Meet our Specialists!
Marla Polk serves as a mediator and conflict and communications specialist. Ms. Polk comes from the private business sector in the field of financial services and trained hundreds of employees over twenty years. She specializes in workplace disputes. She is the author of the book “Grief Survivor, A Love Story".
Ms. Polk is highly regarded for her emotional intelligence, and for her extraordinary ability to balance straightforward logical thinking with the emotions that can sometimes impel us without our conscious decision to allow it. Her proven ability to handle conflicts judiciously and empathetically - to keep emotion and reason in harmony - make her an ideal facilitator of interpersonal relationships.
She is the president of the Palm House a nonprofit that helps at risk women and children. Her specialty is communication coaching for women that have been victims of violent crimes. Her unique perspective as a mediator, manager and mentor gives invaluable experience in all areas of conflict resolution, communication coaching and mediation.
She has a B.A. from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas and a Master’s Certificate in Conflict Resolution from Abilene Christian University. She is a certified arbitration professional for the Better Business Bureau.
Marla is our primary contact, and can be reached for any questions here.