Heidi and Dan Chay, Mediator-Facilitators

Heidi and Dan Chay are trained mediator/facilitators with a combined twenty two years of education and experience in the fields of group process, conflict resolution, and creative consensus-building. As a husband-and-wife team, they bring a unique energy to the projects they undertake, as well as two sets of eyes, ears, and hands. They have worked with school, government, industry, and non-profit groups to facilitate a wide variety of planning, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and consensus-building processes. They are facilitators, particularly within Alaska, of Open Space Technology forums. They are also founding board members of the non-profit Center for Mediation and Community Dialogue.

Heidi Chay earned her M.A. in Sociology from the University of Hawaii in 1995 having done her thesis on the mediation of public policy disputes. She also holds a B.A. in East Asian Area Studies from Brown University. Her prior professional experience includes work as a foreign correspondent (China, 1988-90) and public radio reporter.

Dan Chay earned his B.A. in History from Brown University in 1992. He is the webmaster of the Alaska Dispute Settlement Association, a non-profit organization whose board also includes members in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau. Dan also has a professional background as a bush pilot and commercial fisherman.

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