SMCCMC Executive Director. . .

John J. Roberts is co-founder of SMCCMC and manager of Mediation Services of Southern Maryland. He holds a Ph.D. in engineering, has over 30 years experience as a supervisor and general manager in both the public and private sectors, and has logged more than 1500 session-hours of mediation in over 500 cases in the past seven years. Dr. Roberts is a Practitioner Member of the Association for Conflict Resolution and is on the Advisory Board of the Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office. He continues to volunteer his time and energy to the Center by providing strategic and developmental direction, acting as liaison with local, state and national agencies and organizations, and serving as an officer of our Advisory Board.

SMCCMC Operations Manager. . .

As the Community Mediation Center Operations Manager, Lindsey Bradley oversees the day-to-day operations of our Center and acts as principle point of contact with the court system, service agencies, community groups and other referral sources. She coordinates our volunteer staff, which in turn facilitates stronger relationships within our community. Lindsey also looks for new opportunities to advance mediation services in support of diverse legal, business, and community populations across Southern Maryland.

Lindsey joined the St. Mary's County CMC in 2005, bringing years of management experience along with her. Lindsey's enthusiasm and creativity led her to shape the St. Mary's County Mediator-Sheriff Alliance, a referral program that combines the talents and goals of mediators and officers. The partnership between the Center and local law enforcement proved to be successful, recently celebrating its second anniversary and a stunning figure of over 200 mediation referrals from the County Sheriff's Office.

Advisory Board

	Richard "Dusty" Rhoades, Chairman	Patuxent Friends Quaker Meeting
	John Roberts	Mediation Services of Southern Maryland
	Julie Van Orden	Director, Angel's Watch Shelter, Catholic Charities
	Regina Bowman-Goldring	College of Southern Maryland
	Voltaire Andres	Negotiations, Mediation & Team Building
	Daniel Slade, Esq.	Law Offices of Slade & Slade, LLC
	Melvin Sprague	The Humphrey Companies

Volunteer Mediators

Trained volunteers reflect many segments of our community. Volunteer mediators complete 40 hours of formal training, followed by supervised internship, continuing skills-building and ongoing quality review.