Sheila Maloney

Sheila Maloney was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and grew up in the US, visiting her extended Brazilian family often. Before enjoying a Family Gap Year, Sheila was a lawyer, mediator, Administrative Law Judge and law school professor. Sheila began her legal career in Big Law before transitioning to Northwestern University, Pritzker School of Law, as the Assistant Director for the Dispute Resolution Center. There, she taught courses in negotiation, mediation, creative problem-solving and legal practice. She received numerous teaching awards and authored, “The American Bar Association’s Guide to Resolving Your Dispute.” Sheila has presented at various dispute resolution conferences, and has been retained by law firms, corporations and non-profits to train employees on negotiation, conflict management and inclusion practices. Sheila is a founding Board Member of Legal Prep Charter Academy. Sheila has volunteered in her community at Peace Camp, Diversity Collaborative, and on various progressive political campaigns. Sheila lives in Chicago with her family. She is now working in mediation, conflict resolution, relationship coaching, and boutique matchmaking.