Northern Virginia Mediation Service Trainer Roster
Ervin J. Mast, MSW, LCSW, ACSW
Instructor for: Mediation Skills and Process, Family Mediation Role-Play
James Q. Pope, MSW, JD
Instructor for: Alternative Dispute Resolution: Beyond Mediation, Orientation to the Virginia Judicial System, Mediating Complex and Multiparty Civil Cases, Resolving Economic Issues in Divorce
James R. Meditz, MA
Instructor for: Mentoring New Mediators, Mediation Practicum: Federal and Commercial Role-Play
Jeannette P. Twomey, JD
Instructor for: Elder Mediation in Today's World, Cognitive Barriers to Conflict Resolution, Virginia Mediator Ethics, Resolving Economic Issues in Divorce, Professional Development Groups, Mentoring New Mediators
John Settle, MPA, JD
John Settle has over twenty years experience as a mediator and trainer. He is certified as a mediator and Mentor Mediator by the Supreme Court of Virginia, and he holds Advanced Workplace Mediator status from the Association for Conflict Resolution. He heads his own mediation and consulting firm (SETTLEment Associates, LLC) and is among the cadre of consultants for several national firms providing ADR services. He has been a trainer and mediator with the Northern Virginia Mediation Service since 1998. He is a contract mediator for three offices of EEOC (including EEOC’s internal “Resolve” program) and has mediated and trained for many federal agencies. He served as the contract Ombudsman for the U.S. Architect of the Capitol. Mr. Settle is on the faculty of George Washington University’s Center for Excellence in Public Administration, teaching conflict management and negotiation skills, and has taught negotiation skills at GWU Law School. He is a retired member of the Virginia Bar. Mr. Settle formerly held senior federal management positions, and he received the Presidential Award of Meritorious Executive in the Senior Executive Service.
Jonathan Kaufmann, JD
Instructor for: The Art of Questions: What to Ask and When to Ask It
Kathey J. Foskett, MS, CPCC
Instructor for: Family Mediation Skills, Domestic Violence Assessment, Preparing Memoranda and Agreements