Interview with Donna Ramlow: Conflict Resolution for All
Dispute Resolution Center (DRC) is an organization that specializes in conflict resolution and mediation services. Donna Ramlow, the Executive Director of DRC, has been a driving force in the field of alternative dispute resolution for many years. Her unwavering commitment to helping individuals, organizations, and communities find peaceful resolutions to their conflicts has earned her widespread recognition and respect.
Donna explains that DRC's mission is to provide accessible and effective mediation services to all individuals, regardless of their backgrounds or circumstances. The organization offers a wide range of mediation services, including family and divorce mediation, workplace mediation, community mediation, Special Education, and more. DRC's team of trained volunteer mediators, who come from diverse professional backgrounds, work tirelessly to create a safe and neutral environment where parties can express their concerns and interests freely.
Donna also highlights DRC's commitment to education and outreach. She outlines the details of the Parents Apart educational class, as well as DRC's robust and active CASA program, where volunteers are assigned to help children and their families who are going through the foster care system. The organization also offers comprehensive training programs for aspiring mediators and conducts workshops and presentations on conflict resolution in schools, businesses, and communities.
In the discussion about the impact of DRC's work, Donna shares heartwarming stories of people that have been able to resolve their disputes amicably and strengthen their relationships and communication skills, including how improved communication skills have helped her and her family in their personal lives.
Donna Ramlow's passion, dedication, and unwavering commitment to conflict resolution, and the wellbeing of children and their families, are truly inspiring. With her leadership, Donna is paving the way for a more peaceful and harmonious world, one mediated resolution at a time.