Presented by Brianna Blackburn and Katie Ranney Generations are a social construct that help to define and group shared experiences, beliefs and values, approaches to life, and behaviors. Sometimes generational divides at home or in the workplace can be a cause for conflict. However, we tend to forget that there is a lot of diversity within a generation (socio-economic background, race, personal experience, and culture to name a few). In a time of extreme change and uncertainty, we are all in this shared experience. Join us as we discuss what defines a generation, de-myth stereotypes, and identify how we respond to change and conflict intergenerationally.   About the Presenters: Brianna earned her Bachelor’s in Political Science and Law Studies from Clarkson University. Her passion for social justice ignited a two year journey with AmeriCorps VISTA working on solutions to food insecurity and enhancing local food systems, and later supporting Aloha United Ways network of AmeriCorps service members. Brianna’s current role has been strengthening operations and data capabilities for Kamehameha Schools Talent Acquisition team. Brianna is certified in mediation through The Mediation Center for the Pacific and serves on the Executive Board of the Conflict Resolution Alliance.   Katie is a peace-builder, conflict manager, and facilitator, and has been working professionally in these areas for the last 13 years. She graduated summa cum laude from Santa Clara University and earned her Master’s in Communication from UH Mānoa, with a certification in conflict resolution. She is currently the Special Programs Coordinator for The Mediation Center of the Pacific, conducting outreach and training as well as special programs creation and management. She is also President-Elect for the Conflict Resolution Alliance, community facilitator for Ceeds of Peace, and digital administrator for the ACCORD3.0 Network. She is fascinated by the development of empathy and how...

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Presented by Robert Lillis & Carol Catanzariti Getting to resolution, a roll play demonstration and conversation. About the Presenters: Carol Catanzariti has extensive experience as a mediator for contract, grievance, and EEO cases in the federal, state, and private sectors. She has worked as a FMCS Commissioner in Hawaii as well as in Guam, Japan, and California. In addition, she is a trainer in alternative dispute resolution methods, such as Interest Based Bargaining, Modified Interest Bargaining, Interest Problem Solving with large and small groups. She mediated high profile cases such as a five-hospital strike involving the Hawaii Nurses Association, the Hawaii State Teacher’s Association and trained the Hawaiian Electric Company/IBEW in Interest Based Bargaining after a previous strike and intense adversarial negotiations.  She has also mediated many cases with the federal sector and its unions at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Navy Exchange Hawaii, the Veterans Administration Pacific Region, and Tripler Army Medical Center. Carol received her BS in Nursing from Syracuse University and her Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii.  She had the honor of clerking for the Chief Judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (a division of the Hawaii Supreme Court), and was legislative analyst for Honolulu City Council Chair, and a Labor Relations Specialist for the Hawaii Nurses’ Association.  She has been with FMCS since January,1999, and has lived in Hawaii for 38 years.    Mr. Robert D. Lillis has completed over eighty (80) mediations for the Department of the Navy and has also served as a mediator for both the EEOC as part of the LAMP program and as a mediator for the Mediation Center of the Pacific.  He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hawai’i. Mr. Lillis is currently the vice president of The Labor Education Advisory Council UH West...

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Presented by  Lisa Jacobs and Anne Marie Smoke Save the date. Event details will be posted soon :)

Presented by Dr. Loretta Chen The 90 minute webinar-cum-workshop shares insights and case studies from the world of a prolific ad agency and its ability to thrive in spite of cultural, personal and creative conflict.  What are some key lessons that we can glean from mastering creative conflict? How do we turn differences into innovation gold? How can design thinking aid in our espousal of creative conflict? We will enable participants to work on a case study as well as explore a creative collaboration in this engaging, interactive session. About the Presenter:  Dr. Loretta Chen is an award-winning director, professor and best-selling author. She was a Nominated Member of Parliament and voted one of Asia’s Most Inspiring Women despite her espousal of liberal attitudes. She was also the International Consultant to the Kingdom of Bhutan and currently teaches at Leeward Community College. She is a devoted mentor and tireless social justice advocate working with women and youth communities. Her short film, Secrets to Happiness is currently touring the international film festival circuit and her latest book, Inspiring Women of Hawaii is available at Costco, Target and all good bookstores. Proceeds go towards the Women of Waianae Scholarship fund. Loretta believes in karma, compassion and is a firm believer of paying it forward. She relishes in her role as fur mom to ten cats which means she scoops poop – a lot.