The National Center on Dispute Resolution in Special Education

"Encouraging the use of mediation and other collaborative strategies to resolve disagreements about special
education and early intervention programs."

Terry Amsler is Program Director for the Collaborative Governance Initiative at the Institute For Local Government.

Terry Amsler formerly worked for Partners for Democratic Change and is the former Executive Director of the Oregon Dispute Resolution Commission. This seven member commission, appointed by the Governor, provides leadership and support for community, public policy and other areas of dispute resolution practice in the state.

Formerly, Terry was Executive Director of the Community Board Program, a nonprofit organization providing community and school conflict resolution services in San Francisco and nationally. In addition to these positions, Terry has served as a mediator, trainer and facilitator, as well as a developer of mediation programs in communities, schools, juvenile facilities, universities and other settings. He has taught university level classes on the structure, theory and ethics of dispute resolution, and is a founding and resent board member of the National, Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM).

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