SARA JOHNSON MEDIATOR

Sara Johnson has mediated more than 5,000 cases, served as the President of the Mediation Association of Colorado from 2015 through 2017, and was on the Board of Directors from 2011 through 2020. Contracted with the Office of Dispute Resolution from 2012-2023, as one of their few mediators authorized to mediate in Spanish, Sara has extensive experience mediating Domestic Relations as well as Civil Disputes.

Through ODR, theMAC, and the Colorado Judicial Institute, Sara has participated in and collaborated on creating multiple workshops, published material and presentations including ethics panels, best practices for mediation, trauma-informed mediation practices, domestic violence trainings and regularly attends the Colorado Family Law Institute.

Sara worked at Arapahoe County Child Support Services and in Denver JV Court from 2012 through 2018 mediating parenting and support issues.

Aa a member of Mediators Beyond Borders, Sara participated in their International Congresses in 2015 in Romania, 2017 in Holland and in 2019 in Indonesia.

After graduating from Sarah Lawrence College with a concentration in cultural anthropology, Sara spent twenty years living and working in Spain and South America, speaks Spanish and Portuguese and brings a broad worldview to her practice. 

STEPHANIE SUZANNE                  ATTORNEY MEDIATOR/ARBITER & CFI

STEPHANIE SUZANNE ATTORNEY MEDIATOR/ARBITER & CFI

Stephanie Suzanne is a bilingual Spanish/English attorney and mediator who has been making thoughtful recommendations for families to the Colorado courts through her work as a Child and Family Investigator for the past five years. 

After completing her mediation training in 2016, Stephanie helped prose clients mediate agreements through the Turelli Method in Arapahoe County.

As former counsel with the Justice and Mercy legal aid clinic, Stephanie has a broad range of experience, representing a diversity of clients, including victims of domestic violence. 

Before beginning her legal career, Stephanie worked with Planned Parenthood Federation International throughout Central and South America negotiating contracts and budgets for local health clinics, working with heads of state and government officials.

Stephanie Suzanne has been mediating full time with Johnson Mediation Group since 2019 and offers half day and full day mediation sessions as well as Arbitration and Med/Arb options helping clients to create the best possible resolutions.