The Ombuds Blog: Pan American Health Organization Announces New Ombuds

January 21, 2014

Pan American Health Organization Announces New Ombuds

The UN-affiliated international public health agency has named Dolores Gómez-Morán to serve as its next Ombudsman for an initial two-year appointment. She will work with PAHO employees in countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

Gómez-Morán succeeds Wallace Meissner who served as the PAHO Ombuds for over seven years. Gómez-Morán previously was the Ombudsman at George Mason University from 1999 through 2013. She graduated from Universidad de Oviedo in Spain and earned a MA in Counseling Psychology from Boston College. She has been active with IOA and ENOHE. (LinkedIn.)

Related posts: Profile of George Mason University Ombuds; George Mason University Ombuds Posts Video Greeting; Job Posting.

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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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