On September 22, 2020, I will be presenting on the topic of communication coaching and mediation to a group of professional mediators in the Los Angeles area. This interactive presentation will cover topics such as: What exactly is communication coaching? How is it similar and how is it different than mediation? Are there coaching skills and tools mediators can use to enrich their mediation practice? What are some opportunities for communication coaches and mediators to work together?

On August 5, 2020, I led a 3 hour training on implicit bias for the Massachusetts chapter of the Financial Planning Association (FPA). Honestly looking at ourselves and how we, often unwittingly, perpetuate systemic racism in America, is an essential first step toward changing ourselves, our professions, our communities, and society.  Following a 1 hour interactive power point presentation, participants spent over an hour exploring the following questions in small group breakout sessions: 1) what are the 2 most meaningful