Frank Carr, CSR’s Lead Partnering Facilitator, conducted 19 workshops during the past two years in 6 states and two international locations (Diego Garcia and the Marshall Islands). The list of Frank’s partnering facilitations is set forth below and includes the Eisenhower Memorial on the Mall in DC, the new Chesapeake Bridge Tunnel expansion, reservoir-dam projects, […] Read more »
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Bob Randolph Appointed by DC to Mediate Complaints Against Police
The DC Office of Police Complaints has appointed Bob Randolph to mediate issues arising out of citizen contact with District of Columbia law enforcement officers. Bob brings his previous experience handling administrative grievances to the facilitation of a conversation between the parties to enable each to understand the other’s perspective with the goal of bettering […] Read more »
CSR Partnering Faciliation Year-End Review 2018-2019
Partnering Facilitation – 2019 CSR partner, Frank Carr, started off the 2019 new year with a partnering workshop facilitation for NAVFAC and the Military & Federal Construction Company at Cherry Point, North Carolina. The project is P766 F-35 Lift Station Repair Facility Project, for the Marine Corps Fleet Readiness Center (FRC-East). Dispute Review Boards (DRB) […] Read more »
CSR 2018 GLOBAL PARTNERING UPDATE (2018)
A highlight of 2018 for CSR was the numerous, diverse, and geographically-dispersed partnering workshops facilitated by CSR partners Frank Carr and Bob Randolph. Frank designed and facilitated a dozen partnering workshops from Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean and Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands to Seattle on the U.S. west coast […] Read more »
CSR Congratulates Pete Swanson on Taking a Position with FMCS (Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service)
It is with mixed emotions that CSR announces that we will be saying goodbye to Pete Swanson, a founding partner with 17 years of service with the firm. Pete has decided to take a position in the Federal Service where, as of December 10, 2018, he will become Director of the Office of Federal Conflict […] Read more »
CSR Conducted Mediation Workshops in Myanmar in August, 2017
CSR’s Bob Randolph, along with former partner, Pete Swanson, conducted mediation and communications workshops in Myanmar (“Burma”) in August, 2017, for the Myanmar Consumer Protection Agency where they trained complaint processing personnel in the art of resolving consumer complaints. The workshops were funded by USAID and organized by Nathan Associates, an Arlington, Virginia, contractor. Read more »
GSA Awards CSR a New MOBIS Schedule Contract
The General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded CSR a new MOBIS schedule contract extending over the next 5 years. MOBIS is an acronym for GSA’s “Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services” vehicle which companies like CSR use to offer consulting and training services to the federal government. Under its MOBIS schedule, CSR is able to offer […] Read more »
CSR Conducts Three day Mediation Workshop in Rio
CSR’s Bob Randolph and Frank Carr have just returned from conducting a successful three-day mediation workshop in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This was CSR’s third trip to Brazil to conduct mediation training. Given Frank Carr’s and CSR’s expertise in construction dispute resolution, the workshop focused on construction mediation issues that Brasil companies might face in […] Read more »
CSR’s Bob Randolph Facilitates a workshop for DC’s Klingle Valley Trail conversion project
In January, 2016, CSR’s Bob Randolph facilitated a partnering workshop for the DC Government and a local contractor, Anchor Construction, to help the partners and stakeholders focus on their relationship, expectations and mutual goals in converting the long-abandoned Klingle Valley Trail in Northwest DC to a recreational multi-use trail. See http://www.klinglevalleytrail.com/ for details of the […] Read more »
CSR participates in Study of Sierra Leone’s Agricultural Sector
In October 2015, CSR participated in a study of Sierra Leone’s agricultural sector conducted by the International Development Group (IDG) to determine what, if anything, could be done to increase that embattled country’s ability to feed its people in the aftermath of Ebola and run agricultural surpluses that could be sold abroad to earn foreign […] Read more »