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MWI Board of Directors (click photo for bio)

  • Thomas Marton
    Thomas Marton
  • Chuck Doran
    Chuck Doran
  • Nnena Odim
    Nnena Odim
  • Matthew Bruce
    Matthew Bruce
Thomas Marton

Thomas R. Marton is the Secretary of the Board, an attorney at Lourie & Cutler, P.C., a panel mediator with MWI and the Boston Municipal Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, CDSC, and has also served as mediator for the Plymouth District Court and Middlesex Probate and Family Court.  As law clerk to the Hon. Douglas P. Woodlock, U.S. District Court, Tom assisted with multiple pre-trial negotiations, mediations and settlements, and has also served as trainer and role play coach for MWI.  Tom has mediated a full range of case types, including commercial disputes, divorce, landlord-tenant, parent-child and small claims, and is a member of the Association for Conflict Resolution.  In addition to his mediation and legal background, Tom ran his own business as an independent contractor (construction/remodeling), assisted in the start-up of the Coffee Connection, Inc., and has spent extensive time abroad.

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Chuck Doran

617-895-4026 | cdoran@mwi.org

Title:    Executive Director


Chuck is the Founder and Executive Director of MWI, a dispute resolution service and training firm in Boston. Responsible for all financial planning and management, business development and execution, marketing campaigns, for over 200 hundred mediators, trainers, staff and interns; Sets and oversees the implementation of MWI’s vision, mission, as well as current and long-term organizational goals and objectives.

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Nnena Odim

Ombuds and Conference Ombuds
617-895-4028 | nnena-ombuds@mwi.org


Dispute Resolution Experience

Nnena Odim is a mediator, ombuds, attorney, trainer, and consultant with over 25 years of experience. She serves as a conference ombuds for clients, including the American Economic Association (AEA), American Planning Association (APA), and the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF). Nnena’s role as a conference ombuds highlights her expertise in conflict resolution, providing support, and fostering healthy environments for professionals during large-scale events.

Her extensive mediation experience since 1997 spans a variety of disputes, including employment, housing, business, and family/domestic relations matters. Nnena has designed and led conflict management trainings for organizations like the Boston Public Schools, Coca-Cola, and Netflix. She has been trained by the International Ombuds Association and has served as an ombuds for companies like CVS Health, John Moriarty and Associates, and the American Economic Association.

She recently retired from Harvard Law School, where she served as the Director and Senior Clinical Instructor of the Family/Domestic Violence Law Clinic. Nnena remains an active attorney and is committed to training future legal professionals. She has also collaborated with the Harvard Mediation Program and the Harvard Program on Negotiation, providing trainings and supervision to students.

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Matthew Bruce

Bio to be posted ASAP. 

Please contact Chuck Doran, Executive Director at cdoran@mwi.org or 617-895-4026 with questions.


For more information

Please contact Chuck Doran, Executive Director, at cdoran@mwi.org or 617-895-4026.