Meet the Team
Staff
The people behind RSCCM's mission to build peace through conflict resolution.
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Executive Director,
Yarden Blumstein
“Make a mess, we will clean it up later”—is one of many bits of wisdom from our Executive Director Yarden Blumstein. Since joining RSCCM in February 2025, Blumstein has revolutionized how RSCCM approaches community, culture, and growth. In his previous community nonprofit work based in Oakland County, Blumstein specialized in community networking and support, suicide prevention, teen engagement, and program development and implementation for people with special needs. Now, at RSCCM, Blumstein’s leadership focus is to make our organization the cornerstone of our community, especially for our conflict resolution work. By streamlining RSCCM’s processes and systems and prioritizing the needs of our staff, board, and volunteers, Blumstein has left a mark on our organization. In both our Restorative Justice and Mediation initiatives, RSCCM uses dialogue to address and resolve conflict, and helps to facilitate community building throughout each process. Blumstein shares with RSCCM the values of a solution-focused outlook, authenticity, communication, belonging, and growth. At the helm of our deep understanding of community, Blumstein creates and inspires a culture of belonging and growth in building a strong organization. In shaping the future of RSCCM, Blumstein aims at building an organization known for its relationships, community work, and professionalism. As we move people from arbitration and punitive frameworks to self-determination, choice, restoration, and mediative dialogue, RSCCM also holds space for building relationships modeled after our Executive Director. Blumstein always has time to meet for coffee as, “the best meetings and connections usually don’t begin with the ending in mind.” Blumstein’s work has grown RSCCM’s progress in supporting the court system and schools as well as a spread of community organizations by creating safe spaces for dialogue, especially around emotionally charged topics. Blumstein’s exciting outlook—"does it make the boat go faster?”—perfectly meets the needs of RSCCM.
Mediation Manager,
Ethan Campbell
Since taking on the role of Mediation Manager at RSCCM, Ethan Campbell has brought a fresh mindset to RSCCM’s core values such as respect, collaboration, empathy, and empowerment. With his leadership, more individuals voluntarily choose to resolve their disputes through mediation at our center. While many of the cases we currently handle are court-ordered, RSCCM has the potential to expand its reach in our by making mediation the first step people turn to when facing conflict, empowering them to resolve issues peacefully before they escalate. Campbell has strengthened our use of technology, expanded public awareness, and empowered our staff and volunteers. At RSCCM, Campbell’s leadership actively engages the Central Michigan community to foster respectful dialogue, working together with community leaders to empower people to have their voice heard and resolve conflict collaboratively. As Mediation Manager at RSCCM, Campbell’s goal is to expand public awareness of mediation within our community. If our community has a full understanding of how mediation works and the benefits it offers, community members are empowered to resolve conflicts constructively and peacefully. By increasing our outreach, offering educational training, and building community partnerships, Campbell ensures RSCCM will make mediation more accessible within Central Michigan.
Restorative Justice Manager, Enrique Garza
Since joining RSCCM in 2023, Restorative Justice (RJ) program manager Enrique Garza has transformed how RSCCM utilizes restorative practices. With a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Michigan State University and a Master’s in Health Administration, Garza draws on years of behavioral support experience to ensure that RJ meets the diverse needs of youth and families. His leadership is rooted in the belief that every person has the capacity to grow and make amends. Garza’s evidence-based strategies have developed our RJ program with compassion and structure—so RSCCM can provide safe spaces where youth, families, and community members engage in authentic dialogue, take responsibility, and rebuild trust. Throughout his time with RSCCM, Garza has promoted healing, behavioral support, accountability, and long-term community wellness. Garza’s administrative capabilities streamline RSCCM’s processes by training staff and forging partnerships with schools, courts, and community organizations to expand the reach and effectiveness of RSCCM’s Restorative Justice program. Garza’s expertise in trauma-informed care and cultural competency ensures that each restorative session is inclusive, respectful, and impactful. As our program manager, Garza leads with empathy, integrity, and vision. His work ensures that RSCCM is a trusted regional resource for conflict resolution, behavioral support, and youth development. Garza is not just a program manager—they work to cultivate a movement that prioritizes healing and transformation. Thanks to his guidance, our Restorative Justice initiatives continue to thrive, delivering real outcomes and fostering a culture of accountability and hope throughout Central Michigan.
Financial Coordinator, Ron Haywood
Prior to coming to RSCCM, Ron was the internal bookkeeper for Maner Costerisan CPA in Lansing. In other previous lives Ron did accounting and HR work at a property management company and an interior design company. Ron retired in 2016 but came back to work for RSCCM part-time in 2020 and was hired in February 2021. Ron says, “It's an honor to work with the RSCCM team. I recognize the importance of mediation and Restorative Justice work and am proud to be a support person.” The only award he’s received was the Air Force Commendation Medal for his service in Viet Nam. “I have a sick sense of humor and think everybody should laugh at least once a day. A good laugh makes even the toughest days bearable.”
Special Projects Administrator, Patricia "Pat" Hemingway
The Resolution Services Center of Central Michigan (RSCCM) now matters more than ever. And I am thankful to be part of RSCCM’s endeavors in making a difference in helping individuals, organizations, and communities navigate conflicts to resolution. I get to contribute my acumen for effective processes, grant management, and agency relations all while in tandem with my passion for collaboration, critical thinking problem-solving, and community relations. My experience in the nonprofit arena has ranged in roles from volunteer center director to senior vice president of community investment, principally in the past with Capital Area United Way (now the United Way of South Central Michigan). As for my favorite quotes, one is attributed to the late James Baldwin. He said, “While not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” My other favorite quote is from the renowned Albert Einstein that “You cannot solve a problem from the same level of consciousness that created it.”
Intake and Mediation Specialist, Pattie Schaefer
Pattie Schaefer spent 28 years as a labor relations specialist for the US Postal Services, working with unions and management to negotiate contracts, arbitrate, write up assessments and grievances, and liaise between management, union and employees. Since starting at RSCCM in October 2022, Pattie has worked with clients as a mediator to find and facilitate an acceptable resolution for both parties. Pattie believes that mediation gives people alternatives, to resolve issues without high court costs and also gives people a chance to come to peaceful resolution. Ultimately, “mediation is important because it gives people the opportunity to control the outcome and have their say [outside of] the court system.”
Intern, Camdyn Rushlau
Camdyn Rushlau is an undergraduate student at Michigan State University, studying social relations and policy in James Madison College. She joined the RSCCM team in June 2025 as an intern, kicking off her work in the ADR field. Camdyn is also a certified coach and strongly believes in empowering people to advocate for themselves and find their voice through conflict resolution. He says, “[Mediation is] important to help [those] who are struggling and may not have the means to pay for high cost legal services. I want people to be able to put disputes and disagreements behind them so they can have one less thing to worry and stress over.” Rob also says, “I want your experience with RSCCM to be the best. I am dedicated to your case and facilitating your mediation in a professional, fair and neutral process.”
Mediation Program Assistant, Rob Schafer
Before his work with RSCCM, Rob Schafer worked as a Branch Manager for a real estate company for 24 years, running an office of 85 agents. Upon starting with RSCCM in January 2025, Rob has become certified in Civil and Domestic mediation. Rob demonstrates the highest service as a mediator, where he is a great listener and willing to work through problems and disputes being fair and consistent at all times. He helps parties through discussion and pursue a goal of resolution. He says, “[Mediation is] important to help [those] who are struggling and may not have the means to pay for high cost legal services. I want people to be able to put disputes and disagreements behind them so they can have one less thing to worry and stress over.” Rob also says, “I want your experience with RSCCM to be the best. I am dedicated to your case and facilitating your mediation in a professional, fair and neutral process.”
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Marketing and Outreach Coordinator, Sabrina Sherman
Sabrina Sherman joined RSCCM in March 2025 and has since provided executive support, outreach, and marketing expertise to the RSCCM team. Sabrina holds a Master’s in English Literature from University of Oregon where they are also pursuing a PhD in English. Sabrina believes mediation starts with the willingness to resolve conflict and the openness to facilitation strategies which help people come to resolution.
Data Processing, Felicia Underhill
Felecia Underhill was a Special Education Teacher before starting with RSCCM in September 2017. She has been an elementary education teacher, foster mom, and mediation specialist. She believes “working in a classroom or with any group of people whom you need to be in agreement to move on - you're mediating.”
Intake and Mediation Specialist, Shelly Zamora
Prior to starting work at RSCCM in October 2022, Shelly Zamora retired from the Post Office and had volunteered as a CASA advocate from 2012-2020. Shelly is certified in domestic, civil, and special education mediation (SEMS). Through the process of intakes, Shelly likes to get to know people and help them get ready to mediate by making them comfortable with the process. As a certified mediator, Shelly ensures the mediation process keeps things fair. She sees that understanding the process of mediation typically leads to a better outcome. According to Shelly, domestic mediation is particularly important because it allows people to hear each other in a way they haven’t been able to hear each other in the past. Shelly says, “Any way we can help people through difficult situations, that's where my heart is at.”
Facilitator, Mediator, and Trainer Paula Zera
Paula Zera’s background is in law and as an Assistant Prosecutor for Ingham County and Federal Administrative Law Judge for Social Security Administration she was awarded as a member of a training group for the Associate Commissioner’s Office. She has been mediating for approximately 20 years and is currently a volunteer mediator, contract trainer, and contract outreach facilitator for RSCCM. Her sole focus is on mediation and facilitation rather than the practice of the law. Privately, she does US Postal Service EEO mediations, and as a volunteer mediator she does General Civil Mediation, Domestic Mediation, Child Abuse and Neglect Mediation, Adult Guardianship and Caregiver Mediation, Special Education mediation and facilitation, Behavioral Health mediations and facilitations, and Agricultural mediations. She says, “Getting people out of conflicts to resolution is really important and doing it by mediation is a friendlier way than going to court.”
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