Yvette Durazo

Yvette Durazo is a Bilingual (Spanish/English) expert in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR); mediator, facilitator, dispute system design, restorative justice facilitator, conflict coach, and trainer specializing in working with nonprofit, organizations, family business and government agencies. She earned a Masters’s Degree in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding from California State Dominguez Hills, HR Management Certification from UCSC Silicon Valley Extension, and is a credential International Coach Federation coach. She received extensive mediation (4- 32-Hours mediation certifications), including Online Mediator certification), facilitation, and conflict coaching training, including in doing an apprenticeship for the EEOC conducting mediations. Also holds certifications in Forgiveness, and Compassionate Communication (based on Marshall Rosenberg’s model of Nonviolent Communication).

Ms. She is the former ADR Program Administrator for the Alameda County California Superior Court in where she managed the court-connected mediator program and has served in various court panels as a mediator. She serves as an Executive Committee Member for the ADR Section of the Alameda County Bar Association. She is an instructor for Unitivesity of California Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Extension, Univeristy of California Davis  and Portland State University teaching courses for the undergraduate and adult professional students in mediation, conflict resolution, leadership, and human resource.

Ms. Durazo has over 12 years of experince as a mediator, conflict engagment expert and as an adjunct professor for National University in where she teacher courses in mediation, workplace conflict, ethics and neutrality and negotiation courses.