Helping people find their way back to working together
Expansion Mediation was founded on a simple belief: most workplace and business conflict isn't a sign something is broken beyond repair — it's a sign a conversation is overdue.
My Background
For 25 years, I worked on critical environmental challenges across Africa and Asia — leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects where success depended less on technical expertise than on the ability to build trust across differences. Government officials, donors, and local communities rarely agreed on much at the outset; the work was to find where their interests overlapped, and hold that space long enough for something durable to get built.
That work taught me that consensus isn't found, it's made — through proactive dialogue, deep listening, and the ability to adapt when circumstances shift.
I bring that same skill set into workplace conflict mediation. Organizational conflict and international development conflict aren't as different as they first appear: both involve people with real stakes, incomplete trust, and a shared need to keep functioning together after the disagreement ends. My practice combines mediation with a proven track record for navigating change, so resolutions don't just get reached — they hold.
In practice, that means facilitated, structured conversations that help parties identify the real issues, explore underlying interests, and negotiate mutually beneficial agreements. The goal isn't to eliminate differences, but to create conditions where everyone feels heard and respected — so the outcome is a solution people genuinely support, built on stronger relationships.
Principles behind every session
Strict Neutrality
I don't take sides, offer legal advice, or push toward a predetermined outcome. My job is the process, not the verdict.
Confidentiality
What's said in mediation stays in mediation. That confidentiality is what makes honest conversation possible.
Practical Outcomes
Every session is aimed at a concrete, workable agreement — not just a good conversation that goes nowhere.
Training & Practice
- 40-Hour Basic Mediation & Conflict Management Training, Phoenix Strategies
- Member, Mediation Association of Colorado
- Volunteer Mediator, Small Claims Court — Larimer County Justice Center
- Volunteer Mediator, Neighborhood Justice Center — Colorado Springs District Attorney's Office
- Actively building my mediation practice through ongoing co-mediation and court-affiliated casework
Who I Work With
- Small and mid-sized businesses
- Startup co-founders and business partners
- HR teams and people leaders
- Teams experiencing ongoing interpersonal conflict
- Organizations wanting an alternative to formal grievance processes
Let's talk about your situation
Every conflict is different. A free consultation is the best way to figure out if mediation is the right next step.
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