EDUCATION

Suffolk University Law School , Boston, Massachusetts
Guardian ad Litem Certification, 2004

Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
PIL Mediation/Negotiation Certification, 2003

Southern New England School of Law , Dartmouth, Massachusetts
J.D., 1997

Providence College , Providence, Rhode Island
B.A., 1993

CURRENT POSITION

Rhode Island Family Court , Providence, Rhode Island
ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR, Court Operations, 2001 to present
Responsible for the day to day operations of the Family Court including case scheduling and tracking; supervision, review and discipline of Family Court staff; direct report to the Chief Judge of the Family Court

MEDIATION AND COURT EXPERIENCE

Rhode Island Family Court
Providence, Rhode Island
CHIEF MEDIATOR/CASE MANAGER, 1997 to 2001
Mediated over 750 cases pending before the Family Court including Domestic, Reciprocal, Juvenile and Child Protection proceedings

Rhode Island Supreme Court
Providence, Rhode Island
LAW CLERK, 1997

Legal Services of Cape Cod and the Islands, Inc.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
RULE 33 STUDENT ATTORNEY, 1996 to 1997

BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

Family Court Mediation Advisory Board (Chairperson), 2001 to present
Attorney General’s Domestic Violence Task Force, 2002 to present
National Association of Court Managers, Governors Ideal System of Care, 2002 to present
Supreme Court Indigent Defense Task Force, 2002 to present
Supreme Court Mediation Task Force, 2002 to 2003
Child Support Guidelines Task Force, 2002
Rhode Island Children’s Trust, 2003 to present
Guardian ad Litem Task Force, 2003 to present