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Brie Starks

North Carolina

School

North Carolina Central University School of Law

I am pursuing the field of ADR in order to advance my skills and contribute to the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) space. I believe that ADR will contribute to the many differences that show up in corporate DEI spaces. I additionally plan to pursue a career in Civil and Human Rights and ADR would enhance my skills a great deal in order to effectively solve disputes in the future for clients and between community leaders and larger systems.

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Sarah Ayad

North Carolina

School

North Carolina Central University School of Law

Alternative dispute resolution is important in small communities, like my own, where people do not fully trust the legal process. It also allows parties to play an important role in resolving their own disputes which often results in creative solutions, longer-lasting outcomes, greater satisfaction, and improved relationships. As someone who strives to uphold a reputation of honesty and integrity, I know the Muslim community will come to me to help resolve their disputes in a cost effective, efficient, and healthy way. I hope to be a conduit for change for how disputes are currently resolved in my community, and it starts with me.

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Celeea Williams

North Carolina

School

North Carolina Central University School of Law

North Carolina Central University School of Law
I am a wife to an army veteran that served over twenty-one years, and I witnessed the need for advocacy concerning veterans’ rights. My goal is to use my knowledge and skills gained in arbitration and mediation to assist veterans. I will assist veterans with getting benefits that are needed and deserved.

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Damilola Adebayo

Washington D.C.

School

Howard University School of Law

Damilola Adebayo is currently a 3L at Howard University School of Law. She is also an extern at the Howard Law ADR World Bank Externship. She plans to work in the corporate field and transition her experience into the field of international ADR. She hopes to eventually work with organizations like ICSID in the field of international business arbitration.

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Marianna Mitchell

North Carolina

School

North Carolina Central University School of Law

"My future goals within the ADR field not only include becoming a professional mediator in the state of NC, but also to educate the public and bring more awareness to alternative dispute methods. Additionally, I plan to create a community based program that will allow individuals in low income communities to have access to these methods."

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Asia A. Skyers

North Carolina

School

North Carolina Central University School of Law

“I plan to practice civil litigation. In most cases, it is advantageous for parties to use ADR to resolve conflict as opposed to going to trial. In those cases, I plan to provide the best representation and assistance to clients seeking to mediate or negotiate through conflict.”

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Kailah McClenney-Johnson

North Carolina

School

North Carolina Central University School of Law

"After graduation I plan to practice corporate law. I believe that the Alternative Dispute Resolution program at North Carolina Central has provided me with the skills of ADR and helped identify more ways that they can be used in the field of corporate law. I imagine in practice I will have to negotiate contracts for my clients and believe that my knowledge of the ADR methods will allow me to save time, money, as well as provide various options to resolving disputes. A lot of contract disputes use mediation and arbitration as methods to resolve conflicts and I believe that having the knowledge of these methods will make me a stronger attorney and advocate.”

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Cherrie Fisher

New York

Cherrie K. Fisher, PMP is a construction neutral with the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and a AAA 2021 Higginbotham Diversity Fellow. Ms. Fisher brings more than three decades of construction knowledge to her arbitration practice including her experience negotiating claims for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. While working at AT&T, Ms. Fisher oversaw Environmental Services for the corporation’s Western Region, where she was responsible for Disaster Recovery, Underground Storage Tank Remediation and managing a $20 million annual construction budget. Ms. Fisher is adept breaking down complex technical issues into clear, concise and coherent summaries.

Currently she provides construction claims analysis, litigation support and expert testimony to attorneys, insurance companies and public entities. Ms. Fisher is the 2021-2022 Programming Chair of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Women in Dispute Resolution Section and former Vice-President of the Society of Women Engineers – Dallas, TX. Ms. Fisher regularly speaks on the benefits of early mediation, Construction Partnering, Dispute Review Boards and diversity recruiting. Most recently, she served as a panelist at the 2020 Public Private Partnership Conference and the Construction Management of America Association’s 2020 Regional Conference. Ms. Fisher earned her B.S. in Civil Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology and holds a Master’s Degree in Strategic Leadership. She lives in Dallas, TX with her family and enjoys mentoring young engineers and construction professionals.

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Peter D. Singh

New York

Peter D. Singh primarily helps startups, investors, and businesses at all stages of growth with financing, intellectual property protection and licensing, commercial transactions, sports and entertainment deals, organization and governance, and other corporate matters with Fourscore AAA-ICDR Foundation 2022 Business Law. Before Fourscore, Singh worked as an attorney with the Start-Ups practice group at a large regional law firm in Raleigh, which followed an in-house stint with a private equity company in Durham as a corporate counsel and M&A attorney. He started his career with a boutique corporate and entertainment law firm in New York. In his years there, Pete assisted with a wide range of matters including copyright and trademark cases, dispute resolution, contract drafting and negotiation. Outside of the office, Pete serves as an arbitrator, mediator, and professional musician. Whatever the endeavor, Singh strives to deliver on his clients’ needs with his own stamp of polish and precision on every project.

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Hannah Royball

District of Columbia

School

University of Arizona

My name is Hannah Royball (she, her, hers). I grew up in Georgia and now reside in Washington. I’m pursuing my Master of Legal Studies with a concentration in ADR. I’m about halfway through the degree and hope to graduate sometime next fall. I hope to move into advocacy work after I graduate with an end goal in divorce mediation. I’ve worked in the nonprofit sector and higher education for the last six years.