• B.A. in Political Science at Colorado College
• J.D. at Indiana University School of Law

MAJOR FIELDS OF EXPERTISE

• Intergovernmental relations

• Local and state government

• Conflict resolution

• Economic development

• Indianapolis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Attorney, admitted to the Indiana and District of Columbia Bars, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court

• Certified Mediator by the Indiana Supreme Court

• Deputy Mayor of Indianapolis from 1982 to 1991

• Director, Department of Metropolitan Development

• Executive Director, Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee (GIPC)

• Special Assistant to Indiana Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Director, Indiana Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

• Associate, Kettering Foundation

• Project Director, Indiana Gaming Commission

• Mediator and a Fact Finder, Indiana Education Employment Relations Board (IEERB)

• Member, Roster of Mediators for the U.S. Postal Service

• Member, Panel of External Mediators for the Transportation Security Administration, US Dept. of Homeland Security

• Member, Roster of Neutrals for the Internal Revenue Service - Office for Appeals

• Member, Commercial Panel of Mediators and Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association

• Member, Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators, National Arbitration Forum

• Certified Mediator for Education Disputes by the Justice Center of Atlanta

• Public Arbitrator, NSAD Dispute Resolution Board of Arbitrators and the New York Stock Exchange

• Professional Mediator, Medicare Beneficiary Complaint Mediation Program

• Special Mediator for the Indiana Attorney General

• Practitioner Member, Association for Conflict Resolution

RECENT COURSES TAUGHT

• SPEA - Dispute Resolution

• SPEA - Law and public policy

• IU School of Law - Conflict resolution

• IU School of Law - Mediation

RECENT SERVICE ACTIVITIES

• President, Board of Governors and Trustee, Indianapolis Museum of Art

• Chairman and Commissioner, Indiana Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education

• Board of Governors, Orchard School, Indianapolis (Secretary and Executive Committee Member)

• Trustee Emeritus, Partners for Livable Communities, Washington, DC

• Board of Advisors, Center on Intellectual Property and Innovation - IU School of Law - Indianapolis

• Vice Chairman, Tourism for Tomorrow, Inc.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

• Who's Who in America

• Who's Who in the World

• Who's Who in the Midwest

• Department of the Army, Commander's Award for Public Service