Billy Struemke
Steady judgment, clear process, and deep institutional experience shape Billy Struemke’s ombuds practice, helping visitors think through conflict, clarify options, and seek informal resolution with confidence.
About Billy
Billy Struemke is a Certified Organizational Ombuds Practitioner (CO-OP®), mediator, attorney, and higher education ombuds.
He serves as the College Ombuds for Montgomery College and as an Organizational Ombuds with MWI, where he helps visitors think through conflict, clarify options, and seek informal resolution in a confidential, impartial, independent, and informal setting.
Billy’s path to ombuds work grew out of a broader career in law, mediation, education, and military leadership, giving him a grounded perspective on conflict, trust, communication, and decision-making.
Approach
Billy helps people slow down complex situations, understand what matters most, and identify the next right step.
His work draws on more than 30 years of experience in institutions where sound judgment, clear process, trust, and effective communication are essential.
He brings a calm, practical, and story-aware approach to ombuds work, recognizing that every conflict has context and that people often need help finding a constructive path forward.
Background
For more than a decade, Billy has provided ombuds, mediation, and informal conflict resolution services.
His professional background includes work as a juvenile prosecutor, attorney-mediator, court-connected mediator, educator, military officer, and leadership instructor.
Billy holds an LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration with an emphasis in Mediation from Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, a J.D. with a certificate in Law and Government from Widener University School of Law, and a B.A. in Political Science from Colorado State University.
His ombuds practice is strengthened by formal training through the International Ombuds Association and by earning the Certified Organizational Ombuds Practitioner credential in 2024.
In addition to his civilian work, Billy has served in the Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve since 1994 and currently serves as a Lieutenant Colonel and field-grade leadership instructor.
