The Conflict Resolution Day Alberta Committee is a collaboration between the Alberta Government's Dispute Resolution Network and ADR (Appropriate Dispute Resolution) organizations from all over the province. We provide resources and support to ADR professionals and organizations across Alberta to host events and activities to celebrate Conflict Resolution Day every October. Our Committee has been promoting Conflict Resolution Day in our province since 2007. Find out more by visiting the Alberta Government's Dispute Resolution Network.
Conflict Resolution Day was started in 2005 by the Association for Conflict Resolution in the United States to raise public awareness of creative and peaceful means of resolving conflict. Now communities around the world hold events to mark Conflict Resolution Day held on the third Thursday in October. In Alberta, a committee of representatives from both provincial government and community dispute resolution programs work together to support and promote events across the province.
Our goal is to get Albertans talking about their options to work through conflict in a positive and productive way. ADR sometimes stands for Appropriate Dispute Resolution because it describes options other than going to court, but as ADR has become mainstream we use the term Appropriate Dispute Resolution to describe all the choices available to prevent and manage conflict in a non-adversarial way, including: mediation, arbitration, and restorative practices.
Conflict Resolution Day was started in 2005 by the Association for Conflict Resolution in the United States to raise public awareness of creative and peaceful means of resolving conflict. Now communities around the world hold events to mark Conflict Resolution Day held on the third Thursday in October. In Alberta, a committee of representatives from both provincial government and community dispute resolution programs work together to support and promote events across the province.
Our goal is to get Albertans talking about their options to work through conflict in a positive and productive way. ADR sometimes stands for Appropriate Dispute Resolution because it describes options other than going to court, but as ADR has become mainstream we use the term Appropriate Dispute Resolution to describe all the choices available to prevent and manage conflict in a non-adversarial way, including: mediation, arbitration, and restorative practices.
Welcome to your 2022 Conflict Resolution Day Committee:
Co-Chair
Yasifina Somji, Conciliation & Arbitration Board for the Prairies
Co-Chair
Don Schapira, Executive Director of the Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society (AAMS)
Secretary
Liz Borger, Fresh Start Mediation
Curriculum Sub-Committee
Chris Menzies - Alberta Energy Regulator (Lead)
Tara Erickson, Strathcona County Community Mediation
Oana Vonu, Strathcona County
Florence Lye, Peer Mediation and Skills Training
Zanne Cameron, Communications Consultant (non-profit sector) - supporting as needed
Communications, Outreach and Marketing Sub-Committee
Cindy Imppola, Edmonton Public Schools (Lead)
Carrie Madu, ADR Institute of Alberta
Paulette DeKelver, Alberta Collaborative Resolution Association (ACRA)
Kayla Rzepa, Student (Social Media Support)
Kristy Rhyason, ADR Institute of Alberta (Specialized Website support)
Innovations Sub-Committee
Ali Ansell, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Alberta Energy Regulator
Sara Ahlstrom, Intermunicipal Relations, Municipal Affairs
Zanne Cameron, Communications Consultant (non-profit sector)
Yasifina Somji, Conciliation & Arbitration Board for the Prairies
Co-Chair
Don Schapira, Executive Director of the Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society (AAMS)
Secretary
Liz Borger, Fresh Start Mediation
Curriculum Sub-Committee
Chris Menzies - Alberta Energy Regulator (Lead)
Tara Erickson, Strathcona County Community Mediation
Oana Vonu, Strathcona County
Florence Lye, Peer Mediation and Skills Training
Zanne Cameron, Communications Consultant (non-profit sector) - supporting as needed
Communications, Outreach and Marketing Sub-Committee
Cindy Imppola, Edmonton Public Schools (Lead)
Carrie Madu, ADR Institute of Alberta
Paulette DeKelver, Alberta Collaborative Resolution Association (ACRA)
Kayla Rzepa, Student (Social Media Support)
Kristy Rhyason, ADR Institute of Alberta (Specialized Website support)
Innovations Sub-Committee
Ali Ansell, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Alberta Energy Regulator
Sara Ahlstrom, Intermunicipal Relations, Municipal Affairs
Zanne Cameron, Communications Consultant (non-profit sector)
