About Us
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The Resolution Group, a partnership of three ethically guided Chartered Mediators in Edmonton, offers supportive, confidential and client-focused mediation. We work in collaboration with other professionals to ensure our clients have an effective process for conflict resolution and have access to all resources in order to make informed decisions and lasting agreements.
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Rachel McDonald
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Rachel is a Chartered Mediator and trainer in conflict resolution and has facilitated over 800 mediations, primarily in the areas of family (separation and divorce; parent-teen), workplace and business partnerships. Rachel's extensive experience in mediation includes her work as the Parent-Teen Mediation Program Coordinator for Catholic Social Services and as a Family Mediator with Alberta Justice Resolution Services. Rachel is the co-founder of an Edmonton Mediator Ethics group focused on building ethical practice and a co-author and instructor of the 9-day, 3-module course in Separation and Divorce for the ADR Institute of Alberta. Rachel draws on her experience in working in a variety of social service and family intervention areas, her BA (Psychology/Sociology) and her training in interest-based and transformative mediation to support parties to be their own agents of change and determine their own outcomes. She is a passionate mediator who believes in her clients’ abilities and self-determination while ensuring she offers a process that is respectful, focused and efficient (in both time and cost). |
Judith Lake
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Judith is a Chartered Mediator providing mediation and conflict resolution training. Judith has been mediating and training for 20 years in the areas of separation and divorce, workplace, civil claims, and restorative justice.
Judith worked as a family mediator with Alberta Justice Resolution Services for eight years. She was their liaison with Community Initiatives Against Family Violence and has extensive education and experience working with clients experiencing high conflict and family violence. Prior to that, Judith worked with the Mediation and Restorative Justice Centre for nine years, starting as a volunteer mediator with the Victim/Offender Mediation Program before becoming a Co-chair and then Executive Director of the Centre. Before moving into mediation, Judith spent ten years in the Human Resource field, including grievance administration, giving her a strong foundation for her workplace mediation and conflict resolution training. Judith is a co-author and instructor of the 9-day, 3-module Separation & Divorce Mediation Program for the ADR Institute of Alberta and she teaches conflict resolution courses in the undergraduate and MBA programs in the University of Alberta's School of Business. Judith is a mediator with the Alberta Court of Justice Mediation Program and the Alberta Justice Family Mediation Program and is on the Board of the Alberta Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Judith has worked with thousands of clients and her kind, gentle, down-to-earth approach has helped them get through difficult conversations and make lasting, well-suited agreements, tailor-made to their situations. |
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Tammy Borowiecki
CMed, QArb, BCom 
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I am a mediator, conflict management coach, facilitator, and trainer. I support individuals to improve their conflict competencies, gain understanding and insight into their conflict, and resolve their issues.
As a trainer, I provide skills training in communication and conflict management for workplaces. As a Conflict Management Coach, I work one-on-one with clients to help them effectively engage in and manage their interpersonal conflicts. As a mediator, my focus is in workplace, small business, family business, community, non-profit, boards and business-to-business disputes. Whether working with pairs or teams, I support clients to resolve conflicts, improve communication, and improve workplace/organization functioning. I am active on the Alberta Court of Justice (civil claims) mediation roster. Prior to entering the field of conflict management, I was involved in marketing, advertising, media buying, consumer behaviour analysis, and project management. I bring diverse experience from my work with corporate and commercial enterprises, small and family businesses, tech start-ups, property management, non-profits, and multi-cultural societies. I believe effective communication and conflict management skills not only contribute to personal fulfillment and success but also provide financial benefits for businesses. |
All partners at The Resolution Group are dedicated to ethical practice and continuing education. As members of the ADR Institute of Alberta and Canada (ADRIA & ADRIC), we adhere to the Mediator Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics, and Complaint Resolution Policy.