OMA 40th Conference 2026 Thursday Schedule
| TIME | DESCRIPTION | ROOM |
| 8:30 AM | Check-In, Light Continental Breakfast | HALL OF PEACE |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome, Land Acknowledgement | OLIVE BRANCH |
| 9:30 AM | OPENING PLENARY: Ken Cloke, Ph.D: The Future of Mediation and the Frontiers of Conflict Resolution:Toward an Evolving Mediation Model | OLIVE BRANCH |
| 10:45 AM | Break | |
| 10:30 AM | Morning Workshops: | |
| 11:00 AM | Dr. Clare Fowler, Exec VP Mediate.com, International Woman of Peace: AI In Mediation | OLIVE BRANCH |
| Michelle Jackson Keating, Psy D: Mediation, Older Participants, Perception of Impartiality and Settlement | HARMONY | |
| Tspiora Diamant: The Enneagram in Mediation: a Roadmap to Working with Different Personality Types | SERENITY | |
| 12:15 PM | Lunch Catered & Networking-Kung Pow (Vo) | |
| 1:15 PM | Cultural Performance – Oregon Chinese Coalition’s Mulan Drumming Team! | OLIVE BRANCH |
| 1:30 PM | Break | |
| Afternoon Workshops: | ||
| 1:45 PM | Kathryn Fahrion, Mediator, Lane County Family Mediation, Mediation Faculty, University of Oregon School of Law: Face Saving in Mediation: When Should We “Blame” Ourselves? | OLIVE BRANCH |
| Agnieszka Alboszta MA, MS, Community Program Manager, Center for Dialogue & Resolution: Curiosity In Mediation | HARMONY | |
| Robin Harkless: How Mediation is Weathering Accelerated Change and Complexity | SERENITY | |
| 3:00 PM | Break | |
| 3:15 PM | Honoring Excellence Awards | OLIVE BRANCH |
| 3:50 PM | CLOSING PLENARY: Trauma Informed Oregon (TIO), Mandy Davis Ph.D: What is Trauma Informed Care and Why Bother? | OLIVE BRANCH |
| 4:50 PM | Mindful Moment with Deb Burke, Ph.D | OLIVE BRANCH |
| 5:00 PM | END | |
| 5:30 PM | Pay-Your-Way Dinners | Various Restaurants |
OMA 40th Conference 2026 Friday Schedule
| TIME | DESCRIPTION | ROOM |
| 8:30 AM | Check-in, Light Continental Breakfast | HALL OF PEACE |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome, Land Acknowledgement | OLIVE BRANCH |
| 9:10 AM | OPENING PLENARY: OMA Annual Board Report: President Stephanie Leffler, Vice President Jennifer Nackos, Secretary Jack Hollis, Treasurer Rev. Rosemary Bishop, Director Paul Allen, & Director Robert Milesnick | OLIVE BRANCH |
| 10:45 AM | Break | |
| Morning Workshops: | ||
| 11:00 AM | Ricardo Pelegrin, LLM, Ph.D: Bi-Lingual Mediation Challenges | OLIVE BRANCH |
| Akanksha Marwah, Ph.D: Can We Be Neutral About Harm? Impartiality Across Mediation & Restorative Justice | HARMONY | |
| Shelby Schuppe, Senior Research Services Coordinator/Community Liaison, MA: Co-Design Sessions: Bringing Together Cross-Sector Community Partners to Co-Design Solutions for Community Challenges | SERENITY | |
| 12:15 PM | Lunch Catered & Networking | ALL SPACES |
| 1:15 PM | Cultural Performance – | OLIVE BRANCH |
| 1:30 PM | Break | |
| Afternoon Workshops: | ||
| 1:45 PM | Ana Garcia, Masters in Mediation:The Future of Family Mediation: A Holistic Perspective: Lessons from Costa Rica | OLIVE BRANCH |
| Stephen Fowler, Restorative Justice Practitioner/ Equity Informed Mediator: Restorative Discoveries | HARMONY | |
| Adam Walsh, M.S. Conflict and Dispute Resolution, University of Oregon: Focus on the Positive: Therapeutic Techniques for Mediation | SERENITY | |
| 3:00 PM | Break | |
| 3:15 PM | Volunteer Appreciation / Raffle | OLIVE BRANCH |
| 3:45 PM | CLOSING PLENARY: Sam Imperati, Executive Director: OMA Member Survey Results | OLIVE BRANCH |
| 4:50 PM | Mindful Moment with Deb Burke, Ph.D | OLIVE BRANCH |
| 5:00 PM | End | |
| 5:30 PM | Pay-Your-Way Dinners | Various Restaurants |
