As a principal of the firm, Marjorie Bing Stanislaw, with 30-years experience in law-enforcement and public relations, has worked throughout her career to enable organizations and communities to realize their goals. She has served as the Community and Media Relations Subcommittee chairwoman for Westmoreland County’s Balanced and Restorative Justice Team where she facilitated the Jeannette Community Justice Project as well as spearheading other community initiatives. A member of the East Hills Community Restorative Project, she consulted concerning planning and assessement in the revitalization of that Pittsburgh neighborhood. She is a member of the Westmoreland County Circles Initiatve, a community driven initative which works to assist families to improve their economic status and also addresses systemic issues of poverty at a grassroots level. Margie has presented workshops both nationally and internationally in regard to the Restorative Justice topics as well as the importance of planning process for initiatives and projects. Margie also provides public relations services and consulting for a number of organizations.

Margie has certificates from the International Institute of Cultural Affairs in Strategic Planning, Consensus Building, and the Focused Group Conversation method, from Humanext in Diversity training and Heart and Mind Learning, and is a certified trainer through Aha!Process in the Bridges Out of Poverty and Getting Ahead in a Just Getting By World cirriculums. She is featured on the Leading Edge—a web section of RestorationJustice.org—the website of Prison Fellowship International’s Center for Justice and Reconciliation where she is recognized internationally as a restorative justice practitioner. Also, Marjorie is the receipient of the Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Judge’s Commissions Support Service Award, Westmoreland County Community Action’s Community Service Award, and the NAACP’s Community Service Award.