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CURRICULUM VITAEDeborah R. Gaber, JD539 Center Street ~ Bethlehem, PA 18018P (610) 861-4667 ~ F (610) 861-9460dgaber@EDUCATIONJ.D. Indiana University, Bloomington, INLawM.A. Indiana University, Bloomington, INReligious StudiesB.A. Indiana University, Bloomington, INMajor: Religious Studies. Graduated cum laude, Phi Beta KappaRELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEConflict Resolution Specialist, 1990 - PresentMaintain a private mediation practice specializing in workplace, community and familymediation. Serve as mediator for the US Post Office’s REDRESS program, the United StatesArmy (Tobyhanna Army Depot), the US Department of Justice’s ADA mediation program,and Resolution Services, LLC, Lawrence, KS. Mediate conflicts associated withEqual Employment Opportunity, Americans with Disabilities, employment, divorce, custody and other conflicts. Provide mediation training and conflictmanagement programs for corporations, school districts, colleges and universities,businesses, unions, and not–for –profits. Design and conduct in-house conflict resolutionprograms for businesses. Perform team development work and individual coaching forperformance and group facilitation.Attorney at Law, 1975 – 20091991-2009: Performed legal work on a part time basis for various clients in the areas ofeducation, labor and employment law.1989-1991: Private practice. While I built my mediation practice I worked for various lawfirms doing insurance defense, matrimonial, labor and employment law.1983-1989: Government Affairs Director, Rodale Press Inc., Emmaus, Pa.1979-1983: Private Practice, Harrisburg, PA - Law Office of Butler and Cohen1975-1979: Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of PAPROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP/AFFILIATIONSPennsylvania Bar AssociationLehigh County Bar AssociationInstitute for the Study of Conflict TransformationPennsylvania Council of MediatorsDeborah R. Gaber, JD2TEACHING/TRAINING EXPERIENCECo-facilitiator and role play coach for 40 hour divorce mediation training, Good Shepherd Mediation Center, 2014Role Play Coach, 2014-Forty hour divorce mediation training, Bucks County Bar AssociationTeam Building in the Workplace, 2013Tobyhanna Army DepotPost Adoption Family Contact: Voluntary Agreements for Continuing Contact, 2012Bar Association of Lehigh CountyWorking with Absent Parents Who Want to Re-enter the Child’s Life, 2011Berks County Bar AssociationRepresenting Your Clients in Divorce Mediation: What is Best Practice? 2010CLE seminar presented to the Lehigh County Bar AssociationLitigate or Mediate? That is the Question, 2009CLE seminar presented to the Lehigh County Bar AssociationOne Day Conflict Resolution Training, 2009Training for Hearing Officers of the Lehigh County Domestic Relations SectionOne Day Mediation Training, 2009Training for local leaders of the Lower Merion Education AssociationGroup Facilitation for Supervisors of the Lehigh County Juvenile Probation Office and the Officeof Children and Youth Services, 2008Three day Mediation Training,Training for local leaders of the Lower Merion Education Association, 2007Tapping into the Energy of Conflict, 2007Three day training for managers at Ft. Monmouth, US Army CCOM facility.Conflict Resolution Training, 2007Four day training for union leaders and staff, Gettysburg CollegeBasic Mediation Training, 2007Twenty-one hour, three day training, Marywood UniversityEnhancing Mediation Skills, 2006Presenter at the Pennsylvania Council of Mediators Annual Conference, Media, PAFamily Law Issues for Gay and Lesbian Clients, 2006Presenter at the PA Bar Institute Family Law Symposium, Philadelphia, PAThe Art of Having Difficult Conversations, 2006Presentation for Department Chairs, Deans and Provost, Lehigh UniversityTapping the Energy of Conflict, 200621 hour, three day training for Staff, Faculty, and Deans, Lehigh UniversityManaging Conflict in the Workplace: Designs for Success II, 2005Presentation at the Society for Human Resource ManagersDivorce Mediation Training, 40 hour, 2005Trained lawyers at the Berks County Bar AssociationWorking with Attorneys and Workshop on Divorce Mediation in the TransformativeFramework, 2004.Presenter at National Conference on Transformative Mediation, Philadelphia, PA Deborah R. Gaber, JD3Managing Conflict in the Workplace Using the Transformative Framework, 2004Presentation to Marywood University graduate students in Social Work Administration classManaging Conflict in the Workplace: Creating Designs for Success, 2004Presented at the 2004 conference of the Society for Human Resource ManagersStrategies for Representing Clients who are Victims of Domestic Violence, 2004Presenter at Lehigh County Bar AssociationScreening for Domestic Violence in Mediation, 2004Presenter at Conference sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center of Scranton and MarywoodUniversityThe Good Divorce, 2004Seminar presented at Lehigh Valley Hospital CenterMediation in the Workplace: What Every HR Person Needs to Know, 2003Presentation as the 2003 Conference of the Society of Human Resource ManagersManaging Conflict at Work and at Home, 2003Presentation for the Lehigh Valley chapter of AAUWMediation Training in the Transformative Framework, 21 hours, 2003Training provided with Dorothy Della Noce to Lehigh University faculty and staffConflict in the workplace: What is the Cost and What You Can Do About It, 2002Presentation to the local chapter of American Society of Trainers and Development (ASTD)Custody Issues for Third Parties and Caregivers. 2001Workshop for Pinebrook Services for Children and YouthDivorce Mediation Training, 40 hours, 2001Montgomery County Bar Association and the Montgomery County Mediation Center Role playcoachManaging Conflict in the Workplace, 2001 and 2002.Graduate seminar on Social Work Administration at Marywood College, Scranton, PAIt’s a Family Affair: Hot Topics in the Formation of the Lesbian and Gay Family, 2001Presentation on Mediation for seminar sponsored by the Philadelphia Bar Association and the PABar InstituteHot Tips on Divorce and Custody, 2001Panelist for the Monroe County Bench Bar conferenceTowards a New Paradigm: Changing the Way We Manage Conflict, 2000.Presenter for a Community workshop sponsored by the Allentown Human Relations CommissionMediation Training in the Transformative Framework, 21 hours, two courses in 2000Provided Training to staff at the PA State Education AssociationManaging Conflict in the Workplace, 1999Presentation for Graduate seminar, Social Work Administration at Marywood College, Scranton, PADivorce Mediation-How and Why it Works, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003Presentation for the Separation and Divorce Recovery Workshop, First Presbyterian Church,Bethlehem, PAProtecting the Rights of Your Client: The Gay and Lesbian Family, 1999Presenting panelist on Mediation and ADR for seminar sponsored by the Philadephia BarAssociation and the PA Bar InstituteManaging Conflict Between Co-Workers, 1999Deborah R. Gaber, JD4Presented half day workshop for managers in the Northwest New Jersey Headstart programDivorce Mediation Training, 40 hours, 1999Sponsored by the Montgomery County Bar Association and the Montgomery County MediationCenterWhat’s Your Style of Managing Conflict and How Does it Impact on your Effectiveness? 1999Community Workshop for Grandview Hospital’s Women’s Health ServicesDivorce Economics and Divorce Mediation: How Do They Work Together? 1998Guest speaker with Sandra O’Neill, Financial Planner on Mondschein Talks Divorce, WBEZ talkradioGetting Clear About What You Want- What Does it Take? 1998Business and Professional Women of the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley. JewishCommunity CenterHow to Deal with Conflict Between Members: PSEA’s New Conflict Resolution Process, 1998PA State Education Association Annual Staff RetreatBasic Mediation Training Using the Transformative Model, 21 hours, 1998.Trainers: Deborah Gaber, JD and Dorothy Della Noce, JD; Faculty and Staff training at LafayetteCollegeCustody in the Courts, 1998Presenter for the Annual PA Council of Mediators conferenceTransforming Conflict From Struggle to Opportunity, 1998Keynote Speaker for Grand View Hospital Women’s Center, 11th Annual Women’s HealthConferenceMediation in the 21st Century: What Every Attorney Needs to Know, 1998CLE Program, Bar Association of Lehigh CountyThe Motivation and Retention of Employees, 1998Monroe County Chamber of CommerceTeam Building and Improving Relationships with Co-workers, 1998Great Valley Girl Scout Council, Staff & VolunteersIt’s About Those Loud Black Girls, Quiet Asian Students, Flashy Latinos, Counterculture CaucasianStudents, Spiritual Native Americans, 1997Half-day workshop for Teachers and Administrators on the Effect Culture has on Shaping theAdolescent Experience, Chester County Intermediate UnitHow to Manage Conflict More Successfully, 1996Seminar for Great Valley Girl Scout Council StaffAdvanced Mediation Skills for School-based Mediators, 1996Four Hour Workshop for Center for Humanistic ChangeRepresenting Your Clients in Mediation - 12 Techniques Every Lawyer Should Know, 1996Presentation with Hon. Judge Richard Klein and Judy Shopp, Esq., Bar Association, Lehigh CountyThe Power of Mediation, 1996Workshop for Women’s Health Center, Allentown, PADivorce Mediation, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001Guest Speaker on Mondschein Talks Divorce- WBEZ Talk RadioCommon Myths About Divorce and Custody Litigation, Mediation and Evaluation - What EveryDeborah R. Gaber, JD5Therapist Needs To Know, 1996 and 1997For the Lehigh Valley Psychological AssociationFraud and the Elderly, 1996Panelist at Aspen Institute Retreat, Wye, MD, sponsored by the National Consumer=s League andAmerican ExpressDivorce and Custody Mediation, 1996Lehigh Law Line, WLVT-Channel 39Mediation: Litigation in the 21st Century, 1996Presenter at the American Inn of Court Program, Lehigh County Bar Association -Transforming Conflict, 1995Workshop for Women’s Health Center, Allentown, PAThe New Child Custody Rules, two courses in 1995For the Lehigh County Bar AssociationBasic Conflict Management Skills Training, 1995Residence Hall and Student Affairs Staff, Lafayette CollegeConflict: Struggle or Opportunity? 1995Two-Part Workshop, Women’s Health CenterChallenging Issues for Mediation in Custody Cases, 1995Workshop Presentation, Pennsylvania Council of Mediators Annual ConferenceMediation vs. Litigation, 1995Workshop with Attorney John R. Mondschein, Fellow of the Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, forTherapists, Educators, Social Workers and Social Services AgenciesThe Opportunity of Family Conflict: How Conflict Can Actually Improve Relationships at Home,1995Workshop for Spirit of Women Annual Conference sponsored by Lehigh Valley HospitalManaging Controversial Issues: Training for Permanency Planning Professionals, 1995For Permanency Planning Conference, Pittsburgh, PAWelcoming Diversity, 1995Training for Nursing Students, Cedar Crest CollegeThe Benefits of Mediation for Family Law Practitioners, 1994For the Lehigh County Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education ProgramThe Use of Mediation in Child Custody Cases, 1995Meet Your Judges Forum, Muhlenberg CollegeDo You Want to Dance? Learn New Steps to Further Your Success as a Mediator, 1994Academy of Family Mediators Annual Meeting, Eugene, ORConflict Survival for Women: Learn Creative Ways to Handle Family Issues, 1993WomanCare, Lehigh Valley HospitalEthics and Professionalism for the Practicing Lawyer, 1993Panelist for Video Created by The American Law Institute, the American Bar Association and TheUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School Center on Professionalism on the PA Professional Code ofResponsibility for AttorneysGetting to Yes: Managing Conflict Successfully, 1993 and 1994Workshop for the Women’s Health CenterIt’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It, 1993Deborah R. Gaber, JD6Lecture at Lehigh UniversityConflict Resolution Training, 1993One-day Workshop, Cedar Crest CollegeThe Power of Mediation, 1993Seminar for Attorneys by the Family Law Section, Lehigh County Bar AssociationConflict Management Skills in the Workplace, 1993Workshop for College Students in the Internship Program, Office of Career Planning andInternship, Cedar Crest CollegeIntroduction to Conflict Management, 1993Workshop for Residence Hall StaffLeadership and Conflict, 1992Seminar for Lehigh Valley School Students on Effective Ways Leadership Can Manage Conflict forLehigh Valley Schoolworks ProgramLeadership and Conflict, 1992Leadership Workshop, Cedar Crest CollegeMediation Training, 1992 and 199324 Hour Mediation Training for Faculty, Staff and Students, Cedar Crest CollegeMediation Training, 1992Half-day Training for Residence Hall Staff, Keystone College, La Plume, PAThe Use of Mediation in Separation and Divorce, 1992Workshop for Family and Counseling Services of the Lehigh ValleyCampus Based Mediation Programs, 1991American College Personnel Association Third Circuit Judicial Conference, West Chester University,West Chester, PAMediation Training, 1991Half-day Training for Residence Hall Staff, Cedar Crest CollegeEthics and Leadership, 1991Leadership Workshop, Cedar Crest CollegeWhat Makes a Great Leader, 1991Workshop for Students on Leadership Skills, Cedar Crest CollegeThe New Pennsylvania Special Education Regulations Due Process, 1990Workshop for Teachers and Administrators for the Pennsylvania State Education AssociationConference, Hershey, PAPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTBasic Mediation Training, 21 hours, 1990, Friends Conflict Resolution Service, PhiladelphiaDivorce Mediation Training, 40 hours, 1990, National Center for Mediation Education, DivorceMediation TrainingMulti Party Mediation training PennAccord 1991Prejudice Reduction/Welcoming Diversity, 40 hours National Coalition Building Institute, 1994Divorce Mediation Training, 40 hours, 1995, Zena Zumeta, Lancaster Mediation CenterDivorce Mediation Training, 40 hours, 1996, Carl Schneider, Allentown,The Heart of the Mediator, 8 hours, 1997, Zena ZumetaAdvanced Mediation Training, 15 hours, 1997, 1998, Dorothy Della NoceDeborah R. Gaber, JD7Advanced Mediation Training, 15 hours, 1998, Martin Kranick and Sarah GrebeTransformative Mediation Training, 21 hours, 1998, Dorothy Della NoceDivorce Mediation Training, 40 hours, 1998; Coached role plays for Zena Zumeta, LancasterMediation CenterTwo-Day Mediation Training, US Post Office, 1999Two-Day Advanced Training, US Post Office, 2001Divorce Mediation Training, 40 hours, 2001; Co-taught and coached role plays for MontgomeryCounty Mediation CenterAdvanced Training in Transformative Mediation, 8 hours. 2002Two-Day Symposium on Transformative Mediation, 2003Two-Day Symposium on Workplace Conflict and Designs for Success, 2004Divorce Mediation Training, 15 hours, 2004; Coached role plays for Zena Zumeta at the Berks Co.Bar Assoc.Bioethics and Mediation: Symposium at University of Pennsylvania and Center for Bioethics, 2004Facilitation and Team Development - National Conference on Transformative Mediation, 2004Bankruptcy, Pension and Property Issues in Equitable Distribution, BALC, 2006Advanced Americans with Disabilities training, Key Bridge Foundation, 2007Conflict Resolution Training, Berks County Bar Association, 2007A Master’s Perspective on Divorce, BALC, 2008Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, 2008Litigate or Mediate? That is the Question, BALC, 2009Lehigh County Custody Practice Issues, BALC, 2009Parent Coordination Training, University of Baltimore Law School, 2010Representing your Clients in Divorce Mediation: What is Best Practice? BALC, 2010Analyzing the Marital Estate: Scenarios, Challenges and Problem Solving, 2010Parent Coordination- Working with High Conflict Families, BALC, 2010Qualified Domestic Relations Orders: Problems and Practical Solutions, BALC, 2011Advanced Divorce Mediator Training, Good Shepherd Mediation Center, 2011Family Law Case Update, BALC, 2013Offset Methods in Equitable Distribution, BALC, 2013Advanced Training for Family Mediators, Good Shepherd Mediation Center, 2013Abuse Awareness- No One Deserves to be Hurt- FACES, 2013Social Security Optimization for your Clients, BALC, 2014Ethics and Luzerne County, 2014The Intersection of Bankruptcy and Divorce Law, 2014Role play coach for 40 hours Divorce mediation training, Bucks County, PA 2014Working with Difficult People, Montgomery County Mediation Center, 2014Montgomery County Court Custody Mediation Orientation Program, 2014The Strategic Mediator, Nina Meierding, 2014Advanced Mediation Training for Family Mediators, December, 2014Montgomery County Mediation Procedures update, 2014Deborah R. Gaber, JD8PROFESSIONAL SKILLSOver 20 years experience as a mediator and conflict resolution consultantExperienced as a conflict coach for staff and managementDesign and create conflict resolution programs for clientsConduct needs assessments and audits to diagnose conflict and to determine whether anorganization has sufficient processes and systems in place to manage and resolve conflictProvide team development and group facilitation to groups experiencing conflicts or difficultiesExperienced trainer Trained as a trainer in prejudice reduction and diversity issuesWork well with diverse populationsProvide consulting services to organizations on diversity issues, personality conflicts, leadershipdisputes, discrimination and EEO claimsHONORS/ACCOMPLISHMENTSAssociate member of the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation andcertified by the Institute as a Transformative MediatorInitiated and designed Monroe and Lehigh County Pennsylvania’s court-based custody mediationprogramCo-designed a mediation program for the Pennsylvania State Teacher’s Association, a teacher’s union with over 140,000 membersDesigned a conflict studies curriculum for the Northeast Pennsylvania Conflict Resolution Institute,located at Marywood University, Scranton, PAPublished an article entitled: The Case for Mediation in Family Law Practice which appeared in thePennsylvania Family Lawyer and was a contributing editor for the book, Mental Health Experts:Roles and Qualifications for the Court (2003) by Frank Dattilio, Ph.D and Robert Sadoff, MDSelected to mediate for the US Post Office’s REDRESS programSelected to mediate for Resolution Services LLC, Lawrence, KSSelected to mediate for Raytheon Corporation’s in house mediation programSelected to mediate for the US Department of Justice’s ADA mediation programSelected to mediate for the Transportation Security administration’s mediation programSelected to mediate for the Tobyhanna Army Depot, Tobyhanna, PASelected to mediate for the Conflict Resolution Center, Chicago, ILREFERENCES PROVIDED ON REQUEST ................
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