
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)
- Pierce County Dispute Resolution Center, Tacoma, WA (11/30/06)
- Washington Mediation Association, Seattle, WA (3/13/06)
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


