Founder & Lead Neutral

TD Chesson

A multidisciplinary background spanning business, education, human resources, entrepreneurship, and dispute resolution—bringing structured, human-centered clarity to complex conflict.

Multidisciplinary Foundation

Core Areas of Preparation

Diverse sector expertise informing every neutral facilitation and conflict coaching engagement.

Business & Leadership

Education

Human Resources

Entrepreneurship

Organizational structure, operations, strategy, and strategic decision-making across evolving companies.

School systems, families, students, and educational environments navigating collaborative dialogue.

Workplace relationships, employee concerns, mutual expectations, and constructive organizational dynamics.

Business ownership, co-founder partnerships, sustainable growth, and small organization realities.

Credentials & Practice Scope

Mediation Training & Boundaries

Specialized Mediation Training

Professional Affiliations & Boundaries

Advanced credentials in neutral dispute resolution, conflict coaching, restorative practices, and multi-party facilitation. Designed to navigate sensitive interpersonal, family, and workplace dynamics with empathy and structure.

Verified memberships and roster placements across dispute resolution bodies. Notice: GRACE by BBT™ provides neutral conflict-resolution services and does not offer legal representation or attorney services.

Human-Centered Resolution

Why Grace by BBT™ Exists

GRACE was created to make conflict resolution accessible, practical, and human. When families, workplaces, schools, and businesses lack structured communication support, minor misunderstandings compound into lasting strain.

Grace by BBT™ Principles

At Grace by BBT™, our work is grounded in the belief that conflict does not have to define what comes next. Through structured, neutral, and compassionate conflict resolution, we help people, families, organizations, and communities move toward clearer communication, practical solutions, and a stronger path forward.

G.R.A.C.E.

G — Guidance
We provide a structured, neutral process that helps participants understand the issues before them, communicate more effectively, and identify realistic options for moving forward.

R — Resilience
We recognize that conflict can be difficult, disruptive, and emotionally demanding. Our process supports participants in navigating conflict with greater stability, confidence, and the ability to move forward constructively.

A — Alignment
We help participants identify shared interests, clarify expectations, and determine where common ground may exist, even when complete agreement is not possible.

C — Clarity
We create space for participants to better understand concerns, responsibilities, options, and next steps so decisions can be made with greater understanding and intention.

E — Empowerment
We support participants in having a meaningful voice in the resolution process and in developing agreements, decisions, and next steps that reflect their circumstances and priorities.

B.B.T. — Build Better Tomorrow

Build
Resolution requires intentional work. We help participants build stronger communication, clearer expectations, practical agreements, and more effective ways of addressing conflict.

Better
The goal is not simply to end a disagreement. We seek to help participants move toward improved understanding, healthier interactions, stronger systems, and more workable outcomes.

Tomorrow
Conflict may begin in the past or present, but the work of mediation is forward-focused. Grace by BBT™ helps participants create a path toward what comes next.

Together, G.R.A.C.E. by B.B.T. reflects our commitment to providing the Guidance, Resilience, Alignment, Clarity, and Empowerment needed to help people and organizations Build a Better Tomorrow.

Anchored in Guidance, Resilience, Alignment, Clarity, and Empowerment—giving participants practical tools to resolve present friction and prevent future disputes.

Mission Statement

The mission of Grace by BBT™ is to provide neutral, structured, trauma-informed, and practical conflict-resolution services that help individuals, families, professionals, organizations, and communities communicate more effectively, address difficult issues, and identify workable paths forward. Through mediation, facilitation, conflict coaching, restorative practices, education-related conflict support, and other resolution services, Grace by BBT™ creates space for participants to be heard, understand their options, clarify expectations, and participate meaningfully in decisions that affect their lives, relationships, workplaces, and communities. Our work is guided by the principles of Guidance, Resilience, Alignment, Clarity, and Empowerment and by our commitment to helping every participant move toward a Built Better Tomorrow.

Vision Statement

Grace by BBT™ envisions a future in which individuals, families, workplaces, schools, organizations, and communities have meaningful access to conflict-resolution processes that are neutral, practical, compassionate, and responsive to real-life needs. We seek to help create a culture in which conflict is not automatically treated as something to avoid, escalate, or litigate, but as an opportunity to improve communication, clarify expectations, strengthen relationships, and develop sustainable solutions. Through accessible mediation, facilitation, conflict coaching, and related services, Grace by BBT™ strives to help build stronger people, stronger organizations, and better tomorrows.