Nadia has worked in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution for 25 years. Within the Provincial Child Welfare system, Nadia worked as a social worker, team leader, collaborative practice facilitator, and practice consultant. She has extensive experience facilitating dispute resolution for a wide variety of cultural groups, including extensive work with Indigenous communities.

Nadia’s passion for training and conflict management led her to found the company Now What Facilitation, where workshops are designed and facilitated for businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and sports associations to address individual and group conflict. She is a senior trainer with The Forensic Practice, where she trains social workers and law enforcement professionals in foundational skills such as conflict management and memory-based interviewing. Nadia is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia in the School of Social Work.

Nadia has several publications, including “THIS IS HOW WE ROLL: A Coach’s Guide to Transforming Conflict into High Performance” and two workbooks: “THIS IS HOW WE ROLL: Team Building Through Conflict Management in the Workplace WORKBOOK” and “THIS IS HOW WE ROLL: Team Building Through Conflict Management in Sport WORKBOOK.”

Nadia believes that involvement in organized sports can have a significant impact on the lives of children and adults. She serves as the Safeguarding Liaison at viaSport BC, where she provides mediation and conflict management training to Provincial Sport Organization Leadership. She is also a named Expert with the US Anti-Doping Agency’s True Sport Program, where she provides speaking engagements, interviews, resource development, articles, and video resources to support National level Coach and Athlete development in the United States. Her work has been featured by USA Basketball, USA Water Polo, USA Swimming, USA Figure Skating, and USA Lacrosse.

Nadia graduated from the University of Victoria with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Political Science, followed by a Bachelor of Social Work degree. She later completed a Master’s Degree in Social Work at the University of British Columbia. She studied conflict resolution, facilitation, adult education, consultation, and mediation at the Justice Institute of British Columbia. She is a registered Social Worker with the British Columbia College of Social Work.

Nadia lives and works on the traditional unceded territory of the Musqueam, Kwantlen and Tsawassen First Nations with her husband, cat and two adult daughters where she enjoys walks along the Fraser River, playing basketball and practicing yoga.