REELTIME - Key Persons

In addition to his ongoing work with ReelTime CLE, Chris Osborn is a former law professor, and the founding principal of Osborn Conflict Resolution, which provides Superior Court mediations,as well as collaborative law approaches for family law, construction, business, and will and probate disputes throughout North Carolina. Chris is trained as a collaborative lawyer, and is a member of the North Carolina Civil Collaborative Lawyers Association. He has been certified by the N.C. Dispute Resolution Commission as a Superior Court mediator since 2009, and has assisted the vast majority of his legal clients over the years to reach amicable resolutions in a wide variety of litigation matters, including business breakups, construction and employment law disputes, and will caveats. His full professional bio can be found here.

Andrea joined the ReelTime team in July 2018. Previously, she worked for Carolinas Healthcare System (now Atrium Health) n providing psychological and behavioral health services. In addition to having worked as a licensed psychologist, she has created and facilitated professional development workshops for physicians, residents, and sport medicine practitioners. She is a self-described "research nerd," having helped conduct numerous large-scale research studies and published manifold scholarly works. Despite her adorably wonkish bent, Dr. Cochran is passionate about providing creative, innovative, and exceptional professional training to audiences worldwide. We are excited about leveraging her expertise in clinical and organizational psychology to enhance the behavioral health and welness insights that we weave into our programs.

Job Titles:

• Multicultural Counseling and Executive Coaching

Dr. Mary Howerton also joined the ReelTime team in July 2018. She has over 30 years of experience in organizational development and leadership, human resources development, and executive coaching for professionals and business leaders. Her areas of expertise include personal & professional leadership development, organizational culture advancement, and change implementation and management. Mary began her career as the Executive Director of the Charlotte American Cancer Society, and later served on its national staff training team. She was selected and served as the first CEO of Hospice of Charlotte, Inc., and as the initial Executive Director of the Mecklenburg County Bar Association and the Mecklenburg Bar Foundation. After completing her Ph.D. in multicultural counseling in 2004, Mary combined her experience as an executive organizational leader with studies in human development to establish her own management consulting firm, Mary Howerton Consulting, Inc.. Since that time she has worked with nearly 1,000 organizational and individual clients, including entrepreneurs, small businesses, legal and medical professionals, as well as c-suite and other executive leaders in Fortune 500 companies and law firms. She has trained and facilitated groups internationally on topics ranging from effective human resources initiatives and communication skills to personal leadership and culture development and strategic planning.

Michael Kahn is a "recovering lawyer," having practiced for 6 years with the New Jersey Attorney General's office. He is a licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Oregon, and his psychotherapy practice has focused on helping clients deal with anxiety, depression, grief/loss, career satisfaction, and men's issues. He co-facilitates grief groups for lawyers in Oregon and Vancouver, BC. Michael presents training seminars and workshops on ethics, grief, wellness, diversity and inclusion and other topics throughout the U.S. and abroad, including for the U.S. military in Germany and Japan. He also is a professional coach and provides assistance with career issues, stress management, retirement, and coping with change.