About Us

Our mission is to resolve differences and strengthen relationships in the community with inclusive and equitable dialog.

Vision

Differences are resolved peacefully and respectfully while honoring diversity. 

Values

Impartiality

Excellence

Respect

Empowerment

Committed Learning

Roots


In 1994, members of the Pierce County community recognized the need for innovative and affordable ways to resolve differences.


The American Leadership Forum, in consultation with the local Bar Association and the Pierce County court system, created the Pierce County Center for Dispute Resolution (PCCDR) as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. PCCDR provided a space other than the courtroom where people could resolve their disputes.


In 2015, we formally changed our name to the Center for Dialog & Resolution. The name better reflects our services and approach for supporting people as they reach agreements.


Read a complete history of the Center.

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Join Our Team

Have you ever wanted to share your talents with a non-profit? Please send your inquiries to Jobs@CenterForResolution.org.  Open positions will be posted here as they become available.

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Leadership Team

Maralise Hood Quan

Executive

Director

Jennifer Unger

Associate

Director

Jennifer Moffett

Operations

Manager

Celyna Addison

Community & Donor Relations Manager

Dallas Wortham

Mediation Services Manager

Jenny Moloney

Office

Manager

Board of Directors

  • Rai Nauman Mumtaz – President
  • Michael Transue – President Elect
  • Aggie Clark – Treasurer
  • VACANT - Secretary
  • Denny Eliason – Past President
  • Chelsea Hager
  • Joshua Brumley
  • Noha Mahgoub
  • Brendan Nelson

Are you interested in joining the Center for Dialog & Resolution Board of Directors?


Fill out this form and we will be in touch.

Partners

We are grateful for the support of foundations, companies, governmental agencies, and other organizations to our mission. Together, we fulfill CDR’s mission to strengthen relationships in the community with inclusive and equitable dialog.


For more than 25 years, our trained, impartial mediators have fostered productive conflict resolution. Being the only dispute resolution center in Pierce County means our services are vital.


Our partnerships hold many shapes and can range from sponsorships, collaboration on a project, or a monetary investment. Each partnership brings us one step closer to help sustain accessibility to all who need our services.


Contact celynaa@centerforresolution.org for more information on partnering with the Center.

Coalitions and Community Partnerships


  • Pierce County Foreclosure Roundtable
  • Pierce County Human Service Coalition
  • Landlord Liaison Program
  • Tacoma Community House
  • Community Partnership of Transitional Services
  • Building Changes –Ending Family Homelessness
  • Resolution Washington

Funding Partnerships

Thank you to these organizations who generously donate to support the work we do.

  • Bamford Foundation
  • Forest Foundation
  • Sequoia Foundation
  • M.J. Murdock Trust
  • Ben B. Cheney Foundation
  • The Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Foundation
  • The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation – Sue D. Nilsson Endowment 
  • The Florence B. Kilworth Foundation
  • The Marco J. Heidner Foundation
  • The Neeb Family Foundation


Support peace in Pierce County!

Your gift to the Center for Dialog & Resolution allows us to continue to provide our community access to a full range of mediation, training, and facilitation services. Among many other benefits, these efforts actively prevent a significant number of civil cases from being channeled through the courts.


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