YORKSHIRE MEDIATION SERVICES - Key Persons


Anthony Glaister - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
Joined YM as trustee in 2007. Practising mediator and arbitrator for over 25 years with a legal background. Previous chair of Association of Northern Mediators, serving on the Civil Mediation Council. Practising community mediator and faith based conflict specialist; mentor to high risk ex offenders and passionate about creating cohesive communities by reducing conflict at all levels.

Claire Morris

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
Claire has been a trustee for Yorkshire Mediation since November 2014. As a lawyer,former academic ,company secretary and grant manager for a grant making organisation she brings a range of skills and is committed to helping those most disadvantaged in society.

Colin Bourne

Practising mediator and barrister with over 40 years experience of employment and discrimination law. He mediates in a wide range of disputes and oversees prison service training and police liaison.

Colin Robertson

Job Titles:
  • Chartered Surveyor With over 45 Years Experience in Construction Dispute ADR, Including 10 Years Client Mediation Assistance

Graham Mallinson

Job Titles:
  • Practising Mediator With a Management Background. Graham Joined YM in 2019
Practising mediator with a management background. Graham joined YM in 2019.

Ingrid Laws

Job Titles:
  • Consultant Trainer for the YM Criminal Justice Training Programme

Jo Leatham

Job Titles:
  • Operations Manager
Jo joined Yorkshire Mediation in 2012. Since then she has successfully managed both face to face and online mediations liaising with clients and mediators. Jo is also a mediator.

Kathy Beevers

Kathy has volunteered with Yorkshire Mediation for a number of years and has a wealth of experience.

Linn Phipps

Linn came into mediation from coaching and working with people in difficult work relationships. She trained with CEDR in 2008. Since then she has mediated with a special focus on difficult or broken relationships at work, and also in community and neighbour disputes, boundary, inheritance, commercial etc disputes.

Martin Collingwood

Martin is highly experienced as a practising lawyer and mediator. He is someone who can explain complex issues simply and clearly.

Neil Boothroyd

Neil has been a successful mediator with Yorkshire Mediation for many years

Susan Betts

Job Titles:
  • Mediation Leeds As a Trustee
Susan joined Mediation Leeds as a trustee in 2007 and has over 12 years experience as a chartered management accountant in the public sector. Susan currently works full time as Head of Finance for the Hospital Building Programme and oversees the Yorkshire Mediation Services finances.