Paula Drouin
Founder, Course Designer and Instructor
Designations:
Holds the National Designation of Chartered Mediator, and the International Certified Mediator Designation through the International Mediation Institute. Currently sits as Advisory Council Chair for the School of Humanitarian Studies at Royal Roads University.
Education:
- More than 600 hours of training in all aspects of Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Certificate in Conflict Resolution from the Justice Institute of B.C.
- Arbitration Certificate from Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society (AAMS)
- Master of Arts in Human Security and Peace Building from Royal Roads University
Experience:
- Was a senior instructor and certificate course and program designer for AAMS now known as ADR Institute of Alberta (ADRIA) for over twenty years.
- Is a past Executive Director of AAMS and Vice President of the AAMS board.
- Past member of the National Chartered Mediator Designation Committee
- Created a Certificate Program in Restorative Justice for AAMS
- Created the Bear Paw Indigenous Peace Making Certificate Program for Native Counselling Services of Alberta and has been instructing in that program for just under twenty years.
- Designed and delivered Mediator Certification training in Bosna I Herzegovina
- Created many courses for volunteers of the Mediation and Restorative Justice Centre including restorative dialogue facilitator training.
- Has been an adjunct professor at Royal Roads University and the YMCA International University
- Is an instructor with the Justice Institute of B.C.
- Has been running a successful mediation practice since 1997 conducting mediations, workplace assessments, investigations, and designing workplace resolution systems for clients.
- Sat as a member of the Canadian committee reviewing the UN’s Restorative Justice Principles to advise the Solicitor General of Canada on how to implement Restorative Justice across Canada.
- Prior to starting a mediation practice, Paula worked for Corrections Canada in a maximum security prison for seven years and then with Grant McEwan Community College, facilitating Life Skills and related courses in the inner city with people on parole and probation, for nine years.
