Awards

Awards and Distinctions

  • “Chief Judge Robert M. Bell Award” for Outstanding Contribution to Alternative Dispute Resolution in Maryland (2018)
  • “Fellow”, International Academy of Mediators (2018)
  • “Top 100 MBE Award”, Minority Owned Business Enterprises for the Mid-Atlantic Region (2014)
  •  “Brava Award”, SmartCEO Magazine (Top 15 Maryland Female CEOs, 2012)
  • “Most Spirited Woman Award,” the American Red Cross, MyCity4Her and the Baltimore Business Journal (2011)
  • “Special Leader of the Year Award”, YWCA, for work in leadership and the eradication of racism (2010)
  • “ACET”, First Mediation Trainer Nationally Approved as an Accredited Continuing Education Trainer (ACET) by the National Association for Conflict Resolution, (2010)
  • “Hall of Fame”, Sacred Heart-Griffin High School Hall of Fame, Springfield, IL (2010)
  •  “Maryland Circle of Excellence,” The Daily Record (2009)
  • “Most Enterprising Woman Award”, Baltimore Business Journal  (2009)
  • “Top 100 MBE Award”, Minority Owned Business Enterprises for the Mid-Atlantic Region (2009)
  •  “Maryland’s Top 100 Women”, The Daily Record (2004, 2007, 2009)
  •  “Baltimore’s Best” Mediator, Baltimore Magazine (2002)
  • “Advanced Practitioner”, the Association of Conflict Resolution, Family Section (2001-present)
  • “Certified Transformative Mediator”, Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation, only performance-based measure for national certification (1999)
  •  “Certified Mediator”, Maryland Council on Dispute Resolution, the only performance-based certification in the State of Maryland (1997)
  • “Advanced Practitioner”, Academy of Family Mediators (1992-2001)
  •  “Pro Bono Award”, Whiteford, Taylor and Preston, LLP (1990)
  •  “Most Outstanding Woman Law Student”, Washington & Lee School of Law (1988)