Employment History
Prior to opening D Diamond Consulting in 2005, Deborah worked for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 1975-2009 as Governmental Liaison, Agency Grievance Examiner, Citizen Advocacy Program Manager, Labor/Management Partnership Coordinator, Systems Analyst, Public Affairs Officer, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Manager, EEO Investigator, and International Tax Auditor. Deborah held a Top Secret Security Clearance from 1979-2009 and currently has a NACI background clearance .
Licenses/Certificates
- Private Investigator (Unarmed), licensed by the State of Washington.
- Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate Holder (AWI-CH).
- Certified Mediator Washington Mediation Association; Department of Treasury Shared Neutrals; Interlocal Conflict Resolution Group, King County; EEO Commission; Seattle Federal Executive Board Intergovernmental ADR Consortium; Dispute Resolution Center of Snohomish County.
Professional Affiliations
Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI)
Washington Association of Legal Investigators (WALI)
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Washington Mediation Association (WMA)
Professional Training
Employment Law Updates; Labor Law for Mediators/Arbitrators; EEO Legal Skills Course (80 hours, Howard University); IRS EEO Investigator’s Training; U.S. Postal Service EEO Investigator Training (32 hours); OPM EEO Counseling Course; Treasury Department EEO Counselor Training; Agency Grievance Examiner Training; Union Institutional Interests; MIT-Harvard “Dealing With An Angry Public”; NTL Institute Human Interaction Lab with a Multinational Focus; Mediation/Arbitration Training; Uniform Mediation Act Training; Narrative Mediation; Big Picture Mediation; Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Advanced Mediation Training; Transformative Mediation; Large Group Mediation; Family Mediation Training; Basic Mediation Training; Focus Group Moderator Training; MBTI Advanced Workshops: MBTI & Team Building; MBTI & Executive Coaching; MBTI & Time Management; MBTI Qualifying Training.