Costello Mediation Services

Address: McKinney, TX 75070
Contact: Pat R. Costello
Phone: (972) 540-2129
Fax: (972) 540-6002
E-mail: PRCMED@aol.com


Twenty two years experience in mediation, and twenty five years experience family counseling; specializing in family/divorce mediation; parent-teen; workplace/employment mediation. My partner is Jody Sutherland, JD who has twenty five years experience in family law and mediation.

FORMAL EDUCATION:

33 Post-Masters Credits
M.Ed. Counseling University of Oklahoma
B.A. Business Oklahoma Baptist University
Certified Paralegal University of New Mexico

MEDIATOR TRAINING:

Over 1,000 Hours of Mediation Training, including:

Advanced Family/Divorce Mediation, Dispute Mediation Institute, Orlando, Florida
Parent-Teen Mediation Training, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Advanced Family/Divorce Mediation, University of NM Law School
Advanced Family/Divorce Mediation, SMU, Texas
Advanced Family/Divorce Mediation, Dallas, Texas
Juvenile Victim-Offender Mediation Programs, Albuquerque, N.M.
Advanced Mediation, Key Bridge Institute (ADA Mediation, USDOJ)
Justice Center of Atlanta Mediator Training
Advanced Mediation Skills, New Mexico
Advanced Workplace Mediation, New Mexico Law Center
Mediation in Health Care Systems, Robert Benjamin, SMU

Add'l training - Domestic Violence/Child Abuse, ADEA,ADA,EEO, Civil Rights Laws, Workplace,Employment,

MEDIATOR EXPERIENCE/PANELS:

Divorce Mediations -- Court appointed and private individuals
U.S. Postal Service Redress Mediation Programs - Texas, Florida, New Mexico
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
EEOC
Florida Supreme Court Mediation Program
Florida Dept of Business/Professional Regulations Mediation Program
City of Albuquerque Workplace Mediation Program (Lead Mediator)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
World Bank
Key Bridge Foundation (ADA Mediation Program,USDOJ)
Immigration & Naturalization Pilot Program
U.S. Dept of Defense, Military - Florida, Japan
Community Mediation Program, New Mexico Dispute Resolution Center
Legal Services of North Texas
Dispute Mediation Services, Texas
Municipal & District Courts, Albuquerque N.M.
Florida County Court Mediation Program, Okaloosa County
Victim-Offender Mediation Program (VOMA/VORP), New Mexico Private Businesses/Individuals

CERTIFICATIONS:

Credentialed Advanced Mediator, TMCA, (TX Mediator Credentialing Assoc)
Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator
National Certified Professional Counselor (NCC), Nat'l Board of Certified Counselors
Advanced Workplace Mediator Practitioner, Workplace Section, ACR
Mediator, Southwest Mediation Association, SMU, Texas

WORK EXPERIENCE:

1997-2005 Mediator (listing of present/past panels previously listed)
1994-1996 Director, Family Counseling Program, U.S. Military, Okinawa/ and Iwakuni Japan (U.S. Dept of Defense)
1985-1994 Proprietor, Alaska Professional Counselors, Anchorage, Alaska Consultant to Elmendorf Air Base Family Services Program, Alaska Director,Charter College, Alaska, Personal Counseling & Job Placement Programs
1973-1985 Director/Faculty, University of Alaska, Anchorage, Personal/Family Counseling, Academic Advising, Testing, Job Placement, Student Services, Special Services for Military, Culturally Different Students, Disadvantaged Students, Crisis Intervention
1973 National Chairman, Institute on Rehabilitation Services, Rehabilitation Services Administration, Wash DC.
Paralegal Contracts w/Alaska Attorneys
1972-1973 Texas State Coordinator of Program Evaluation, TX Commission for the Blind, Austin, Texas
1969-1972 Research Coordinator, Regional Rehabilitation Research Institute, Univ of Oklahoma
1966-1969 Faculty/Assistant to Dean of Students, Oklahoma Baptist Univ, Shawnee OK

Other Places to Visit:

www.mediate.com/patcostello
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