California Academy of Mediation
Professionals (CAMP)
CAMP News, Announcements, and Pictures:

CAMP Runners for Peace
On Sunday November 11, 2007, California Academy of Mediation Professionals
(CAMP) participated in the Calabasas Classic Race to raise funds for CAMP's
Peer Mediation program. Our race group, the CAMP Runners for Peace, not only
socialized and exercised, but also raised nearly $1,400 to support our exciting
new Peer Mediation program for K-12 schools. A portion of the race fees also
went to help the Talbert Family Foundation, an organization dedicated to
providing financial assistance to local families with members suffering from
catastrophic illnesses.

Many thanks to our CAMP Runners for Peace and to all who supported us as
we continue to spread peace in our schools and community.

Below (click for larger):
Some of our CAMP Runners for Peace gather before the race begins!














CAMP's Peer Mediation Program at Odyssey Charter School:
CAMP is extremely excited to announce the completion of its Peer Mediation
Training at Odyssey Charter School in Altadena, CA. In October 2007, CAMP, in
partnership with the Center for Conflict Resolution (CCR) conducted a 16-hour
Peer Mediation Training of 25 students in 4th-7th grade at Odyssey Charter
School. CAMP's program provides students the opportunity to be "voices of
peace" in their schools and community. CAMP continues to educate and
support Alternative Dispute Resolution at the front lines to make true
fundamental changes for Peace.

Below (click for larger):
In-class training; Role-playing a dispute;
Mediating an actual playground dispute.











Would your school, club, or organization be interested in learning more
about CAMP's Peer Mediation trainings? Please click here for more
information or contact the CAMP staff at (818) 377-7250.

SCMA Family Law Mediation Conference
Please click here for information regarding the SCMA Family Law Conference on
10/4/07, and click here for registration.  
We are proud of our CAMP Volunteer Wendy Wright for helping put together
this exciting and informative event!   

CAMP Coffee Hour
On September 10, 2007, CAMP had its first Coffee Hour at Starbucks in
Encino, CA.  A great time was had by all as our volunteers socialized, played
the CAMP Trivia Game, and had some coffee and Chocolate Truffle CAMP cake!  
(Next time we'll try to get pictures before it is eaten!).

Think you're a CAMP smartie?  Take the CAMP Quiz online! (Coming Soon).  
We bet you can get 100%!

CAMP Welcomes New Director Mariam Zadeh
On July 1, 2007, CAMP was pleased to welcome its new Director, Ms. Mariam
Zadeh.  Ms. Zadeh spent the last decade as a trial lawyer handling a variety of
litigated disputes in California, New York and New Jersey.  She has successfully
mediated employment, class actions, commercial, premises liability, medical
malpractice, ERISA and other tort actions as well as matters pending on
appeal. In 2007, Ms. Zadeh was featured as a Rising Star in the Southern
California Super Lawyers magazine and profiled in the Los Angeles Daily
Journal.  In September 2005, Ms. Zadeh joined Jeffrey Krivis as a full-time
mediator specializing in employment, ERISA, class action, catastrophic injury
and commercial matters.  We are excited to have Ms. Zadeh aboard our team
as Director of California Academy of Mediation Professionals.

Mariam Zadeh can be reached at the CAMP telephone #: (818) 377-7250.


US Tour of Jordanian Judges
CAMP was honored to host a delegation of Jordanian judges on June 27, 2007
during their US Tour to help with the further development of mediation and to
observe mediations in the U.S. Court system.  The tour was funded via the
American Bar Association's grant from USAID.  It was an enlightening and
educational time and we'd like to extend special thanks to the Jordanian Judges
and to all who helped make this trip possible!

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The Santa Monica Courthouse, Lunch at Sham in Santa Monica,
The Beverly Hills Courthouse: