Allison Quattrocchi, Attorney Allison is one of the pioneers in the field of divorce mediation. She founded the Family Mediation Center in 1981 and, as an attorney, has specialized in mediation since that time. She was trained by Dr. John Haynes, a world recognized trainer who wrote the first book on divorce mediation. For many years, Allison also practiced family law. Today she devotes her practice exclusively to her mediation clients and does some mediation training. Her training is certified by the National Association of Conflict Resolution. (1) Executive Member of the American Bar Association's Committee that developed the first set of Standards of Practice for Attorney Mediators; (2) Chair of the Committee on Domestic Relations for the Alternative Dispute Resolution Task Force for the Supreme Court's Commission on the Courts; (3) Co-Founder, Past President and present Board Member of the Maricopa County Association of Family Mediators; (4) Past Board Member of ADRA (Arizona Dispute Resolution Association) and past chair of the Credentialing Committee for Family Mediators; (5) Practitioner and Consultant member of the Academy of Family Mediators, a national organization which is now part of the national Association for Conflict Resolutions. Joy Borum, Attorney Joy, another leader in the field, began mediating in 1982 for the Wisconsin court system. Though she practiced family law and mediation for many years, she now devotes her practice to mediation. Joy is a founding member and Ethics Chair of the Maricopa County Association of Family Mediators. She is a Judge Pro Tempore and a Family Court Advisor for Maricopa Superior Court and is on its Family Mediation Roster. She was a member of the Superior Court’s Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediator Criteria, and Family Advisory Committees, and Chair of the State Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Section where she remains a board member. Joy chaired committees that drafted curriculum for mediators plus criteria for mediator credentialing. Joy co-designed a mediation course for the University of Phoenix, wrote the stepparenting booklet in the Divorce Help series and has taught advanced family mediation. She provides continuing education courses for lawyers and judges. Joy, an Advanced Practitioner member of the Association for Conflict Resolution, also has a psychology degree and extensive training working with couples and families.