Our team of mediators are professionals who are currently qualified as Florida Supreme Court Certified mediators in their fields of specialization and certification. We are educated, professional individuals who are skilled in mediation processes and receive frequent training.
The mediation team members at Mediation Solutions are capable of assisting parties to identify issues, solve problems and explore settlement alternatives. We are neutral and do not know the parties in the dispute. Our goal is to insure balanced, confidential and equitable discussions.
Certified Mediators:
Susan Ault-Davis
Florida Supreme Court, Small Claims and County Civil Mediator
Susan Ault-Davis is a Florida Supreme Court Certified mediator specializing in family mediation, small claims and county civil mediation.
Training / Mediation:
- Landlord / Tenant
- Business
- Corporate
- Employment
- Franchise
- Construction
- Contracts
- Insurance
- Foreclosure
- Professional Fees
- Workplace Conflict Resolution
- Homeowner Association Disputes
Education:
- Masters (MS): Counseling and Psychology - Troy University
- Masters (MS): Quality Systems Management - National Graduate School of Quality Management
Experience:
- Software Engineer - The Boeing Company
- Internal Mediator - The Boeing Company
- Mental Health Counselor Intern - Bridgeway Inc.
- Notary Public
- United States Air Force, Retired
- American Society for Quality (ASQ), Certified Software Quality Engineer
- Master's Certification in Program Management, Villanova University
Associations:
- Secretary and Founding Member - Emerald Coast Mediation Association
- Bridgeway Crisis Line
- Shelter House (Domestic Violence)
- Fort Walton Beach Citizen's Police Academy Alumni
- Okaloosa County Sheriff's Academy Alumni
- United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
- Air Force Association, Chapter Secretary
- Air Commando Association
- Fort Walton Chamber of Commerce
- American Business Women's Association
Olivia “Lylee” Dodson
Florida Supreme Court, Dependency, Family Mediation
Lylee Dodson is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator specializing in dependency mediation and family mediation.
Training / Mediation:
- Dependency Mediation
- Family Mediation
- Juvenile Public Defender
- Arbitration
- Pediatric Maltreatment
- Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
- Guardian Ad Litem
Education:
- Juris Doctor (JD): Mississippi College School of Law
American Jurisprudence Award in Alternative Dispute Resolution
American Jurisprudence Award in Federal Habeas Corpus - Bachelor of Science (BS): Human and Organization Development - Vanderbilt University
Experience:
- Mediator and Arbiter - Northwest Florida Dispute Resolution, LLC
- Assistant State Attorney - Office of the State Attorney - 1st Judicial District
- Legal Counsel - Hinds County (MS) Sheriff's Department
- Legal Writing Adjunct Professor - Mississippi College School of Law
- Assistant District Attorney - Hinds County (MS) District Attorney's Office
- Law Clerk for the Honorable Justice James E. Graves, Jr. - Supreme Court of Mississippi
- Extern - Hinds County District Attorney's Office
- Project Coordinator - Mississippi College School of Law Adoption Project
- Law Clerk - Gibson Law Firm
- Family Counselor - Youth Villages
Associations / Affiliations:
- Board of Directors - Montessori Learning Center of Fort Walton Beach, LLC
- Former Church Registrar - St. Simon's on the Sound Episcopal Church
- Member - Junior League of the Emerald Coast
- Former Member - Mississippi College Moot Court Board
- Member, Former Risk Management Officer - Chi Omega Sorority
Susan Page
Florida Supreme Court, Family Mediator
Susan Page is a Florida Supreme Court-certified mediator specializing in family mediation.
Training/Mediation:
- Family Mediation
- Parent Coordination
Education:
- Master's Degree (MA): Psychology - University of West Florida - Pensacola, Florida
- Bachelor of Science (BS): Psychology, Criminology, Legal Administration - Troy State University, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Experience:
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor for over 25 years
- Expert Witness for over 20 years in Family Law cases dealing with child custody, addictions and domestic abuse
- Expert testimony in Criminal cases dealing with domestic violence, sexual assault, date rape and substance abuse
- Qualified Parent Coordinator
- National Certified Counselor
- Instructor in Psychology at Northwest Florida State College
Associations:
- Rotarian Fort Walton Beach
- Impact 100
- Mental Health Association
- National Board of Certified Counselors
Shevon Peet
Florida Supreme Court, Family Mediator
Shevon Peet is a Florida Supreme Court-certified mediator specializing in Family mediation.
Shevon is a retired Major from the USAF Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field in Florida and has worked as a Correctional Probation Senior Officer for the Department of Corrections.
For the past five years, Shevon has been working in mental health counseling involving marriage and family, child custody and parenting.
Overall, Shevon has 21 years of court experience with dependency, substance abuse court and family matters, working closely with judges, attorneys and clients towards the equitable resolution of cases.
Education:
- Masters (MA): Counseling and Psychology - Troy University
- Bachelors (BA): Psychology - University of Northern Colorado
Experience:
- Certified hostage negotiator - Florida Department of Corrections
- Military-mediated budget proposals - United States Air Force
- Major (Ret) - United States Air Force
- Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern - Pattison Professional Counseling and Mediation Center
Associations:
- American Association of Christian Counselors
- Mental Health Association of Okaloosa/Walton
Debra K. Petry
Family and County Mediator
Debra K. Petry is a Florida Supreme Court Certified mediator specializing in family, business, real estate and county mediation.
Training:
- Family Mediation / Pre-Court Family Mediation
- Commercial / Financial Mediation
- Elder Care Mediation
- Condo / Homeowner Association Mediation
- Mediation Training for Trainers
Education:
- Doctorate (EdD): Educational Leadership - University of West Florida
- Masters (MEd): Education, Social Sciences - Colorado State University
- Masters (MA): Psychology, Guidance and Counseling - Ball State University
Associations:
- Founding President -Emerald Coast Mediation Association
- Board of Directors - Florida Association of Professional Mediators
- APM Chair - Community Education / Goals and Strategies committees - Florida Association of Professional Mediators
- Volunteer - County Mediator - 15 years
- National Association of Community Mediators
- Association for Conflict Resolution
- Adjunct Instructor for two Florida colleges - education, diversity, psychology
- UWF CLL Instructor in Conflict resolution
- Chair - school anti-violence programs in Okaloosa County
- President and Board of Directors - Homeowner Association
James R. (Bob) Richburg
Florida Circuit and Family Mediator
Bob Richburg is a Florida Supreme Court Certified mediator specializing in Florida Circuit and family mediation.
Education:
- Doctorate (Ed.D.): Education, Anthropology - University of Georgia
- Masters (MA): Anthropology, Education - University of Georgia
Experience:
- President - Northwest Florida State College, 1987-2009
- President - Chipola Junior College, 1981-1987
- Vice President, Institutional Services - Valencia Community College, 1977-1981
- Dean, West Campus - Valencia Community College, 1976-1977
- Dean, Academic Affairs - Valencia Community College, 1974
- Division Chairman, Social Science - Florida Junior College at Jacksonville, 1972-1974
- Instructor - University of Georgia, 1970-1972
Associations:
- Past President, Florida Community College Activities Association
- Past President, Florida Association of Colleges and Universities
- Past President, Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County
- Former Member, Fort Walton Beach Rotary Club
- Past President, Community College Presidents Council (1986-1987)
- Recipient, Dick Petermann Professionalism Award (1989-1990)
- Recipient, Northwest Florida's Millenium Men Award (2000)
- Past Chair, Fort Walton Beach Medical Center Board
- Past Chair, Florida Community Colleges Risk Management Consortium
- Past Commissioner, Florida Commission on Community Service
- Recipient, Okaloosa NAACP County Legacy Award (2010)