Meet the Team
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Marty Ellin J.D
PRESIDENT
Marty has devoted his career to finding just solutions to complex situations.
A multiple award winner, Marty Ellin life’s work was most recently recognized in 2020 when he received the prestigious State Bar Clark Award.
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Carol Rice CCM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Carol has built her professional career on helping others find positive outcomes in times of conflict.
Published author & keynote speaker, Carol brings 30 years of experience in conflict resolution and conflict management to the team.
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Cynthia Padilla Pearson
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
A member of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, Cynthia has been a career victims’ rights advocate for over a decade, with an especially strong background in assisting survivors as they navigate the courthouse.
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Shinji Morokuma J.D
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Shinji specializes in dispute resolution and arbitration.
As the former executive director of The Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution, Shinji understands the value of building unique educational programs in the workplace.
Our team is made up of a diverse group of trainers and practitioners who focus on finding the cause and effect of conflict or a lack of effective direction in the workplace and create meaningful resolution options.
Our online training programs are produced by our international partners at brandAnonymous.
We believe in:
RESPECT
We treat individuals with respect, even when there is disagreement.
We listen with the intent to recognize a need and meet it with a solution.
GROWTH
We believe in encouraging the chance for growth and learning by looking at things from different perspectives.
We celebrate differences of opinion and value an open exchange of ideas.
INTEGRITY
We believe that those who participate with integrity in conflict resolution agree to take on two responsibilities, first acknowledging their own role in a conflict and second, actively engaging in the search for a resolution.
OPPORTUNITY
We provide opportunities for people to come together to take action to identify and understand situations that may cause others to feel marginalized or diminished.
“My legal career began as a legal services program attorney, followed by a private legal practice focusing on commercial litigation. During that time, I was also certified as a mediator, and after 23 years as a litigator, I left private law to be engaged in alternative dispute resolution full time. I've conducted more than 200 mediations and arbitrations and taught Mediation as a law school adjunct professor for seven years.”
— Marty Ellin, Founder and President, Marty Ellin & Associates