Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center

Specialties

The WDRC provides constructive and collaborative approaches to conflict through mediation, training, facilitation and community education. Call 676‑0122 anytime for a FREE consultation.

Mediation: A process for resolving conflict with the help of a neutral, trained professional. Mediator assists parties in creating agreements using a proven process. Mediation helps people resolve: Divorce issues, Parenting plan creation or modification, Parent/​Teen,

Community, Workplace issues, Business/​Consumer, Foreclosure, Small Claims, Landlord/​Tenant, and more.

Faciliation: This customized support helps to ensure all group members can participate fully in a safe and productive environment, helping the group achieve its designated vision and goals.

Adult Conflict Resolution Classes: Conflict resolution and communication trainings to help people better approach confclit in the workplace, at home, and in the community. We also offer custom trainings for organizations and businesses.

Space Rental: Rooms available for meetings, board retreats, trainings, and more.

History

Established in 1992.

In 1992, volunteers committed to «rehumanizing conflict» founded the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center and, in 1993, the DRC for Whatcom County was established under RCW 7.75. Nearly 23 years later, we continue to envision a community that values civil dialogue over vitriolic debate, that provides resources for divorcing parents ensuring that dissolution does not harm their children, where instead of adversarial court proceedings we can reach lasting solutions, and where our schools have access to workshops to build skills in young people to work through disagreement in safe and healthy ways. While conflict and violence increasingly permeates the media, our homes, and our community, we work diligently to meet the evolving needs of Whatcom County.

With a mission of providing and promoting constructive and collaborative approaches to conflict the WDRC offers mediation, training, facilitation, community education, coaching, and supervised visitation services.

Meet the Business Owner

Moonwater M.

Business Owner

An experienced mediator, facilitator, and trainer, Moonwater has a BA in Psychology from Whitman College and an MPA from Seattle University, where she specialized in nonprofit management. She serves on Whatcom County’s Law and Justice Council, is Vice President of Resolution Washington, the statewide association of dispute resolution centers, is a past board member of the Washington Mediation Association. Moonwater has been a lecturer at the College of Business and Economics at Western Washington University and is currently the Executive Director of the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center, a nonprofit organization that provides conflict prevention and intervention services.