International Development
Dave worked in Kosovo through a US State Department access to justice project from 2021 to 2025 to enhance the quality of mediation and court-based mediation services. The work included:
Situation assessment of court-based mediation programs and mediation services.
Situation assessment of judges' and prosecutors' confidence in the quality of mediation services and demand for court-based mediation programs.
Design and delivery of a 2-year “train-the-trainer” program to a cohort of 15 mediators, providing them with the skills to deliver high-quality basic, refresher, and advanced mediation training to build local mediator quality and capacity.
Design of curricula on basic and advanced mediation training, which was implemented as part of the national mediator certification program.
Delivery of mediation skills training for all certified Kosovo mediators.
Development of training videos and PSAs in Albanian and Serbian.
Planning, organizing, and leading a delegation of mediators, government, and local officials on a US study tour to learn about US court-based, institutional, and private mediation services.
Working with criminal and civil courts, judges, government agencies, attorneys, and key stakeholders to build confidence and long-term demand for mediation services.