Dating back to 2009, Mediate BC has presented an annual award to acknowledge individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of conflict resolution in BC. The original Susanna Jani Award for Supporting Excellence in Mediation was named after an important contributor to the development of the BC Mediator Roster Society, one of our two founding organizations. (See Our History for more.)
In 2025, MBC’s Board of Directors updated the award to better reflect its increased focus on areas of reconciliation and social justice, in addition to its continuing public interest focus. Thus, the revamped Excellence in Conflict Resolution Awards now include three categories to better recognize deserving individuals: the Reconciliation, Mentor and Builder Awards. Read further for each category’s criteria.
This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership, integrity, respect, and commitment to furthering reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, or inspired others to continue reconciliation efforts. The recipient may be Indigenous or non-Indigenous. The individual has made significant contributions in more than one of the following ways:
This award is given to an individual who, for a minimum of twenty (20) years, has demonstrated exceptional mentorship in the field of conflict resolution. The individual has made significant contributions in more than one of the following ways:
This award is given to an individual who has made significant contributions to the development of conflict resolution practice or service delivery. The individual has made significant contributions in more than one of the following ways:
This award was created specifically by the Mediate BC Board of Directors for someone whose contributions were multi-faceted and encompassed all of the above categories. This award may not be presented every year.
