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Jack Goetz, MC3-Certified Mediator and President for MC3

As the founder and President of MC3, Jack Goetz has been the principal architect and advocate for an industry effort to set a standard for mediation training, practical experience, continuing education, accountability and public protection that will elevate and professionalize the field. His 2014 article on serving the public by professionalizing mediation, co-authored with Dr. Jennifer Kalfsbeek, proposed the professional model that serves as the basis for MC3 certification standards.

A longtime lecturer and educator, Dr. Goetz currently serves on the faculty at both the USC Gould School of Law and the business department at Moorpark College. He taught mediation for 7 years at the California State University campuses in Northridge and Dominguez Hills and he received international acclaim for creating the first nationally accredited online law school, Concord Law School, now a part of the Purdue University Global system. Dr. Goetz also serves as a Commissioner for the Distance Education Accrediting Commission, overseeing the accreditation compliance of nationally accredited online educational institutions.

The 2018 President of the Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA), Dr. Goetz has been a member of the SCMA board since 2016. As a neutral, he serves the public privately and, additionally, serves on numerous public panels, including his work as vice-chair for the LA County Bar Association Attorney-Client Mediation and Arbitration Services. Dr. Goetz also served as a temporary judge for the Los Angeles Superior Court (2012-2017) and as a member of the California State Bar Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution (2014-2017).

Jason A. Harper, MC3-Certified Mediator and Vice-President for MC3

Jason Harper is an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) consultant, conflict management coach, adjunct professor, and trainer. Mr. Harper serves on the faculty at both the USC Gould School of Law and the Pacific Coast University School of Law. Jason’s mediation trainings in the areas of family law, special education, and cross-cultural dispute resolution have been recognized by the California State Senate and the United States Congress. As a sociologist, Jason is committed to equity and diversity in the field of mediation, and his passion has led him to spearhead development of qualifications for MC3’s mediator certification. Jason is a past president (2017) of the Southern California Mediation Association.

• Victoria Gray, MC3-Certified Mediator and Secretary for MC3

Victoria Gray is a conflict coach, facilitator and a trainer with with an extensive background in labor advocacy, collective bargaining negotiations and mediation. In the last ten years her mediation experience includes cases while serving as a federal mediator, a Los Angeles County Superior Court Panel member, a mediator for Southern California Family Mediation (SCFM) for the Los Angeles County Dependency Court, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission settlement conference panel mediator. She served as a Board Member for the Southern California Mediation Association and is a Board member for Mediators Beyond Boarders (MBBI) and a team member for the MBBI-Kenya Initiative. She has a BA in Anthropology from California State University at Northridge, a Certificate in Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute at Pepperdine University, Masters in Conflict Resolution from Dominican University where she has served several years as an Adjunct Professor.

Harold Coleman, Senior Vice President and Executive Director of AAA/Mediation.org.

Harold Coleman, Jr. is an attorney, arbitrator, mediator, teacher, trainer, speaker, writer and conflict coach. He is senior vice president for mediation at the American Arbitration Association (AAA)... the global dispute resolution leader, and mediator/executive director for AAA Mediation.org…an AAA technology innovation that trains and develops mediators, promotes their practices, and connects them with a diverse community of users and ADR thought leaders worldwide.

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