Kimberly Cork is a mediator, facilitator, and conciliator who integrates over 30 years of professional experience with advanced academic expertise to bring a unique focus to her 14-year practice with ADR Chambers. Her style and approach are rooted in a commitment to mutual understanding as the essential foundation for resolving conflict. Kimberly’s deliberate approach is intended to empower participants to navigate complex disputes and collaboratively construct sustainable agreements, all with the aim of having a significant impact on the parties, representatives, and society as a whole.
Kimberly’s extensive career began with more than two decades of practical experience, including insight gained from litigation and operational management roles with a major Canadian insurer. This tenure established a robust knowledge base in challenging environments, specifically in Life, Health, and Disability litigation. Since 2012, Kimberly has leveraged this foundational history to build a highly successful mediation practice, accumulating vast experience across a wide variety of cases, including accident benefits, tort claims, Long-Term Disability (LTD), and sports disputes at both provincial and national levels.
This experience is deeply informed by Kimberly’s advanced academic background, which provides the theoretical framework for her practice. She holds a Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Manitoba and a Bachelor of Arts in Conflict Resolution Studies and Political Science from the University of Winnipeg. Her specialized credentials also include being a Fellowof the Life Management Institute (FLMI), which recognizes her advanced expertise in insurance operations.
Passionate about developing the next generation of effective mediation advocacy, Kimberly has dedicated substantial time to mentoring law students and other legal professionals in successful mediation advocacy and negotiation skills. She has served as a judge and coach for prestigious competitions, including the Canadian National Negotiation Competition (CNNC), the International Competition for Mediation Advocacy (ICMA), the Canadian National Mediation Advocacy Competition (CNMAC), and the ABA Representation in Mediation National Competition. Additionally, she has shared her expertise as a guest lecturer for Master’s and Law programs at the University of Manitoba, Osgoode Hall Law School (Professional LLM in Dispute Resolution), USASK College of Law, and the University of Winnipeg.
Kimberly’s professional engagement extends to active research on diverse approaches to mediation and a history of speaking at legal and industry conferences across Canada. She is a former active member (2013-2018) of the Dispute Resolution Section Council of the American Bar Association.
Kimberly currently serves as a mediator for the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC), the Greater Toronto Hockey League, Sport Manitoba, and formerly served as an investigator with the ADR Chambers Banking Ombuds Office. She is available to mediate throughout Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
