Areas of Experience

Timothy Little has two decades of experience as a conflict resolution practitioner. He provides mediation, ombuds services, facilitation, and coaching to government, higher education, non-profit organizations, and clients worldwide. He coaches leaders working in multiple countries on six continents. As a mediator, Mr. Little conducts a large volume of complex workplace mediations. He is hired to train and mentor hundreds of new mediators and conflict coaches.

Mr. Little is an adjunct faculty member at George Mason University, supporting conflict resolution and leadership development curricula. He is also on the conflict coaching faculty with Conflict Coaching Matters.

Previously, Mr. Little served as a Leadership Development Specialist, Associate Ombuds, and mediator at the U.S. Department of State. During his tenure with the State Department, Mr. Little created numerous leadership initiatives related to conflict resolution, receiving a Department of State Meritorious Honor Award, a Franklin Award, and two Superior Honor Awards.

Before his work at the Department of State, Mr. Little worked at the Department of Navy as a mediator, coach, facilitator, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program manager. Mr. Little is the recipient of the NAVAIR Commander’s Award and the Department of Navy’s ADR Award for pioneering the Navy’s first conflict coaching program.

Mr. Little attended Loyola Marymount University and earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Humanities and in Music. Most recently, Mr. Little completed The New England Complex Systems Institute’s (NECSI) Executive Program as well as a rigorous philosophy course for coaches. He is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) and an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). He is a certified mentor mediator, conflict coach, and Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI) facilitator. Mr. Little was first trained as a mediator in middle school under a Peer Mediation program.

In 2021, Mr. Little rode the TransAmerica bicycle route from VA to OR (4,400 miles through 10 states). He learned a lot about American culture and history.