The Ombuds Blog: University of Colorado Hires Ombuds

September 27, 2013

University of Colorado Hires Ombuds

UC Boulder has appointed Jessica Kuchta-Miller as an Associate Ombuds. Kucta-Miller is an attorney from Minnesota and has managed the divorce mediation program at the Mediation Center for Dispute Resolution at Hamline University School of Law. She has also served as an adjunct professor at Hamline University School of Law since 2002.

Kuchta-Miller earned her JD and a certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution from Hamline, and also a MA in Counseling Psychology from Gonzaga University. She joins faculty Lee Potts and Emily Calhoun, and reports to Tom Sebok, Director of the CU Ombuds Office. (CU Ombuds; Co-Parenting Kids Through Divorce Profile.)

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Organizational Ombuds serve as a confidential, independent, neutral and informal dispute resolution resource for a specific entity. They are accessible to a defined population and can advocate for fairness. These unique characteristics distinguish Organizational Ombuds from Classical Ombuds, mediators, arbitrators, and other alternative dispute resolution professionals. The term "Ombuds" is shorthand for "Ombudsman," "Ombudsperson" and "Ombuds Officer," which also are used widely.

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September 27, 2013

University of Colorado Hires Ombuds

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