Principals
Linda
R. Singer, a mediator, arbitrator, lawyer, teacher, and author,
has been president of the Center for Dispute Settlement since 1971.
She also is a principal in JAMS, the Resolution Experts. Through the years,
she has maintained an active mediation practice, while training
thousands of professionals, students, and volunteers worldwide in
mediation and negotiation skills. Ms. Singer co-teaches the Mediation
Workshop at Harvard Law School's Program of Instruction for Lawyers
and trains mediators for the CPR Insitute for Dispute Resolution.
Edna
A. Povich, CDS Vice President, is a mediator, facilitator,
trainer, program director and systems designer. She has worked
for the Center for Dispute Settlement since 1984. Ms. Povich has
helped resolve disputes for business partners; employees and employers;
developers, community, and government representatives; divorcing
couples; parents and teenagers; and neighbors. As a lead trainer
for CDS, Ms. Povich has provided training in mediation, negotiation,
and systems design for organizations and government agencies.
Ms. Povich has designed mediation and dispute resolution programs
nationally and internationally.
Michael
K. Lewis, senior associate of the Center for Dispute Settlement
and principal in JAMS, the Resolution Experts, is a mediator,
arbitrator, teacher, and lawyer. Mr. Lewis has mediated a variety
of disputes involving commercial, public policy, and interpersonal
issues. His mediation skills have been featured on television
and instructional videotapes. He has trained thousands worldwide
in mediation and negotiation techniques, including co-teaching
at Harvard Law School's Mediation Workshop and trains mediators
for the CPR Insitute for Dispute Resolution.
Jerry P. Roscoe,
a mediator, lawyer, trainer, and lecturer, offers more than 12
years of experience in the litigation and mediation of complex
matters involving commercial, medical, environmental and employment
disputes. Mr. Roscoe's most recent projects have included the
design of dispute resolution processes for corporate EEO programs
and federal agencies.
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