About Us

The Online Peer Mediation Platform (OPMP) is a new project

• Was funded by the JAMS Foundation from 2014-16
• Currently managed by the National Association of Peer Program Professionals
• Previously managed by the Association for Conflict Resolution Education, Research and Training Section

The context and four goals of our project are described in this Mediate.com article Online Peer Mediation Platform – Taking Peer Mediation to The Next Level by Judy Tindall.

The OPMP Team is a group of experts in peer mediation, online mediation, Internet and mobile technology.

• Dr. Judy Tindall - President, National Association of Peer Program Professionals, St. Charles, MO 
• Dr. Cynthia Morton - Former Chair of Education Research and Teaching Section, ACR, McDonough, GA
• Prof. Karen DeVoogd - MA, Lecturer, California State University Fresno, Long Beach, CA
• Kristen Woodward - Assistant Coordinator ADR Program, Fairfax County, VA
• Kyle Bruner - Owner, Bruner Mediation, Atlanta, GA 
• Christa Tinari-Owner Peace Praxis, Doylestown, PA
• Prof. Leslie Roberts, J.D. - Principal Lecturer and the Director of the ADR Program,The University of North Texas.
• Michael Sonn-Social Work Intern, Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District, Hoopa Valley Reservation, California
• Ondine Gross-Author and nationally certified school psychologist, Campaign, Illinois