Lightstone, Helen Leah: - Helen Lightstone, LL.M, is a chartered mediator and qualified arbitrator with more than seventeen years as a conflict resolution practitioner under her belt. Currently practicing in Ontario, Canada, Lightstone is considered an industry leader in conflict resolution training. She is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institutes of both Ontario and Canada, and her company, Lightstone Academy for Conflict Resolution, offers two forty-hour courses, and one twenty-one-hour course, on alternative conflict resolution all accredited by the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario.

After years of building her incredibly successful career, Lightstone returned to school and received her Master of Laws from Osgoode Hall at York University in 2017. Inspired by her insights watching films like 12 Angry Men, she produced her major research paper with the hopes of exploring how film can be used to teach alternative dispute resolution. Recognizing it as a unique and underexplored pedagogical tool, she decided to share her expertise more broadly, publishing her paper as her first book. She hopes to help negotiators, mediators, arbitrators, and disputants themselves through her work.

Outside of her career interests, Lightstone also enjoys photography, travel, theatre, gardening, and kayaking. She lives in Whitby, Ontario with her two dogs-Cookie Pearl and her "long-retired" first dog, Esme. You can find her on her website, lightstoneacademy.ca, or on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Facebook.

ILLUSTRATOR: Bronagh Morgan's favourite car is her bike, and favourite way to get around is her feet. A middle-distance runner, lawyer and future mediator (thanks Helen!), Bronagh is a Niagara Falls-born artist whose preferred media include pencil, pastel, charcoal, markers and kids' sidewalk chalk. This is her first book of illustrations. She'll probably bring her kids to pick up a few hundred copies in her beloved 2012 Ford Fiesta. Keep up with her on Instagram @bronagh.joyce and Twitter @ThatBronaghOne

With a love of art spanning a lifetime Lori E. Felix is an illustrator, painter, and graphic artist. While largely self taught in fine arts and painting, Lori did attend the Graphic Design program at Durham College. When Lori isn't working in her studio you can usually find her spending time with her family or teaching karate at the local martial arts club. Lori may be reached at Be a part of the Art by Lori on Facebook or at beapartoftheartbylori@outlook.com