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About bj mann
Summary of Mediation Services
bj mann Divorce, Family, and Workplace Mediation helps develop divorce and separation agreements and resolve other conflicts through mediation for couples, families, partners, and workplaces. bj mann negotiates differences as a neutral facilitator and alternative dispute resolution expert to create sustainable solutions for companies, couples, and individual clients seeking to resolve difficult disputes and obtain equitable agreements.
Location
bj mann serves the Rochester, New York and Finger Lakes region, including Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans and Wayne Counties.
Experience and Expertise
bj mann brings 30 years of business, mentoring, coaching and community leadership to her practice of mediation. Before retiring from Global Crossing/Frontier Telephone Company, she managed many departments including human resources and customer service. She is now an advanced-practitioner family mediator specializing in divorce mediation. She brings sensitivity and experience to every mediation session and helps her clients find solutions that are meaningful, lasting, cost- effective and timely.
BJ is an exceptional instructor and teaches courses on "How To Get a Divorce," "Conflict Management," Non Violent Communication," and "Mediation." She is also an instructor for the Assisting Children Through Transition program, a joint project of the Supreme and Family Court System.
BJ is a certified mediator for and a volunteer with the Center for Dispute Settlement. She is a past president of the Rochester Association of Family Mediators, serves on the board of directors for the New York State Council of Divorce Mediation, and is an active member of the Rochester Collaborative Law panel and the Association for Conflict Resolution. She is vice-president of the Crayon Project as well as a volunteer for the Pet Adoption Network.
BJ has been recognized for her leadership and excellence in her many community endeavors. As founder and first president of the Rochester Women's Network, she received its Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998.
BJ lives in Brighton and has three grown children as well as three dogs, and often several others, as she is a foster mom for rescued dogs until they find adoptive homes.
Divorce Mediation
bj mann's divorce mediation process creates a neutral, caring environment in which she helps you come to your own solutions as your marriage ends. She guides you through the conversations you need to have about children, finances, assets, debts, retirement plans and pensions, and the legal arrangements to have your agreement processed. She is expert at keeping the divorce mediation process affordable and on track.
bj mann captures not just your thoughts but your intentions and helps craft the document and language so that they are carried out. BJ focuses on your children, their needs, and the relationship you want to have with them during and after the divorce process.
bj mann's specialty is a durable, comprehensive agreement with no surprises in a year or two. While BJ is not an attorney, she is very knowledgeable about divorce law. She ensures you are well-informed and helps you find additional resources as needed.
bj mann's support goes beyond mediation. A skilled networker and community volunteer, BJ is often able to link clients with job opportunities, Realtors®, legal resources, mortgage brokers, insurance agents, therapists, and counselors. She stays informed about regional support that may help her clients.
bj mann's process is efficient and well-organized, so it is shorter, reducing the amount of time and money needed to finalize issues. The result is a workable agreement for both parties that provides the predictability and arrangements needed for a smoother transition to the next phase of your life.
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