Susan Raines

Susan Raines

Email Address sraines@kennesaw.edu

Website http://www.kennesaw.edu/pols/mscm

Position or Title Distinguished Graduate Professor of Conflict Management

Professional Biography I have conducted over 10,000 mediations, many of which involve public disputes and international commercial disputes. Currently, I am involved in year 2 of a 6 year collaborative project involving the US Army Corps of Engineers and 12 local governments as they attempt to conduct a basin-wide watershed assessment, protection and implementation plan. This is the first such effort of its kind in the Southeast. I have also worked as a dispute systems designer (DSD) for government agencies and as an evaluator for government programs.I have trained hundreds of private and public employees in the use of dispute resolution, particularly environmental dispute resolution, public meeting facilitation, and international mediation including: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (though I now live in Georgia), The Department of Juvenile Justice, Chinese Public Administrators, and more. My greatests areas of expertise are in mediation; public dispute facilitation and public meetings; program design and evaluation for environmental agencies; and conflict assessments for public disputes. I also work with public and private organizations to train them in these skills and processes so that they may feel comfortable undertaking these activities on their own in the future rather than requiring ongoing assistance from consultants. My style tends to be facilitative, rather than directive. I listen in order to find out what YOUR goals are, then work to help you achieve them.

Address Line 1 1000 Chastain Road NW, md 2205

City Kennesaw

State Georgia

Zip 30144

Phone 770-815-4428

Fax 770-423-6312

Small Business No

GSA Schedule Provider Yes

Federal Employee No

Native Dispute Resolution Network No

Total Cases Last 10 Years 5