Congratulations to Rhona Kelly and Sarah Cleasby from Ireland, Polly Rowan Hamilton from Northern Ireland (UK) and Gerard Sullivan from New Zealand, who recently completed the Elder Mediation Certification Program, thereby entitling them to use EMIN’s coveted “Cert.EM” designation.
Rhona Kelly, Cert.EM
“I have been a strong advocate of mediation since the 1990s when I completed training and began mediating separating couples disputes. It has been encouraging to see the process grow in popularity and spread into so many other areas of life in Ireland and finally have statutory recognition. I am pleased to have undergone training in elder mediation which, with people now living longer, is an area in which I believe we can offer great support to families and elder persons at a challenging time in their lives.”Rhona was presented with her Cert.EM certificate at the Elder Mediation International Network Summit in Bristol, England in May 2018.
Sarah Cleasby qualified as a mediator in 2015 through NUIG and undertook her Elder Mediation training through Later Life Mediation in Dublin. She lives and practices in the West of Ireland and is a volunteer and Board Member of Sligo Community Mediation Service. Having worked as a T.E.F.L Teacher and trainer for many years in Greece, Poland, and Ireland she now works supporting long term unemployed in their return to the workplace.
Sarah was presented with her Cert.EM certificate at the Elder Mediation International Network Summit in Bristol, England in May 2018.
Polly Rowan Hamilton, Cert. EM
Polly Rowan Hamilton is an accredited Family Mediator with FMNI (Family Mediation Northern Ireland) and is currently working towards Professional Practice Consultant status. Polly is a practicing mediator accredited with The Mediators’Institute of Ireland and an accredited All Issues Mediator with the College of Mediators UK. Polly is currently employed by FMNI as a Mediator and has completed specialist training in Older Persons Mediation. Polly is also a member of the FMNI training team.
Polly achieved her EMIN certification as an Elder Mediator in May of 2018 – the very first mediator in Northern Ireland to achieve this professional designation!
Gerard Sullivan, Cert.EM
Gerard Sullivan has been working in a variety of roles over the past 20+ years with individuals experiencing conflict. Gerard’s practice has included working with family dynamics, employment relationships, injury issues, building maintenance and property disputes, outstanding debt, intense emotions, anger management, communication frustrations. Since 2006 Gerard has conducted more than 1500 mediations. For 5 years he mediated on an almost daily basis and now focuses on a specialist private practice. Gerard is a fellow of the Resolution Institute(RI)and has Advanced Mediation Accreditation and is on the RI Register of Professional Supervisors, accredited as a NZ Family Dispute Resolution Provider, and accredited to the Australian National Mediation Standard.
Gerard is EMIN’s latest Certified Elder Mediator having just achieved his certification as an Elder Mediator in October of 2018 – the very first mediator in New Zealand to achieve this professional designation!