How does NCRC select its mediator corps?
NCRC maintains a roster of over 200 trained and experienced mediators. A selection committee meets quarterly to assess program needs and to fill openings in the mediator corps from a waiting list. Interested candidates should send a letter and resume outlining their skills, training, and experience to the Mediator Selection Committee at NCRC, 625 Broadway, Suite 1221, San Diego, CA 92101. With some exceptions, new mediators are chosen from among the approximately twenty annual graduates of the NCRC Mediator Credential, because these candidates have received the training, observation, and experience necessary to be effective mediators. General mediator skills that NCRC looks for are the ability to appear neutral, to listen well, and to guide disputing parties through a process that brings them to a resolution. Language skills as well as cultural and geographic diversity may be selection priorities during some screening periods. NCRC mediators usually maintain their outside occupations a
