Experience

UN Women USA

• United States
• Philanthropy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President, San Francisco - UN Women USA

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  VP, San Francisco - the birthplace of the United Nations in 1945. UN Women USA is the official, membership-based non-profit organization that raises funds and awareness for UN Women, the United Nations agency that advances gender equality and female empowerment globally. Events and projects include: Cities for CEDAW a nationwide, grassroots effort to encourage local governments to become more gender equitable; EVAW - an effort to End Violence Against Women; The Gender Equal Pay coalition; HeForShe, a social movement campaign providing a systematic approach and targeted platform through which men and boys become agents of change for the achievement of gender equality; Women In Climate Change Gender Action Plan; Bi-annual Global Voices Film Festival Show less



Pactum Factum

• United States
• Law Practice

• Attorney, Mediator, Negotiation Consultant

  • Sep 2006 - Present

  Founder and Principal of global mediation and negotiation firm. Host of "Forces of Good" podcast. Founder and Principal of global mediation and negotiation firm. Host of "Forces of Good" podcast.



Spectrum Strategies for Autism

• Community Services

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Apr 2014 - Present

  501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing siblings support groups; and rescue dog matching, placement and training to families with children with Autism. 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing siblings support groups; and rescue dog matching, placement and training to families with children with Autism.



International Chamber of Commerce

• France
• International Trade and Development
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Mediator and Judge

  • 2010 - 2013

  Serving as judge and mediator for ICC mediation competition in Paris, France Serving as judge and mediator for ICC mediation competition in Paris, France



University of California, Berkeley - School of Law

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Lecturer

  • 2009 - 2013

  Teaching Negotiation practical skills course and supervising independent studies Teaching Negotiation practical skills course and supervising independent studies



University of California, Hastings College of the Law

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Law Professor (Adj.)

  • 2003 - 2013

  Teaching: Mediation Clinic / Negotiation / Special Education Law Teaching: Mediation Clinic / Negotiation / Special Education Law



EEOC

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mediator

  • 2007 - 2010

  One of the small team of original designers of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s pilot mediation program in 1996 for the San Francisco Regional Office, and later mediated EEOC cases from San Jose to Sacramento One of the small team of original designers of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s pilot mediation program in 1996 for the San Francisco Regional Office, and later mediated EEOC cases from San Jose to Sacramento



Judicial Council of California

• United States
• Administration of Justice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Attorney - Office of the General Counsel

  • 2002 - 2007

  In-house employment law attorney for the Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), the policymaking body for the entire California court system for 58 counties and the Supreme Court of California. I advised the Judicial Council, the Chief Justice of California, and trial and appellate court judges and court officers, contributing to major policy and legal decisions on employment and labor issues that affect the entire judicial branch of California. During that time, I was also selected by the California Division for Judicial Education and Research (CJER) as a representative attorney for the judicial branch to conduct ongoing discrimination and harassment training through live, televised, satellite broadcast programming to court employees statewide. The target 20,000-member audience consisted of judges, human resources professionals, court directors and court staff. Broadcasting live with a studio audience, I also co-hosted CJER’s production of “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Celebration of Justice,” as part of the Division’s Continuing The Dialogue television series. The content of many of the broadcasts drew upon expertise in the field of Civil Rights and various discrimination and fair employment laws. Show less



Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Employment Litigation Attorney

  • 1998 - 2002

  After dissolution of boutique labor & employment firm in San Francisco, joined Orrick's Employment Law group and handled all aspects of litigation and client counseling. Closest clients I worked with included Gap, Apple, Oracle, Electronic Arts After dissolution of boutique labor & employment firm in San Francisco, joined Orrick's Employment Law group and handled all aspects of litigation and client counseling. Closest clients I worked with included Gap, Apple, Oracle, Electronic Arts