and the City of Atlanta. Currently serves as a mediator and also provides legislative liaison for the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG) and the City of Savannah. Previous experience: Instructor at the Institute of Law and Government and the Institute of Community and Area Development at the University of Georgia; Associate City Attorney for the City of Atlanta; and President of Public Research and Management, Inc. Certified Neutral with the Georgia Supreme Court, offering a wide range of mediation services with a specialty in public policy issues. Court mandated and private mediation experience includes cases ranging from domestic relations, eminent domain, contracts, personal injury to medical issues. Available upon request Name: T. E. Cauthorn Company/Agency: Court America Address: 201 Cherokee St. Marietta, GA 30060 Phone: (770) 528-0150 E-Mail: TCauthorn@cauthornnohr.com Typical Fees: $325 per hour Academic/Professional Qualifications: A.B., Mercer University 1969; J.D., Mercer University, 1972; General Jurisdiction, National Judicial College, University of Nevada; Diploma of Judicial Skills, American Academy of Judicial Education. Mediation Training: State Bar of Georgia, CLE; JAMS/Endispute Mediation and arbitration experience since 1991. References: List of clients available Name: Lucretia Coleman 2 Company/Agency: The Management Resources Center Address: Phone/FAX: E-mail: Typical Fees: P O Box 1542 Milledgeville, GA 31059-1542 478-453-8060 / 478-451-0278 drc@mrc-ga.com $125/hour Are you a designated Process manager for an RDC? NO Academic Background/ Professional Qualifications Post Doctoral Work University of Georgia, 1984 Ed. D. University of Tennessee, Knoxville 1976 M. Ed. Georgia College (now Georgia College & State University) 1971 B.A. Georgia College (now Georgia College & State University) 1969 Registered neutral with Georgia Supreme Court Professor Emeritus, Department of Management, Georgia College & State University As a trainer, work experience includes work with organizations and individuals on conflict management and effective communications. Memberships in mediation or planning related organizations include: Association for Conflict Resolution, The Academy of Management Mediation Training: More than 130 hours of mediation training excluding continuing education hours General Mediation Training, Resolution Resources Corp, Atlanta, GA, 2002. (21 hours) Mediation Observation Practicum, Resolution resources Corp, Atlanta, GA 2002 (12 hours) Divorce and Family Mediation, Atlanta Divorce Mediators, Atlanta, GA 2003 (40 hours) Advanced Divorce Practicum, Atlanta Divorce Mediators, Atlanta, GA, 2003 (16 hours) Protecting the Safety of the Victim--Advanced Domestic Violence Issues in Mediation, Mediation Training Institute and Atlanta Divorce Mediators, Inc. 2004 (14 hours) Juvenile Mediation Training, Sponsored by Georgia office of Dispute Resolution. Training site, Macon, GA 2005 (20 hours) Child Support Guidelines Training, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2006 (6 hours) Child Support Seminar, Griffin Judicial Circuit, 2006 (3 hours) Numerous hours of continuing education on a variety of topics designed to improve mediator effectiveness. Industrial Management Courses taken during doctoral program included some focus on Conflict resolution. Experience with Mediation: Serve on Mediation Panels for: Houston and Macon Judicial Circuits; Dublin Judicial Circuit Alternative Dispute Resolution Program; Houston County Juvenile Court; and, the Better Business Bureau of Central Georgia and the CSRA. Taught continuing education sessions for Houston County Juvenile Court mediators - "Effective Communication for Mediators" and "Agreement Writing" Professional References (Mediation): Ms. Jamie Mahaffey, 111 Dianna Terrace, Warner Robins, GA 31088 Mr. Wallace Barron, BBB of Central Georgia & the CSRA, Inc., 277 MLK, Jr. Blvd., Suite 102, Macon, GA 31201 Ms. Susan Melvin, Houston County Juvenile Court, 202 Carl Vinson Parkway, Warner Robins, GA 31088 Ms. Elizabeth (Betty) Manley, 1000 New Sea Island Rd, Saint Simons Island, GA 31522 3 Name: Wendell T. Dawson Company/Agency: Wendell T. Dawson, Attorney & Mediator Address: 1551 Jennings Mill Road, Suite 1800B; Bogart, Georgia 30622 Phone: 706-559-7465 Email: wtdaws@bellsouth.net Typical Fees: $120 per hour Academic/Professional Qualifications: BA/University Georgia, 1962; LLB, Massey Law College, Atlanta, 1969; Georgia Bar in 1970. General Civil Practice of Law in Oconee County as sole practitioner since July 1970. Positions: Vice-Chair, Oconee County Development Authority, 1996-2000; Chairman, Trustees ACCG-IRMA Insurance Pool, 1998-2000; Chairman, Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority, 1994-2000; Member, Board of Managers, Association County Commissioners of GA, 1996-2000; Chairman, Region 5 Advisory Council Georgia DCA & DITT, 1998-2000; Oconee County Commission Chairman, 1989-2000. Mediation Training: Mediation & Conflict Management Skills, 20 hours, Justice Center of Atlanta, Sept. 2000; Family Law Mediation, 40 hours; Decision Management Associates, Atlanta, Oct. 2000; Mediation Observation Training, Resolution Resources Corporation, Atlanta, Feb. 2001; Family Law Mediation Practicum, Atlanta Divorce Mediators, Inc., Atlanta, March 2001; Registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. References: Linda Horvath, ADR Coordinator, Alcovy, Northern & Western Circuits, Athens, GA (706-613-3210) David Chesnut, Attorney, Doraville, Georgia (770-458-7606) Name: Floyd C. Hale, Mediator & Lawyer Company/Agency: Floyd Hale Mediation Service Address: Burnt Mountain 930 Sunrise Ridge Jasper, Georgia 30143-2442 Phone: (706) 265-1545/(706) 265-8730 E-Mail: hale789@hotmail.com Typical Fees: $150 per hour, negotiable Specialities: Employment disputes, environmental disputes and other disputes between or among governments, agencies, departments, employees or citizens, especially disputes involving strong emotions or a large number of participants. Academic/Professional Qualifications: JD/University of Chicago Law School; AB/Economics Emory University; Justice Center Registered as a mediator and arbitrator with the Georgia Supreme Court. 4 References: Member of the American Arbitration Association and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the State Bar of Georgia Has served as a trainer of mediators for the American Arbitration Association and for the Resolution Resources Corporation in scores of courses offered by those organizations in California, Florida, Alabama and Georgia since 1991. Has received over 500 hours training in mediation and over 100 hours in arbitration. Has mediated approximately 2,000 cases covering employment, contract, environmental, commercial, personal-injury, governmental, product-liability, divorce, securities, construction, stockholder, partnership and other cases. Dr. Margaret Herrman, The Herrman Group (706) 546-9113 Douglas H. Yarn, Esq., College of Law, Georgia State University (706) 769-4666 Name: Dr. Margaret S. (Peggy) Herrman Company/Agency: The Herrman Group Address: 400 Red Fox Run Athens, Georgia 30605 Phone: (706) 207-1490 E-Mail: mherrman@charter.net Typical Fees: Negotiable, but generally between $150 - $200 per hour, or $1,000 per day, including travel expenses Academic/Professional Ph.D., Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Emory University (concentration in conflict) Mediation Training: Has in excess of 350 hours of mediation training in the following areas: diversity, workplace disputes, deprivation, mediation mentoring/consulting, divorce, domestic violence, family, farmer lender and communication skills. References: Upon request. Also see www.herrmangroup.com Name: Company/Agency: Address: Phone: Email: Typical Fees: Judge S. Charles Murray Murray Empowerment Systems 110 Stonington Drive Peachtree City, Georgia 30269 (770) 631-7031 judgemurray77@yahoo.com $150.00 per hour, plus expenses 5 Academic/Professional Qualifications: U.S. Administrative Law Judge; Colonel, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps (Ret); B.S. Florida State University, M.A. Webster University, J.D. Southern University Law School; Member of the State Bar of Georgia, Arkansas and Nebraska; Certified Neutral/Mediator by the Georgia Ofice of Dispute Resolution Mediation Training: Justice Center of Atlanta and The John Paul Jones Group References: Available, upon request Name: Mae Okwandu Company/Agency: Contract Mediator Address: 818 Black Diamond Drive McDonough, Georgia 30253 Phone: 770-235-6049 Email: Goodimae@bellsouth.net Typical Fees: $100 per hour/negotiable Academic/Professional Qualifications: Bachelor's Business Administration Consulting Mediator for Clayton County Magistrate Court, Cobb County Magistrate, Sixth Judicial District, Griffin, Georgia Pro Bono Mediator for United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Atlanta District Office Mediation Neutral with Supreme Court of Georgia, Registration #2691 Mediation Training: United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission training in Mediations 2004 Public Sector EEO and Employment Law Conference 2005 Alternative Dispute/Georgia District 2005 Alternative Dispute Resolution Minority Conference, Columbus, Ohio - 2005 References: Mustafa Aziz Administator, State Merit System, Atlanta, GA (404) 657-0378 Kathy Robinson Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist, Environmental Protection Agency Office of Civil Rights (404) 562-8291 Name: Agency or Firm: Address: Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees: Haskell S. Rhett III The Rhett Company 1710 Chestnut Street Wilmington, NC 28405 (910) 362-8355 hsr@ec.rr.com $125 per hour, or daily rate of $800, plus expenses 6 Academic/Professional B.A. UNC-Wilmington, 1977 Qualifications: M.P.A. College of Charleston/University of South Carolina, 1982 Mediation Training: Trained facilitator/mediator, Interaction Associates, Boston, Massachusetts References: Available on Request Name: Adam R. Saslow Company/Agency: Consensus Solutions, Inc. Address: 90 West Wieuca Road, NE, Suite 222 Atlanta, GA 30342 Phone: (404) 531-9940 Typical Fees: $150 per hour. Support staff offered at $85 per hour Specialties: Environmental Issues (Water Quality and Quantity, Air Quality, Brownfield and Waste Management), Transportation and Energy Academic/Professional Masters in Public and Private Management, Yale University, 1991 Qualifications: B.S., New York University, 1986 Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Affiliate; Mediation Training: Over 125 hours in Alternative Dispute Resolution Training References: Ms. Toni A Dunagan, Day Wilburn Associates, 1718 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30309, (404) 249-7550 Donna Moffitt, Director of Coastal Management, North Carolina: Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Post Office Box 27687, Raleigh, NC 27611-7687, (919)733-.2293 Mr. Robert Benson, Director Sector Strategies Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW Mail Code 1808, Washington DC 20460, (202)260-8668 Name: Company/Agency: Address: Phone: E-Mail: Gregory C. Sowell Sowell & Sandifer, P.C. Post Office Box 7170 Tifton, Georgia 31793 (229) 382-0037 gsowell@tiftonlaw.com 7 Typical Fees: $160 per hour pro rated between/among parties Specialties: Local government, contracts, land use and business disputes Academic/Professional B.B.A. and J.D. University of Georgia Qualifications: Registered Mediator with Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution Mediation Training: Completed Mediation Training and Mediation Observation Final with Resolution Resources Corporation Harvard law School Negotiation/Mediation Workshop: 40 hours ICLE in Georgia References: John Leonard, South Georgia RDC (229) 333-5277 Charles H. Howell, Tifton City Manager (229) 391-3860 Name: Reginald F. Williams Company/Agency: Xepus Holdings, LLC Address: Post Office Box 162461 Atlanta, Georgia 30321 Phone: (404) 217-0994/(678) 410-7463 E-Mail: Reginald_F_Williams@XepusHoldingsLLC.com Typical Fees: $125 per hour Specialties: Domestic Relations, Conflict Skills and Management, Juvenile Academic/Professional Qualifications: B.B.A., Georgia Southern University, 1994 University of West Georgia (M.B.E. candidate) Kennesaw State University (M.S. in Conflict Management candidate) Registered Neutral with Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution (General civil/domestic relations) Mediation Training: References: Conflict Management, Mediation Skills and Clinical Practicum through Justice Center of Atlanta Domestic Relations Mediation/Advanced Practicum through Atlanta Divorce Mediators, Inc. Juvenile Mediation Training/Advanced Domestic Violence Mediation Training through Georgia office of Dispute Resolution Lawrence E. Harton, Jr., Home Again Mediation (678) 249-4215 8 Nancy Parkhouse, ADR Program Director (770) 477-4575 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER PROCESS MANAGERS: Name: Company/Agency: Address: Phone: Typical Fees: Name: Company/Agency: Address: Phone: Mike Alexander Atlanta Regional Commission 40 Courtland Street, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30303 (404) 463-3100 None within ARC region Andy Crosson Central Savannah River Area RDC 3023 Riverwatch Parkway, Suite A Augusta, Georgia 30907 (706) 210-2000. ext 107 9 E-Mail: Typical Fees: acrosson@csrardc.org Determined on a case-by-case basis Name: Company/Agency: Address: Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees: Henry Booker Chattahoochee-Flint RDC P.O. Box 1600 13273 Georgia Highway 34 Franklin, Georgia 30217 (706) 675-6721 hbooker@cfrdc.org Expenses Name: Company/Agency: Address: Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees: Academic/Professional Qualifications: Note: Vernon D. Martin Coastal Georgia RDC P.O. Box 1917 Brunswick, Georgia 31520 (912) 264-7363, ext 206 vmartin@coastalgeorgiardc.org Expenses BS, Business Economics, Oklahoma State University MRLP, Masters Regional and City Planning, University of Oklahoma Will work outside the scope of RDC mediation contract Name: Company/Agency: Address: Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees: Mediation Training: David Howerin Coosa Valley RDC P.O. Box 1793 Rome, Georgia 30162-1793 (706) 295-6485 dhowerin@cvrdc.org Expenses Southeast Negotiation Network, 20 hours 10 Name: Company/Agency: Address: Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees: Academic/Professional Qualifications: Alan R. Mazza Heart of Georgia Altamaha RDC 5405 Oak Street Eastman, Georgia 31023 (478) 374-4771 mazza@hogardc.org Expenses Bachelors Degree (Landscape Architecture) Name: Company/Agency: Address: Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees: Lanier E. Boatwright, Jr. McIntosh Trail RDC Post Office Box 818 Griffin, Georgia 30224 (770) 227-6300 lboatwright@cityofgriffin.com Expenses Name: Company/Agency: Address: Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees: Academic/Professional Qualifications: Mediation Training: Gerald F. Mixon Middle Flint RDC 228 West Lamar Street Americus, Georgia 31709 (229) 931-2909 gmixon@middleflintrdc.org Expenses University of Georgia, BA, History, 1974; University of Georgia, completed graduate course work in Public Administration, 1976 Southeast Negotiation Network, 20 hours Name: Company/Agency: Address: Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees: Academic/Professional Qualifications: Mediation Training: Ralph Nix Middle Georgia RDC 175-C Emery Highway Macon, Georgia 31217 (478) 751-6160 rnix@mgrdc.org Expenses BA/Psychology Southeast Negotiation Network, 20 hours Name: Company/Agency: Address: Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees: Academic/Professional Qualifications: Mediation Training: Larry E. Vanden Bosch North Georgia RDC 503 W. Waugh Street Dalton, Georgia 30720 (706) 272-2300 dceds@ngrdc.org Expenses MA/Urban and Regional Planning, Mankato State University, 1974; American Institute of Certified Planners 40 hours, Southeast Negotiation Network 11 Name: Company/Agency: Address: Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees: Mediation Training: Name: Company/Agency: Address: Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees: Name: Company/Agency: Address: Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees: Note: References: John L. Leonard South Georgia RDC P.O. Box 1223 Valdosta, Georgia 31603 (912) 333-5277 jleonard@sgrdc.com Expenses 20 hours: Southeast Negotiation Network Lace Futch Southeast Georgia RDC 1725 South Georgia Parkway, West Waycross, Georgia 31503 (912) 285-6097 lfsegardc@accessatc.net Expenses Dan Bollinger, Sr. Southwest Georgia RDC P.O. Box 346 Camilla, Georgia 31730 (229) 522-3552 dbollinger@swgrdc.org Variable Will work outside the scope of RDC mediation contract Glenda Battle, Decatur County Commission Ron Dudley, Stevenson & Palmer Engineers Agency: Address: Phone: DCA MEDIATION ASSISTANCE: Planning and Environmental Management Division, Georgia Department of Community Affairs 60 Executive Park South, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231 (404) 679-5279 12