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I’m Dr. Tammy Lenski and I help people radically shift conflict at work, in business, and at home.

As a conflict resolution consultant, coach, mediator, speaker and writer for almost 20 years, I teach individuals and groups how to untangle disagreements and get back on track with no regrets and no relationship damage. I don’t try to fix people – instead, I help people fix problems by approaching them differently and learning how to access good skills they already have.

A new breed of mediator: I work at the intersection of mediation, negotiation, conflict coaching, and teaching so my clients reap the benefit of rich, relevant experience without being chained to a single approach. I combines my experiences as a business owner, former college vice president, conflict resolution professor, and professional mediator with a gift for story and knowledge of human behavior and how people best learn to offer clients, audiences and students a unique look into the world of possibility.

A master mediator and master teacher: In private practice since 1997, I’ve successfully mediated hundreds of complex business, workplace, online, and family disputes; taught mediation, negotiation, and conflict resolution to hundreds of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral students; trained workplace teams throughout the U.S.; and coached executives, senior teams and couples in the art of effective conflict resolution. In 2006 I was named a Master Teacher by Woodbury College and the Association of Vermont Independent Colleges. In 1998 I received the Sr. Elizabeth Candon Award from Vermont Women in Higher Education/American Council on Education for my work in advancing women in college and university leadership.

An experienced leader: A successful business owner since 1997, I was a college vice president and dean prior to founding my private practice. I regularly serve executives and corporate and non-profit boards in my work.

An active contributor to my field: I’ve served on numerous boards and dispute resolution panels, including the NH Supreme Court ADR Committee; New England Association for Conflict Resolution; NH Probate Court mediator panel; NH Conflict Resolution Association; consulting mediator for the Vermont Mediators Association; and mediator and supervising mediator for SquareTrade, provider of dispute resolution for eBay. I’m a practitioner-level member of the Association for Conflict Resolution and have published in conflict resolution and higher education journals and keynoted conferences throughout the United States (see examples of my articles and appearances).

A mentor to colleagues: I’ve taught and mentored other conflict resolution professionals since 1999. I served for a decade on the core faculty of Woodbury Institute’s nationally recognized Master’s Program in Mediation and Applied Conflict Studies, am teaching in Lipscomb University’s Institute for Conflict Management beginning in spring 2010, and taught mediation and negotiation for many years to doctoral Education Leadership students at University of Massachusetts Boston. My book, Making Mediation Your Day Job, was released in January 2008 and is available from local independent booksellers, online bookstores throughout the world, and in a Kindle version. I continue to train and educate mediators through workshops and articles.

I hold a bachelor’s degree in Literary Studies from Middlebury College, master’s and doctoral degrees in Higher Education from The University of Vermont, and a post-grad Certificate in Mediation & Conflict Management (500 hours) from Woodbury.

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