Meet our new Service Development Manager – David Jonker
We’re very pleased to introduce David Jonker as our new Service Development Manager. David has been a Volunteer Mediator with us since 2018 and as he takes up the Service Development Manager role, we sat down to find out more about him and his plans for the Ashford Mediation Service. Sandra Malone, Ashford Mediation Service: Hi David, congratulations on your new role with the Ashford Mediation Service. For people who don’t know you could you tell us about your background? David Jonker: I have been a volunteer mediator with Ashford Mediation Service since 2018 and took on the role of Service Development Manager in September 2021. Prior to moving into mediation, I enjoyed a career in retail that spanned two decades, starting in Human Resources and moving into Operations Management. Before relocating to the United Kingdom in 2018, I had a mediation practice in South Africa that focused on parenting plans and contact schedules for children. SM: What are you doing for AMS in the role and ...