Meet the APEX Team

Brenda D. Pryor

Chief Executive Officer and Founder

Brenda D Pryor is an experienced attorney specializing in conflict resolution, primarily in the field of labor and employment law. She is the founder and CEO of her own independent ADR practice, APEX Dispute Resolution, LLC, that specializes in conflict management solutions in the modern workplace. Previously as a Commissioner with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), her responsibilities included mediating between employers and unions in the collective bargaining negotiations and grievance settings, delivering training regarding labor-management relations, facilitating alternative dispute resolution of workplace disputes, and training on other work-related topics.

Prior to her time at FMCS, she served as in-house counsel for a state university, handling a myriad of legal matters inclusive of labor and employment law, immigration law, and she also held the post of FOIA Officer for the School of Medicine. She also spent a decade employed at a higher education teachers union where she successfully negotiated labor contracts, handled disciplinary complaints made against union members, mediated between members during intra-campus disputes, and determined what rights union members could claim under Title VII, the ADEA, the ADA, and other state and federal statutes.

In addition to her legal skills, she has acquired extensive experience in conducting training on a variety of topics including but not limited to: developing interpersonal conflict resolution skills and emotional intelligence, best practices and collaborative problem solving within labor-management committees, conflict de-escalation techniques, and inclusive leadership. She is a presenter, both locally and nationally, on labor law issues, the ethical use of AI in mediation, and mediation skills (both traditional and restorative).

Stephanie Collier

Chief Strategy Officer and Founder

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