Norval D. (John) Settle specializes in mediation of EEO and workplace disputes. He is certified by the Supreme Court of Virginia as a mediator and Mentor Mediator. He is a member of the Virginia Bar, and "Of Counsel" to the Alexandria, Virginia, employment law firm of Riselli and Pressler. He holds the designation of Advanced Workplace Mediator awarded by the Association for Conflict Resolution. John is a contract mediator for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and is on the rosters of mediators for the U.S. Navy, Air Force, NASA, the World Bank, and Curtis Lewis and Associates. He has mediated hundreds of disputes for private companies and government agencies. John was named "Mediator of the Year" in 2000 by the Northern Virginia Mediation Service, where he is a mentor mediator and trainer and teaches courses on mediating workplace disputes and other subjects. He is a past president of the Virginia Mediation Network, and is Virginia Governor Warner's civilian appointee to the State's Interagency Dispute Resolution Advisory Counsel. John also specializes in teaching managers and supervisors (particularly in federal and state agencies) about management and leadership techniques for avoiding and dealing constructively with conflict in the workplace
