Diane Helms

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CRC President, REALTOR and Owner of Sierra Gold Realty and Mediation Services

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Diane is passionate about mediation and restoring relationships. She has been a Certified Mediator, Past President and Board Member for CRC since 2000, specializing in both Real Estate and family disputes. A local Real Estate Broker and Owner of Sierra Gold Realty/ Mediation Services, she is a Broker Associate with C 21 Cornerstone with 40 years of Negotiating experience. Diane serves as Vice Chair of the C. A.R. Professional Standards Committee, a Director for the California Association of Realtors and a Certified Ombudsman/Mediator. She is a public speaker, instructor, coach and Mediator in both public and private sectors. Other training includes Victim/Offender classes, Mediation Certification from Pepperdine, Certification from Peacemakers Ministries for Biblical Mediation and Coaching and Lay Counselor training from A New Day. She also serves as Team Leader/Mediator for Twin Cities Church. www.dianehelms.com

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Barbara Camarena

 

CRC Vice-President, Attorney, Certified Mediator

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Barbara has been an attorney for 35 years, working in the public sector (juvenile dependency and child support) as well as in private practice (criminal defense). She has volunteered as a judge pro tem for traffic and small claims courts, taught Criminal Law, Evidence, and Ethics for ten years at an evening law school, and has been a speaker at various legal seminars and trainings. Barbara retired as a Supervising Attorney for Santa Clara County Department of Child Support Services in 2015 and moved to Grass Valley in 2017.

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Nalini Snell

 

CRC Board Member, Mediator, Holistic Health Professional

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Nalini is passionate about supporting people to resolve conflict, repair relationships and restore well-being. Through her 20 years of experience as a holistic health professional, Nalini found that the stress and dysregulation from conflict (both internal and external) in her client's lives contributed greatly to their physical ailments. She now teaches ways of communicating, listening and relating (with oneself or others) that promote deeper connection, harmony and health. As the youngest and newest board member, Nalini brings freshness to the group and organization.

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Debbie Sansome Garber

 

CRC Board Member, Mediator, Court Coordinator

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Debbie has been a certified mediator with CRC since 2010. Guiding people to find their own mutually agreed upon solution to a dispute through communication and discovering common ground, is just one of many aspects of mediation Debbie enjoys. She finds that every mediation presents a new and different challenge and a glimpse of humanity at it finest and often its most vulnerable. She applies the tools, skills, and techniques learned through mediation, in a variety of areas in her life.

Leaving a twenty year career in upper management of a large non-profit community service organization, Debbie moved from Palo Alto to Grass Valley in 1997 to raise her two children in a more rural environment. She soon began a new career as a Special Education Resource Specialist, retiring in June 2020. In addition to mediating in court each week, Debbie looks forward to spending her retirement time in her garden, spending time with friends, traveling, taking long walks with her dog, and finding some peace and joy in each day.