Education
2007                      Fresno Pacific University              MA (ABT) Mediation,
                              Fresno, CA                                Peacemaking & Conflict Studies
2004                      Fresno Co. Farm Bureau FACT    Graduate                                                    2002                      Leadership Fresno Class XVIII      Graduate
1977                      UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA          BA Rhetoric

Experience
2007 – Present        Fresno County Bar                      Attorney Fee Arbitration Panel 2006                       Superior Court, ADR, Fresno        Judge Mediation Training                              2005 -- Present        Superior Court, Fresno County     MSC Settlement Officer           2005                       EEOC Training, San Francisco     Employment Mediator                                2003 – Present        Fresno Co. Superior Court            Mediation Panel
2003 – Present        Better Business Bureau, Fresno   Mediator
2003 – Present        Victim Offender Reconciliation      Volunteer Mediator
2003 – Present        Community Justice Conference     Volunteer Mediator
2003 – 12/2004        Fresno Co. Superior Court            Intern Premarital Mediator
                              Family Court Services
1999 – 10/2006        LACN Insurance Trust                  Insurance Trustee                                    

Employment
2007 -- 2009            Superior Court, Fresno County      Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) 1                                                                              Implementation Coordinator                             2007 -- Present        FPU Mediation Services /             Program Director, DRPA Services              
                              Superior Court, Fresno County      Lead Mediator                                               
2007                       Superior Court, Fresno County      Advanced Mediator Trainer                             2006 -- Present        Superior Court, Fresno County      Research Consultant                                      2003 -- 2007            FPU Mediation Services /             Mediation Case Manager /

                              Superior Court, Fresno County      Lead Mediator                                                2003 -- Present        DF Mediation Services                 Mediator                                                       2003 -- 2005            Consortium for Children                Contract Mediator                                          1997 -- Present        Firebaugh Self-Storage, LLC         Managing Member                                         1977 -- 2007            Fischer Lumber Company             Co-Owner

Presentations
2008-2009               Early Neutral Evaluation, The Fresno Superior Court Process                               November 2006        Fresno Superior Court Judge Mediation Training                                     November 2005        Fresno Superior Court Family Law Section
October    2005        Central California Trial Lawyers Association
June         2005        Victim Offender Reconciliation Training Program

Organizational Membership
State Bar of California Litigation Section Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee                      Fresno Superior Court ADR Oversight Committee (associate)                                             Association for Conflict Resolution
Lumber Association of California, Nevada and Hawaii (Director & Trustee 14 years)
Rotary International (23 years, Club President, Regional Representative, District
                              Nominating Committee, International Youth Exchange Admin.)
Fresno County Board of Supervisors, Tourism Committee

Hobbies
Enjoying my daughters’ participation in academics, sports and extracurricular activities
Traveling and sightseeing
Home development and gardening
Skiing & Golfing