Deidre Combs is a mediator and the founder of Combs & Company, a consulting firm that provides conflict and communication skills education, coaching, and team building services. Combs & Company’s diverse clients include many corporate, nonprofit and educational organizations, including IBM, Landmine Survivors Network and the U.S. Forest Service. Combs holds a BA in mathematics and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin — Madison, a master’s from George Washington University, and a doctorate focused in world religions from UCS/Naropa in Oakland. Combs spent over fifteen years in the corporate sector in project management and marketing leadership roles with a speciality in healthcare solutions.

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