Who We Are

Who We Are

We are simply a group of people who came together as area residents believing that there was a better way of resolving disputes than court or arbitration. Together we created a vision for what ought to be instead of what is, and we continue to work to create a vision of a community where disputes are settled in ways that leave everyone feeling that they have been heard and respected.

BFDRC is a private not-for-profit organization supervised by an elected Board of Directors. Our funding comes from a variety of sources, which allows us to charge much less for our services than private mediators.

Our mediators come from diverse backgrounds and reflect the makeup of the community. They are engineers, scientists, lawyers, teachers, counselors, ministers, students, professionals, homemakers, consultants, legal assistants, and so on.

Since BFDRC opened its doors in 1999, we have mediated in thousands of different situations with a voluntary settlement rate of approximately 80%. We have also made hundreds of presentations to community groups about ways to settle conflicts short of going to court.

Are you interested in becoming a mediator? Give us a call and check out the Training Opportunities page.

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