Air, Space Force installations seek mediators to help with conflict resolution

The Department of the Air Force needs mediators for conflict resolution, and you can help.

Mediation provides Airmen, Guardians and civil servants an alternative solution to litigation for workplace conflicts. Both parties can come together with resolution neutrals who can assist them in breaking down the issue.

"Mediation looks at improving the workplace relationship going forward," said Kimberly A. Mlinaz, Negotiation and Dispute Resolution program director. "While litigation primarily focuses on the specific instance, it does not address any underlying problems or the relationship as a whole. When you take a workplace complaint to litigation, both parties lose control of the outcome."

Student mediators, Gary Ratcliffe, Master Sgt. Lesli Pape and Donald Satterlee, role play during a mock mediation scenario of the Advanced Mediation course held in Washington, D.C., Aug. 31, 2022. The Department of the Air Force partnered with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to bring about this training. (Courtesy photo by Kimberly Mlinaz)

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