Genevieve A. Chornenki, LL.M. (ADR), C.Med, C.Arb, Toronto

Genevieve Chornenki was an early adopter of ADR, working as a mediator, facilitator, arbitrator, contract ombuds, and ADR trainer & consultant since 1989. She is currently a member of the board of directors of the Condominium Authority of Ontario that includes Ontario’s first online tribunal for condo-related disputes. She is co author of Bypass Court: A Dispute Resolution Handbook (5th edition) and a graduate of Ryerson University’s Certificate in Publishing program. Genevieve was inaugural chair of the ADR Section of the Ontario Bar Association and the recipient of its first Award of Excellence in ADR. She is also a member of the Toronto Local Mediation Committee of the Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program.

Nasser Chahbar, JD, Q.Med, London

Nasser Chahbar is the owner and principal of Chahbar Mediation Group, an ADR practice that primarily offers online mediation services. He is Co-Chair of the Online Mediation Section for the ADR Institute of Ontario. Nasser graduated from Western University with a BA in Sociology. He went on to complete his law degree (JD) at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law.

Bill Horton is an arbitrator and mediator of Canadian and international business disputes. His practice is based in Toronto. His arbitrations and mediations been conducted there and in numerous other Canadian and international venues.

Dr. Eva Malisius is an Associate Professor in the School of Humanitarian Studies at Royal Roads University.  At RRU, she redesigned the Masters program in Conflict Analysis and Management.  As a scholar and practitioner she has worked in North America and Europe, including co-founding an NGO focusing on interethnic dialogue in post-conflict communities by using mediation as a tool for dialogue. Dr. Malisius also speaks at national and international conferences and events, provides mediation services with a focus on intercultural and community dialogue, coaches individuals and teams to empower sustainable solutions, and develops innovative approaches to constructive conflict-engagement and transformation learning.

Dr. Jennifer L. Schulz, S.J.D., C.Med, Winnipeg is a law professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba and a Fellow of the Winkler Institute for Dispute Resolution at Osgoode Hall Law School. Dr. Schulz has been a visiting ADR scholar at the Faculties of Law at the Universities of Cambridge, London, and Toronto. She has taught at the Universities of Windsor and Toronto in the JD program, in Osgoode Hall’s LL.M. in ADR Program, and at the University of Manitoba. She was also the first Canadian invited Research Fellow at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Dr. Schulz is the author of many refereed articles and chapters on mediation and dispute resolution topics, and she is a practicing mediator in Winnipeg and Toronto.