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Twenty MCFM Members Presenting at a National Mediation Conference in Boston - Nov 7-9, 2019

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MCFM is excited to announce its partnership with 2 national organizations, APFM (Academy of Professional Family Mediators) and ADFP (Association of Divorce Financial Planners), to present a BLOCKBUSTER conference in Boston, November 7-9, 2019. 

Numerous MCFM members will be presenting. Be sure to check out these workshops and help us spread the word:

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: What Makes People Tick: A Divorce Professional's Guide to Our Multiple Parts
David Hoffman (MCFM Member)
Friday, Nov. 8, 8:30 - 9:45am

Using Mediation to Help Couples Stay Married - Part 1
John Fiske (MCFM Founder, Member, and Emeritus Board Member), with Ken Neumann
Thursday, Nov. 7, 10-11:40am 

How Can You Say That?
Kate Fanger (MCFM Member, and former Board Member)
Thursday, Nov. 7, 10-11:40am 

Using Mediation to Help Couples Stay Married - Part 2
John Fiske (MCFM Founder, Member, and Emeritus Board Member), with Ken Neumann
Thursday, Nov. 7, 12:50-2:30pm

Creative College Planning Resolutions
Beth Aarons (MCFM Board Member), Justin Kelsey (MCFM Vice President), and Kim Whelan (MCFM Treasurer)
Thursday, Nov. 7, 12:50-2:30pm

Women in ADR and Finance
Vicki Shemin (MCFM President), with Amanda Singer, Donna Petrocelli, Kristyn Carmichael, Cheryl Glazer and Marilyn Mcknight
Thursday, Nov. 7, 2:50-4:30pm

Innovative & Strategic Use of Neutrals
Karen Levitt (MCFM Member), Susan Miller (MCFM Member), with Karen Ela Kenny
Thursday, Nov. 7, 2:50-4:30pm

Ethics for Mediators, Lawyers & Financial Planners
Chris Chen (MCFM Member), with Lili Vasileff
Thursday, Nov. 7, 4:50-6:30pm

Financial Challenges in Mediating a Grey Divorce
Renee Senes (MCFM Member)
Thursday, Nov. 7, 4:50-6:30pm

Generational Panel - Part 1
Justin Kelsey (MCFM Vice President), with Michael Aurit, Amanda Singer, and Don Saposnek
Friday, Nov. 8, 10-11:40am

Generational Panel - Part 2
Justin Kelsey (MCFM Vice President), with Michael Aurit, Amanda Singer, and Don Saposnek
Friday, Nov. 8, 12:50-2:30pm

Mediation Prenuptial Agreements and Postnuptial Agreements - Part 1
Laurie Israel (MCFM Member)
Saturday, Nov. 9, 9-10:40am

Mediation and Financial Planning
John Fiske (MCFM Founder, Member, and Emeritus Board Member), Karen Cohen (MCFM Member),Susan Miller (MCFM Member), & Renee Senes (MCFM Member)
Saturday, Nov. 9, 9-10:40am

Innovating from Elder Mediation's Hybrid Approach
Crystal Thorpe (MCFM Member)
Saturday, Nov. 9, 9-10:40am

Mediation Prenuptial Agreements and Postnuptial Agreements - Part 2
Laurie Israel (MCFM Member)
Saturday, Nov. 9, 10:50am-12:30pm

Mandatory Mediation is Not an Oxymoron
Oran Kaufman (MCFM Member), with Kristina Bordieri, David Sacks and Betsy Williams
Saturday, Nov. 9, 10:50am-12:30pm

Estate Planning and Divorce
Melinda Milberg (MCFM Member)
Saturday, Nov. 9, 10:50am-12:30pm

Bringing Experts in and Preserving the Safe Space
Jennifer Hawthorne (MCFM Board Member), Beth Aarons (MCFM Board Member), Halee Burg (MCFM Member), Justin Kelsey (MCFM Vice President) and Crystal Thorpe (MCFM Member)
Saturday, Nov. 9, 12:50-2:30pm

Sex, Drugs & Rock'N Roll & What Happened to the Money
Vicki Shemin (MCFM President)
Saturday, Nov. 9, 12:50-2:30pm

Creative Options to Maximize Money for Parents
Debra Smith (MCFM Member), Cynthia Runge (MCFM Member), with David Goodman
Saturday, Nov. 9, 12:50-2:30pm

Fishbowl Mediation
John Fiske (MCFM Founder, Member, and Emeritus Board Member), with Ken Neumann
Saturday, Nov. 9, 2:45-4pm

Learn more and Register here.

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