Mission:
changing relationships through peaceful conflict resolution
We achieve our Mission by
Fostering:
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Healthy, child-centered, family interaction
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Harmonious workplace relationships
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Positive outcomes to individual disputes
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Peaceful communities
Providing:
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Accessible and affordable services
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Professionally trained and certified volunteer mediators
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Collaborative and effective mediation and facilitation processes
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Customized training and education
MEDIATORS
Wenatchee Valley Dispute Resolution Center supports a team of certified mediators with training and experience in a wide variety of cases. Our mediators come from various professional backgrounds and voluntarily offer their time and services to WVDRC, so we can offer affordable quality services.
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEDIATOR?
Wenatchee Valley DRC Board Members
Brett McDonald
Board President
Selina Danko
Board Secretary
Edgar Romero
Board member
Nick Gagner
Board Vice President
Joanne Dalinkus
Board member
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Anwen Cook
Board Treasurer
Luis Martinez Rocha
Board member
DRC TEAM
Jennifer Talbot
Executive Director
Jenn Riley
Resolution Specialist
Paige Ahnemiller
Project Specialist
Open to Possibilities
Interested in joining our team? Email us your resume.
Lucy Gomez
Program Coordinator
Bridgett Barker
Administrative Specialist
Lara Hovda
Hovda Consulting
Community Volunteers
Mediators & More
A BRIEF HISTORY
Wenatchee ValleyDispute Resolution Center
Dispute Resolution Centers have been in existence in Washington State since 1984 in accordance with Washington State statute RCW 7.75. Through the leadership of founding director Lynn Yialelis and the Equal Justice Advisory Council, the Wenatchee Valley Dispute Resolution Center (WVDRC) began to take shape in 2005 with a vision to offer alternative dispute resolution and mediation services to the community. Recruitment and training of certified mediators began in October 2005. On February 20, 2006, Chelan County Commissioners passed Resolution 2006-26 authorizing the creation and operation of the WVDRC.
The WVDRC is a member of Resolution Washington: a network of 21 nonprofit Dispute Resolution Centers across the state committed to providing cost-effective conflict resolution services and expertise that empowers communities to work together resolving conflict and finding solutions.