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VMN 2025 Fall Conference

Thank you to everyone who was involved with this year's conference "Lighting the Way to Help You Sail Your Own Ship!" Over 100 attendees and speakers were involved in the conference which took place from October 3-10, 2025. Two days of in-person sessions at the Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center in Glen Allen were followed by a week of virtual sessions. 

Conference sessions covered:

  • Ethics & Professional Standards – Ethics: Lighting the Way with a distinguished multi-speaker panel.
  • Core Skills – Managing high emotions, integrating mindfulness, and applying socio-genograms in mediation.
  • Specialized Practice – Equitable distribution in Virginia, divorce mortgage planning, and ADR in schools.
  • Innovation & Technology – AI tools for mediation and designing AI-powered training programs.
  • Creative Approaches – Using visual art in peacemaking, restorative law, and forgiveness education.
  • Professional Development – Building a sustainable practice, non-profit strategies, and community engagement.

We hope you will join us again in 2026 for a week of connection, learning, and deepening your mediation skills and practice.

Keynote & Reception with Justice Mims


VMN 2025-2026 Executive Committee and Board

At the 2025 Fall Conference, VMN changed its Executive Committee and Board, saying goodbye to former members while welcoming new members aboard.

Executive Committee (left to right: Douglas B. Spoors - Immediate Past President, Julie Minde - President-Elect, Bob Carpenter - Treasurer, Kimberly Jackson Davidson - Secretary, and John Cook - President) and Board of Directors (Back row: Douglas Spoors, Steve Garver, Dr. John Staten, Brandon Bastian, John Cook, Joe Boisineau, Dan Wassink -special advisor to the Board; Front row: Julie Minde, Hon. Jeanette Irby (ret.), Bob Carpenter, Kimberly Jackson Davidson, Kimberly Kyle, N. Joseph Elias, Dr. Breyette Lorntz.


Congratulations to our 2025 Andrew R. Pizzi Scholars!


2024 Financial Report

To receive a copy of VMN's Financial Report from 2024, please email a request to virginiamediationnetwork@gmail.com

VMN Strategic Plan Update

    In November 2024, the VMN Board of Directors gathered for a          full day retreat for strategic planning.  A summary of that                retreat has been posted.  

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Thank You to our 2025 Fall Conference Sponsors. 

     

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