I have been mediating since 1993.  Of particular note, I am the Director of the Small Claims Mediation Service in Jefferson County.

Bacelor of General Studies, University of Iowa, 1977.

Reference1:

Lois Crane, Divorce and Family, Child Welfare, School, Victim-Offender/Restorative Justice, REDRESS (U.S. Postal Service) Mediator, Small Claims Court and Iowa Civil Rights Volunteer Mediator, Former President, Iowa Association for Dispute Resolution (2001-2003), Vice President, Mediation Services of Eastern Iowa, Member, Board of Directors of the Mediation Services of Eastern Iowa, Member, Association for Conflict Resolution (Sections: Family and Education), 601 N. White St., Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641, email: lacrane@iowatelecom.net, phone: 319-385-2679. 

Reference2:
Steve Sovern, Divorce Mediation Trainer and Mediator, Sovern Mediation LLC, 8710 Earhart Lane SW, Cedar Rapids IA 52404, e-mail: sovern@mediate.com, phone: 319-841-5151. 
 

Basic Training:

Basic Mediation Skills, 1993, Grant Wood Area Education Agency, Iowa City, Iowa, 25 hours, Trainer: Lois Crane 

Family Training:

Basic Divorce Mediation Skills, 1995, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 40 hours, Trainers: Anne Milne and Peter Salem. 

Divorce Mediation, 2001, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, 40 hours, Trainer: Steve Sovern.

Advanced Divorce Mediation Skills, 1995, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 8 hours, Trainers: Anne Milne and Peter Salem.