Kimberly Best, RN, MA, is a Tennessee Rule 31 Listed Civil Mediator and Tennessee Rule 31 Trained Family Mediator, FINRA Arbitrator and owner of Best Conflict Solutions, LLC.    Kim’s practice focuses on Family Mediation, Health, and Elder Care Mediation, Civil and Business Mediation, and personal, community, and organizational Conflict Coaching and Conflict Consulting.  She is serving her third term on the board of the Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators, currently as President/Chair.  Kim is also a volunteer mediator with the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, Dispute Resolution Program and Community/Police Unification Program and a practicing facilitator for challenging business and social conversations.

She is a working member of the Association of Conflict Resolution Elder Mediation Professional Development Group, a member of the National Association for Community Mediation, a  member/consultant of Mediators Beyond Borders, International, and an Executive Committee Member of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution.  Kim is passionate about helping others resolve conflicts in a productive, non-litigious way using mediation, facilitation and collaborative problem solving in order to find optimal solutions for all parties.  She is the author of “How to Live Forever, A Guide to Writing the Final Chapter of Your Life Story” and is a speaker and trainer on the topics of conflict management, dispute resolution processes, life transitions, and how to make difficult decisions – including end of life issues.