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Karl A. Slaikeu, Ph.D.
CEO
a psychologist, mediator, and internationally recognized author, formerly held a tenured faculty position in the Department of Psychology at the University of South Carolina, followed by teaching in the Department of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Slaikeu is co-author with Ralph H. Hasson of Controlling the Costs of Conflict: How to Design a System for Your Organization (Jossey-Bass, 1998) and author of When Push Comes to Shove: A Practical Guide to Mediating Disputes (Jossey-Bass, 1996), as well as other books and numerous articles on crisis and conflict management. Dr. Slaikeu received his B.A. from The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and his M.A. and Ph.D. from The State University of New York at Buffalo, in addition to an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary. A highly sought after speaker, Dr. Slaikeu is also known for his innovative application of conflict principles to sports psychology (in his book, Focused for Tennis: Featuring the 3-R’s® Mental Training System, Human Kinetics, 1998, co-authored with Robert Trogolo) and the use of humor as a way to cope with the serious business of conflict resolution in everyday life.
Ralph E. Culler, Ph.D.
Vice President, Research and Evaluation
provides research and evaluation services for Chorda, in addition to his position as Associate Director of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health in Austin, Texas. Dr. Culler specializes in evaluation design, data collection and analysis, and reporting. He received his B.S. from Loyola College, where he also earned an M.A. in clinical/experimental psychology, after which he received a Ph.D. in community psychology and an M.S. in computer science (database management) from The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Culler is vice chairperson of the Executive Committee of the Grantmakers Evaluation Network and has served as an evaluator for a number of state and national organizations.
Diane W. Slaikeu, J.D.
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
is a graduate of the University of Nebraska (B.A.), and the University of Texas School of Law (J.D.). Ms. Slaikeu is the co-author of “Confidential From General Counsel to CEO: ‘I’m Fed Up, and We’re Not Going to Take This Anymore!’” (Journal of Health Care Law and Policy, 5:2, 2002). Her professional experience includes legal work in the Texas and South Carolina state legislatures, and a general civil litigation practice, which evolved exclusively into a negotiation and mediation practice. Ms. Slaikeu also has extensive experience as a trainer in communication skills and mediation for managers and in-house dispute resolution specialists. A member of the State Bar of Texas, the South Carolina Bar Association (inactive), the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, and the Association for Conflict Resolution, Ms. Slaikeu has recently served as adjunct faculty at the Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution of the Pepperdine School of Law, Abilene Christian University, and Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
Kathy A. Stewart, M.B.A., M.A.
Vice President, Client Services
has over 15 years of management experience, including international assignments, in a wide range of industries. Ms. Stewart has taught negotiation, mediation, conflict management, intercultural communication, organizational communication, and courses focusing on the Arab-Israeli conflict for the M.B.A. program and the College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin, Jacksonville University, and Tec de Monterrey, Mexico. A graduate of the University of Florida (B.A.), and The University of Texas at Austin (M.A., M.B.A.), she is currently completing a Ph.D. in Communication Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, where her research interests focus on organizational and intercultural communication and conflict management. Ms. Stewart is a practicing mediator and experienced mediation trainer.
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