News

• October 2011 - Mike, Carol and Nancy co-authored "Seven Benefits of Mediation" in the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce's monthly newsletter.
• September 2011 - Nancy co-presented "So You Think You Know Everything About Mediation—Think Again" to members of the Palo Alto Area Bar Association at their monthly meeting.
• September 2011 - Mike was elected President of the League of California Cities at their annual meeting held in San Francisco.
• August 2011 - Nancy, Carol and Mike co-authored "Ten Ways to Improve Mediation Settlement Rates," appearing in Case in Point published by the National Judicial College. 
• July 2011 - Mike was appointed to the board of directors of the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency as well as to the Silicon Valley Leadership Group Housing Leadership Council.
• July 2011 - Nancy presented her 40-hour Comprehensive Mediation course to judges from around the US at the National Judicial College in Reno, NV.
• May 2011 - Mike moderated a panel on Public Employee Pension Reform in Sacramento, CA.
• May 2011--Carol, Mike and Nancy presented a 3-hour, MCLE program on how attorneys can avoid mediation mistakes to members of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
• March 2011 - Nancy presented a 40-hour Civil Mediation course at the National Judicial College. This marks her 17th year as faculty.
• March 2011 - Mike moderated a National League of Cities Economic Development forum in Washington D.C.
• February 2011 - Carol, Mike and Nancy presented a 2-hour MCLE program to members of the Solano County Bar Association on the 7 Costly Mistakes Attorneys Make in Mediation.
• January 2011 - Mike was elected Vice Mayor of the City of Mountain View.
• October 2010 - Nancy Yeend presented a program on breaking impass to Palo Alto mediators.

Articles

• Ten Ways to Improve Mediation Settlement Rates
• Mediation 101: Understanding the Magic
• Mediation 120: Experts in Mediation
• Think "Mediation" Before "Litigation"
• Mediating Intellectual Property Disputes

Community Involvement

• Carol Millie is working with Ventana School which plans to offer first grade instruction in the Reggio Emillia approach currently practiced in its preschool and kindergarten school.
• Mike Kasperzak is the former Mayor and currently serving as Vice Mayor of Mountain View.
• Nancy Yeend volunteers for the Peninsula Humane Society's Wildlife Rescue Education Team, helping children understand how to coexist with wild animals that live in our community.