Community Mediation Maryland
Research Citations
Administrative Office of the Courts (2014). Impact of Alternative Dispute Resolution on Responsibility, Empowerment, Resolution,
and Satisfaction with the Judiciary: Comparison of Self-Reported Outcomes in District Court Civil Cases.
Administrative Office of the Courts (2015). What Works in Child Access Mediation: Effectiveness of Various Mediation Strategies on
Immediate and Long Term Outcomes.
Flower, S. (2014). Community Mediation Maryland Conflict Management Training Evaluation Summary.
Flower, S. (2014). Community Mediation Maryland Prisoner Re-Entry Mediation Recidivism Analysis. http://re-entrymediation.org/
index.php/general-information/2014-evalution-results/
Staff
Lorig Charkoudian– Executive Director
Erricka Bridgeford– Director of Training
Hope Braveheart– AmeriCorps Director
Tracee Ford– Director of Quality Development
Leslie Oversholser– Development Director
Caroline Cragin– Office Manager
Income Contributions and Grants 267,625
Government Grants 644,097
Training and Research Contracts 71,094
Total $982,816
Expenses
Addiction Recovery 31,484
AmeriCorps 470,247
Center Support 18,379
Family Mediation 57,238
General Operating 70,056
IEP Facilitation 48,786
Outreach & Public Education 16,816
Prisoner Re-Entry Mediation 152,385
Research 13,260
School Attendance Mediation 24,200
Training & Quality Assurance 44,100
Total $946,951
Board Michele Ennis, Chair Dave Bort, Vice Chair Jennifer Williams, Secretary Reco Collins, Treasurer Laura Dugan Patricia Ryan Tyler Smith Greg Warren Hannibal Kemerer Barry Klein Dianne Gilbert
Heartfelt thank you to the hardworking
Community Mediation Maryland Board
Members who served between 7/1/2014 and
6/30/2015:
Janet Kelly Susan Fisher Shane Mattingly Susan Rork Misty Fae Emmett Ward
Community Mediation Maryland · 310 Tulip Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland 20912
www.MDMediation.org · 301-270-9700
Community Mediation Maryland
Short Term Process Long Term Impact
Legislative Education Day 2015
VISION
For every Maryland resident to have awareness of and access to affordable,
high-quality community mediation services.
MISSION
CMM advances collaborative conflict resolution in Maryland through educating
the public, providing training and quality assurance, conducting research, and
creatively applying mediation to social challenges.
2015 Annual Report
Research Shows... Relationships Matter
Mediation is a short term interv ention with a long term impact!
Reducing Recidivism
When inmates are able to use prisoner
re-entry mediation with their family
members or other important people before
their release, they are more likely to be
home with their families after release. Using
re-entry mediation decreased their
likelihood of arrest, conviction, and future
incarceration, when compared with their
peers who did not receive the service. Even
after just one mediation, the chance of
re-incarceration goes down by 10%; it
further reduces another 7% for each
additional session.
Building Relationships
Research on District Court Day of Trial
Mediation found that using mediation
improved the relationships of participants,
and their attitudes towards each other,
3-6 months after the session, when
compared with cases that used the normal
court process.
Agreements That Work
Research on Day of Trial cases
found that mediated agreements
work. When participants
developed their own agreement
through mediation, they were only
half as likely to return to court for
an enforcement action, compared
to participants whose
verdict was imposed by court
processes.
CMM Executive Director Lorig Charkoudian introduces
State Senator Jamie Raskin at the 10th Annual Gala
Thank You For Your Support Caroline Harmon-Darrow Susan & Peter Kahn Harold Kessler Freda Kirkham John Lorenz JoAnne Mabury Logan Peter McGowan Leslie Overholser Dusty & Vicki Rhoades John Rosicky Brian St. Clair Christopher Sanders &
Hannah Temple Robert R. Scholtz Living
Trust Rebecca Snyder Tim Stranges Jennifer Troy Magdeleine Vandal Sherrye Walker Vicki Warren Anne Worthington Mary Yancy
$200-$499
David Brandon Nisha Charkoudian Chesapeke Labs/ Grozinger Deron Charkoudian Sandy Darrow Susan Fisher Shawn Flower Richard & Alice Isaacman Cynthia Jurrius Barry Klein Katrina Oprisko Faye Pines Mary Rogers Patricia Ryan Lawrence Siu Bob Silcox Burton Taylor
$500-$999
Dave Bort Hope Braveheart Dianne Gilbert Caroline Hadley Hannibal Kemerer Travelers Community
Connections
$1,000+ Laura Dugan Mary Edwards Matthew Rogers Bob Scholz
In-Kind Gifts Addie Blevins, Pink Pixie
Press Cornell Anderson Dave Bort Erricka Bridgeford Hope Braveheart Bethel Charkoudian Lorig Charkoudian Brandon Mohr, Crabcake Factory Restaurant Carroll County Community
Mediation Center Community Mediation
Prince Georges County Kate Cullen & Martin Krantz Reco Collins Laura Dugan Michele Ennis Rachel Fisher Susan Fisher Tracee Ford Dianne Gilbert Greenan Jewelers Gretchen Hanson
Caroline Harmon-Darrow Steve Harmon Kate Horton Hugs & Stitches Crochet &
Knit for Charity Laura Humphries Carrie Kelly Janet Kelly Hannibal Kemerer Tyler and Alexis Keyworth Martin Krantz & Kate Cullen Barry Klein Law Offices of Shane
Mattingly Mountainside Community
Mediation Center Lynn Lee Sharon Lipford Elizabeth Meadows Mid-Shore Mediation Center Elizabeth Morse Sue Myers Dave Nemazie North Sails Annapolis John & Leslie Overholser Patriot Cruises Elaine Phillips for St. Mary's
County
Beth Remesch Vicki Rhoades Repeat Performance Rise Up Coffee Kathy Rockefeller Susan Rork Jonathan & Jill Rosenthal Patricia Ryan Salisbury University Sea Gull
Century Smoke Shack Ribs Catering Carolyn Stilwell Strathmore Sue Myers for St. Mary's
County Third Eye Comics Nancy Turner Michael Vardoulakis Lauren Waesche Greg Warren Washington County Community Mediation Center Jim Weber Jennifer Williams Woodhall Vineyard & Wine
Cellars
Thank You For Your Support $25,000 Bob Barker Company Foundation
$27,436 Governors Office of Crime Control & Prevention: Byrne Memorial
Justice Assistance Grant
$48,000 Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE)
$64,297 Maryland Judiciary Department of Family Administration
$150,000 Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS)
$240,000 Maryland Judiciary’s Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office (MACRO)
$255,600 Corporation for National and Community Service / Maryland Governor’s
Office of Service & Volunteerism
Up to $49
Robert Azbell Christie Bell Abraham Bonowitz Aileen Boyd Erricka Bridgeford Franca Brilliant Galanda Bryan Jacqueline Burson Joy Campbell Michaun Carney Isabel Cassen James Failor Mary Ferris Andrea Goldman Merrell Hahn & Barbara Ferris Hahn Abigail Horton David & Nancy Hutchins Wendy Jason Nakisha Jones Rhea Kennedy Elva Krohn Stephanie Lazarus Michael Lichtenberg Eileen Martin David Mawn
Kathleen Meagher Tom Mellies David Michael Ralph Moore Robin Moore Katrina Ositelu Carrie Plymire Jeffrey Pugh Katherine Quinn Patrick Riley Christopher Rose Patricia Ross Carolyn Stilwell Anita Thornton Keesha Wallace Erika Washington Heather Watkins Dick White Kate Wolfson Susan Yates
$50-$99
Gordon Barnett Anne Belota Joann Blewett Pamela & Martin
Brubaker
Andrew Burkowske Meredith Cabe Arax Charkoudian Kenar Charkoudian Lorig Charkoudian Rocco Casagrande & Kate
Rhudy Lawrence Comegys Catherine Cullen Nathelia Davenport Cindy Faucette Tracee Ford Susan Gauvey Lucy Gillespie Leslie Gross Toby Guerin Stacey Gurian-Sherman Shantay Guy Stephen Harmon Philip Holmes Michael Hunter Tim Johnson Steven & Meredith Klepper Tom Lancaster Rod & Pat Layton Larue Lennon Florine McReady Anne Mychalus
David & Victoria Norwood Anne Pfitzer Richard Rhoades Anita Riley John Roberts Kathy Rockefeller Peter Rohman Barbara Soscia Deborah Taylor Megan Timms Eloise Ullman Rachel Wohl Jennifer Williams
$100-$199
Robert Anderson Chauna Brocht Howell Baum Clarence Brown Nida Christianson Ladessa Croucher Jason Daniel Susan Dugan-Konka Kim Farrell Jill Feasley Michael Fisher
Research Shows... Relationships Matter
Mediation is a short term interv ention with a long term impact!
Training as Treatment
Over the last several years,
CMM has been conducting
conflict resolution trainings
with individuals involved in
Drug Court in Baltimore City.
When individuals participate in
these trainings, they are 29%
less likely to be arrested,
compared to their peers who
did not take the training.
Participants also lasted longer
without an arrest than their
peers.
Listening Deeply
When mediators listen, reflect parents’ concerns, and ask for more information,
they can actually help parents involved in child custody cases to work together.
Research on mediator strategies used in child access mediation found that when
mediators reflected the concerns of parents with a focus on emotions, interests,
and topics, parents were more able to work together and to consider each
other’s perspective. The mediators’ reflecting strategies supported the parent’s
ability to work as a team, prioritizing their children’s needs, even several months
after the mediation session.
Training Director Erricka Bridgeford provides Train the Trainer
workshop to prepare volunteers for conflict resolution training in
elementary and middle schools throughout Maryland
Community Mediation Centers in Maryland FY 2015 Results
Train community members who reflect the community’s diversity with regard to age, race, gender, ethnicity, income and education to serve as volunteer mediators
Provide mediation services at no cost or on a sliding scale
Schedule mediations at a time and place convenient to the participants
Hold mediations in neighborhoods where disputes occur
Encourage early use of mediation to prevent violence or to reduce the need for court intervention, as well as provide mediation at any stage in a dispute
Mediate community-based disputes that come from referral sources including self-referrals, police, courts, community organizations, civic groups, religious institutions, government agencies and others
Educate community members about conflict resolution and mediation
Maintain high quality mediators by providing intensive, skills-based training, apprenticeships, continuing education and ongoing evaluation of volunteer mediators
Work with the community in governing community mediation programs in a manner that is based on collaborative problem solving among staff, volunteers and community members
Provide mediation, education, and potentially other conflict resolution processes to community members who reflect the community's diversity with regard to age, race, gender, ethnicity, income, education, and geographic location
Community Mediation Centers in Maryland conducted nearly
3,500 mediation sessions
CMM helped launch 2 new mediation centers
in Maryland, increasing access to
conflict resolution for people in those
counties
The Ten Point Model
Community Mediation Centers in Maryland FY 2015 Results
313 community members
participated in the Inclusive Basic
Mediation training and 382 volunteer mediators received
advanced training
Community Mediation Centers used
329 sites across the state to make
mediation accessible to all
Community Mediation Centers conducted over 9,000 hours of outreach to the public
encouraging the use of mediation for any and all disputes at any point in the dispute
Centers worked closely with 672 partner agencies to promote use of
mediation
14 volunteer mediators from
across the state became certified in the Inclusive Mediation Model
through CMM’s nationally recognized Performance Based
Evaluation process
Recognizing the Volunteer of the Year award recipients at the
10th Annual Gala
AmeriCorps members in front of the Community Mediation
Program mural in Baltimore
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