Lisa Wood
Mediation Services of North Central MA, Inc.
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435 Lancaster Street
Suite 224
Leominster, MA 01453
USA
978-466-9595
Fax: 978-466-9522
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Description of Practice
We are a non-profit conflict resolution center servicing communities throughout North Central Massachusetts since 1988. We provide low cost mediation, conflict coaching, facilitation services to members in a variety of cases including: landlord/tenant, consumer/business, neighborhood disputes, parent/child, siblings, co-parents, business/business, etc. We also provide conflict resolution training to schools, youth centers, and the community. Our agency DOES NOT provide divorce mediation services at this time.
Professional Background
Executive Director,Lisa Z Wood entered the field of mediation in 2012 and began mediating with MSI as a volunteer in 2013, while developing an independent law and mediation practice. Lisa has also trained in Divorce Mediation, Family and Elder Mediation, Summary Process, and Permanency Mediation, as well as Conflict Coaching, Conciliation and Restorative Justice. Lisa has also trained as a Collaborative Attorney. In the past, she assisted as a mentor/coach for Fitchburg State University’s mediation course. Lisa also volunteered as a mediator and mentor mediator with the FTF mediation program at MCC Law Center and served temporarily as a Mediation Coordinator for the Law Center in 2016.Lisa joined the staff at MSI in May 2018 as Assistant Director and has been the Executive Director of MSI since August 2018. Lisa also serves as a member of the Program Advisory Council and training subcommittee for the Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration.
Other staff members and volunteers at Mediation Services of North Central MA, Inc. have varying work and educational backgrounds, but all are trained in facilitative mediation and participate in ongoing continuing education training.
Experience
Lisa has been mediating since 2012 in the community mediation field. She has also facilitated divorce mediations in private practice. Conflict Coaching and Restorative Circles are also part of her work at Mediation Services of North Central MA, Inc.
Degrees
Bachelor's of Arts from Boston University
Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School
Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School
Training
Dates | Trainer(s) | Title |
11/2012 | Mediation Works, Inc. | Basic Mediation Training- 40 hours |
4/2014 | Mediation Works, Inc. | Divorce/Family - |
7/2013 | Elder Decisions Inc. | Adult/Elder and Family- 30 hours |
6/2019 | Plummer Youth Promise | Permanency Mediation- 30 hours |
3/2019 | Conflict Coaching Matters LLC | Conflict Coaching 3 day training |
7/2020-8/2020 | Conflict Coaching Matters LLC | Advanced Conflict Coach Training |
Approach
We practice facilitative mediation and strongly believe that people have the ability to resolve their disputes.
Fees
As a non-profit, we are able to offer either free or low-cost mediation and conflict coaching services to the communities we serve. Not all cases qualify for free services, but many do, there are certain criteria determined by grant funding.
Professional Services
- Mediator
- Communication Skills Trainer
- Mediation Trainer
- Conflict Coach
- Facilitator
- Online Mediator