IMA 2021 Board of DirectorsPresident - Carol Barkes |
Carol Barkes, CPMPresident - 2021 to 2022Carol is a neuroscience-based conflict resolution professional, mediator, speaker and best-selling author with a wide variety of experience. She served as the Mediation Director for Idaho’s Fourth District Court and she is an ADR Advisor to the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA, an adjunct professor for BSU and CSI,and a sought-after keynote speaker with a thriving private practice. In Idaho, she has worked with Winco, HP, Micron, US Forest Service, Kount, National Park Service, Bureau of Reclamation, Canyon County Highway District, National Interagency Fire Center and many more. Carol has spoken at the United Nations and is regularly seen on Fox, NBC, ABC, CBS, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and quoted in a wide variety of publications. In 2018, she co-authored a book, Success Breakthroughs, with Jack Canfield, known for authoring the Chicken Soup for the Soul Book Series and was a 2019 Idaho Woman of the Year. Her husband Leland, son Christopher and her many friends and family round out her life, and she enjoys spending time camping, hiking, scuba diving, traveling and cooking. |
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Jennifer Neermann, CPMSecretary - 2021 to 2022Jennifer has been engaged in mediation since 2007. She is a Certified Professional Mediator and is on the Idaho Supreme Court roster for Child Custody mediators. Mediating people’s conflict is her passion. Facilitating conversations to encourage people to get past their conflict and move forward creating an obtainable plan is her joy. She serves the Seventh Judicial District as the Small Claims Mediation coordinator and is the current president of the Grand Teton Mediation Association. She is delighted to come alongside the excellent Mediators of the Idaho Mediation Association to promote all things mediation across the state. Jen has a long history in art as a faux finish painter, muralist and art instructor for a paint and sip business. Her work includes murals on university basketball court floors, ocean murals, and themed rooms throughout the city and surrounding area. She has also participated in snow sculpture exhibitions for several years. Ms. Neermann is a native of Arizona and has lived in Idaho for 19 years. |
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Jennifer Poole, CPMDirector - 2021 to 2022![]() Jennifer Poole has been mediating and training in various types of mediation since 1996 and has been adjunct faculty for Boise State's Dispute Resolution Program since 1999.
Jennifer previously served on IMA's Board from 2013-2014 and is a member of the Training and Education Committee. She will receive her Master's Degree in Dispute Resolution in May 2021. Matt ArriagaDirector - 2021 to 2022Matt has an Associate of Arts in Communications from Ventura College. He graduated from the 4-month prestigious SCMA Mediation Mentorship program training with some of the nation’s best mediators. He has been a full-time mediator since 2016 and will complete his 1000th mediation in 2020. He is one of approximately 70 mediators selected to the California Department of Insurance RFQ Home, Auto & EQ mediator panel. Ventura County Superior Court Mediation panel for Pro-per and Party pay civil limited/unlimited. Small claims supervisor for 2 courts and 75 mediators. He has a very broad range of mediation settlement expertise. |
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