The Mediation Group (TMG)

Janet Grogan (BA, Simmons) joined the staff of The Mediation Group after many years of collaboration. She has over fifteen years of human resources and organizational development experience dealing with a range of issues such as benefits, and internal work place conflicts. She has developed policy, conducted training, facilitated and implemented strategic planning and has a track record of mediating disputes and creating effective solutions for internal resolution.

Janet most recently spent five years as the Director of Human Resources at The Community Builders, Inc., a nationally recognized multi-state nonprofit developer and manager of affordable housing. Among her responsibilities there, Janet investigated, mediated and/or adjudicated all employee relations matters and consulted to leadership on a wide range of issues.

Janet also spent 10 years in a number of capacities at the Massachusetts Port Authority, handling a full range of employee-relations issues with both union and non-union employees including complaints of discrimination and harassment. She was responsible for policy development and implementation and the realignment of staff and responsibilities during a time of organizational change.

She taught for three years at the Law Center at UMass-Boston where she was also trained, and worked as a mediator in local district courts. Prior to joining the Law Center, she spent 9 years as a lay advocate and trainer in the Legal Services system specializing in disability benefits and issues.

Janet is a member of the Board of Directors of the Somerville Homeless Coalition, is active in NEHRA's non-profit SIG, is a member of the Working Group to Increase Diversity in CDC's and is a former Vice-Chair of the Board of the Episcopal City Mission. She has consulted to a variety of non-profit groups.