Kenneth Cloke, a nationally recognized speaker and leader
in the field of conflict resolution, is director of the
Center for Dispute Resolution in Santa Monica, California,
and a mediator, arbitrator, consultant, and trainer. He
specializes in resolving complex multi-party conflicts,
including community, grievance, and workplace disputes;
organizational and school conflicts; sexual harassment
and discrimination lawsuits; and public policy disputes;
and in designing conflict resolution systems for organizations.
Cloke works with advanced mediators and guides even experienced
mediators to new levels of understanding and skill. His
consulting and training practice includes organizational
change, leadership, team building, and strategic planning.
Cloke is a prolific author of journal articles and books,
including Mediation: Revenge and the Magic of Forgiveness;Mediating
Dangerously: The Frontiers of Conflict Resolution; and The
Crossroads of Conflict: A Journey Into the Heart of Dispute
Resolution. He is also a coauthor with Joan Goldsmith
of Thank God It's Monday!: 14 Values We Need to Humanize
The Way We Work; Resolving Conflicts at Work: Eight Strategies
for Everyone on the Job; Resolving Personal and Organizational
Conflict: Stories of Transformation and Forgiveness; The
End of Management and the Rise of Organizational Democracy; and The
Art of Waking People Up: Cultivating Awareness and Authenticity
at Work.
Cloke holds a bachelor’s degree from the University
of California, a law degree from the School of Law at the
University of California, Berkeley, a doctorate from UCLA,
a master of laws degree from UCLA Law School, and has done
post-doctoral work at Yale Law School. He is also a graduate
of the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada.
Cloke’s university teaching includes law, mediation,
history, and other social sciences at a number of colleges
and universities including Southwestern University School
of Law, Pepperdine University School of Law, Antioch University,
Occidental College, University of Southern California, and
UCLA. |
