In a "past life" I was an aerospace systems engineer (my friends teasingly call me the rocket scientist - but that makes me sound much brighter than I really am). I "retired" a dozen years ago and became a SAHM to my two sons and also a professional volunteer. My last volunteer work was as President/Chair of a 1300-member organization in Japan.
When my youngest was in high school, I got interested in court mediation, and I became certified as a mediator in 2005.