Biography - Ms. Deborah M. Howes

Deborah has a Bachelor of Arts and an LL.B. from the University of Alberta and a Certificate in Conflict Management from the Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society. She is a Chartered Arbitrator, Chartered Mediator and IMI Certified Mediator, and holds the designation of Fellow of the Canadian Condominium Institute. Deborah has over 25 years’ experience in labour relations and conflict resolution. Between May 1991 and May 2002 Deborah served as a Vice-Chair with the Alberta Labour Relations Board. Currently Deborah is the President of High Clouds Incorporated, an Edmonton based company focusing on seminars and dispute resolution services for labour relations, condominium, real estate, commercial and administrative agencies. She is an instructor for the Foundation of Administrative Justice and was an instructor for the Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society and the University of Lethbridge. Since 2004 Deborah has been a mediator on the Designated Mediator Roster and an arbitrator on the Designated Arbitrator Roster.  She has mediated in most sectors in the province.  Deborah is a member of the ADR Institute of Canada.