Behind the Mic
Julia and Gordon met as members of the mediator community in Victoria, British Columbia. They share a passion for the transformative potential of conflict and how conflict dynamics play out in organizational life.
The On Conflict Podcast was born out the frustrating lack of application of mediator knowledge to some of the world’s troublesome conflicts. It’s our way of taking our work, which has been local to western Canada, to informing listeners around the world and creating a more far-reaching influence through our guests and ourselves.
Julia Menard
MEd, PCC, CertConRes
Julia Menard is a mediator, trainer, certified coach, and a faculty member at the Justice Institute of BC. Her mediation experience spans 25 years. She started as a community mediator, then as co-director of a victim-offender mediation program and her practice now focuses exclusively on conflict within public organizations.
She is co-author of “Hold On To Yourself – How to Stay Cool in Hot Conversations” and the sole Canadian distributor and trainer for Mediator in a Box. Julia has been published in periodicals including Law Now, Focus Magazine, and Reader’s Digest.
Julia is also principal of Restorative Solutions and blogs about health, the environment, and negotiation.
Learn more about Julia’s work at the websites below:
Gordon White
BSc, MBA, CertConRes
Gordon White has maintained a general mediation practice for 20 years that has encompassed business disputes, bullying, divorce, restorative justice, multi-generational family dynamics, natural resource issues and consensus-building in indigenous communities.
In the past decade, Gordon has expanded the context of his work to include team and organizational development initiatives.
He has instructed at the Justice Institute of BC for 15 years and has been teaching a course on Conflict Analysis and Management at Royal Roads University for ten years.
Gordon provides depth perspectives and practical advice on conflict engagement in his blog at theconflictjourney.com.
THE TEAM BEHIND US
Shanna Grant-Warmald
Shanna takes care of most of our social media, logistics, communications, and copy editing. Not sure how we could manage without her!
Jonathan Merrifield
Jonathan takes care of all of our podcast editing. He also created our podcast cover art and he gives us general podcasting guidance. So lucky to connect with someone with so much experience!!
Bowen Osoko
Bowen created our intro voice-over, is our recording engineer, and takes care of production and some photography. He's a valuable asset!
Gail Sibley
Gail takes care of our photography, social media, quote images, web marketing, and is our lead cheering section. She's also a visual artist, blogger, and workshop instructor. Check her out at HowToPastel.com
