Tobin Lay, JD, MBA, is the Executive Director of Mediation Center, a facilitator, a qualified neutral (civil and family mediator) under Rule 114 of the MN General Rules of Practice, and occasionally works as an Adjunct Professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, teaching Negotiation, Theories of Conflict, and Organizational Conflict Management. Mr. Lay also volunteers with Community Mediation Minnesota as a member of its Board of Directors. Until recently, Mr. Lay has worked professionally as a public administrator, where he served as City Administrator and/or other roles for the Minnesota Cities of Landfall Village, Birchwood Village, and North St. Paul. Mr. Lay received a B.S. from University of Phoenix, with a major in Business Management, an M.B.A. from Hamline University, with a concentration in International Management, and a J.D. and Certificates in International Business Negotiations and Advocacy and Problem Solving from Hamline University School of Law.