SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION SERVICES - Key Persons
Emily Holth is the founder and owner of Sustainable Solution Services, LLC. Her roles include mediation, facilitation, training, education, and marketing. She received her BA in Psychology from the University of North Dakota, and she received her Mediation training from the Conflict Resolution Center at the University of North Dakota.
Job Titles:
- Director of Assessment and Regional Accreditation at the University of North Dakota
Joan Hawthorne , Ph.D., is the Director of Assessment and Regional Accreditation at the University of North Dakota. She has worked as a group facilitator, both volunteering through the Conflict Resolution Center and in her official capacity at UND, managing processes as simple as ad hoc committee meetings and as complex as institutional reaccreditation. She is an experienced team leader, supervisor, and teacher/developer of both graduate and graduate courses within the departments of Educational Foundations and Research, Teaching and Learning, Honors, and English.
Serving as a volunteer mediator during the 15 years since she completed training at the Conflict Resolution Center, Joan has helped parties reach decisions in cases ranging from two-party workplace or family disputes to large-group, multi-session, multi-topic discussions involving workplace and civic issues. She has presented mediation training sessions about the ethics of mediation and regularly serves as a coach for both civil and family mediation trainings. During her years as a volunteer mediator, she has participated in continuing education in the field of mediation, including completion of a number of advanced trainings.
Job Titles:
- Adjunct Professor of Law in Alternative Dispute Resolution at the UND School of Law
Kristine Paranica, JD, is the Ombudsperson at North Dakota State University. She served as the Director of the Conflict Resolution Center at the University of North Dakota from 1999 to 2014 and has been providing training and education in transformative mediation, conflict management, and other processes for over 15 years. She is nationally recognized as a Certified Transformative MediatorTM.
Kristine has served as Adjunct Professor of Law in Alternative Dispute Resolution at the UND School of Law since 1999. She developed online courses in Leadership and Conflict Resolution through the UND Medical School and Mayo Clinic (CLS 508) and has taught that class several years; a course in Conflict Resolution: Basics of Conflict Management through UND's Continuing Education program; and developed and managed an academic Certificate in Conflict Transformation at UND.