Our Team


Maggie Hall

B.Sc., M.S.W., LLM (ADR), CP Med., Acc.F.M.(OAFM), AccEM
Director, Mediation North

Maggie obtained her B.Sc. in 1984, her MSW in 1986 and her LLM in 2008.  She has been mediating all over Ontario since the mid 1980s and running court connected mediation and information services since 1999.  When she isn’t travelling around the north, she enjoys spending time at her cottage with her husband of 35 years, her golden retriever and her 3 adult children.



Gerry Brouillette

Mediator


Kelly Carlucci

Mediator/IRC


Cathy Cartwright

Mediator and IRC

Cathy Cartwright, a proud mother of two adult sons, daughter-in-law and 2 grandchildren, lives in North Bay, Ontario. As a registered social worker (RSW) and an accredited family mediator (AccFM) working with distressed men, women and children for over 20 years, Cathy has been providing services for both victims and accused persons in Domestic Violence matters, covering a range of social issues including: self-esteem; separation/marriage/relationships; co-parent or parent-teen relationships; grief and loss counselling, anxiety and depression.

Cathy’s Human Services Counsellor designation from George Brown College in mental health, criminal justice, and addictions, led her to continued education at York University where she completed Bachelor degrees in both Psychology and Social Work and ultimately, a Master in Social Work. She trained through both York and Guelph Universities for her accreditation as a Family Mediator.

As a Certified Social Worker and Family Mediator, Cathy works from a philosophy precluding shame and blame. Through a solution-focused format, she is able to provide each client with a confidential, private and safe environment for counselling and mediation sessions, working with clients to problem-solve, strategize and create their achievable action plans.

Cathy is recognized through First Nation and Inuit Health as an approved service provider, as well as providing services through several Employment Assistance Programs.


Paul Cartwright

IRC

Paul is an Accredited Family Mediator (AccFM) having trained through York University. Paul works with parents to complete parenting plans with the best interest of the child(ren) in mind. As a former teacher, with over 10 years’ experience working with children, both domestically and internationally, primarily aged 11 to 18, he worked with children suffering with grief, loss, low self-esteem, bullying, relationship issues, anxiety and stress. Family Issues were typically involved. This also added to his ability to help parties navigate through conflict resolution. He provides assistance with the Family Law court process by providing legal information and guidance with filing court forms. 


Kevin Cleghorn

Mediator

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Dawn Dubois

Mediator


Deb Dubois

Mediator


Dan Filipovic

Mediator


Brennah Grande

Executive Assistant/IRC

After Brennah obtained her Diploma from George Brown College for Social Service Work in 2017, she volunteered with Families and Individuals struggling with Mental Health. In 2021, Brennah started working with The Mediation Centre and Mediation North as an Executive Assistant and quickly became invested in assisting families through the tough transitions of separation and divroce.

Brennah is the Information and Referral Coordinator at the Milton Courthouse. Through this role, she assists families going through a Family Law proceeding and connects them to community resources and legal information that may aid the process. 


Jim Fitch

AccEM(OAFM), AccFM(OAFM), CPMed
Mediator and IRC

Jim Fitch, M.A., LL.B., Acc. FM, Acc. EM, is a facilitative family and elder mediator, parenting coordinator and divorce coach. Jim is a past Chair of Discipline and Professional Conduct for both the Ontario Association for Family Mediation and the Family Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario, as well as the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario. Jim has taught Evidence at the Ontario Police College in Aylmer and in the Police Foundations programs at Conestoga College in Kitchener and Fanshawe College in Woodstock. Jim is an acknowledged expert in Mediation Ethics, and contributed the chapter on Professional Ethics and Conduct in the most recent edition of The Family Dispute Resolution Handbook.

Jim lives in Burlington with his wife, sons, and their spoiled pets Phoebe and Hazelnut.


Krista Fortier

Mediator

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Jassme Gassi

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John Hall

IRC

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Joe Houlton

Mediator

Joe earned his BA in 1986, HBSW in 1990, and MSW in 2005.  He retired in 2018 after 32 years working in Children’s Mental Health specializing in separation/divorce and the impact on children, as well as working with high conflict families.

Joe became an accredited family and Child Protection Mediator in 2010.  While having various hobbies, Joe can most often be found with family and friends on the lake with a fishing rod in his hand.


Randy Jackson

IRC

Randy Jackson is a Certified Professional Business Coach and a two-time Honours graduate of Ryerson University with over 8 years of experience in Family Law Education.

In his spare time, he can be found sailing the amongst the 14,600 islands of Lake of the Woods in his wee sailboat TMB Fanny Dunker, cruising the Grenadines on a tall ship or hosting a Pirate Treasure Hunt with his five granddaughters at the family cottage.


Noella Labine-Bustraen

Mediator and IRC

Noella Labine-Bustraen has been a Family Mediator since 2016.  She completed her B.A. in Psychology 2006 and has Diploma in Business Administration.  After working 20 years in accounting and administration she left to follow her passion of helping families.  Currently she works with both adults and children in the fields social services and education.  She along with her former spouse have coparented their almost adult children for the past 15 years and have proudly watched them grow into outstanding people.


Lise Landriault

Mediator

Lise Landriault obtained her B.A. in Psychology in 2001, her Third Party Neutral Certificate in 2016 and her Family Mediation Certificate in 2018. When not working, Lise enjoys cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, ice skating, inline skating and swimming with her daughters.


Larry Marin

Mediator and IRC

Larry has been studying and teaching conflict management for more than twenty years. He has run workshops and seminars for fellow professionals and has trained peer mediators. He is a committed advocate of cooperative problem-solving and peaceful conflict resolution.

After graduating from McMaster University’s Family Mediation program, he interned with the Mediation Centre and was accredited as a Family Law Mediator in 2008. In 2010 he added accreditation as a Child Protection Mediator and is on the Ontario CP Med roster. He has provided on-site mediation services at several family courts and works extensively with a number of Children’s Aid Societies.

He is a volunteer presenter for the Mandatory Information Program at the Milton Superior Court of Justice.


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Colleen McLeod

IRC

Colleen obtained her BA (Geography) and then MA (Geography) from University of Guelph in 2006.  Following graduation she moved back to her hometown in Northern Ontario and started work as a law clerk, gaining a breadth of experience in a number of different legal fields.  She left the formal workforce to become a stay at home parent to her and and her husband’s three children and to enjoy their simple life at their country homestead.  At the same time she discovered her passion for making artisan bread and helped earn a supplementary income by selling her bread over her time spent at home.  Colleen has been the IRC for the Timiskaming district since late 2018 and finds tremendous fulfillment in that role.  When she isn’t doing IRC duties or obsessing over all things bread, she can be found in her veggie gardens, in a boat with a fishing rod in hand, or trying to say no to taking on a new rescue animal (they currently have 3 adorable rescue cats and one very goofy rescue dog in the family).


Kathryn Pirie

Mediator


Emma Platts-Boyle

Mediator/IRC


Mardi Plomp

IRC

Mardi received her Bachelor of Education and Principals’ courses primarily at Lakehead University and York University.  She formally retired in 2005 and has participated in many careers and occupations fulfilling her retirement years.  She currently teaches 50 days a year( now over 40 years with all ages of children and young adults,) works as an IRC for Family Law in Dryden, is The City’s Marriage Commissioner, is a Funeral Officiant and invigilates for a Banking and Insurance Company. Her community volunteering raised $650,000 with her Dream Believer team for research for cancer and machines for our local hospital.  Mardi is the upcoming President of Rotary.  She has owned her own Accessory Store and is a Reflexologist.  Mardi believes life is to be busy and enjoys as much as possible. Her favourite past times are to spend time with her family as a Nana, to garden, golf, and travel with her amazing spouse Frederick and her wonderful friends.


Cathy Regimbal

IRC


Julie Simard

Mediator and IRC

Julie is a proud Franco Ontarian who has been working with children and families for over 15 years. Julie is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) who obtained her Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) from the University of Ottawa in 2008.  Julie started her career as a Child Protection Worker working with children and families experiencing domestic violence and high conflict separations. It is through her work as a Child Protection Worker that Julie’s interest for family mediation began. Julie obtained her Accredited Family Mediator (AccFM) designation in 2014 and her Child Protection Mediator (CPMed) designation in 2015. As a Registered Social Worker and Accredited Family and Child Protection Mediator, Julie assists individuals and families through a solution-focussed and strength-based approach.  Wherever children are involved, Julie is guided by a process which focusses on keeping them at the heart of every intervention. Helping parents and caregivers minimize the negative impacts of separation on children is Julie’s priority. In addition to providing Family Court Mediation and Information Services, Julie operates a private practice through which she provides consultation, counselling and mediation services to adults, children and families within her community. Julie is also a service provider for several Employee and Family Assistance Programs.

Julie was born and raised in Northern Ontario. After completing her studies and working in Ottawa for several years, Julie made the decision to return to Northern Ontario in 2013 as she missed its beauty and peacefulness. Ever since her return, Julie has made it a point to appreciate what Northern Ontario is all about.  In her spare time, Julie enjoys gardening, spending time with family, spending time at the cottage, sea-doing, ski-doing, fishing & hunting with her partner Jason.


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Andrew Thomson

Mediator

Married to Sandra for 43 years. They have five children and nine grandchildren. Andrew graduated in 1973 with a BA (Honours History) from WLU, and in 1976 with an LLB from the University of Western Ontario. He has been a lawyer since 1978 doing primarily family law and other litigation. Accredited Family Mediator since 2015. He enjoys boating and helping at Mrs. T’s BnB. He enjoyed reading and British TV mysteries with his wife.


Cait Tomlinson