The Ombuds Blog: UConn Health Recruits Experienced Ombuds

October 08, 2019

UConn Health Recruits Experienced Ombuds

Donna Douglass Williams has been selected as the first Ombuds for the University of Connecticut health system. She will provide services to faculty, students, trainees, and staff affiliated with a teaching hospital, the UConn School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, and Graduate School. Williams will be based in Farmington and coordinate with the UConn Ombuds in Storrs, Jim Wohl.

Williams has been the Ombuds for several organizations, most recently as the first Ombuds for the Green Climate Fund. She has been the the Director of the Ombuds Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center, and also the Ombuds for the World Health Organization and Georgia State University. She served five years on the IOA Board (including a term as Secretary) and has been a frequent speaker at conferences and other events. She is an attorney and Certified Organizational Ombudsman Practitioner. (LinkedIn.)

Related posts: UConn Appoints First Ombuds; Video Introduces UConn Ombuds; Green Climate Fund Names Experienced Ombuds to Open Office; VCU's 2018 National Conflict Resolution Day Program to Feature Green Climate Fund Ombuds; Job Posting.

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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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October 08, 2019

UConn Health Recruits Experienced Ombuds

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