Submitted by Dispute Resolution Center of Thurston County
After 22 years on the staff of the Dispute Resolution Center (DRC), Sydne Cogburn is leaving her position as Case Manager on May 25.
Sydne first became involved with the DRC in 1991, as a volunteer, then joined the staff in 1995. In her time here, she saw the organization through two decades of growth; the big move from a house on the Westside of Olympia to the downtown core; and the comings and goings of many core staff with whom she worked over these many years. Staff, volunteers, and the Board, both present and past, are so grateful for Sydne’s dedicated service to our community. We all wish her the very best in her next endeavors.
“Sydne is intelligent, wise and grounded. She doesn’t get flapped. In our many years of working together we collaborated on difficult cases regularly, both of us being highly invested in providing the very best service for our clients. We shared a deep appreciation and dedication to the principles of interest based mediation. We also shared a love of our volunteers who worked side by side with us every day. Sydne expertly trained each of them all the while maintaining relationships with mediators and managing cases which she did with aplomb,” wrote Joan Swanson.
“Sydne – Well, we do go back, no? Such rich memories. I’m full of appreciation for your steady hand over the years; your grasp of the big picture as well as mastery of the devilish details; and your unfailing support and willing ear for all of us volunteers in the “boiler room”. I’ll miss not seeing you here, but take comfort in knowing we haven’t seen the last of each other by a long shot. Yours in friendship, gratitude and love,” wrote Bruce Bergquist.
Please send your best wishes to Sydne c/o the DRC, P.O. Box 6184, Olympia, WA 98507 or e-mail her at scogburn@mediatethurston.org.
