Rosemarie Durham

Rosemarie Durham brings a diverse and broad spectrum of business and life experiences to the Domestic Mediation process. She has been intricately involved and responsible for the expansion of the Atlanta office of Miles Mediation to its current locale along with the daily operations during the expansion and to date. Ms. Durham has gained extensive mediation experience through her participation in and observation of a wide range of civil disputes including personal injury, automobile and trucking liability, contract and tort disputes, construction, real estate, trust and estates and environmental mediations/arbitrations while at Miles Mediation. Her history of leadership in community and charitable activities involving families and children made Domestic Mediation a logical choice. Ms. Durham received her Domestic Mediation Training from Atlanta Divorce Mediators in 2006 and has decided to pursue mediation on a full time basis with Miles Mediation.

Ms Durham graduated from St Mary’s College in Raleigh, NC and obtained a BA in Business from UGA . Rosemarie successfully founded and operated a children’s clothing store, The Little Clothier and personal shopping service which also provided clothing for handicapped children from 1985 and sold the business in 1990. Through the early 1990’s Ms. Durham was actively involved with the Houston Ballet and was Volunteer Coordinator. She also participated in the Art a la Carte Graduate Program from Rice University which she later taught in local schools. Ms. Durham worked at a Women’s Shelter in Houston teaching financial housekeeping and management to women and their families.

Upon moving back to the Atlanta area, Rosemarie become involved with the Festival of Trees which is a major fund raiser for Children’s Health Care of Atlanta Hospitals. She was Library Chair and an active fund raiser at Jackson Elementary School here in Atlanta. Ms. Durham was member of the Atlanta Ballet’s Parent’s Assoc and the Back Stage Liaison for The Atlanta Ballet’s Annual Nutcracker performances from 1997-2000. Ms. Durham has been a Board Member of a local school’s Athletic Board as Concessions Chair from 2000 - 2005 and created an After School Student run Concession Stand along with responsibilities for all concessions for the schools Varsity, JV and Middle School growing sports programs. She lives in Atlanta and has two children, Laura and Stephen.