IMI Independent Standards Commission

Note that the Independent Standards Commission was re-constituted in January 2019, and replaced with the new Independent Advisory Committee. Vetting of QAP and other organisational applications is conducted by the related expert Committee. The following information is included for reference purposes.

The Independent Standards Commission established the criteria, standards and related materials for IMI Certification. Its members, who are all thought leaders in the mediation field in their own right, contribute their time and expertise in their personal capacities and their views are not necessarily representative of the organizations with which they are affiliated.

Role of the ISC

The IMI Independent Standards Commission was convened by IMI for governance purposes:

Providing advanced thought leadership
Setting high competency standards for mediators
Reviewing and approving programmes to qualify mediators for IMI Certification
Ensuring continuing quality control of approved programmes
Monitoring the IMI Code of Professional Conduct
Appointing assessors to review Code of Professional Conduct complaints
Proposing and approving enhancements to IMI’s Vision and Mission.

Members of the IMI Independent Standards Commission bring their expertise together into ISC Committees and Task-forces to work with IMI.

Former members

Links to members’ IMI profiles are included where applicable.

Executive Committee

Constantin-Adi Gavrilă, Co-Chair (Romania)
Judith P Meyer, Co-Chair (USA)
Mark Appel, Malta
Pascal Comvalius, Netherlands
Ana Maria Maia Gonçalves, Malaysia
Margaret Halsmith, Australia
Prof Ellen Waldman, USA

Taskforce, Committee, and other former ISC Members

Aditya Shivkumar, India. ODR TF.
Adolfo Braga Neto, Brazil
Alan Limbury, Australia
Alberto Elisavetsky, Argentina. ODR TF.
Ales Zalar, Slovenia. ODR TF.
Alexander Oddy, UK. Mediation Advocacy TF.
Alicia Lloreda, Colombia
Allan J. Stitt, Canada
Aloysius Goh, Singapore. Appraisal Committee.
André von Walter, Belgium. Investor-State TF.
Andrew Burr, UK
Andrew Gibson, Ireland. Appraisal Committee.
Andrew Goodman, UK. Appraisal Committee, Mediation Advocacy TF.
Angela Herberholz, France. Co-Founder of YMI.
Anil Xavier, India. Ethics Committee.
Anna Joubin-Bret, France. Prior Chair of Investor-State TF.
Annette Magnusson, Sweden. Investor-State TF.
Antonia Masaglia, Italy. AppraisalCommittee.
Prof Archie Zariski, Canada
Barton Legume, France. Investor-State TF.
Beatriz Martorello, Argentina
Bill Scouller, UK. ODR TF.
Carol Powell, New Zealand
Prof Carrie Menkel-Meadow, USA
Christian-Radu Chereji, Romania. Appraisal Committee.
Christopher Honeyman, USA
Claude Amar, France
Colin Brown, Belgium. Investor-State TF.
Conrad Daly, USA. Investor-State TF.
Daniel Rainey, USA. Co-Chair of ODR TF.
David McCutcheon, Canada
David Richbell, UK
Deniz Kite, Turkey. Appraisal Committee.
Diana Wallis, UK. Former IMI Board member, ODR TF.
Dimitra K. Triantafyllou, Greece. Appraisal Committee, Mediation Advocacy TF.
Prof Dwight Golann, USA
Edna Sussman, USA. Mixed-Mode TF.
Eduardo Silva Romero, France. Investor-State TF.
Eileen Carroll, UK
Elena Koltsaki, Greece. Appraisal Committee.
Eloise Obadia, USA. Investor-State TF.
Esther Aura Vilalta, Spain. ODR TF.
Ethan Katsh, USA. ODR TF.
Ewa Gmurzynska, Poland. Mediation Advocacy TF.
F. Peter Müller, Germany
Fatma Khalifa, Egypt. Investor-State TF.
Franco Conforti, Spain. ODR TF.
Francois Bogacz, Portugal. Appraisal Committee.
Dr Frank Fowlie, Canada. ODR TF.
Frauke Nitschke, USA. Investor-State TF.
Geoff Sharp, New Zealand
Gigi de Groot, Sweden. Intercultural TF.
Giuseppe de Palo, Italy
Graham Ross, UK/USA. ODR TF.
Hannah F. Tümpel, France. Intercultural TF, Investor-State TF.
Prof Harold (Hal) Abramson, Canada. Mediation Advocacy TF; Intercultural TF.
Helena de Backer, Belgium
Henrique Gomm Neto, Brazil. Appraisal Committee.
Ian Macduff, Singapore. Appraisal Committee.
Ijeoma Ononogbu, UK. ODR TF.
Prof Illhyung Lee, USA
Jack J. Coe Jr., USA. Investor-State TF.
James Walker, UK. ODR TF.
Jason Fry, France. Investor-State TF.
Hon. Judge Jean A. Mirimanoff, Switzerland
Jeffrey M. Aresty, USA
Jeremy Sharpe, USA. Investor-State TF.
Jessica Carter, New Zealand. ODR TF.
Jim Melamed, USA. ODR TF.
Jo Holland, UK. ODR TF.
Joanna Kalowski, Australia
Prof Joel Lee Tye Beng, Singapore. Intercultural TF.
John Brand, South Africa. Ethics Committee.
John Sturrock QC, Scotland
John Upchurch, USA

Karen Erwin, Ireland
Karen Mills, Indonesia. Investor-State TF.
Karinya Verghese, USA. Mixed-Mode TF.
Katarina Kresal, Slovenia. ODR TF.
Kathleen Paisley, Belgium. Mixed-Mode TF.
Kenneth Cloke, USA. Ethics Committee.
Kevin Brown, Spain. ODR TF.
Khory McCormick, Australia. Mediation Advocacy TF.
Kitty Duell, Netherlands. ODR TF.
Leah Wing, USA. ODR TF.
Leonardo d’Urso, Italy. Ethics Committee.
Linda Reijerkerk, Netherlands. Appraisal Committee.
Dr Lola Akin Ojelabi, Australia. Ethics Committee.
Machteld Pel, Netherlands
Manon Schonewille, Netherlands. Appraisal Committee.
Margrete Stevens, USA. Investor-State TF.
Martin Gramatikov, Bulgaria/Netherlands. ODR TF.
Mary Walker, Australia. Appraisal Committee.
May-Britt Kollonhof-Bruning, Netherlands. ODR TF.
Meg Kinnear, USA
Prof Michael A. Wheeler, USA
Michael (Micky) Lichtenstein, Israel. Appraisal Committee.
Michael Lind, UK. ODR TF.
Michael McIlwrath, Italy. Investor-State TF, IMI Board member.
Michael Ostrove, France. Investor-State TF.
Michal Alberstein, Israel. Ethics Committee.
Mirèze Philippe, France. ODR TF.
Miryana Nešić In memory of Miryana Nešić
Mohamed Abdel Raouf, Egypt. Investor-State TF.
Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab, Egypt. ODR TF.
Prof Moti Mironi (Mordehai) Mironi, Israel. Mixed Mode TF.
Prof Nadja Alexander, Germany
Nana Papadogeorgaki, Greece. Appraisal Committee.
Prof Nancy A. Welsh, USA
Nazareth Serpa, Brazil. Appraisal Committee.
Nina Khouri, New Zealand. Appraisal Committee.
Olfa Hamdi, USA. Investor-State TF.
Orna Rabinovich-Einy, Israel. ODR TF.
Pablo Cortés, UK. ODR TF.
Pascal Comvalius, Netherlands. Co-Chair of Appraisal Committee.
Patric Illigen, Germany. ODR TF.
Paul E. Mason, USA. Appraisal Committee.
Dr Peter S. Adler, USA
Philip Ray, Germany
R. Bruce Whitney, USA
Rafael Guillermo Bernal Gutierrez, Colombia
Rafael Lobo Niembro, Mexico
Rafal Morek, Poland. ODR TF.
Ramona Buck, USA
Prof Dr Renate Dendorfer, Germany
Robert M. Nelson, Canada
Roberto Echandi, USA. Investor-State TF.
Ross Paull, Australia. ODR TF.
Ruud van Herpen L.L.M., Netherlands
Scott Cooper, USA. ODR TF.
Silvia Constain, USA. Investor-State TF.
Sim Khadijah Mohammed, Singapore. Mediation Advocacy TF.
Sophie Henry, France
Susan D. Franck, USA. Investor-State TF.
Suzana M. Blades, USA
Prof Tania Sourdin, Australia
Thierry Garby, France
Thomas Stipanowich, USA. Mixed-Mode TF.
Tina Monberg, Denmark
Toe Su Aung, New York
Dr Tsisana Shamlikashvili, Russia
Ulrike Gamm, Austria
Veronique Fraser, Canada. Mixed-Mode TF.
Vikki Rogers, USA. ODR TF.
Vilawan Mangklatanakul, Thailand. Investor-State TF.
Vincent Tilman, Belgium. ODR TF.
Virginie Martins de Nobrega, France. Appraisal Committee.
William Marsh, UK
Yasmin Sebah, Bahrain. Appraisal Committee.
Zbynek Loebl, Czechia/Slovakia. ODR TF.

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