JERRY BAGNELL, MEd, MSW Home 4421 Quail Court Wilmington, North Carolina 28412 (910) 784-1033 (910) 520-7423 - Cell Office Jerry Bagnell, MEd, MSW, Instructor Department of Public and International Affairs University of North Carolina Wilmington 601 S. College Rd. Wilmington NC 28403 Office (910) 962-3220; bagnellj@uncw.edu Education 1989 Master of Social Work University of Georgia, Athens, GA 1981 Master of Education, Educational Leadership University of Delaware, Newark, DE 1967 Bachelor of Science, Education Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ Academic and Professional Honors 2009 Discere Aude Award - presented by the UNCW Chancellor for outstanding effort in teaching and student mentoring 1997 Distinguished Instructor - awarded by Virginia Continuing Legal Education 1975 Distinguished Military Instructor US Army Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, OK Scholarly Interests EEO and ADA/Rehab Act Sexual Harassment (Title IX and Title VII) Intercultural Conflict Management Interpersonal and Workplace Violence Dating Violence and Acquaintance Assault Hostage and Crisis Negotiation Teaching Specialties Negotiation; Mediation and Conflict Management
Professional Experience Since 1987, I have focused on the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). For 25 years I have been an ADR practitioner, mediating over 2,000 cases including issues involving the ADA, EEO matters to include sexual harassment and other types of discrimination IAW Title IX and Title VII; divorce and child custody; workplace conflict; and crisis negotiation. I have also been a program administrator for countywide programs in Virginia and New York, and have been a trainer for government agencies and organizations as well as for other corporations and entities throughout the United States. University Faculty Appointments and Assignments Position Institution Dates Instructor, Department of Public and UNC Wilmington 2011 - present International Affairs Instructor, Division for Public Service UNC Wilmington 2007 - present and Continuing Studies Instructor, Department of Communication Studies UNC Wilmington 2004 - present Military Faculty Appointments and Assignments Chairman, Department of Leadership US Army Transportation School 1980-1983 Fort Eustis, VA Instructor, Career Branch, US Army Field Artillery School 1971-1974 Gunnery Department Fort Sill, OK Work Experience July 2009 present: Chair, Board of Directors ADR Center, Wilmington, NC Preside over a Board of Directors for a non-profit agency with an annual income of $250,000 and a caseload of more than 3,000 Cases include 1,300 Medicaid appeals, 900 for the Department of Social Services, 500 for three different courts and 300 private cases for individuals and families. July 2001 present: Mediator, Trainer, and Consultant Independent Contractor for Peninsula Mediation & ADR, Williamsburg, VA Providing mediation services and training for Department of the Navy and the Department of Veterans Affairs Cases included ADA/EEO issues to include record keeping and case convening January 2011 present: 2
Instructor Department of Public and International Affairs, University of North Carolina Wilmington Graduate Program in Conflict Management and Resolution The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program Four classes of conflict management related subject matter annually January 2004 present: Instructor Department of Communication Studies, University of North Carolina Wilmington Six classes of Mediation & Conflict Management; two classes of Negotiation annually July 1993 July 2001: Director; Divorce Mediator & Consultant Divorce Mediation Service, Chester, VA Managed 11 mediators conducting a variety of more than 300 cases annually Managed contracts with five separate courts to include case convening, records and reports Responsibilities included networking, presenting training programs and advertising to promote the use of mediation April 1994 - July 1996: Program Coordinator, Parenting After Divorce; Certified Family Mediator Hanover County Community Services, Ashland, VA Responsibilities included case convening for a minimum of 20 cases per month, daily interaction with the court, preparing records and reports; networking and advertising to promote the use of mediation; presenting a program about the effects of divorce on children to 30 or more parents monthly. July 1992 - July 1993: Director; Divorce Mediator & Consultant Divorce Mediation Service, Leavenworth, KS Responsibilities included case convening, preparing records and reports, networking, presenting training programs and advertising to promote the use of mediation February 1991 - July 1992: Director, Family & Divorce Mediation Program; Consultant Orange County Mediation Project, Middletown, NY Managed the contracts with two separate courts to include case convening, records and reports, networking, presenting training programs and advertising to promote the use of mediation March 1989 - November 1990: Director; Divorce Mediator & Consultant Divorce Mediation Service, Savannah, GA Managed the contracts with two separate courts to include case convening, records and reports, networking, presenting training programs and advertising to promote the use of mediation June 1967 July 1987: 3
Officer, US Army Publications and Presentations Books McKinney, B. & Bagnell, J. (2007) Readings and Case Studies in Mediation. Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt. Bagnell, J. & McKinney, B. (2012) Readings and Case Studies in Mediation, 2 nd Edition. Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt. Journals and Other Periodicals Bagnell, J. Ethics 101: ACResolution, Spring 2004 What Every ACR Member Should Know About Ethics. Presentations 2012: Mediation and Conflict Management to the attendees of the Employee Relations Symposium Dispute Resolution: Team Level Skills to USMC MSOS Officer Students Stone Bay, NC Dispute Resolution: Team Level Skills to USMC MARSOC personnel Camp Lejeune, NC Negotiation and Tactics that Influence Others to USMC MARSOC personnel National Training Center, Fort Irwin, CA Preventing and Responding to Workplace Violence (Four consecutive 6-hour days) To Department of the Navy civilian personnel Combined Base, Lakehurst, NJ 2011: Negotiation and Tactics that Influence Others to USMC MARSOC personnel Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, CA 4
2009: Cross-Cultural Negotiations to the attendees of the Virginia Mediation Network's Fall Conference Richmond, VA 2008: to USMC MARSOC (MSOB) personnel Camp LeJeune, NC De-escalation: Preventing an out-of-control situation to employees of New Hanover County Wilmington, NC How to Mediate and Negotiate Conflict in the Workplace to employees of New Hanover County Wilmington, NC Basic Crisis Negotiation Skills 2007: to USMC MARSOC (MSOAG)personnel Camp LeJeune, NC with Lucian Jones, JD to USMC MARSOC (FMTU) personnel Camp LeJeune, NC 5
2006: with Lucian Jones, JD to USMC MARSOC (FMTU) personnel Camp LeJeune, NC 2005: Basic Crisis Negotiation Skills with Tina Jaeckle, LCSW 2004: Facilitating Effective Group Discussions Basic Crisis Negotiation Skills to the attendees of the Virginia Mediation Network's Fall Conference Richmond, VA Basic Crisis Negotiation Skills 2003: Basic Crisis Negotiation Skills for Mediators with Gregory M. Vecchi, PhD Supervisory Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation to the attendees of the Association for Conflict Resolution s Annual Conference, Orlando, FL Mediating Cases of Sexual Harassment Advanced Mediation Skills 6
Mediating with Angry Parties 2001: Department of the Navy Dispute Resolution Training (32 hours) 2000: Advanced Questioning Techniques in the Context of EEO Counseling and Mediation Department of the Navy Dispute Resolution Training (24 hours) Seattle, WA Department of the Navy Dispute Resolution Training (24 hours) San Diego, CA 1999: Department of the Navy Dispute Resolution Training (12 hours) with Merri Hanson Eckles, MA The Business and Marketing of Mediation Services with Joe Beaty, LCSW to the attendees of the Mediation Association of Tennessee's Spring Conference, Nashville, TN Business Aspects of a Mediation Practice to students at the University of Richmond, Richmond, VA 7
Professional Organizations and Credentials Academy of Family Mediators - Practitioner Member; Approved Mediation Consultant Consultation Committee/Workgroup, 1993-2000 Ethics Committee, 1992-2000 Task Force on Spouse and Child Abuse, 1992-96 American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Associate, 1993-2002 Ethics Committee, 1994-96 Joint Committee on Standards of Conduct, 1994-95 Association of Family and Conciliation Courts: 1993-98 Association for Conflict Resolution: Advanced Practitioner Member Leadership Council, 2002-2005 Unauthorized Practice of Law Task Force, 2001-2004 Membership Committee, 2001-2004 Crisis Negotiation Section: Member, 2001-2005 Chair, 2003-2005 Ethics Committee Chair, 2002-2005 Family Section Advisory Council: Conference Committee, 2001-2002 Chair, 2002-2003 Budget Committee, 2002-2004 Membership Committee, 2002-2004 Nominations Committee Chair, 2002-2003 Chesterfield Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Citizens Advisory Council, Chesterfield, VA Member, 1999-2001 Child Find of America, Inc. Family Mediator, 1992-present New York State Council on Divorce Mediation - Accredited Member 1991-95 Board of Directors, 1992-95 Education Committee, 1992-95 Standards & Ethics Committee, 1991-95 Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution: 1993-2000 Board of Directors, VA Chapter, 1997-2000 Unauthorized Practice of Law Task Force, 2000 8
Supreme Court of Virginia Certified Family Mediator #0114, 1993-2003 Mentor Status, 1999-2003 Virginia Mediation Network: 1993-2001 Board of Directors, 1997-2001 Vice President, 1998-99 Conference Chair, 1998-99 President, 1999-2000 Virginia State Bar Association Mediation Subcommittee, Family Law Section, Board of Governors, 1993-95 References Available upon request. 9