Board of Directors

– OMA’s 2022 Leadership Team –

Jack C. Hollis – President

Jack was introduced to mediation through East County Resolution is 2018. Since completing his basic training, he has been working as an independent contractor with organizations such as Second Home, Oregon Department of Health Services and the City of Gresham. In 2021 Jack joined the board of directors for OMA. He has spearheaded programs for member services including monthly free training and networking events. During the pandemic he has taken up fishing, or as he likes to call it “expensive littering”. Jack spends most of his free time now with his new puppy, who reminds him of the impermanence of physical possessions by chewing up everything he owns.

Sunny Sassaman – Vice President

Sunny Sassaman grew up in Southern California and arrived in Portland a few years ago after 20 years of residing in Hawaii. Always passionate about fairness and access to justice, she became a volunteer mediator with Mediation Services of Maui before starting her mediation practice in 2001. She has a Master’s in Negotiation and Conflict Management from Cal State Dominguez Hills, is a former president of ACR, has worked in and provides services to private, non-profit and governmental agencies, served as a lecturer for UH Manoa and WSU-Vancouver and is a Reservist ADR Advisor for FEMA.

Kyra Duffy – Treasurer

Kyra is a current graduate student in the Dispute and Conflict Resolution program at University of Oregon School of Law. She has been working in social justice organizations for the last ten years and believes alternative dispute resolution practices have the power to transform our approach to conflict. Kyra has participated as a lobby corps member for the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty and is passionate about criminal justice reform. She currently works at a nonprofit in Eugene as part of the administrative team and is settling back into Oregon after being in Texas for the last ten years — she is happy to be back in the Pacific Northwest!

Sunsong Firedancer – Director

Sunsong Firedancer (They/Them) is a Transplant to Portland. Born in Ohio and raised primarily in the South (Knoxville Tennessee) they attended high school and college back in the Midwest where they first began learning mediation skills. They are currently employed as the Governance Director and Co Mediation Director at Resolutions Northwest where they focus on anti-racism and equity informed mediation services.

Ryan Nakade – Director

Ryan works as a facilitator for East County Resolutions and contracts with the Beaverton Center for Mediation and Dialogue where he leads community dialogue workshops. Ryan is passionate about using mediation skills to depolarize America by bridging political, cultural, and ideological divides. He lives in Gresham with his wife and 8 goats.

Jennifer Hardnett – Director

Jennifer “Jenni” Hardnett (She/Her/They) has 15 years of experience in leadership development and community education in the arenas of law, finance, socio economics and mental health. She is a novice teacher of a culture of health and systems science alongside being a diversity, equity, and inclusion strategist for organizations and committees. Jenni has been an advisor for several multimillion-dollar non-profit corporations to create sustainable community outreach plans and incorporate mediation techniques within their facilitation trainings. Her passion is creating an environment that is inclusive for all.