The Ombuds Blog: U.S. Ordo Templi Orientis Has an Ombuds Program for Members

December 03, 2019

U.S. Ordo Templi Orientis Has an Ombuds Program for Members

This week, the U.S. Grand Lodge of secretive international fraternal and religious organization renamed its Ombudsman Office to the Ombuds. The program, "serves as an official liaison between the general membership of [Ordo Templi Orientis] within the United States..., assisting with resolution of problems and grievances." The U.S. Grand Lodge Ombuds Office was established by Frater Harmateus in 2007
and the current Ombuds are Michael Kolson and Shellay Maughan. By policy, there is one female and one male Ombuds for the U.S. Grand Lodge.

Kolson has been studying Thelem, and the Occult for the past two decades, and has been a member of OTO since 1993. He owns a bookstore in Seattle. Maughan is an artist and occultist, and has been a member of OTO since 2000. She works in technical systems design. (OTO-USA Announcement; OTO-USA Agapé Archive; LinkedIn Kolson, Maughan.)

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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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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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December 03, 2019

U.S. Ordo Templi Orientis Has an Ombuds Program for Members

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