As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, NYSDRA strives to make strategic use of limited funding and staffing resources. Developing and being supported by a robust Board of Directors -- a group of individuals who generously share their time and expertise to strengthen the NYSDRA network -- is of paramount importance. NYSDRA's work would not be possible without their dedication, experience, and professionalism, and we wanted to take a moment to introduce you to the team.

New Board Members 

Love Odih Kumuyi is a peacebuilding and conflict transformation practitioner. Prior to launching the global consulting firm, Unsiloed, she was the inaugural Associate Dean of Conflict Resolution at Cornell University where she developed policies and programs that use ADR tools and bias monitoring data to respond to bias incidents and community crisis. Prior, she trained hundreds of Peace Corps volunteers pre-deployment and consulted with the United Nations Development Programs in Africa, the Middle East, and the United States. Leading with extensive interdisciplinary experiences, Love is passionate about driving systemic change, foster learning, facilitating dialogue, that redefines human relations, and promotes inclusion. A mediation professor at NYU, Love serves on several boards and initiatives.

Chris Kwok is a mediator and arbitrator with JAMS, specializing in Labor & Employment law. Formerly, he was the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Coordinator at the U.S. Equal Employment Commission in the New York District office. Mr. Kwok managed mediators in the New York, Newark, Buffalo and Boston offices. He has personally mediated thousands of cases over the course of his career. Mr. Kwok is active in the field as a trainer, lecturer and writer. He was the founding Co-Chair of the Labor & Employment Committee at the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY). Currently, Mr. Kwok is Co Chair of the Asia Practice Committee and Issues Committee at AABANY. He is also the founding Co Chair of the Dispute Resolution Committee at the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA). Mr. Kwok received his B.A from Cornell University and his J.D. from UCLA Law School.

Matthew Lattimer is a graduate of Columbia University in the City of New York with an AB in history and holds a law degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. While in law school, in addition to being part of a mediation clinic at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, he also had held internships at the United Nations with the Economic and Social Council and with Robert P. Patterson, Senior U.S.D.J. in the Southern District of New York. Matthew is a Senior Conciliation Specialist and has been with the United States Department of Justice Community Relations Service since 2008.