Lubna Mahadeen
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
A Certified Professional Mediator since 2001 in Washington State, specializing in government, intercultural relations, international and workplace mediation, as well as managing multi-party disputes and family mediation.
Ms. Mahadeen has owned Unified Mediation in Seattle, Washington since 2006, where she has gained extensive knowledge and experience in conflict resolution and negotiation techniques. She has successfully utilized her skills in various settings — including commissions, business environments, and culturally diverse groups.
A member of the Washington Mediation Association (WMA) and a professional mediator with the King County Dispute Resolution Center (DRC), she served as a certified court mediator in the Washington State Court systems from 2001 to 2014, demonstrating excellent management, negotiation, problem-solving, and consensus-building skills.
Degrees & academic credentials
Master in Business Administration in Finance (MBA)
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Graduate School of Business, German-Jordanian University — Amman, Jordan
Master in Public Policy & Governance (MPA)
University of Washington — Seattle, Washington, USA
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration & Political Science
The University of Jordan — Amman, Jordan
Certifications & continuing education
A career-long commitment to mastery across mediation, finance, leadership and civic engagement.
EFQM Assessor
European Foundation for Quality Management · King Abdullah II Center for Excellence, Amman
CMA (Certified Management Accountant) Candidate
Morgan International, Amman
Professional Life Coaching
Fowler Wainwright International (FWI), Seattle, WA
Race: The Power of an Illusion
Loren Miller Bar Association · Office of Civil Rights, Seattle, WA
Citizen's Academy Program
FBI, Seattle, WA
Community Police Academy #25
Seattle Police Department, Seattle, WA
Managing & Facilitating Multi-Party Disputes
Bellevue Neighborhood Mediation Program, Seattle, WA
Race, Color and Religious Discrimination for FEPAs
EEOC Training Center, Phoenix, AZ
Family Mediation
The Dispute Resolution Center, Seattle, WA
Professional Grant Proposal Writing
The Grant Institute, Seattle, WA
Project Lead
United Way of King County, Seattle, WA
Facilitator / Trainer
The Pacific Institute, Seattle, WA
Professional Mediator
The Fulcrum Institute, Spokane, WA · Washington Mediation Association, Seattle, WA
American Sign Language Program
Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA
Supervision and Management
South Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA
Additional Professional Training
In 2015, completed 270 hours of professional training across Financial Accounting; Management & Cost Accounting; Corporate Finance; Managerial Economics; Research Methodology; Marketing and Sales Management; Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management; and Financial Markets and Institutions — Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Graduate School of Business, German-Jordanian University, Amman.