PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
OFFICES HELD
President, International Academy of Mediators, 1997-1999
Chairperson, Pennsylvania Bar Association Dispute Resolution, 1988-1990; Vice Chair, 2000-2001
Chairperson, Labor Arbitration Committee, Federal Bar Association (National Office, Term 1982-1985)
Chairperson/Secretary, Labor and Employment Section, Allegheny County Bar Association, 1987-1991
Chairperson, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Allegheny County Bar Association, 1986-1989
Council Member & Program Chair, ACBA Health Law Section, 1992-1994
Council Member, PBA Labor & Employment Law Section, 1988-1992
Chairperson, Region 8, National Academy of Arbitrators, 1992-1994
Chairperson, Western Pennsylvania Chapter, Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, (SPIDR) 1990-1996
Chairperson, Quality of Life Committee, Allegheny County Bar Association, 1998-2000
MEMBER
Allegheny County Bar Association, ADR, Labor & Health Sections, 1999
American Arbitration Association, 1977
American Bar Association, Labor Law & Dispute Resolution Sections, 1978
American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), 1993
Association for Conflict Resolution, Advanced Practitioner (ACR), 2001
Carter Center for Conflict Resolution, Atlanta, Georgia
Conflict Resolution Center International, 1996
Federal Bar Association (FBA), 1980
Industrial Relations Research Association (IRRA), 1980
Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy, Washington, DC, 1998
Inter-America Bar Association, 2002
International Academy of Mediators, Fellow, 1996
International Society for Labor and Social Security Law (ISLSSL), 1999
National Academy of Arbitrators, 1986
Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1978
Pennsylvania Council of Mediators, 1999
Pittsburgh Peace Institute
Society of Federal Labor Relations Professionals (SFLRP), 1995
Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR), 1979
World Mediation Forum, 2000
World Federalist Society, Pittsburgh Chapter, 2000