The ADR Section of the State Bar of Michigan is proud to announce an exciting new “Lunch and Learn” telephone seminar featuring a leading expert in the field of mediating cases for families in conflict who have never been married. If you mediate in this area, you will not want to miss this program! Register today. Date: April 28, 2015 Time: Noon-1:30 p.m. Register: online or by mail/fax form PDF
PRESENTER: Zenell B. Brown, Executive Court Administrator, Third Judicial Circuit. Zenell Brown joined the Third Judicial Circuit Court in 1997 and became the Executive Court Administrator on January 1, 2014. Zenell worked with SCAO to create a Domestic Relations Mediation Training, which included components addressing the particular needs of never married parents. She is a SCAO approved trainer, assisting Zena Zumeta as a co-trainer and coach and conducting a summer mediation training to never married service providers. She recently co-presented “As the World Turns” at the Association of Conflict Resolution Conference sharing insights on mediating for non-traditional families. Her foremost mediation goal is to help ensure that mediation is an available resource for all families.
MODERATOR: Zena D. Zumeta, Mediation Training & Consulting Institute
Internationally known as both a mediator and trainer of mediators, Zena D. Zumeta is president of the Mediation Training & Consultation Institute, Zena Zumeta Mediation Services, and The Collaborative Workplace in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She has been providing mediation services since 1981. Ms. Zumeta is an approved civil and family mediator in Michigan, and an approved mediation trainer for Michigan and many other states. She is the recipient of the Family Mediation Council-Michigan Lifetime Achievement in Mediation Award; the National Education Association/Saturn Corporation Award for Union-Management Collaboration; the John Haynes Distinguished Mediator Award from ACR; and the Kumba Award from the National Conference on Minorities in ADR.
WHAT: Fragile families--and never married families--need mediation services as much as any other segment of domestic relations practice, if not more. Never married individuals are especially at risk and present unique challenges to mediators and other professionals who seek to help them. Zenell Brown has been engaged with this issue for many years and brings a unique perspective, helpful hints and important insights to share.
TELESEMINAR MATERIALS: Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study Fact Sheet PDF Mediation with Unmarrieds—Open-Ended Questions & Chart PDF Fragile Families—Slides PDF