Education

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York
Juris Doctorate, 1990

New York University, New York, New York
Master of Arts, Arts Administration/New Museology, 1985

Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York
Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts, 1977

Court Admissions

State: Washington (2004); District of Columbia (1992); New York (1991)

Federal: U.S. Supreme Court (1994)

Awards

Certificate of Recognition, 2007 Mediator of the Year
King County Dispute Resolution Center, Seattle, WA

Articles

Goodman, R.M., Kuciemba, M., (2007, Jan.-Feb.). Is the Co-Mediation Model Working? Update Newsletter, Bellevue Mediation Program. Retrieved from www.cityofbellevue.org/pdf/PCD/NewsletterJan-Feb07.pdf

Coaching, Presentations & Workshops

What’s In Your Mediator Toolkit? Styles & Methods for Helping
Parties in Conflict
(with Mark Kuciemba)
Pierce County Dispute Resolution Center, Tacoma, WA (8/7/07)

Coach, Mock Mediation, Basic Mediation Training
Pierce County Dispute Resolution Center, Tacoma, WA (7/19/07)

Is the Co-Mediation Model Working? (with Mark Kuciemba)

Certifications

Certified Mediator (2004)
King County Dispute Resolution Center, Seattle WA

Skills Training in Mediation

2007

  • Conflict Personalities, 3 hours
    Presented by Ann McBroom and Pam Wyss
    Dispute Resolution Center of King County
  • Kenneth Cloke’s Crossroads of Conflict:
    Advanced Mediation Training,
    5 hours
    Washington Mediation Association & Antioch University, Seattle, WA
  • Co-Mediation In-Service Training, 2 hours
    King County Dispute Resolution Training, Seattle, WA
  • Expanding the Story Line, 1.5 hours
    The Federal Interagency Sharing Neutrals Program, Wash., DC Teleconference

2006

  • The Six Thinking Hats for Mediation: A Different Paradigm, 1.5 hours
    The Federal Interagency Sharing Neutrals Program, Wash., DC
    Teleconference
  • The Path of Impasse, 1.5 hours
    The Federal Interagency Sharing Neutrals Program, Wash., DC Teleconference
  • Dealing with Anger in the Mediation Session, 1.5 hours
    The Federal Interagency Sharing Neutrals Program, Wash., DC Teleconference
  • The Fundamentals of Compassionate Listening: Healing Our World
    From the Inside Out,
    12 hours
    The Compassionate Listening Project, Seattle, WA

2005

  • Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills Training, 16 hours
    Section of Dispute Resolution and the American Bar Association Center
    for Continuing Legal Education, et al.
    Seattle, WA
  • Certificate: Adult Guardianship/Family Caregiver Mediation, 14 hours
    Thurston County Dispute Resolution Center, Olympic, WA
    & The Center for Social Gerontology, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Mediating Divorce Agreement, 15 hours
    Mediate.com (The Oregon Mediation Center)

2004

  • Transformative Mediation, 16 hours
    Transportation Security Administration & Mediation
    Consortium, Seattle Federal Executive Board, Seattle, WA

2003

  • Domestic Mediation Training, 24 hours
    King County Dispute Resolution Center, Seattle, WA

2002

  • Professional Mediation Skills Training Program, 36 hours
    University of Washington Law School, Seattle, WA

1999

  • Certificate: Workplace Mediation & Conflict Resolution, 76 Hours
    Northern Virginia Mediation Services, Fairfax, VA
  • Skills-Based Mediation Training, 40 hours
    Maryland Institute of Continuing Professional Education for Lawyers Baltimore, MD

Seminars and Workshops

2007

  • High Conflict People in Legal Disputes (12 hrs)
    Presented by William A. Eddy, High Conflict Institute
    For Family Law Professionals
    National Conflict Resolution Center
    & Family Law Solutions, Seattle, WA
  • The Abusive Use of Conflict (1 hr)
    King County Bar Association, Kent, WA
  • Advanced Certified Professional Guardian Issues (6.75 hr)
    King County Bar Association, Seattle, WA
  • 4th Annual Trusts & Estates Litigation Seminar (6.5 hr)
    Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, WA
  • Fundamentals of Guardianship (3 hr)
    National Legal Training Program & AARP
    Live Web Training

2006

  • Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Forms of Dementia:
    From Diagnosis to Litigation – How to Protect Your Client (6.5 hr)
    Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, WA
  • Special Issues in Working with Divorcing Parents:
    Domestic Violence and High Conflict Parents
    (6 hr)
    Seattle Children’s Home & Washington Law School Foundation,
    Seattle, WA,

2005

  • What You Need To Know to Get Ready for the New Mediation Act (3 hr)
    Washington State Bar Association (Dispute Resolution Section) & University of
    Washington’s School of Law (CLE Dept.), Seattle, WA
  • How the Experts Develop Parenting Plans: Point and Counterpoint
    The American Bar Association Family Law Section &
    The ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education, Teleconference
  • Solving the Family Court Puzzle: Integrating Research Policy & Practice
    Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Seattle, WA
  • Using Child Development and Divorce Research to Develop
    Appropriate Parenting Plans
    (3 hr)
    The Washington Law School Foundation & Seattle Children’s Home,
    Seattle, WA

2004

  • Protecting the Rights of Relationships – Advising
    The Unmarried or Gay/Lesbian Couple

    Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, WA
  • What About the Children? (Local Rule 94.04) (9/17/04)
    Superior Court of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • Collaborative Law Symposium
    Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, WA
  • Living with Grief: Alzheimer’s Disease
    11th Annual Living with Grief Teleconference
    Hospice Foundation of America
    Alzheimer’s Association & Northwest Hospital
    Geropsychiatric Center, Seattle, WA

Professional Associations

American Bar Association, ADR & Family Law Sections
Association for Conflict Resolution
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
King County Bar Association, ADR, Family, Elder Law Sections
Washington Bar Association, ADR, Family, Elder Law Sections
Washington Mediation Association, Education Committee

Professional Community Service

2004 to present: Volunteer Mediator, Seattle Federal Executive Board
(ADR Consortium), Seattle, WA

2004 to present: Volunteer Mediator, King County Dispute Resolution Center,
Seattle, WA

Other Community Service

2005 to 2007: Art Docent, Bryant Elementary School, Seattle, WA

2006 to present: Member, Art Committee, Bryant Elementary School, Seattle, WA