Better Agreements, Inc. at
Roanoke, Virginia Area
- Current
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- Executive Director at Better Agreements, Inc
- Past
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- Organizational Member at VACCR - Virginia Association for Community Conflict Resolution
- member at Rotary Club of Christiansburg VA Friday Noon
- member at Human Relations Council of Montgomery County Virginia
- Tours, Tastings, Sales at so many jobs ...
- Education
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- Bennington College
- Pennsylvania Home School Diploma
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- Non-Profit Organization Management
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T'aiya Shiner’s Summary
I knew at the age 12 that I wanted to help people communicate but it wasn't until I was a sophomore in college that I found my calling. Everyone asked me if I wanted to be a counselor (didn't want to do that) or be in media (that would be fun but that was not what I wanted either.) As a young person I saw my friends parents (who were separated) and neighbors and other adults be able to get along anyone but the person they were in conflict with. When I took my first mediation training I found what I had not been able to describe - a facilitative process. "Being a catalyst for the outcomes and potential that reside within each individual and with in the situation or conflict."
I am a mediator because constructive peaceful communication does not just happen it has to be authentically/honestly shared.
T'aiya Shiner’s Specialties:
Mediating family matters privately or court referred: parental responsibilities (custody), parenting schedules (visitation), financial duty (child support), reorganizing relationships (separation, business partnerships), ending legal relationships (divorce, business partnerships).
T'aiya Shiner’s Experience
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Executive Director
Better Agreements, Inc
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
March 2002 — Present (7 years 10 months)
•Works with Board of Directors
•Oversee finances
•Participate in Board of Director & staff meetings
•Attend seminars & trainings related to mediation & nonprofit management
•Develop, implement & direct program for new employees
•Hires and fires employees
•Direct & manages staff
•Direct & manage volunteers and interns
•Maintain current personnel files
•Maintain all state & federal forms & reports
•Provide direct mediation services
•Develop, implement & direct presentations & trainings related to conflict resolution
•Develop, implement & direct advertising, & public relations
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
•Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
•Virginia mediator certification
JOB PREREQUISITES:
• Strong verbal & written communication skills
• Strong management skills
• Good organizational skills
• Works well in small spaces
• Works well independently and in a group
• Competent with Microsoft Office
• Reliable transportation
• Able to lift or move 35lbs -
Organizational Member
VACCR - Virginia Association for Community Conflict Resolution
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
2007 — 2009 (2 years )
Statewide network of community based nonprofit mediation, training, consulting, conflict prevention and management organizations.
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member
Rotary Club of Christiansburg VA Friday Noon
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
2006 — 2009 (3 years )
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member
Human Relations Council of Montgomery County Virginia
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
2002 — 2008 (6 years )
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Tours, Tastings, Sales
so many jobs ...
(Wine and Spirits industry)
July 1998 — March 2002 (3 years 9 months)
T'aiya Shiner’s Education
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Bennington College
BA , Conflict Resolution , 1994 — 1998
2004-2005 Developed 8-hour conflict resolution training for high conflict parents in partnership with the New River Valley Mental Health Association, 2005-2006 Virginia Farm Bureau Training for Young Farmers and Women's Leadership Committees across Virginia, 2006 ABA Dispute Resolution Publication Contribution: Handbook for Creative Problem Solvers Volume II.
- Activities and Societies:
- Helped found peer mediation program (BRIDGES)
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Pennsylvania Home School Diploma
HS , American Indian Tradition, Civil War, Homesteading , 1983 — 1994
- Activities and Societies:
- Educational was interdisciplinary and project focused.
Additional Information
T'aiya Shiner’s Websites:
T'aiya Shiner’s Interests:
Constructive Communication Skills
T'aiya Shiner’s Groups:
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Up on the Roof -
Nonviolent Communication (NVC) -
Linked2Resolve -
NVC Mediation -
Better Agreements
T'aiya Shiner’s Honors:
2003 Young Women's Leadership Award
T'aiya Shiner’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
