Obama appointment of CRS Director

12/8/11 - Just recieved this update from Leo Cardenas:

President Obama has nominated Grande Lum to be the Director of CRS according to a recent note from the Acting Director. She noted that Grande Lum has a passion for the mission of CRS and is leading expert in mediation. He has served as a Clinical Professor of law and Director of the Center for Negotiations and Dispute Resolution at UC Hastings Law School, He received his BA in Education at Berkeley and JD at Harvard. He is the founder and former Managing Director of Accordence and has taught at both Stanford and U.C. Berkeley.

In addition, Gilbert Moore was named Deputy Director of CRS. Gilbert Moore has served on detail from COPS at CRS for several months. Congratulations

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