Brittany graduated from the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law and The Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution with a Dual Master’s in Legal Studies and Dispute Resolution. During her tenure, she worked to develop the foundational approach to her practice and how to implement the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) study. Today, she provides an evidence-based approach to empowering parents with tools for modeling healthy conflict-resolution skills and the power of self-determination for better decision-making in the face of adversity.

Inspired by her children, after reading the ACE study, Brittany, a divorced mom of twins, committed herself to finding ways to protect them from the outcomes of being a child of divorce. She built her career in the pharmaceutical and wellness industries, working with patients, healthcare systems, and community outreach programs, reporting to government agencies ways to support disease states described in the ACE study. Brittany knows the cost of unresolved trauma caused by early childhood experiences and the importance of patient compliance. Her undergraduate degree is from Grand Valley State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Communications.

Brittany, a life learner, continues to develop as an approved mediator by the State of Michigan Supreme Court Approval Office for domestic relations, domestic violence screening, and general civil cases. Her specialty training is through the High Conflict Institute with Bill Eddy, LCSW, ESQ., and is a licensed provider of the New Ways For Families® Mediation and Conflict Coaching Programs. Additionally, she is Brain Story Certified, a collaboration of Oxford and Harvard Center for the Developing Child, through the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative and Palix Foundation.

To better understand the needs of her community and move away from pharma, Brittany later was a YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program Coordinator for corporate wellness and community outreach programs. During that same time, she volunteered for the Kent County Area Human Trafficking Coalition's victim services. Brittany was invited by the State Bar of Michigan as a special invitee to participate in The Joseph Project training: Legal Responders for Survivors of Human Trafficking as a non-attorney. Finding peace at the barn, as a Renew Therapeutic Riding Center volunteer, she witnessed everyday miracles of the horse-human relationship.

Today, Brittany’s volunteer work includes the Dispute Resolution Center of West Michigan, where she focuses on helping high-conflict families find solutions that work for them and help close the court system loop. Brittany is an elected member of the Board of Directors for the Michigan Horse Council, Chair of the Equine Legislative Day Committee and Michigan Delegate for the Coalition of State Horse Councils. She is committed to providing members a shared voice for the Equine Industry to educate legislators on industry updates.

Brittany is not an attorney or therapist; she is a peacemaker who works collaboratively with parents one-on-one, their attorneys, other mediators, the judicial system, and community outreach programs to prepare families for change and move forward from mediation. Together, we can build a foundation for more resilient families and communities.