Have questions about membership/designations? Join an upcoming “Rachael’s Office Hours” session! Hello ADRIO! My name is Rachael Whitzman and I am the Member Experience Specialist with the ADR Institute of Ontario. I have been blessed to meet many of you over Zoom and through phone calls and emails. Members have shared with me their goals,
May 4, 2021 Dear ADRIO Member, Join us at the 36th Annual General Meeting of the ADR Institute of Ontario Inc. to hear from our Board President, Joan Cass, about our organization’s achievements last year and upcoming plans. Other meeting items include Treasurer’s Report, resolution on By-Law amendments, and elections for the ADRIO Board, and for
Dear ADRIO Member, As a member of the ADR Institute of Ontario (ADRIO), you are also a member of the ADR Institute of Canada (ADRIC). According to ADRIC’s General By-Law No.1, its Board of Directors includes one Director who is a member of ADRIO and is elected annually by ADRIO members. This year, the election of
Dear ADRIO Member, ADRIO is currently reviewing its Governance structures and processes with bylaw changes to be voted on by members at the 2021 AGM. It is possible that there could be changes to Bylaws setting out terms of office and board size prior to 2023. Members applying for nomination as a candidate for election to the
We are pleased to announce the publication of ADR Update, Winter-Spring 2021, Issue 106. This edition includes valuable and thought-provoking content for ADR practitioners, a message from our new Executive Director and an outline of our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy Framework. Read this newsletter to learn more about upcoming events at ADRIO, discounts for
November 30, 2020 Dear Member, It is with great pleasure that I am introducing to you Rachael Whitzman, ADRIO’s new full-time Member Experience Specialist. Rachael joins the ADRIO staff team today, and the key responsibilities in her role include member services and support, database administration support, administration of applications for designations and administration of rosters.
Since August 1986, Mena Sestito has been the warm, friendly and welcoming face and voice people encounter when they contact ADRIO. For more than three decades, ADRIO members have gained so much from Mena’s patient support and guidance. All in all, it is not an overstatement to say that Mena has borne witness to the
Earlier in August, ADRIO was invited by The Honourable Doug Downey, Attorney General of Ontario, to provide input and perspective on legislative potential changes to the mandatory mediation program and a single-judge model in the Superior Court of Justice. Over the last few weeks, ADRIO’s Board Directors and I worked closely together to develop our
We are excited to bring back, for a second year in a row, Aspiring ADR Practitioners Week (formerly titled, “ADR Students Week”)! From August 24 to 28, with a heightened focus on learning, mentoring, and networking, join us for an interactive week, dedicated to engaging and supporting the up-and-coming champions of the ADR field! ADR
By Blaine Donais LLB, LLM, C.Med, Q.Arb, PHSA, WFA Covid-19 has forced us to reconsider how we mediate and arbitrate. The use of online format for mediation and arbitration has always been seen as nascent, inadequate and at times frustrating for participants and practitioners. Up to the point of Covid 19 many practitioners have shied