Allison Quattrocchi, Attorney Allison is one of the pioneers in the field of divorce mediation. She founded the Family Mediation Center in 1981 and, as an attorney, has specialized in mediation since that time. She was trained by Dr. John Haynes, a world recognized trainer who wrote the first book on divorce mediation. For many years, Allison also practiced family law. Today she devotes her practice exclusively to her mediation clients. Some of Allison's many contributions to the profession are as follows: (1) Executive Member of the American Bar Association's Committee that developed the first set of Standards of Practice for Attorney Mediators; (2) Chair of the Committee on Domestic Relations for the Alternative Dispute Resolution Task Force for the Supreme Court's Commission on the Courts; (3) Co-Founder, Past President (4 times) and Past Board Member (almost forever) of the Maricopa County Association of Family Mediators; (4) Past Board Member of ADRA (Arizona Dispute Resolution Association) and past chair of the Credentialing Committee for Family Mediators; (5) Practitioner and Consultant member of the national Association for Conflict Resolution. Allison has published several short books on different divorce-related topics, having authored four and co-authored four of these books. (See www.DivorceinaNutshell.com) Allison is available to groups as a speaker and to individuals and businesses as a conflict coach. Recently, Allison and a couple who were her clients were featured on an ABC TV PrimeTime Live Family Secrets documentary. A short video from the show can be seen by clicking here. Joy Borum, Attorney Joy, another mediation leader, began mediating 25 years ago for the Wisconsin court system. She practiced family law and mediation for years, but she now devotes her practice to mediation. (1) Joy, is a founding member, former Ethics Chair, now President of the Maricopa County Association of Family Mediators, a Judge Pro Tempore and former Family Court Advisor for Maricopa Superior Court and is on its Family Mediation Roster. She was a member of the Superior Court's Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediator Criteria, and Family Advisory Committees, and (2) former Chair of the State Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Section and on its Executive Board. (3) Joy chaired committees that drafted mediator curriculum plus mediator credentialing criteria. (4) She co-designed a mediation course for the University of Phoenix, has taught advanced family mediation, and delivers continuing education courses. (5) Joy, a Consultant and Advanced Practitioner member, Association for Conflict Resolution, has an honors psychology degree plus extensive training working with couples, families, and systems. Joy is a member and Panel Chair, Arizona Town Hall, and board member, Partners for Paiute. Her experience as an elected politician, car dealer, drug and alcohol educator, and director of a domestic violence and sexual abuse center add to her mediation skills. Joy’s helped thousands of clients clarify their situations and understand their possibilities. She deeply believes most people - given sufficient information and time, working with a strong mediator in a reassuring environment, can work through their disputes…and build their own agreements.