“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves…”

~ Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Llama
 

About Mediator

Certified Mediator Susanna James brings years of experience in business, public, government and non-profit sectors. She has experience in working through complicated situations and has deep personal interest and expertise in facilitating cooperative solutions involving Elders. As our population ages, the need for clarity in communication and understanding of difficult situations grows. Older adults are living longer and there are many issues which require broad and specific experience in handling health care, living arrangements and multi-generations of concerned family members.

She welcomes all inquiries to Finding Common Ground and partners with human services, senior service providers, attorneys and community liasons in order to serve the needs and interests of older adults. Her mediation practice focuses on bringing points of view to a neutral setting and resolving conflicts. All primary parties are encouraged to come from where they live, even out of state, to meet for the convenience of the elder.



 

Susanna James
Certified Mediator

Susanna is a certified mediator having received her training through The Center for Dispute Resolution in Santa Monica, California. She graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz, obtained her graduate teaching credentials from Chapman University. 

Susanna brings over thirty years of experience as a business owner, educator, consultant, and social advocate to her mediation practice. After decades of working with private business, organizations, groups, volunteers and implementing social programs, she has applied her experience and ability to forging sustainable family solutions for older adults and their families.

For the past twelve years, she's lived in El Dorado County, California and has worked with community and faith-based organizations and served as a Board of Supervisors appointed member of the Child Abuse Prevention Council. Her passions are innovative collaboration between diverse cultural groups, developing mentoring programs and implementing programs to bridge private sector and organizations for social change.

Email: Susanna.fcg@gmail.com
Phone: 530-306-1149

  



 
 
 
Finding Common Ground Dispute Resolution Center
PO Box 3475, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 | 530-306-1149
 
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