Assisting Clients to develop thoughtful solutions to conflict through Mediation

RA FEATHERSTON
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mediate-Resolve, private practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution, focusing on family issues, 2008.
Whatcom and Skagit County Superior Court’s list of approved mediators. Since 2008.
Certified Mediator: Community 2006 and Family/ Divorce 2008. Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center in association with
Washington Mediation Association.
Volunteer mediator in Family cases and Small Claims Court cases in Whatcom County District Court. 2004 to the present.

Digital Photography- Restoration and Photo Editor, 1998-present. With Quicksilver Photo Lab, Bellingham, WA  2004-present.
Free Going Photo, Services relating to Digital photography.  2004 to the present.

Professor, Adjunct Faculty, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA.
Department of Art, 2-D Design and Color.  Active: 2002,2003, 2008, 2009.
Instructor, Whatcom Community College, Community Education, Bellingham, WA. 2-D Design, 2010- present.
Drawing/ Painting Instructor: Professor, Union Institute, Adjunct Faculty, Art, Cincinnati, OH  1994.
Nooksack Valley School District, Enrichment Program, Everson, WA  1989. University of WA, Seattle, WA  1980.
Private Art Instructor, Children and Adult classes; Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, 3D, and Psanky. 1996-2000.
Home School Teacher and Facilitator. Grades 2-10. 1990-1998.
Private Riding (Equestrian) Instructor, Children and Adults, 1996- 2009. 

Professional Artist, Extensive One-Person and Group-Show Exhibitions. 1976 to the present. See: wwwrafeatherston,com..
Writing and Constructing - A Journey of Roses’.  A pop-up book journal dealing with the process of loosing a parent.
2002-2004. production as an eBook 2005.
Arts Curriculum Committee, Nooksack Valley School District. 1998-2002.
Set Designer for Family Theater Productions. 1993-1996.
Contract Commercial Artist, Employing drawings in advertising. 1988-1990.

Owner/Operator- Bed and Breakfast, Little Big House at Many Fold Farm. 1998-2002.
Member of Board of Directors: Center on Contemporary Arts (COCA), Seattle, WA  1985-1991.
Sustainable Options, Everson, WA  1987-2002.
Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.  1975-1976.

EDUCATION

Alternative Dispute Resolution Training; Certified in Community and Family Mediation. Whatcom and Olympia DRC, WA.
In association with Washington Mediation Association. 2004-2008.
University of Washington, Seattle, WA  MFA  1981.
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY 1977-1978.
Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C.  1976-1977.
University of South Carolina, Law School, Columbia, SC  JD  1975. 
Furman University, Greenville, SC  BA 1972.