Kids Managing Conflict is pleased to announce that Ken Cloke and Joan Goldsmith have joined the advisory board
We are honored to have them help coach and guide us as the organization continues to grow and thrive. Kenneth Cloke is Director of the Center of Dispute Resolution, and a mediator, arbitrator, consultant, and trainer, specializing in resolving multiparty conflicts and designing dispute resolution system for organizations for almost 40 years. He is the […]
KMC Announces Grant Program for 2018-2019 school year
The Kids Managing Conflict, SCMA Education Foundation is beginning its granting process for the 2018-2019 school year. We are excited to let you know that we are accepting applications in support of Peer Mediation Programs at this time, and to provide you with the necessary information and guidelines. We encourage you to apply! Please e-mail […]
Kids Managing Conflict, SCMA Education Foundation receives $15,000 donation from the American Arbitry
Kids Managing Conflict, SCMA Education Foundation receives $15,000 donation from the American Arbitration Foundation on November 3, 2018. KMC was honored to receive a very generous donation from the American Arbitration Association (AAA) on November 3, 2018 at the SCMA Fall Conference. The donation was a surprise and we were so excited to be the […]
Karen Crowley-Marks receives 2018 Director’s Award
Karen Crowley-Marks receives 2018 Director’s Award at SCMA Fall Conference Dinner November 2, 2018 for her commitment to Peer Mediation at University High School in Los Angeles. It all started in 2007 when Principal Elois McGhee had a vision to start a peer mediation program at Uni High School and appointed Karen to start it. […]
How to gain and maintain support for a successful Peer Mediation program at school by Karen Crowley-
Will Hoadley-Brill
Will Hoadley-Brill has always been a peace maker. When he was 10 years old he heard from a friend that he was being bullied and, as Will puts it, “he was filled with rage.” He channeled that rage into a program that he started at school called the “Peace Team” which was an anti-bullying organization. […]
Clayton DiChiro talks about How learning peer mediation skills at an early age helps in adult life
Michael Powell Joins the KMC Board
Michael Powell heads up the AAA® Los Angeles Regional Office, focusing on the AAA’s Construction Division. In this role, he interacts with the AAA’s clients who file construction, real estate and environmental cases and the panelists how serve as arbitrators and mediators in those cases. His district includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, […]
Recent Addition to New Leadership for the Foundation
Ariella Morrison Ariella Morrison also joined the Board in June. She is a volunteer mediator with Centinela Youth Services and currently working as a Senior Staff Attorney with OneJustice focusing on mobilization of pro bono attorneys for detained and non-detained immigrants in Los Angeles County. Previously, she was a volunteer attorney with Michigan Immigrant Rights […]
KMC sponsored trip to the Museum of Tolerance on March 16
Kids Managing Conflict, SCMA Education Foundation sponsored four Southern California Schools on March 16 to the Museum of Tolerance. The students were able to have a guided tour of the Museum and then hear from a Holocaust survivor in person. They were all profoundly moved by the experience and you can get their impressions in […]
