Education

Stanford Law School, J.D., 1998
Stanford Law School Mediation, Conflict & Dispute Resolution Program, 1997                      
University of California, Irvine, B.A., 1995, Philosophy, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, commencement speaker

Work History

Nhien currently serves as a professional mediator with the Northern California Mediation Center. At NCMC, Nhien heads up the Affordable Mediation Program, a program that serves low to mid-income families in the areas of divorce, separation, and small claims. Over the years, Nhien has successfully mediated disputes in areas ranging from marital dissolutions to property disputes and tenant move-outs.  Since 2007, Nhien has also volunteered on the Communications Committee of the Association for Dispute Resolution of Northern California. Previously, Nhien volunteered as a mediator for the Small Claims Panel of the San Francisco Superior Court.

Nhien has served as an international speaker. She has facilitated and taught classes, provided small group trainings and workshops on topics ranging from Prosperity and Transformation to the Enneagram (as a tool for gaining self awareness and understanding differences).  She has worked with Boards of Trustees and other leadership groups, college students, hospital patients, spiritual communities, and the public at large.