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About Us: Who We Are

Robin Devitt Consulting Group

Conflict Management • Organizational Communication • Mediation

Robin Devitt Consulting Group delivers customized conflict‑management and communication solutions for public‑service institutions. We help organizations navigate difficult conversations, resolve disputes, and strengthen team culture through conflict‑resolution training, targeted assessments, facilitated dialogue, and mediation.

Our Philosophy

Conflict isn’t the problem — how people respond to it is. Handled well, conflict becomes a catalyst for clarity, trust, and growth. Handled poorly, it becomes destructive, costly, and deeply personal.

We help organizations shift from avoidance and escalation to skillful, confident, and collaborative conflict engagement.

What We Provide

  • Proactive & Responsive Conflict‑Resolution Services Support for emerging issues, ongoing tensions, or institution‑wide challenge

  • Group Dysfunction & Culture Assessments Clear insight into communication breakdowns, team dynamics, and systemic contributors to conflict.

  • Team‑Building & Communication Training Practical, evidence‑based skills that strengthen trust, reduce friction, improve collaboration, alignment, and performance.

  • Certified Mediation & Facilitated Dialogue Structured, neutral support for resolving disputes between individuals, teams, or departments

Who We Support

  • Schools and educational institutions

  • Faculty, administration, and leadership teams

  • Public‑service agencies

  • Management groups, employee associations, and community stakeholders

Specialized Psychological Support

Our licensed psychologists are available to provide resources for complex situations including crisis response, PTSD, workplace trauma, and high‑stakes interpersonal challenges. This integrated support ensures that even the most difficult conflicts are addressed with clinical expertise and care.

Specialized Institutional Support

Our experienced group members are available to partner with institutions to address labor relations, mediation, group facilitation, resilience and organizational development concerns. We deliver tailored and structured professional development, with participants gaining full understanding of the essential components and resources needed to create sustainable knowledge that improves trust, alignment, and labor peace.

Robin Devitt Mitchell, the owner and founder of the consulting group

Meet the Owner & Founder

ROBIN DEVITT MITCHELL is a strategic and highly qualified Labor Relations and Organizational Development Leader with 30+ years of experience supporting educational environments across K–12 and higher education systems as well as experience in local and state governmental agencies.

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Our Consultants

Our consultants are tailored specifically to support educators and administrators in institutions and nonprofit entities that interact with the public sector.

Wendy O'Connor, a consultant

Dr. Wendy O’Connor

Dr. O’Connor is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and clinical psychologist based in Los Angeles with more than 25 years of experience specializing in education, crisis and trauma intervention, and conflict resolution. 

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Norma Ortiz, a consultant

Norma Ortiz

Norma Ortiz is a Mediator and Resilience Specialist with more than 25 years of experience in public education, leadership, labor relations, and conflict resolution. 

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Byron Greenberg, a consultant

Dr. Byron Greenberg

Dr. Byron Greenberg is a Specialist in PTSD, High Stress Workplace Issues, Burnout, and Trauma with nearly three decades of applied research and consulting experience in teacher well-being and workplace stress.

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