Conflicts are inevitable.
Failure to compromise is not. But sometimes people need help.
Standing With Communities For Peace.
For almost 35 years, NVMS Conflict Resolution Center has helped individuals, families, and businesses settle their disputes amicably. An affiliate of George Mason University Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution and Analysis, NVMS’s trained mediators offer alternative dispute resolution services, including family mediation, community and commercial mediation, conflict coaching, conflict management, and mediation certification training.
With your support, NVMS has helped more than 10,000 DMV organizations and individuals transcend conflicts peaceably. NVMS also has helped to pioneer Fairfax County’s highly successful Alternative Accountability Program, giving juvenile offenders an alternative to court-imposed punishment through a facilitated restorative justice conference toward accountability for harm made to victims. For low-income individuals and families, NVMS offers its mediation services pro bono.
We pave the way for peace. Our clients seek affordable means to navigate disputes of all kinds. They aspire for peace in their relationships as part of moving forward. Through its Bridging Communities Program, NVMS strengthens community relationships by providing an affordable resource for individuals, families, and organizations to manage disputes constructively. Our staff and practitioners are Supreme Court of Virginia certified mediators with an unyielding desire to serve as instruments of peace in our communities.
NVMS’s Welcome Breakfast is all about: standing with communities for peace as individuals and families navigate conflicts and aspire for continued positive relationships. We dedicate NVMS’s Welcome Breakfast to our community residents. This event marks the beginning of a new era of strategic growth – taking us to our 35th anniversary milestone in 2025 with a solemn promise that we will always be there for residents in need.
Download Welcome Breakfast Brochure and Commitment Form HERE (pdf)
We ask you to join us. To continue offering these important services, NVMS needs your help. Join us for the NVMS Conflict Resolution Center’s Welcome Breakfast: Standing for Peace in Communities.
What: 2024 Welcome Breakfast
When: Thursday, October 17, 2024, from 8:30 am to 10:30 am
Where: Hybla Valley Community Center, 7950 Audubon Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22306
Contact Information: Aaliyah Zagade, Program Assistant, AZagade@nvms.us
Meet the Event Impact Speakers
NVMS Family Mediation Program Manager Guillermina Calles
NVMS Board Secretary Amy Dawson
Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney Stephen Descano
NVMS Board Member Andrew Friedman
NVMS Board President Marialuisa Gallozzi
New Gum Spring Civic Association Community Advocate Debra Graves
Community Member and Restorative Justice Participant Devon Ke
Franconia District Board of Supervisor Rodney Lusk
Former Fairfax School Board Member Abrar Omeish
Founding NVMS Executive Director Susan Shearouse
Thank You to the Table Ambassadors
Laura Birnbaum, Deputy Chief of Staff and Public Information Officer
Fairfax County Office of Commonwealth Attorney
John Bleiweis, Member, NVMS Advisory Council
Marge Bleiweis Community Education Fund
Arleen Ramirez Borysiewicz, Executive Director
NVMS Conflict Resolution Center
Bill Casey, NVMS Restorative Justice Community Liaison
Fairfax County Alternative Accountability Program
Marialuisa Gallozzi, President, NVMS Board of Directors
Partner, Covington and Burling
Andrew Friedman, NVMS Board Member
Partner (retired), Covington and Burling
Deborah Graves, Community Leader
Gum Spring Community Center Advisory Board
Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Director, Court Services Unit
Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Kee Jun, NVMS Civil Mediator
Board Member, Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans of Virginia (CAPAVA)
Abrar Omeish, NVMS Board Member
Legal Fellow, National Center for Youth Law
Christopher Pulley, Veterans Coordinator
Veterans and Military Families Commission
Capt. Aaron Spooner, Fairfax County Police Department
Laura Trask, NVMS Board Member
Director of Development, Ayuda
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Underwriter
Marialuisa Gallozzi
Andrew Friedman
Anonymous
Platinum
Michael Solomon
John Bleiweis
Eric Assur
Gold
D’Initiatives
Bob’s Printing
Sequentur
Silver
Paul Krizek
Chris Cameron
Bronze
Sharon Kourtz
Kelley Commercial Real Estate
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
NVMS dedicates this event to our community residents, symbolizing the start of a new era of strategic growth leading up to our 35th Anniversary milestone in 2025. We pledge our ongoing commitment to always be there for residents in times of need. To sustain and expand these vital services, NVMS relies on your support.
Download Commitment Form HERE (pdf)
UNDERWRITER SPONSOR: $2,500
• Two (2) Premium Tables for eight (8)
• Four (4) Sponsor Guests at each Premium Table
• VIP Guests at Each Table
• Speaking Opportunity at the Welcome Breakfast
• Table Sponsor Name
• NVMS e-newsletter Sponsor Profile/Blog with Link
• Full Page Ad in event program (inside front/back cover)
• 3 Month “Sponsor of the Month” Highlight with link on NVMS Homepage
• Donor Listing on NVMS Donor Page Through December 31, 2025
PLATINUM SPONSOR: $1,000
• One (1) Premium Table for eight (8)
• Four (4) Sponsor Guests at Premium Table
• VIP Guests at Table
• Sponsorship Mention at the Welcome Breakfast
• Table Sponsor Name
• NVMS e-newsletter Logo Highlight
• Full Page Ad in event program
• 2 Month “Sponsor of the Month” Highlight with link on NVMS Homepage
• Donor Listing on NVMS Donor Page Through December 31, 2025
GOLD SPONSOR: $500
• One (1) Select Table for eight (8)
• Four (4) Sponsor Guests at Select Table
• NVMS Board Member at Table
• Table Sponsor Name
• NVMS e-newsletter Logo Highlight
• Half Page Ad in event program
• 1 Month “Sponsor of the Month” Highlight with link on NVMS Homepage
• Donor Listing on NVMS Donor Page Through December 31, 2025
SILVER SPONSOR: $250
• Admission for Four (4) Sponsor Guests
• NVMS Board Member/Special Guest at Table
• Table Sponsor Name
• NVMS e-newsletter Listing
• Listing in event program
• Donor Listing on NVMS Donor Page Through December 31, 2025
BRONZE SPONSOR: $100
• General Seating
• NVMS e-newsletter Listing
• Listing in event program
• Donor Listing on NVMS Donor Page Through December 31, 2025
NVMS is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization and your donation may be tax deductible. Consult with your financial advisor. NVMS’s federal employee identification number is 54-1566587.
Thank you for your support of the 2024 Welcome Breakfast