After 25 years of practicing law, Diane Sherwood is now a certified Forgiveness Coach via Eileen Barker at the Path of Forgiveness in San Francisco. Diane’s technique of Forgiveness Coaching can best be described as unilateral, secular forgiveness.  In layman’s terms, she teaches forgiveness without the other person being present and without religion.  It is a life skill her clients will carry with them.

Known for her excellence as a Mediator and Attorney, Diane began her career working with emotionally disturbed children at the National Children’s Rehabilitation Center in 1983. She then worked with her family’s construction company from 1984-1990 as Personnel Director and 1993-1998 as the VP of Human Resources. She left the company to become an Alternative Dispute Resolution specialist at her center, The Conflict Resolution Center. Between 2002 and 2007, she also taught Mediation in the School of Applied Social Sciences at Newman University while working on her Master’s Degree. In 2005, Sherwood pioneered Collaborative Family Law in Kansas, and soon thereafter began litigating divorces.

When the pandemic hit in 2020, Sherwood became a Forgiveness Practitioner and now trains others how to heal the pain of their anger at her new center, The Center for Peace and Forgiveness.

Passionate about her work, Sherwood credits her success to dedication, drive and perseverance. She looks forward to networking with likeminded professionals worldwide.

Sherwood earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the Colorado College in 1983, her Juris Doctor from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 1993 and her Masters of Social Work from Newman University in 2008.

Her work has not gone unrecognized. She was American Institute of Family Law Attorneys “10 Best” in client satisfaction 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, & 2020, earned Best of the Best Award, and Top 10 Family Law Attorney. She was also the first woman president of her local chapter of the American Inns of Court in 2015, leading them to platinum status for the first time.

See attached full brochure to learn more about her current endeavors: Diane Sherwood-Cocking_Brochure

Worldwide Women’s Association Member, Diane Sherwood-Cocking, can be found on the Association Directory, where she is looking forward to networking with you.

An exceptional attorney, Maria Grazia Boldrin specializes in corporate law, dairy industry, power and light and telecommunications. She practices Venezuelan law and international law, provides legal advice, and develops strategies to resolve cases favorably and cost effectively for clients.

Offering over 25 years of experience, Maria is looking to connect with international companies who currently handle or will handle business in the United States and Central and South America, as well as Europe. Willing to connect with people within these companies who make decisions about recruiting senior level employees, Maria’s main objective is to work in the legal area of​​these transnational companies. She can assist in providing services as a liaison between the different legal departments of each country, and to be able to help in the improvement of the processes from the legal point of view.

Maria attended Florida International University College of Law in Miami, FL and Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, earning her LLM (Letters in Law Masters) in May 2017 and becoming a Venezuelan Attorney, Magna Cum Laude, in June 1985. She is currently studying to take the BAR exam next year.

Maria Grazia is both, Venezuelan and Italian citizen, and speaks English, Spanish, and Italian.

Some of her leadership roles include the following:

Chief Legal Advisor and Judicial Representative of CADAFE (currently CORPOELEC), ELEORIENTE AND ELEOCCIDENTE (CADAFE’S Subsidiaries), all these companies providers of power and light energy.

In the telecommunications area, Maria Grazia worked as Manager of Legal Opinions, Tax Legal Adviser, and Legal Adviser to the General Managements of Network and Interconnection, providing an outstanding legal service, which earned her three consecutive years of recognition of excellence by the Company’s Chief Legal Advisor.

In the dairy industry, Maria Grazia worked as Attorney in INDULAC (Currently PARMALAT), one of the most important dairy industries in the country, providing legal services nationwide, wherever the company held operational bases and /or factories.

Maria Grazia works currently as a Paralegal in Mid-South Immigration Advocates, a non-profit organization based in Memphis, Tennessee, where she supports al staff attorneys in the daily activities and cases, withing the immigration field. She also worked as Legal Assistant in Catholic Charities of West Tennessee and have provided interpreting services in English Italian and Spanish in the Memphis area.

She has also served as Head of the Section of Instruction and Legal Advisor to the General Director Against Drug Trafficking and held the role of Professor of Criminal Law at the DISIP Academy. A full, detailed list of positions and trainings can be found in her WWA profile.

Maria believes that hard work, passion, and drive are the keys to her success as well as having a good work ethic and a sense of professionalism. Moving forward, she plans to continue to grow and further her success and hopes to network as much as possible with likeminded professionals worldwide.

A Member of the Venezuelan Bar Association and National Association for Foreign Attorneys (NAFA), she enjoys music, nature, animals, cooking, reading, and art in her spare time.

Worldwide Women’s Association Member, Maria Grazia Boldrin, can be found on the Association Directory, where she is looking forward to networking with you.