Posts by Alec
Building Conflict Resilience in Special Education: Sadie Cort Presents at California SELPA ADR Conference
Special education mediator Sadie Cort presented on conflict resilience at the 2024 SELPA Administrators of California ADR Conference, empowering educators, parents, and dispute resolution professionals with practical tools for navigating conflict. For professionals working at the intersection of special education and mediation, few gatherings are as impactful as the annual SELPA Administrators of California ADR…
Read MoreSadie Cort Shines When Conflict Meets Special Education, and Families Need More Than Legal Answers
Mediator and special education practitioner Sadie Cort joined Mosaic Collaborative Consulting to help families, schools, and children navigate complex education-related conflicts through compassionate and collaborative dispute resolution, informed by her unique expertise. For many families, few things are more emotionally charged than disputes involving their children’s education. And when special education services, behavioral needs, disabilities,…
Read MoreWhen Attorneys See the Limits of Litigation, Many Turn to Mediation
Attorney and conflict resolution expert Megan Villafuerte joins Mosaic Collaborative Consulting, bringing experience in multidisciplinary mediation services, grounded in access to justice and human-centered problem solving. Date: 5/30/26By Alec Chapa The Limits of the Law, Not Necessarily of Lawyers For many people, conflict resolution and “the law” are viewed as almost interchangeable. When disputes arise,…
Read MoreThe Mediation Profession Has a Workforce Problem. Mosaic Leads With a Solution.
Mosaic Collaborative Consulting is helping to tackle one of the mediation field’s biggest structural challenges through a first-of-its-kind dispute resolution apprenticeship initiative, focused on experiential learning, mentorship, and workforce development. By Alec ChapaMay 21, 2026 The Brick Wall Mediators Hit Every year, new mediators complete their basic mediation training ready to step into the field…
Read MorePublic Disputes & Consensus Building Digest, Vol. 2, Issue 1
It’s with great pride and joy that I present the latest issue of the Public Disputes & Consensus Building Committee Digest, a publication supported by the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution. This issue marks the second volume, having wrapped up the first volume in 2023. Our readers consist of scholars, practitioners, attorneys, mediators,…
Read MoreMosaic’s Alec Chapa to Present Innovative Concept at St. Paul University Conference
Mosaic, a respected provider in the realm of dispute resolution and collaborative problem-solving, is set to make waves at the upcoming “The Ombuds: Foundations, Best Practices, and Development” conference hosted by St. Paul University in Ottawa, Canada. Alec Chapa, a distinguished mediator and conflict resolution expert, will be taking the stage to present groundbreaking insights…
Read MoreMediating Brain Health & Business Health: Enhancing the Workplace with Dispute System Design
Enhancing the workplace is no longer an endeavor towards maximizing profit and planning the next extravaganza with the proceeds. It’s a matter of organizational survival, and with it, our own. There are many areas I could point to raise related points – environmental disruption and the need to transition the energy sector; mental health and…
Read MorePublic Disputes & Consensus Building Digest Vol. 1 Issue 4
As always, it is with great pleasure that I announce our latest Committee Digest, the fourth and final issue of 2023! As we approach the middle of winter, it’s a perfect time to brew a cup of your favorite coffee or tea and browse through the latest selection of media brought to you with the…
Read MoreEnhancing Organizations Beyond HR with Dispute Resolution: Tune in February 26th via Zoom
North America consistently houses among the world’s highest count and most successful startups. Among the many places a company can call home, Texas has been a rising star in recent years and it doesn’t appear to be slowing anytime soon with its business-friendly environment. But underneath the success of it all is plenty of grit,…
Read MoreMitigating Risks & Workplace Conflict with Ombuds: Tune in January 29th via Zoom
It’s not what leaders know that keeps them up at night; it’s what they don’t know. – Chuck Howard, Attorney and former IOA Executive Director, A Practical Guide to the Organizational Ombuds The world has shifted beyond unpredictable to totally volatile. Beyond risky to perilous. Beyond conflicted to polarized and entrenched. There’s no shortage of…
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