Kimberly Best, RN, MA, is a Tennessee Rule 31 Listed Civil Mediator and Tennessee Rule 31 Trained Family Mediator, FINRA Arbitrator and owner of Best Conflict Solutions, LLC.    She is serving her third term on the board of the Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators, currently as President/Chair.  She is a member of the Executive Committee of the American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section. Kim is also a volunteer mediator with the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, Dispute Resolution Program and Community/Police Unification Program and a practicing facilitator for challenging business and social conversations. In addition to nursing school, Kim attended graduate school at the University of North Carolina Charlotte in Clinical/Community Psychology.  She obtained a master’s degree in Conflict Management from Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, a certificate in Conflict Management Consulting from Pepperdine University and a certificate in Leveraging the Power of Emotions as You Negotiate from Harvard Law School.   Kim also trained in Transformative Mediation at Hofstra University, Healthcare Mediation at the University of South Florida,  Restorative Practices at the International Institute of Restorative Practices, and Facilitating Meetings Around Community Conflict with the Department of Justice. She is a working member of the Association of Conflict Resolution Elder Mediation Professional Development Group, a proud member of the National Association for Community Mediation, and a working member of Mediators Beyond Borders, International.   She is the author of “How to Live Forever, A Guide to Writing the Final Chapter of Your Life Story” and is a speaker and trainer on the topics of conflict management, dispute resolution processes, life transitions, and how to make difficult decisions – including end of life issues. 

Areas of Expertise: Facilitation, mediation, communication and understanding conflict dynamics,  organizational conflict management, healthcare.
Country of Origin: United States
Current Residence: United States
Languages: English

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