Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators

04/05/2025

All of us at TAPM are delighted at the turnout for our Annual Seminar, which took place yesterday. The speakers - Murphy Funkhouser, Anne Sawyer, Claire Fowler, Natalie Fleury, and Kenneth Cloke - were engaging and interesting and we broadcast the acceptance remarks for our Grayfred Gray award winners (Janet McMullen and Sharon Upshaw). Thanks to everyone involved for a wonderful day, especially Kim Best, Robin Wheeler, and Karen Phillips for all their help in event preparation, and Jen Comiskey and Lainey Krzystowczyk for hosting and handling admin tasks.

04/04/2025

TAPM is proud to present the 2025 Grayfred Gray Public Service in Mediation Award to Sharon Upshaw and Janet McMullen. We invite you to view their remarks on peacemaking and community service.

Congratulations to these amazing women, who have a combined total of 50 years doing in community mediation work in Knoxville and beyond. They are a credit to our profession, an inspiration to their colleagues, and a guiding light to those they serve.

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04/02/2025

It is your last chance to register for the TAPM Annual Seminar, coming up this Friday over Zoom! Sign up here:

https://tapmmediators.org/events/tapm-annual-seminar-pillars-of-peacemaking-exploring-key-professions-in-dispute-resolution/

03/25/2025

This looks to be a very interesting and timely event! Plus, it is free. NCRC, the Nashville Conflict Resolution Center, is hosting this event - check it out!

NCRC Lunch & Learns are noontime presentations and interactive workshops on a variety of topics relevant not only to mediators, but to anyone interested in the challenges and strategies of conflict resolution.

02/27/2025

Don't forget to register for the TAPM Annual Seminar! 4/5/2025 (over Zoom). Here is the event page: https://tapmmediators.org/events/tapm-annual-seminar-pillars-of-peacemaking-exploring-key-professions-in-dispute-resolution/

Contact [email protected] if you have any trouble getting signed up!

01/28/2025

Mediator friends - nominations are open for TAPM's 2025 Grayfred Gray Public Service in Mediation Award. We rotate between the different regions of the state each year, and this year TAPM will be honoring a peacemaker from East Tennessee.

Submit your nomination here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1atYzYbQVKb0Eje4M14gH_uBtRY9lkYOqhk_ueXvuGECyEw/viewform?usp=sharing

For more info on the award and previous recipients, see the TAPM website here: https://tapmmediators.org/grayfred-gray-award/

01/14/2025

Don't forget to register for our upcoming Speaker Series event! Register here: https://tapmmediators.org/events/tapm-speaker-series-presents-stephen-shields-five-potential-barriers-to-settlement-for-a-mediation/

11/14/2024

Don't forget to register for our fantastic upcoming ONLINE Speaker Series event with Clare Fowler: Saving TIME - The Trauma-Informed Mediation Experience. Please note that this event will not take place on a Monday, as our presentations usually do, but it will be TUESDAY, December 3rd. Here is the registration link:

https://tapmmediators.org/events/tapm-speaker-series-presents-clare-fowler-saving-time-the-trauma-informed-mediation-experience/

10/18/2024

Don't forget to register for our upcoming TAPM Speaker Series event! Dan Berstein will be presenting a fascinating topic - how trauma and mental health intersect with mediation, and tools for mediators to handle these elements in a healthy, ethical way! Register here:

https://tapmmediators.org/events/

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08/23/2024

Join us on September 9th for our online TAPM Speaker Series! This month will feature Kimberly Best as she presents "Emotional Intelligence in Mediation." You can register for this and other TAPM events at https://tapmmediators.org/events/

06/11/2024

Great opportunity for family mediators to complete the Rule 31 Special Training in Domestic Violence later this month!

NCRC is now offering Domestic Violence Mediation Training in conjunction with Community Mediation Center-Knoxville. The Domestic Violence Mediation Training enables Rule 31 listed family mediators to have a designation of “specially trained in domestic violence issues”.