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Dear
Pursuant to Section 8-8-5 of the Police Citizens Review Board Ordinance, I am
writing to inform you that mediation of your complaint filed with the PCRB on
is available at any time during the Iowa City
Police Department's investigation and the PCRB's review. Formal mediation is
subject to the consent of all parties involved. I would also like to point out that
you may meet informally with the police officer who is the subject of your
complaint and the watch commander of the police officer if you wish to do so.
If you are interested in formal mediation, please contact the City Clerk at (319)
356-5040. If you would like to meet informally with the police officer and the
watch commander of the police officer, please call me at (319) 356-5270.
Very truly yours,
R. J.. Winkelhake
Chief :of Police
cc—PCRB (c/o City Clerk)
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Dear Complainant:
Pursuant to Section 8-8-5 of the Police Citizen Review Board Ordinance, I am writing to
inform you that mediation of your complaint Sled with the PCRB is available at any time
during the Iowa City Police Department's investigation and the PCRB's review. Formal
mediation is subject to the consent of all parties involved. If you are interested in format
mediation, please contact the City Clerk at (319)356-5040.
I would also like to point out that you may meet informally with the police officer who is
the subject of your complaint and the department supervisor of the police officer if you
wish to do this in an effort to resolve your complaint informally. If you would like to meet
with them informally, please call the Chief of Police, R.J. Winkelhake, at (319)356-5270.
Very truly yours,
Paul Hoffey, Chairperson
Police Citizen Review Board
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
TO: PCRB
FROM: Heather L. Shank
Human Rights Coordinator
DATE: December 16, 1997
In 1995, the Iowa City Human Rights Commission began offering mediation as an option
to parties involved in discrimination complaints. Mediation was considered to be a way in which
disputes could be resolved expeditiously. Otherwise, given the backlog of complaints, it was
taking approximately two years or more to reach the point where a full investigation could be
conducted.
Unlike the Iowa Civil Rights Commission's mediation process, the Iowa City Human
Rights Commission engages in mediation only if both parties to a dispute agree to participate.
The State, however, will proceed with mediation if only one party expresses an interest. Iowa
City's Human Rights Commission determined there was a greater likelihood of success if both
parties were willing to mediate.
The Iowa City Human Rights Commission has been extremely pleased with Sondra
Kaska's performance as a mediator for the discrimination complaints. Ms. Kaska has attended
numerous mediation training sessions and has a great deal of varied mediation experience. Her
calm demeanor has facilitated candid yet composed communication between the majority of the
parties that have participated in mediation. As a result, Ms. Kaska efforts have resulted in 15
successful resolutions since 1995. Ms. Kaska does not have access to the
discrimination/investigatory file at any point in the mediation process. She learns of the
allegations set forth in the complaint during the mediation. Throughout the mediation process
Ms. Kaska remains a neutral party. Her goal is to assist the respondent and complainant in
reaching a resolution to the dispute.
Currently the Iowa City Human Rights Commission's FY 1998 budget for mediation is
$2,250.00. The budget will increase to $3000.00 in FY 1999. Ms. Kaska is paid $75.00 per
hour for her services. On average, the mediations last 2-4 hours. Occasionally, mediation of a
complaint will take place in one to two hour intervals over several days due to the schedules of
the involved parties.
The Iowa City Human Rights Commission is a strong proponent of mediation.
Infrequently, one of the parties to a discrimination complaint requests a different mediator. If
both parties agree to the mediator, the Human Rights Commission will pay any reasonable costs
associated with the process. The cost of mediation vanes from $40.00 to $300.00 per hour. The
mediators for the Iowa Civil Rights Commission work for free. Attorneys, retired judges and lay
persons serve as mediators.
Mediators vary in their approach to cases. Many prefer to read all available information
about a case prior to the mediation. Others, like Ms. Kaska, come to the table knowing very little
about the complaint. Depending upon the mediator's preferred method, the costs can vary
considerably.
If you have any questions regarding the Iowa City Human Rights Commission's use of
mediation as an alternative dispute resolution option, please feel free to contact me at 356-5022.
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CITY AITORNE)°S
APPLICATION TO PROVIDE MEDIATION SERVICES
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Occupation
Education:
Sondra B. Kaska (So
103 E. College St., Suite 300
Iowa City, IA 52240-4008
(319) 358-6690
Attorney & Mediator
a. Degrees/Certifications
CITY OF IOWA CITY
B.A. (1975)= U of Iowas Special, elementary, & early child-
_ hood education
M.A. (1979)s U of Iowas Special education emotional dis.
. D. 19 s U of Iowa$ General jur doctorate
b. orma m7sediation training
(See attached)
Experience: Attach information indicating mediation experience and giving a narrative synopsis of relevant
cases including the nature and outcome of each.
See attached)
References: Please give the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of at least three persons who can
be contacted, either for whom you have provided successful mediation services or who can attest to your
proven mediation skills and abilities. Indicate the general topic of the mediation(s) each reference person has
knowledge of.
(See attached)
Note: Your completed application will be kept on file with the City Attorney's Office, and will be considered
when the City is selecting an individual to provide mediation services. Having an application on file
does not guarantee an applicant that he or she will be selected to provide such services.
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410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET - IOWA CITY. IOWA 52260.1826 • 11191 156.3000 - FAX (119) 156-5009
SONDRA B. KASKA (supplemental information)
Formal Mediation Training:
Fall 1984 3 sem. hrs. Divorce Mediation, U of Iowa
College of Law, Professor Serena
Stier: General divorce mediation
9/27-28/93 16 hrs. "Mediation and Negotiations
Training", Iowa Mediation Service,
Sponsored by IA Dept. of Education:
Mediating special education cases
8/8-9/94 16 hrs. "Conflict Resolution: Conflict
Managers Program", Lois Crane,
Sponsored by Grant Wood Area
Education Agency: Mediating in the
schools, children and adults
11/4-5/94 16 hrs. "Small Claims Court Mediation
Training", Joseph Harrison,
Sponsored by Jo. County Small
Claims Court Mediation Project:
Mediating in small claims court
12/5-6/94 15M hrs. "Seminar for Becoming a
Professional Mediator", Alan
Alhadeff, J.D. & Kim McCandless,
J.D., Sponsored by IA State Bar
Association: General mediation
skills
4/17/95 61/4 hrs. "Mediating Americans with
Disabilities Act Complaints",
Peter Maida, J.D., Sy Dubow, J.D.
Marilyn Golden, Sponsored by U.S.
Department of Justice: Mediating
ADA claims
5/1-5/95 40 hrs. "Divorce Mediation: 40 Hour Basic
Workshop", Zena Zumeta, J.D.:
Divorce mediation (AFM approved)
11/17/95 6 hrs. "Advanced Divorce Mediation
Skills", Peter Salem & Ann Milne:
Advanced divorce mediation skills
(AFM approved)
12/7/95 3 hrs. "Effective Intervention --High
Conflict Divorce", Janet R.
Johnston, Ph.D., Sponsored by
Children First: Mediating high
conflict divorce issues,
particularly involving children
Sondra B. Kaska (Supplemental information --continued)
122 & 29/96 7 hrs.
"Small Claims Court Mediation
Training", Ginna Booth, Sponsored
by Sixth Judicial District Court of
Iowa: Mediating small claims cases
3/2/96 7 hrs.
"Small Claims Mediation Skills
Training", Ginna Booth, Sponsored
by Jo. Co. Small Claims Court
Program: Advanced small claims
mediation training
4/4 & 6/96 12 hrs.
"Mediation of Family Law Matters: A
Seminar for Iowa Lawyers", Harvey
Harrison, J.D., Sponsored by ISBA
Statewide Mediation Program:
Mediating family law matters
4/13/96 3% hrs.
"Preparing Litigants for Divorce
Mediation", Zena Zumeta, J.D.,
Sponsored by Sixth Judicial
District: Preparation of clients
for successful mediation
3/12/96 6�4 hrs.
"Getting People to the Table" and
"The Ethics of Mediation --When
Being an Attorney Conflicts with
Being a Mediator", Michael
Thompson, Sponsored by Iowa Civil
Rights Commission
Mediation ExQerience:
I have been interested in mediation for over 10 years. I
began my first-hand experience with mediation as an attorney
representing clients in special education litigation. There, I
found that clients were much more satisfied when they were able
to resolve a case through mediation rather than litigation. The
devastating effects that litigation has on the parties,
particularly when the parties are going to have any type of on-
going relationship (school districts with parents of children in
special education, divorcing couples with children, neighbors,
etc.), makes it clear that an out of court agreement, mutually
determined by the parties, far surpasses a court's order in terms
of the positive effect it has on the people involved.
I have mediated approximately 12 cases involving
discrimination issues for the Iowa City Human Rights Commission
and the Iowa Civil Rights Commission. Because of my background
in disabilities and civil rights in general, this area is of
particular interest to me. To date, all these cases have been
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successfully resolved, although some are in process at the time
of this writing.
Another area of mediation in which I have been involved is
divorce mediation, which I felt drawn to because of my strong
interest in children. Although a fairly new area in Iowa, I have
mediated approximately 10 cases involving divorce and post -
divorce issues. I have mediated these cases as part of my
private practice and for the Iowa Mediation Service.
Although small claims court mediation is a somewhat
abbreviated form of mediation, because I was interested in
helping mediation become a more accepted form of alternative
dispute resolution in the Sixth Judicial District, I helped get
the Small Claims Court Program started and have served as a
volunteer mediator for that program. To date, I have mediated
approximately 40 cases in small claims court.
I have also mediated one case involving a non-profit
organization that was restructuring its agency. That was in my
capacity as a private mediator as well.
References:
1. Ginna Booth, Regional Office Coordinator, Iowa Mediation
Service, 3349 Southgate Court, S.W., Suite 202, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa 52404, (319) 398-4042: General mediation skills, divorce
mediation skills.
2. Thomas D. Hobart, MEARDON, SUEPPEL, DOWNER & HAYES, P.L.C.,
122 S. Linn Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52240, (319) 338-9222:
Attorney who represented clients for whom I have mediated in
civil rights cases.
3. Bruce D. Nestor, Attorney, 102 S. Clinton Street, Iowa City,
Iowa 52240, (319) 339-7576: Attorney who represented clients for
whom I have mediated in civil rights and small claims court
cases.
4. Heather L, Shank, Human Rights Coordinator, 410 E.
Washington, Iowa City, Iowa 52240, (319) 356-5022: Coordinator
for I.C. Human Rights Commission, for whom I have mediated a
number of cases.
5. Zena D. Zumeta, J.D., Ann Arbor Mediation Center, 330 East
Liberty, Suite 3A, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, (313) 663-1155: Divorce
mediation skills.
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Name:
Address:
Telephone:
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cases including the nature and outcome of each.
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References: Please give the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of at least three persons who can
he contacted, either for whom you have provided successful mediation services or who can attest to your
proven mediation skills and abilities. Indicate the general topic of the mediation(s) each reference person has
knowledge of.
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Note: Your completed application will be kept on file with the City Attorney's Office, and will be considered
when the City is selecting an individual to provide mediation services. Having an application on file
does not guarantee an applicant that he or she will be selected to provide such services.
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410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET • IOWA CITY. IOWA $2240-1010 • (110) 310.1000 • FAX (110) 100.1000
RESUME
Serena A Stier
2382 Willowbrooke Lane
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
(319) 351-2358
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
-- Associate Professor of Law, Albany Law School, 1988 to present. On Leave 1992-93.
-- Adjunct Professor of Law and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of
Iowa, Co -director, University of Iowa Divorce Mediation Clinic, 1982-88.
-- Director, Policy Studies Office, American Psychological Association, 1974-77.
Developed policy role for psychologists in the Washington Community.
Created APA central office capability in law and psychology.
Staff to APA Commission on Ethical Issues in Behavior Modification.
Liaison with other professional groups, including the Mental Health Law Project,
ACLU National Prison Project, Children's Defense Fund, Behavioral Law Center,
congressional committees and executive agencies.
-- Founding Member, Board of Directors, Council for Applied Social Research (Evaluation
Research Society).
-- Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology, Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of
California at Los Angeles, 1970-73.
Co -director, Psychology Family Therapy 'Raining Program.
Consultant, U.C.L.A. Psychiatry Program, 1970-73.
-- Founding Faculty Member, California School of Professional Psychology, 1970-73.
-- Director, Family and Group Therapy 'Raining Program.
-- Behavioral Science Consultant, Los Angeles County Probation Department, 1970-72.
-- Consultant, Southern California Counseling Center (Paraprofessional training), 1970-73.
Serena D. Stier/Page 2
EDUCATION
Undergraduate: B.A., 1960, Stanford University.
Honors in Psychology.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Graduate: Ph.D, 1967, University of California at Los Angeles (Psychology).
Member, Graduate Honors Society.
United States Public Health Service Pre -doctoral Fellow,
1960-67.
M.A., 1961, Boston University (Psychology).
Post -Graduate: United States Public Health Service Post -Doctoral Fellow, in the Family
Therapy 'paining Program, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles, California,
1967-69.
Law School: J.D., 1981 (with high honors), University of Iowa College of Law.
Law Review (Contemporary Studies Project).
Member, American Bar Association Developmental Disabilities
State Legislative Project, 1977-79.
Summer Intern, ACLU National Prison Project, 1979.
Member, Special Review Committee, National Institute of
Mental Health, Impact of Marital Disruption on Children,
March, 1980.
PUBLICATIONS
Refraining Legal Skills: Relational Lawyering (Review Essay), _ Journal of Legal Education _ (1992,
forthcoming).
Legal Ethics: The Integrity Thesis, 52 Ohio State Law Review 551 (1991).
Privileging Empiricism in Legal Dialogue: Death and Dangerousness, 21 University of California at
Davis Law Review 271 (1988).
Hybrids, Pseudoscience and Dangerousness, 82 Northwestern University Law Review 52 (1987).
Divorce Mediation, in Child Custody & Visitation: Law & Practice, Chapter 15 (Matthew Bender,
1987).
Family Mediation: Dealing With the Realities of Divorce, Video Center, University of Iowa (1986) (Six
Videotapes) (with Hamilton, N.).
Serena D. Stier/Page 3
Divorce Mediation Seminar Course Materials, 925 pp. (1984), Dispute Resolution Clearinghouse,
University of Wisconsin Law School (with Hamilton, N.).
Teaching Divorce Mediation: Creating a Better Fit between Family Systems and the Legal System, 48
Albany Law Review 693 (1984) (with Hamilton, N.).
Involuntary Hospitalization of the Mentally Ill in Iowa, 64 Iowa Law Review 1204 (1979) (Conte-
mporary Studies Project) (with Stoebe, K.).
Children's Rights and Society's Duties, 34 J. Social Issues 46 (1978).
Psychology and Public Policy, in Policy Studies and the Social Sciences 107 (S. Nagel, ed. 1975).
Training Issues in Family Therapy, 1 J. Family and Marriage Counseling 63 (1975) (with Goldenberg,
I.).
The Use of Multiple Family Marathon as a Teaching Device, 1 J. Marriage and Family Counseling 343
(1975) (with Goldenberg, I. and Preston, TA.).
Cross -sex Interactions in Child Rearing Attitudes, CLEP-Neuropsychiatric Institute Report, 1972 (with
Morgenstern, J. and Davis, J.).
Developmental Attainment and Symbolic Performance in Schizophrenia, 28 Dissertation Abstracts 4766
(1968).
The Psychological Effects of 205 Hours of Sleep Deprivation, 18 Archives of General Psychiatry 496
(1968) (with Pasnau, R.O., Naitoh, P. and Kollar, E.J.).
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
Chair, Panel on International Commercial Arbitration, Association of American Law Schools
Convention, San Francisco, California, January 6-9, 1993.
Invitee, Conference on "Family Law for the Next Century," sponsored by the Family Law Section,
American Bar Association, Berkeley, California, December 4-6, 1992.
"Legal Ethics: A Paradigm?," Conference On Professional Ethics & Social Responsbility," Clemson,
South Carolina, November 21-23, 1991.
"Beyond Racial Borders: Interracial Custody Mediation," Society of Professionals in Dispute
Resolution Annual International Conference, San Diego, California, October 17-20, 1991.
"Problems, Role Plays and Videotape," joint session, Section on Innovative Teaching Methods and
Section on Professional Responsibility, Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting,
Washington, D.C., January 3-6, 1991.
"The Use of Simulations in Law Teaching," Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting,
Miami, Florida, January 7-10, 1988.
Serena D. Stier/Page t
"Major Issues in Divorce Mediation: A Videotape Workshop," South London Family Conciliation
Service, March 31, 1987; Scottish Family Conciliation Service, April 29, 1987.
"Children and Divorce: The Problems of Neutralism and Interventionism," Centre for Socio-Legal
Studies, Oxford, June 8, 1987; British Home Office, London, June 10, 1987.
"Addressing Issues of Divorce Through Mediation: A Videotape Presentation and Discussion,"
Workshop presented with Nina Hamilton to the Third National Conference on Peacemaking and
Conflict Resolution, Denver, Colorado, June 3-8, 1986.
"Teaching Teams of Mental Health and Law Students Divorce Mediation," American Psychological
Association Convention, Los Angeles, California, August 23-27, 1985.
"Alternative Dispute Resolution: Simulation or Reality," Association of American Law Schools
Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 3-6, 1985.
"Family Conflict, The Values of Continuing Relationships and the Limits of the Adversary System,"
Ninth International Congress on Law and Psychiatry, Santa Margherita, Italy, June 19-22, 1983.
SELECTED ACTIVITIES
Executive Member, Curriculum Committee, Family Law Section, American Bar Association,1991-92.
Co -Chair, Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution, Association of American Law Schools, 1992.
Legal Committee, Center on Law and Justice, Albany, N.Y., 1991-92.
Membership Committee, AMINTAPHIL, 1991-93.
Planning Committee, Seventh New York State National Conference on Dispute Resolution, 1991.
Consultant to Law Guardian Program, Third Department, and Law Guardian Backup Center, 1988-
92.
Visiting Research Associate, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, and Member of the Senior Common
Room, Wolfson College, Oxford University, Oxford, January -June, 1987.
Member of the Editorial Board, Law and Human Behavior, since 1986.
Member of the Editorial Board, Family Therapy 'Ibday, 1986-89.
Member, Commercial Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, since 1986.
Consultant, Iowa Peace Institute, 1985-88.
Member, National Task Force on Involuntary Civil Commitment Guidelines, National Center for
State Courts, 1984-87.
Serena D. Suer/Page j
Personal Information
Married to Steven J. Burton, William G. Hammond Professor of Law, University of Iowa.
Mother of three adult children.
LINDA MADISON LEVEY, ATTORNEY -MEDIATOR
103 E. College Street, Suite 300 • Iowa City, IA 52240 • (319) 358-6690
OBJECTIVE
To provide mediation services in employment, contract, property, and civil rights
disputes.
EDUCATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW
J.D., 1993
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Ph.D., Educational Psychology/Human Development, 1981
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
MA., Child Study, 1968
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, DOUGLASS COLLEGE
A.B., Psychology, 1962
FORMAL MEDIATION TRAINING
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Preparing Litigants for Divorce Mediation, April 13, 1996
UNIVERSITY OF W ISCONSIN
Divorce Mediation, March 7-8, 1996
IOWA DISTRICT COURT, SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Small Claims Court Mediation, November 4-5, 1994
Advanced Mediation, March 2, 1996
IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
Professional Mediation Training for Lawyers, December 5-6, 1995, 15.5 CLE
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS RESEARCH COUNCIL
Mediating Employee Grievances, November 8, 1995
CENTER FOR CREATIVE JUSTICE, A,VIES, IOWA
Victim -Offender Mediation, October 25-27, 1995
MEDIATION EXPERIENCE
1 have mediated more than three dozen small claims cases since December 1994. The types of
disputes range from landlord -tenant, to commercial contracts, to personal injury. I do not keep
a record of outcomes; however, I know that I have a high rate of settlement. In addition, my
ratings by the parties are consistently high on measures of satisfaction, fairness, neutrality, and
competence.
My experience also includes attending mediation for a party I represented in an employment
discrimination case. The mediator was an attorney who volunteered for the Iowa Civil Rights
Commission.
REFERENCES
Because this is a small community and I suspect that many of the people who I would give as
references to attest to my proven mediation skills and abilities are also applying to provide
mediation services for the City, I think there are likely conflicts of interest.
ANNIE TUCKER 220 LAFAYETTE STREET, IOWA CITY, 354-1250
Annie cvnrdinates the small claims mediation project and compiles records of the cases mediated.
She most likey has compiled or can compile records for each mediator which include outcomes and
ratings by the parties.
GINNA BOOTH, IOWA MEDIATION SERVICE, 3349 SOUTHGATE COURT S.W., CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA 52404,(319) 398-4042
Ginna is the Director of the Cedar Rapids office of IMS. She was the trainer at two of the
mediation trainings mentioned above, the advanced mediation training for small claims court, and
the victim -offender mediation training.
IRIS CRANE, DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES, 601 N.WHITE STREET, MT. PLEASANT, IA
62641, (319) 385-2659
Lois is a retired school psychologist who is an experienced mediator and trainer. We co -mediated
in the small claims court program and she has attended three of the above -mentioned trainings
that I attended, two small claims and the victim -offender training.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Kate Corcoran - Attorney Mediator
220 Lafayette Street
P.O. Box 2401
Iowa City, Iowa 52244-2401
Telephone: (319) 351-3646
Facsimile: (319) 338-2140
Kate Corcoran is a sole practitioner based in Iowa City whose law practice is limited
to mediation. She has completed a 40-hour course in civil mediation offered by the
Academy of Dispute Resolution, Inc., of St. Petersburg, Fla., as well as a 40-hour course in
divorce mediation, which was approved by the Academy of Family Mediators. Kate has
qualified for membership on the roster of mediators maintained in Linn and Johnson
counties by the Sixth Judicial District Family Mediation Project, and is a volunteer
mediator for the Iowa Civil Rights Commission.
Kate is an Iowa City native who graduated from the University of Iowa in 1970
with a bachelor's degree in education, and then spent six years as an elementary and high
school teacher in Kuwait, Zambia, Sweden and Massachusetts. After receiving a master's
degree in journalism from Columbia University in 1978, she was a researcher for WCBS-
TV in New York City; assistant foreign editor for CBS News; a reporter and copy editor
for The Daily Dispatch, a newspaper in Moline, Ill.; and managing editor of a monthly
magazine in Brussels, Belgium. In 1986 Kate returned to Iowa City and became a writer
for University of Iowa News Services.
In 1991 she received a law degree with distinction from the UI, where she was
managing editor of the Iowa Law Review. Kate worked one year as law clerk to Iowa
Supreme Court Justice Linda K. Neuman, followed by two years as an associate with
Childers & Fiegen, a Cedar Rapids firm specializing in commercial litigation and
bankruptcy. From November 1994 to August 1996, she was project director of the Iowa
Supreme Court Commission on Planning for the 21st Century, which made a
comprehensive study of Iowa's court system.
Kate serves on the District 6 Judicial Nominating Commission and is a member of
the Johnson County, American and Iowa State Bar associations; Society of Professionals
in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR); and Iowa Association for Dispute Resolution (IADR).
She is an adjunct assistant professor in the UI School of Journalism and Mass
Communication, and also is fluent in Swedish.
KATE CORCORAN
220 Lafayette Street /P.O. Box 2401 Telephone: (319) 351-3646
Iowa City, Iowa 52244-2401 Facsimile: (319) 338-2140
EDUCATION
1988-1991 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IOWA CITY, IOWA
Received J.D. degree with distinction in May 1991. Member (1989-90) and
managing editor (1990-91) of Iowa Law Review. Member, Faculty Appoint-
ments Committee, Organization for Women Law Students and Staff, Iowa
Society of Law and International Affairs, and Commencement Committee.
Planned and coordinated Ul Women in Law conferences in 1989 and 1990.
1977-1978 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK, NEW YORK
M.S. degree in journalism. Lydia C. Roberts Fellow. Also worked part-time
as co-anchor of a weekly cable television program on educational issues
that was produced and broadcast by Columbia Teachers College.
1965-1970 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IOWA CITY, IOWA
B.A. degree in elementary and special education. State of Iowa Scholarship;
member of Mortar Board and Pi Lambda Theta honor societies. Active in
student government and a variety of campus organizations.
EMPLOYMENT
Law -related
1996 - LAW OFFICE OF KATE CORCORAN IOWA CITY, IOWA
Solo practice limited to mediation of all types of disputes.
1994 - 1996 IOWA SUPREME COURT DES MOINES, IOWA
Project director, Commission on Planning for the 21st Century. Responsible
for day-to-day administration and financial management of two-year,
$250,000 court futures project. Duties included organizing and staffing two
conferences for full 72-member Commission as well as monthly meetings
held by steering committee and five 12-member teams; setting agendas,
compiling minutes and handling mass mailings; designing and drafting
Commission's final report; writing articles, brochures and press releases;
researching and drafting questions for public opinion survey; conducting
focus groups for 141 court stakeholders; making presentations to attorneys,
judges and court personnel; designing formats and making arrangements for
statewide public hearings; handling budgeting and providing fund-raising
support.
1992-1994 CHILDERS & FIEGEN, P.C. CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
Associate in four-attomev firm specializing in bankruptcy and commercial
litigation. Counseled clients, drafted pleadings, motions and briefs,
conducted discovery, negotiated settlements, appeared at hearings and
trials. Was a participating attorney in the Iowa Volunteer Lawyer Project.
1991-1992 IOWA SUPREME COURT DES MOINES, IOWA
Law clerk to Justice Linda K. Neuman, Davenport, Iowa.
Summer 1990 STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES IOWA CITY, IOWA
Legal intern. Represented University of Iowa student clients in criminal and
civil matters. Cases included OWI, possession of controlled substances,
thefts, dissolutions, landlord -tenant disputes and personal injury actions.
Summer 1989 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IOWA CITY, IOWA
Research assistant to Mary Dudziak, UI law professor and historian with
specialties in constitutional law and disability rights. Tracked down cases,
articles, books, wrote memoranda and edited drafts of scholarly articles.
University Relations
1986-1988 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IOWA CITY, IOWA
Writer/editor, University News Services. Wrote news and feature articles
on faculty, students and university life. Provided public relations support
for College of Law, Business School, Institute of Public Affairs and Division
of Continuing Education. Marketed stories to local, regional and national
media. Assisted reporters covering UI personnel, research and events.
Newspaper
1985 THE DAILY DISPATCH (afternoon daily) MOLINE, ILLINOIS
Copy editor. Also did layout for business and farm sections.
1984 Editor (half-time position) of "Reminder," a 12-page weekly supplement for
the Rock Island area. Hired and supervised writers; assigned stories and
photos; did editing and layout. Reporter (half-time) for federal and state
courts, Rock Island police, schools and city government.
1980 Business reporter. Covered industrial, banking, real estate, labor, retail and
transportation sectors of Quad -City economy. On weekends, did police
and general assignment reporting.
Magazine
1982-1983 RENDEZ-VOUS (English monthly) BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
Managing editor. Responsible for editorial content of magazine. Trained
and supervised staff; assigned stories, artwork and photos. Did rewriting
and copy editing, layout and paste-up.
Spring 1977 MIDDLE EAST MONEY (English bi-weekly) PARIS, FRANCE
Reporter. Wrote articles on French -Saudi relations, industrialization in
Qatar, and the Middle East car and truck markets.
Television
1979-1980 CBS, INC. NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Assistant foreign editor, CBS News. Assigned and supervised daily news
coverage outside the U.S. by CBS staff in 12 foreign bureaus and stringers
worldwide. Also arranged for coverage of international stories for "60
Minutes," CBS Radio, network documentaries and "specials."
1978-1979 Production associate, Documentary Division, CBS News. Did research for
"Inside Yesterday," a historical documentary pilot program that aired in
1979 with Mike Wallace as correspondent.
Teaching
1994- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IOWA CITY, IOWA
Adjunct assistant professor, School of journalism & Mass Communication.
1969-1976 INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS KUWAIT, ZAMBIA, SWEDEN
High school and elementary teacher. Also taught Grade 4 in Lexington,
Mass., 1975-76.
LANGUAGES Fluent in Swedish, proficient in French.
LIST OF MEDIATORS
1. Linda M. Levey
260 Plaza Center One
Iowa City, IA 52240
2. Kate Corcoran
220 Lafayette Street
P.O. Box 2401
Iowa City, IA 52244
3. Sondra B. Kaska
103 E. College Street
Suite 300
Iowa City, IA 52240
4. Annie Tucker
1425 Oaklawn
Iowa City, IA 52240
annen4nediatdst
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: April 4, 1995
To: Honorable Mayor Susan M. Horowitz & Members of the City Council
From:
Re:
I have listed below several mediators you
may want to consider.
Former Supreme Court Justice Louis Schultz is available for mediation and is a resident
of Iowa City. He charges $150.00 per hour with an additional $55.00 per hour for
paralegal time. His office informed me the average mediation is 2-4 hours with an
average cost of approximately $600.00. The rule -of -thumb for estimating the cost for
reviewing written materials is one hour for one 1 inch of paper. Mr. Schultz is available
April 10 - 13, April 21, and April 24 - 28.
Another Iowa City resident interested in mediation is Serena Stier, J.D. Ms.
Stier charges $75 - $100 per hour depending upon the public interest involved
and the ability of the parties to pay. She does not charge for travel within the
City of Iowa City.
Iowa Mediation Services, Inc. (Cedar Rapids) has five mediators based in Iowa
City including, Maurine Braddock, Sondra Kaska, Hanna Weston, Charlie Nadler,
and Michael Howard. The Iowa Mediation Services, Inc. charges $50 per hour
per party. This charge includes travel time and expense.
Donald Thompson is with the Cedar Rapids law firm of Bradley & Riley. He has
completed the ISBA Mediation Training and is advertising in the ISBA journal. Mr.
Thompson charges $150.00 per hour, travel time at $75/hour and 290 a mile. He is
available during the week of April 17-21.
Other attorneys in District VI who have completed the ISBA mediation training include:
Linda Levey, Jim Matinek, Richard Moore, D. G. Ribble, Charles Traw.
The Iowa Peace Institute in Grinnell, charges an hourly fee of $100.00, a filing fee of
$75.00, with additional costs for travel and materials.
The JOf1nson Coupt;*6SYnali' Claims 'Court has a volunteer organization providing
mediation services for small claims. Betty King, from the College of Social Work, is
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organizing this effort. There is no charge for mediation for small claims cases.
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City Manager
Assistant City Manager
6-P Resolute Systems, Inc.
Judicial Mediation and Arbitration Services
July 23, 1997
Sarah E. Holecek, Esq.
City Attorney's Office
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
Dear Ms. Holecek:
RFCE�Ve
J U' 2 8 1997
C17yA7TpRNE,rS OFFICE
I am writing at the suggestion of Richard Calkins. Resolute Systems is pleased to announce Mr.
Calkins has accepted the position of Chief Neutral for Iowa, Nebraska and the Dakotas. Mr.
Calkins will be devoting his full-time practice to mediation, arbitration, ADR training and CLE
program development.
Because you have worked with Mr. Calkins on past ADR conferences, he suggested I acquaint
you with additional services now available as a result of his affiliation with Resolute.
Coordination Support: Many clients "outsource" the time-consuming task of arranging ADR
conferences. Clients need only identify cases they would like resolved sooner than later, and call
Resolute -- we do the rest. We are experienced at persuading all necessary parties to come to the
table and arranging for any necessary rules of procedure. In addition, Resolute can arrange
convenient dates with all participants. These coordination services can save you and your staff a
considerable amount of time. Many clients contact Resolute when they need a mediation held
"yesterday." Because we maintain a sizable panel of experienced mediators and arbitrators
(enclosed), we can often accommodate you when time is of the essence, such as on the eve of trial
or expensive discovery.
ADR Program Design and Consulting: As you have already participated in an ADR conference
with Mr. Calkins, you are probably a "believer" in the effectiveness of ADR on appropriate
matters. Resolute provides consulting support to law firms interested in expanding their use of
mediation and arbitration to further satisfy clients. This consulting can range from informal phone
consultations, to file review programs in your office, to formal ADR training for you and your
staff. If your goal is to increase the use of ADR on appropriate matters, we can help.
Mediation Training / CLE Programs: Mr. Calkins and Resolute Systems will be presenting
CLE programs and conducting advanced mediation training throughout Iowa
and the Midwest. We will make every effort to notify you as to Mr. Calkins' upcoming seminars
as schedules become available.
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT CENTER
735 N. WATER STREET, SUITE 1437, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53202
TELEFILE-I.SW3594222 MILWAUKEE - 2234222 FAX: 414.223-4M
Mr. Calkins and Resolute Systems look forward to working with you to resolve your most
difficult or frustrating disputes. Please consider taking advantage of the above services --
they are designed to make ADR a more "user-friendly" alternative to litigation.
Feel free to call me if you are interested in discussing possible ADR referrals, training/case
identification programs for your office, or have any questions regarding our services.
Thank you for your consideration. Have a great day.
Senior ADR Consultant
Resolute Systems, Inc.
11PResolute Systems, Inc.
Judicial Mediation and Arbitration Services
Resolute Panel of Distinguished Mediators and Arbitrators
Iowa
Robert G. Allbee
Former Supreme Court Justice
Des Moines
William S. Cahill
Former Judge of the District Court
Burlington
Richard M. Calkins
Former Dean of Drake Law School
Des Moines
Joseph Cortese II
Huber, Book, Cortese, Happe & Brown
Des Moines
Dennis Damsgaard
Former Judge of the District Court
Cedar Falls
David DeDoncker
Former Judge of the Circuit Court
Moline, IL
John M. Fachman
Former Judge of the District Court
Sioux City
Jack Frye
Former Judge of the District Court
Charles City
Peter Gartelos
Gartelos, Wagner & Ament
Waterloo
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT CENTER
735 N. WATER STREET, SUITE 1437, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53202
TELEFII.E-1-NO.359.4222 MILWAUKEE - 223-4222 FAX: 414-223.4M
Joseph C. Keefe
Former Judge of the District Court
Decorah
Clay LeGrand
Former Supreme Court Justice
Davenport
Mike Liebbe
Liebbe Law Office
Davenport
Leonard Lybbert
Former Judge of the District Court
Waterloo
Harry Perkins, Jr.
Former Judge of the District Court
Des Moines
Thomas Polking
Wilcox, Polking, Gerken, Schwartzkopf, Hoyt et al.
Jefferson
W. Ward Reynoldson
Former Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
Des Moines
Richard R. Schlegel
Former Judge of Court of Appeals
Ottumwa
James Snyder
Simmons, Perrine, Albright & Ellwood
Cedar Rapids
Peter Van Metre
Former Judge of the District Court
Waterloo
Richard Winga
Laird, Heiny, McManigal, Winga, Duffy & Stambaugh
Mason City
Suggested References - Iowa Conflict Resolution Project - Public Policy
Gerald Partridge
County Attorney
Box 841
Washington, IA 52353
(319) 653-7746
Dennis Pyle
City Administrator
P.O. Box 529
29 Fifth Street South
Humboldt, IA 50548
(515) 332-3435
David Busch
Board of Supervisors
Bremer County Courthouse
415 E. Bremer Avenue
Waverly, IA 50677
(319) 352-5040
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IOWA•*
JOHN B. HENLEY`, ES9. - OMAHA
NEBRASKA AND COLORADO"
LOUTS W SCHULTZ•, ES9. - IOWA CITY
IOWA•*
Not a partnership but an attfiiation of attorneys
"Denotes admissions to practice
April5, 1995
Beverly Ogren, Esq.
Assistant City Attorney
410 E. Washington
Iowa City, IA 52240-1826
RE: Mediation
Dear Ms. Ogren:
APR 0 7 1995
ADMIN[STRATWE OFFICE
333 TERRA CENTRE
SIOUX CITY, IA 51101
1.800-513-9965
1-712-233-3652 FAX
Thank you for your interest in mediation. At this time I am enclosing
mediation guidelines for your information.
Mr. Schultz's professional time will be billed at a rate of $150/hour. Travel, if
applicable, will be billed at $65/hour and thirty cents per mile. Paralegal time
for scheduling and administration will be billed at $55/hour.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Eileen M. Perry
Legal Assistant
ENCL.
/emp
DAVID J. BLAIR*, ES9. - SIOUX C17Y
IOWA••
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
JOHN B. HENLEY", ES9. - OMAHA
333 TERRA CENTRE
NEBRASKA AND COLORADO"
SIOUX CITY, IA 51101
LOUIS W SCHULTZ*, ES9. - IOWA CITY
1-800-513-9965
IOWA••
1-712-233-3652 FAX
Not a partnership but an alliliation of attorneys
"Denotes admissions to practice
GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVE MEDIATION
1. Mediation is a process wherein the parties to a dispute meet
together, at an agreed time and place, to talk settlement. A neutral person,
known as the mediator, is chosen by the parties to attend the mediation.
2. The right time for mediation may be before or after suit is filed.
Mediation is timely whenever the parties have exchanged enough information
so that the case can be fairly evaluated on both sides.
3. Place. Mediations may be held in any suitable conference room
agreed upon by the parties. Attorneys offices, courtrooms or jury rooms, or
conference rooms at an insurance office or hotel are equally suitable for
mediation. Because the mediation process involves joint and separate
meetings of the parties and mediator, a two-party case will require one
conference room for the joint meeting and one separate room where one of the
parties may meet separately with the mediator. Additional rooms will be
required for multi -party cases.
4. All persons should attend the mediation whose presence is
necessary for serious settlement talk between the parties. In personal injury
cases, this means that plaintiff should attend. It also means that defendant's
Insurance representative should attend. If third -party
contribution/participation is important to the settlement, then those
additional parties should attend. In each instance, the real decision -makers
for each party should be at the conference table. A party or person may seek to
participate by telephone, but the chances for a successful conference are not as
good. The decision makers need to see each other, in person. The presence of
extra persons such as friends, relatives and well-wishers is usually not a
helpful circumstance. In sum, the attendance list for the mediation conference
should be discussed and approved by each party prior to the date of the
conference.
5. Preparation Parties who attend the mediation should be prepared
to talk personally and in detail about the facts of the case. In personal injury
cases, plaintiffs should be prepared to talk - informally and off the record -
with the mediator and the other side about all facts relating to liability and
damages. Important documents and other information relied upon by a party
In evaluating the case, such as medical reports, billings, IME's, reports of other
experts, etc., should be exchanged with other parties before the conference.
6. Briefing the mediator A mediator will be more effective if he/she
knows something about the case before the conference. Each party should
provide the mediator with a pre -conference statement of position upon
important issues of liability and damages. Letter form is fine, with a copy to
opposing counsel. Factual and procedural history should be discussed, critical
documents (medical reports, deposition excerpts, important photographs, etc.)
may be attached, and settlement history should be recounted In detail. Such
statements should be delivered to the mediator by mail or fax at least three
days prior to the conference. An informed mediator is essential to success.
7. The conference. The mediator will meet jointly with all parties at
the beginning of the conference. Each party will be asked to state his/her
position upon important issues of law and fact, including damages and
evaluation. In personal injury cases, the mediator may wish to visit directly
with plaintiff - in the presence of other parties - concerning plaintiffs own
perception of liability and damage facts. In general, the purpose of the opening
session is to get the basic facts and positions on the table, in a direct but
friendly manner, and to begin the negotiation process with an initial statement
of each parry's position. Thereafter, the mediator may visit separately and
confidentially with each party to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each
parry's case and the reality of each parry's settlement goals and objectives. As
part of these separate conversations, offers and counter-offers are typically
exchanged and the case advances towards settlement. The entire negotiation
may require from two to four hours for a typical case, sometimes less and
sometimes more. Everyone should allow adequate time for the mediation. If
the mediation is adjourned without settlement, the mediator may thereafter (if
the parties so request) continue mediation efforts personally or by telephone.
Most cases settle at the mediation or within a short time following the
conference, which means that the parties should be prepared to "do the deal"
at the table.
8. Confidentiality. All communications during the mediation are
agreed by the parties to be inadmissible for any later purpose. The mediator
will not, without permission, relate private conversation with a party to any
other party. Neither the mediator or the mediator's notes and records shall be
subject to subpoena or other discovery by any party following the mediation.
9. Fees and expenses. Each party pays his or her own expenses,
including legal fees. The fees and expenses of the mediator are paid in
accordance with the prior agreement of the parties, which should be
communicated to the mediator so that the case is billed properly.
10. Procedures following the conference? Fortunately, most cases
settle. Those cases which do not settle may be mediated at a later time
(sometimes the timing is not quite right at the first conference), or set for
binding arbitration before the same or a different neutral. or proceed to trial.
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PEACE INSTITUTE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
C. Gregory Buntz, Ph.D.
November 10, 1994
Iowa Conflict Resolution Project
A Partnership Initiative
Dispute Inquiries 1-800-446-2318
Ms. Naomi Novick
306 Mullin Avenue
Iowa City, IA 52246
Dear Ms. Novick:
n, l,, 1994
IOWA
MEDIATION SERVICE
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Micheal Thompson
A mediation colleague, Dr. Linda Levey, has suggested I contact you with
regard to a dispute in which the Iowa City Council is engaged. It is my
understanding it is between the City Council and a developer over the
siting of a water treatment facility.
The Iowa Conflict Resolution Project has been involved in assisting several
municipalities and counties to settle public policy disputes. We would like
to offer our services to you as well. Three references relevant to the Iowa
City Council dispute are enclosed.
We work to convene and conduct from one to several sessions to assist
resolution of the dispute. Several means are available: facilitation,
mediation and arbitration, of which mediation is the usual choice. In some
cases disputants have legal counsel participate to advise them. The
emphasis, however, is for the disputants to resolve the problem on their
own with the assistance of a neutral third party to conduct the process.
The goal is a written agreement which the parties can endorse.
Our fees are $100 per hour per party for the time in which the mediation
is in process, plus related expenses - travel, materials, etc. A filing fee of
$75 is charged the initiating party. A brochure outlining the origin and
services of the Project is also enclosed. Thank you for your consideration.
cerely,
Warren R Reinecke
Director
917 Tenth Avenue • Box 480 1025 Ashworth Road • Sude 202
Grinnell, A 50112 West Des Moines, A 50265
(515)236-4880 • FX (515)236-6905 (515) 223-2318 • FX (515W3.2321
MEDIATOR INFORMATION
Name: Tucker, Annie
Address: 220 Lafayette St.
Iowa City, IA 52240
Available to mediate in: X Johnson
Hours and Days of Week Available:
Weekdays: Yes
Weekends: Yes
Nights: Yes
As of July 25, 1996
Updated January 1997
June 1997
October 1997
Phone # (319) 354-5775_
FAX # _(319) 338-2140_
Other Phone # _(319) 354-1250
X Linn X both
Facilities available: # of conference rooms _2_, handicapped accessible _yes,
parking free on site , other Fax copy machine
Profession:
Current Employment: Director- 6th Judicial District Family Mediation Program & JohnsoiL
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Work Experience:
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EDUCATION
Degree(s) Year Mauer Areas of Study Colleae/Institution
Bachelor 1993 General Studies Emphasis in counselling &
early childhood Gasses.
University of Iowa
MEDIATION TRAINING
Year
# Hours Trainer/Organization
1993
14
Lois Crane/Bill Eckerly in IC
1994
14
Joe Harrison, Iowa City
1995
40
C.D.R. Assoc., Boulder, CO
1995
12
Iowa Mediation Service &
Iowa Peace Institute
(See next page)
Type of Mediation Role PlayingY/N
General
yes
Small Claims
yes
Divorce & Custody Med.
yes
Advanced Mediation
yes
TUCKER, Annie
1995
6
Center for Creative Justice, Ames
1995
6
Ann Milne & Peter Salem
University of Wisconsin
1996
3
Zena Zumeta, J.D.
1996
6
Ann Milne & Peter Salem
1996
8
Ginna Booth/IMS
1996
16
Ginna Booth/IMS
1996
3
Lois Crane
1997
12
Lois Crane
1997
6
Iowa Peace Institute
1997
5
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
1997
13
Zena Zumeta, J.D.
1997 24 Academy of Family Mediators
Conference
1997 30 VOMA
MEDIATION TRAINING 1 PROVIDED
1997 24 Iowa Peace Institute
(1 was co -trainer)
1997 3 Burlington School District
Victim -Offender Mediation yes
Advanced divorce med. yes
Preparing Litigants for
no
Divorce Mediation
Domestic Abuse & Med.
yes
Small Claims, advanced
yes
Small Claims, basic
yes
Small Claims
yes
Small claims - basic
yes
Small Claims - advanced
yes
Civil Rights
no
Advanced Divorce Mediation
yes
Modification cases, mediation
and domestic violence, dealing
with impasses.
Divorce mediation, related
no
issues: courses & coaching
sessions.
Victim -offender mediation
yes
related issues.
General mediation yes
Small Claims mediation
2 trainings
Continuing education for
paraeducators on
conflict resolution.
LANGUAGES spoken other than English some Japanese
MEDIATION EXPERIENCE
Type of Case Description of Experience
Small Claims 30+ Johnson Cty. Small Claims Mediation Program - 3 yrs
Family 2 - stepfather -stepdaughter; mother -grandmother
Couple 1 - husband -wife
Agency/Neighborhood Neighbor concerns about agency presence in neighborhood
City of Iowa City City & Citizen.
Divorce 25+ases. Temporary issues, modifications and general
divorce issues including custody/visitation, property, assets,
and alimony.
(Cont. next page)
TUCKER, Annie
Employer -Employee 2
Civil Rights 1
Victim -offender 7 + Juvenile offender victim -offender mediations: vandalism,
assault, theft, etc.
REFERENCES:
Ferman Milster University of Iowa Physical Plant Manager 335-5132
Employer -employee mediation
Barbara Musgrove Director, Choices Juvenile Offender 319 642-5528
Mediation Program, Iowa County
MECCA, P.O Box 366
Marengo, IA 52301
She and I have co -mediated victim -offender cases.
Diane Kyser Director, Community Mediation Center 319 326-5090
1202 W. Third St.
Davenport, IA 52802
Employer - Former employee mediation
What is your policy regarding attorney presence and/or participation at mediation
sessions? Do not permit Permit X
Explanation With both parties' agreement
What is your policy regarding other third party presence and/or participation at
mediation sessions? Do not permit , Permit X
Explanation _ With both parties' agreement
FEES/CHARGES: $ 80.00 For initial meeting (1 hr. maximum) Flat Charge.
$ 80.00 Per Hour
$ 50.00 Per Hour for draftinc documents or for
non -mediation time work.
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DATE: December 19, 1997
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C. Gregory Buntr, MD. is Executive Director of the Iowa Peace institute CI u. He is
an experienced mediator and arbitrator as well as an experienced trainer. He has
mediated a broad range of conflicts including: family, workplace, contract,
commercial, educational, community, and civil rights matte's. Dr. Buntz serves on
file \({ia[1 \.1t1G5 MfiyNiti 4V�LL111"t 1 /1Yt�Vn 1MJY+dWViC nru :{aS pea ut7pat= i:. the
Mayors' Police and Community Forum Series. Prior to coming to IPI in 1994, he
was Professor of Public Policy and Management at the University of the Pacific In
Stockton, California where he taught conflict management, organizational
oenavror, and public policy courses. He has Vt7LRx It Ial.'Ulty at lllC uluvcaaa{r
of Arizona and an adjunct faculty member at California State University,
Bakersfield, and the University of Southern California. Dr. Buntz earned his
undergraduate and master's degrees in business with specializations in
management, industrial relations and labor economics from the University of Iowa
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authored numerous articles on dispute resolution and conflict management and
has been training in the field for more than 25 years. He is a member of the Society
of Professionals in Dispute resolution, the American Arbitration Association, and
the Iowa Association for Dispute Resolution.
Sherry Killion is Director of Education and Training at IPL She designs and
coordinates conflict resolution programs and projects and presents and co -facilitates
workshops and trainings. Ms. Killion is also an experienced mediator and meeting
facilitator. Ms. Killion has mediated family, workplace, educational, community
and reHidous community disputes. She earned a B.A. in public relations at the
University of Northern Iowa. Her additional training includes: Iowa Mediation
Service's Introductory and Advanced Mediation Training; Divorce Mediation
Trainin¢ and Advanced Divorce Mediation Training; numerous conflict resolution
trainings through IPI; National Institute for Dispute Resolution Training through
the University of Northern Iowa, and trainings with conflict resolution experts Dr.
Dudley Weeks and Dr. Edward De Bono. Ms. Killion is a member of the Society of
Professionals in Dispute Resolution and the .Iowa Association for Dispute
Resolution
Lolya Lipchitz is Program Associate in Conflict Resolution with the Iowa Peace
Institute. She earned an M.A. in linguistics from the University of Iowa and a B.A.
in biology from Barnard College. She has also completed the Iowa Mecliatlon
Service's Introductory and Advanced Mediation Training and has taken training in
victim -offender mediation. Ms. Lipchitz chairs the Grinnell Human Rights
Commission and is a member of the Iowa Association for Dispute Resolution. Her
mediation fields include community, workplace and civil rights disputes. Her
husband, Harold Kasimow, teaches at Grinnell College, and they have two children
at the Grinnell Middle School. .
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Worm ReMocke is Program Associate in Conflict Resolution with the Iowa Peace
SAM Liita. Fbuuwuig his reurement from a 38-year career in higher education
administration, a volunteer commitment at IPi became a second career in dispute
resolution. Mr. Reinecke is a practicing mediator in farmerrcreditor, commut lty,
church, f=dly and divorce, public policy, special edtwAtiun, and civil rights
disputes. He is also an experlenoed mee&g hadlitatcv, He serves as consultant o_w
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Association for Dispute Resolution CADR)_ He was elected to the post of at -large
member of the IADR, Council in 1997_
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The Iowa Peace Institute exists to help people resolve the problems which keep them apart
The insiitui: is an iauleCraulemd built-_viofii COr_t7orail"L G6aLed ", iioii WL" AS par"ually funded
by tlw State of Iowa, The mjgsinn of the ream Institutor is to imnmve the quality of life and
strengthen communities in Iowa and beyond. It fosters the peaceful resolution of conflict
through direct intervention in disputes, education and training, and building eoiiaborations
with other organizations. iri currendy receives about seven percent of its annual iiuugm 'fowl
the state, the remainder comes from private business, corporate and individual donations,
small grants and contracts, income on a small endowment, and fees for wrvu-P. fete Peace
Institute provides its services statewide, and its headquarters is in Grinnell.
The Iowa Peace Institute provides the following services:
• Training in negotiation skills, mediation and conflict resolution;
• Facilitation of problem solving meetings;
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a Mediation and arbitration services for a wide range of disputes;
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• Assistance in the design and implementation of dispute resolution systems and
• Information on dispute resolution options and resources; and
• A library of conflict resolution books and video tapes.
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