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EXPERIENCE:
-UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA OMBUDS
Tampa, FL
-UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA GENERAL COUNSEL
Tampa, FL
-UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA SR. ASSOC. GENERAL COUNSEL
Gainesville, FL
-FLORIDA BOARD OF REGENTS LABOR COUNSEL
Tallahassee, FL
-ZINOBER & McCREA, P.A. (now GREENBERG TRAURIG) LITIGATION ASSOCIATE
Tampa, FL
EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
J.D. (Order of the Barristers), Chapel Hill, North Carolina
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
B.A. (Awarded with Distinction), Ann Arbor, Michigan
LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
2020 Vice President International Ombuds Association
2019 Board Member International Ombudsman Association
2017 CO-OP© Certified Org. Ombuds Practitioner
2017 Director Florida Academy Professional Mediators
2016 Ombuds IOA Foundations & Masters Class
2016 Honoree Florida Legal Elite- Florida Trend
2015 Fulbright Award U.S. Fulbright Commission IEA (France)
2014 Top Corp. Counsel Tampa Bay Business Journal
2011 Board Certified Education Law
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE:
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States District Court Northern District of Florida
United States District Court Middle District of Florida
United States District Court Southern District of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS:
2019 Certified in Adult Mental Health First Aid
2018 Certified Conflict Dynamics Profile (Individual and 360)
2017 Certified Organizational Ombuds Practitioner (CO-OP©)
2017 Certified Trainer (CT) Workplace Conflict Resolution
2011 Florida Supreme Court Certified Appellate Mediator
2011 Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in Education Law
2005 Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator
Areas Of Expertise
- Appellate
- ADA
- Civil Rights
- Dispute Systems Design
- Education/Schools
- Employment
- Governmental/Public Agency
- International
- Settlement Master/Ombuds
Special Designation
- N/A
Areas Of Certification
- Circuit Civil
- Appellate