The Ombuds Blog: UC Berkeley Lands an Interim Ombuds

August 29, 2017

Amanda Dean has joined the Ombuds Office for Students and Postdoctoral Appointees at Berkeley. She will fill-in for Sunny Lee, Assistant Ombudsperson, for the next 11 months. Dean previously worked at General Assembly in Atlanta, a global company that provides career development and education.

Dean has worked for a variety of non-profit organizations in Georgia as providing leadership development, facilitation, and conflict resolution services. She graduated from Salem College and earned her MS in Conflict Resolution from Kennesaw State University. (LinkedIn.)

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Organizational Ombuds

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.

Some other variants include:

Austria -- Ombudsstelle

Brazil -- Ouvidor

Croatia -- pravobranitelji

France -- médiateur/defénseur

Germany -- Ombudspersonen

Italy -- difensore

Netherlands -- ombudspersoon

Norway -- ombudet

Poland -- Rzecznik

Portugal -- provedor

Russia -- омбудсмен

Spain -- ombudsman organizacional

Sweden -- studentombud

Switzerland -- ombudsmann

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August 29, 2017

UC Berkeley Lands an Interim Ombuds

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