Mediation & Conflict Consulting Practitioners
We recruit and vet knowledgeable and skilled conflict consulting practitioners with local, national, and international experience. We match your situation with the most appropriate practitioner.
Below are some of our core panelists.
Antonia “Toni” Ozeroff
Practitioner/Investigator
Toni is a former attorney turned conflict resolution professional specializing in divorce/separation, landlord-tenant, workplace, sexual harassment and general litigation/commercial matters.
Toni creates a safe, professional and positive environment for parties to take control of their futures. She partners with each client to understand their mindset and goals, which allows her to tailor the process and help parties find their way out of conflict.
Wesley Parks
Attorney/Mediator
Wesley is an attorney and mediator. In his mediation practice, he specializes in family law, landlord-tenant, property, contract, small claims and neighbor disputes.
Wesley is driven by helping people resolve disputes in a productive manner that promotes ongoing relationships. He encourages parties to look at their disputes from both sides and to focus on the future with the goal of creating agreements that will stand the test of time.
Laura Elliott
Practitioner
Laura Elliott comes to mediation and conflict resolution via the private and commercial business worlds. She has worked in the communications industry for more than two decades, as an investigative journalist and then as a senior executive for Fleishmann-Hillard, Inc., one of the world’s leading strategic communications firms.
Paige Brock
Attorney/Mediator
Paige received her bachelor’s degree and juris doctorate degree from the University of Colorado. As an attorney who practiced at two national, multidisciplinary law firms with major offices in Denver, Colorado, she developed broad litigation experience in diverse industries. She was a vital team member because of her strong oral and written advocacy skills as well as her attention to detail. Paige was a founding board member, director, and executive officer of the board of directors of a Douglas County public charter school. In the almost seven years that she served on the volunteer board, the school applied for and received its original charter, charter renewal, grant funding, an investment-grade rating with Standard and Poor’s, and a public bond that funded the completion of its facility.
Brian S. Beck
Co-Owner/CEO
Brian S. Beck is chief executive officer, owner and co-founder of OvalOptions, a conflict-resolution consulting firm. His expertise is in workplace conflict, organizational consulting and conflict management system design.
Appropriate dispute resolution drives Brian’s approach to mediation. By helping people build relationships and find the right process, he empowers them to get through difficult situations and resolve conflict.
Matt Jarvinen
Practitioner/Investigator
Matt is an attorney with broad experience in the fields of alternative dispute resolution and labor-management relations. He specializes in the facilitation and mediation of workplace and employment disputes, and is both a mediator and a labor arbitrator.
Matt is motivated by a desire to help people in conflict. “It can be really powerful when people involved in disputes feel that they’ve been heard.” Transformation is possible when those in conflict are able to identify what is most important to them and create their own way to emerge from the dispute.
Marta Cary-Skovrinski
Practitioner/Coach
Marta specializes in organizational dispute resolution through leadership coaching, mediation, conflict coaching, group facilitation and training.
Marta is passionate about helping people and organizations manage conflicts, and communication, relationship, and trust issues. She uses a collaborative and coaching approach to facilitate problem solving and increase effectiveness.
David Holland
Practitioner/Facilitator
David Holland specializes in facilitation and enjoys mediations that impact teens. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Science from Ohio State University and a Master of Science Degree in Computer Science from University of Southern California. David is an expert in facilitating complex and contentious issues–empowering voices, tracking concerns, clarifying statements, and asking important questions. We turn to him for our most challenging situations.
Loretta Koehler
Loretta is an attorney and trained mediator specializing in alternative dispute resolution for domestic relations and child welfare cases; civil cases, including neighbor and money disputes; and employment and organizational issues.
Loretta’s approach is informed by her educational training in psychology and counseling, and her decades of volunteer and work experience in domestic and employment disputes. This diverse background allows her to understand the root causes of conflict and the perspectives of both parties to help them find meaningful resolutions.
CJ Clayton
Practitioner/Mediator
CJ specializes in divorce, family issues, property disputes, business conflicts and small claims. He is also a Protection Order Conditions Conferences court mediator.
CJ’s approach is guided by the principles of impartiality and neutrality. He believes that establishing trust and a human connection are essential to creating space for open dialogue and empowering people to find their way out of conflict.
Morgan O'Brien
Mediator/Consultant
Morgan is a mediator and senior executive with more than 30 years’ experience in media, manufacturing and technology companies, in addition to national nonprofit organizations. He has held senior management positions with divisions of MGM/UA, News America, World Color Press and Advance Publications. His functional expertise includes complex negotiations, Mergers and Acquisitions, strategic planning, business valuation, business exit planning, raising capital and dispute resolution.
Morgan earned a BA in Journalism at the University of Minnesota, MBA from Columbia University and completed mediation training through Phoenix Strategies. He is a member of the Mediation Association of Colorado (MAC) and Co-Chair of the Financial Executives’ Networking Group (FENG) Colorado Chapter.
Jennifer Runyan
Owner/COO
Jennifer Runyan is chief operating officer of OvalOptions, a conflict-resolution consulting firm. Her expertise is in domestic dispute mediation and business administration.
Jennifer is a natural problem solver. She practices collaborative mediation and believes that giving people ownership over their scenario will empower them to find the best and most effective resolution.
Mark Loye
Senior Mediator
Mark’s expertise is in dispute resolution in multi-party environmental and public policy, land use, business, EEO/workplace and real estate. Mark also specializes in task force and group facilitation.
A natural communicator, Mark is passionate about creating an environment where people can get past the place where they are stuck and get on with their lives. He sees his role as a facilitator – to help people talk and allow them to find their own way out of conflict.