LETTER FROM TAPM PRESIDENT
LEIGH ANN ROBERTS
 

Greetings fellow mediators and ADR professionals.  I am looking forward to serving this year as your TAPM President; however, right off the bat, let me just state for the record that I prefer Madame President as my title- please make a note of it. All joking aside, there are great things in store for you as TAPM members this year. Building on the strong work of past TAPM leadership (this is my official “shout-out” to Jack Waddey, Marietta Shipley and Randal Mashburn), our organization is expanding its member benefits and offerings this year and working diligently to educate individuals and organizations in Tennessee about mediation.

There are several new, active committees about which TAPM Members may be interested. These committees, such as the Marketing and Public Education Committee; the Pro Bono and Community Mediation Committee; and, the Public Policy and Legislative Action Committee; are headed up by some of our organization’s finest members. Details on these committees and how you can participate or pass along your ideas to the committee chairs, are on the website www.tennmediators.org .

Stay tuned for developments in member benefits as well. We will be sharpening the TAPM website to better serve and educate the public. These efforts, along with plans to develop marketing tools TAPM members can use to promote their practices, are just a portion of this year’s agenda for your new TAPM Board. It will be easier for you as TAPM members to find out about volunteering mediation services, mentoring opportunities and great events and happenings to continue your growth and networking in this field. 

Thank you for your continued involvement in Tennessee’s premiere professional association for mediators. I look forward to hearing from each of you this year about how TAPM can better support your mediation practice and promote mediation in our community. Keep up the great work and feel free to call or email me at any time. 

Leigh Ann Roberts

Madame President