IMA Board of DirectorsPresident - Terry W. Petty, CPM |
Terry Petty has a Master of Arts: Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding from California State University, Dominguez Hills. He is a Certified Professional Mediator (CPM) with the Idaho Mediation Association (since 2010), listed on the Idaho Supreme Court’s roster of Child Custody mediators, and a former President of the Grand Teton Mediation Association (Idaho Falls, ID). He previously served on the IMA Board of Directors in 2014-15.
Terry is President of Peace-Full Solutions RE, Inc., which provides mediation services and training leaders in conflict management concepts and strategies. He specializes in church, organizational, large group, and high intensity conflicts. Since 2017, Terry has been an Idaho licensed REALTORĀ® and works with Team Idaho Real Estate in Moscow, Idaho. An Ordained minister, Terry serves the Northwest Ministry Network of the Assemblies of God as the North Idaho Executive Presbyter. He was certified as a Master Chaplain with the International Conference of Police Chaplains and served as a volunteer law enforcement chaplain for 25 years.
As an author, Terry has written three books, “Married and Loving It!”, “Peace-Full Solutions: Spiritual peacebuilding for leaders”, and “Real Answers for Real Estate: Questions asked by first time home buyers.” Terry and his wife, Barbara, live in DeSmet, Idaho. He is a trombone player, outdoorsman, and Harley-Davidson rider.
Vice President - 2024 to 2025 Jennifer is the mediator at the Idaho Industrial Commission and owner of Resolution Empowered Mediation. An Idaho CPM, she has been an adjunct faculty member of Boise State University’s Dispute Resolution Program since 1999 and University of Dubuque LIFE since 2022. Jennifer authored Ch. 19: Conflict Management and the Criminal Justice System in the textbook “Victimology: Crime Victimization and Victim Services” from the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence. In addition to conducting various types of mediation, Jennifer trains and consults on Restorative Justice, victim-offender mediation, peer mediation, community mediation, and active listening. Prior to serving as the 2022 to 2023 vice president on the IMA board, she was a director from 2021 to 2022 and is a member of IMA's Training and Education Committee. Jennifer holds a master’s degree in dispute resolution from Touro University Worldwide. She earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and communication from Boise State University, and an associate’s degree in criminal justice from Brigham Young University - Idaho. |
Secretary - 2023 to 2024Passionate about helping people resolve conflict, Leigh is a certified professional mediator on the Idaho Supreme Court Roster for Child Custody Mediators with a family law focus and a deep communications background. Her interest in resolving conflict is underscored by her professional training and extensive experience solving complex communication challenges. Before mediation, Leigh spent 15+ years helping countless businesses and nonprofits communicate clearly with their audiences as a freelance communications and PR consultant. Client work includes Apple, AWS, Microsoft and multiple startups, as well as several nonprofits in the arts, human services and healthcare sectors. Earlier, she oversaw PR in Seattle-area startups, managed PR agency clients and directed marketing and PR for an arts organization. Leigh has completed studies in basic and advanced mediation, child custody mediation, domestic violence mediation and restorative justice. She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication from Seattle University. In 2008, Leigh and her family relocated from Seattle, Wash. to Ketchum, Idaho where she enjoys mountain town living. |
Sheldon L. Forehand, CPMDirector - 2023 to 2024Sheldon Forehand is originally from California. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Boise State University, where he attended on a football scholarship. For the past 20 years Sheldon has worked in the conflict management business, helping youth and adults as a probation officer and business owner working with a number of counties in the Treasure Valley. His background is diverse with experience in corrections, Pharma and Software Sales. Sheldon is listed as a Child Custody mediator with the Idaho Supreme Court. He helps clients open lines of communication, identify issues, find common ground, and ultimately reach a solution that everyone can live with. His primary objective in ALL cases is to provide a quality professional forum in which decisions are reached in a constructive process. Sheldon lives in Canyon County with his wife Jill. He enjoys golfing, rooting for his San Francisco 49ers and Boise State Broncos, and spending time with two sons Khalil and Darion. |
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Nancy Haug, CPMDirector - 2023 to 2024Nancy’s 32-year career with the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) gave her front-line experience in creating solutions and working with people and organizations to resolve conflicts related to public land use and management. With a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications/Journalism, Nancy helped employees, stakeholders, and public land users identify and articulate their needs, and find ways to work together effectively and productively. Transitioning into the mediation field toward the end of her BLM career felt like a natural progression and, while mediating for the Reno Justice Court and Neighborhood Mediation Center in Reno, Nevada, Nancy completed her Master of Arts in Dispute Resolution. As a Certified Professional Mediator, Nancy continues to work with the Neighborhood Mediation Center in Reno, Nevada, the Nevada Supreme Court, the Idaho Supreme Court, and BLM. Her current private sector work includes Kearns and West (a strategic communications and conflict management firm) and her own business Nancy Haug Mediation and Facilitation Services. When not mediating conflicts or facilitating meetings, Nancy loves to spend time with her children, grandchildren, husband and mini-Aussie Maija backpacking, camping, hiking, taking pictures and writing. |
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| Director - 2024 to 2025Holly is a Certified Professional Mediator and a highly accomplished conflict resolution and communication expert. With the past fifteen years dedicated to private practice, Holly is the founder of Eagle River Mediation, a firm focused on helping individuals navigate highly emotional conflicts peacefully and productively. Holly's expertise is widely recognized, and she is proud to be listed on the Idaho Supreme Court Roster for Child Custody Mediators. Her professional achievements extend beyond divorce, custody, and family mediation, as she has successfully transformed conflict for prominent organizations, including Government Agencies, City Departments, Fire Departments, and Fortune 500 companies. Known for her calm and patient demeanor amidst high-conflict situations, Holly has a remarkable ability to facilitate productive communication and guide individuals toward workable solutions. Her empathetic and future-focused approach enables her to address complex communication challenges effectively. Holly's educational background includes a degree in communications with a minor in economics. She further honed her skills and knowledge by completing the Mediation and Conflict Resolution graduate program at Northwestern University, specializing in divorce and custody mediation. Committed to continuous professional development, Holly has continued her education and training in various areas, including divorce, child custody, managing high-conflict personalities, mediation methods, workplace mediation, advanced communication, advanced mediation techniques, positive coparenting, parenting after divorce, collaborative divorce, adult/elder care mediation, mediation ethics, neuroscience and conflict, non-verbal communication, working with different cultures, virtual mediation, the art of turning disputes into deals, effective apologies, effective communication in conflicts, emotional intelligence in conflict, mediating social discord, negotiation strategies and analysis of human communication. Holly's extensive experience, expertise, and passion for transforming conflict into constructive solutions make her a trusted and respected mediator in her field. |