Haley Farrar, JD

Managing Director

 

Haley Farrar is a restorative practices educator, facilitator, and coach. With a foundational career as a lawyer, Haley transitioned into the field of restorative justice in 2013. In 2015, Haley's commitment to advancing the field led her from the United States to New Zealand as a Fulbright Fellow. Her research, a nationwide initiative, focused on best practice standards, motivations, and competencies of restorative justice facilitators.

Since founding Aspen Restorative Consulting in 2016, Haley has collaborated with hundreds of clients from varied community sectors, tackling challenges in higher education, workplace conflicts, public 'cancellation' responses, government harm responses, historical institutional sexual harm, and healthcare harm. Her work in guiding numerous organisations to become ‘restorative workplaces’ demonstrates the far-reaching, versatile impact of these practices.

Haley is passionate about working with a diverse range of clients who can benefit from a restorative approach. Currently, she holds particular interests in addressing sexual harm issues within the music industry, responding to adverse events in medical settings (notably exemplified by her involvement in New Zealand's surgical mesh harm response), working with first responders to improve their workplace relationships, and supporting startup founders to navigate complex power dynamics.

She began her work in restorative justice at Longmont Community Partnership in Longmont, Colorado. She has worked in partnership with Te Ngāpara Centre for Restorative Practice at Victoria University of Wellington since her arrival in New Zealand, and has also been a restorative justice facilitator with Community Law Wellington.

Haley holds a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology with a certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She received her Juris Doctorate from Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon in 2011, and is a licensed attorney in the state of Colorado. Haley is also a Resolution Institute Accredited Mediator and is a certified coach through the International Coaching Federation. She serves on the Advisory Council of the National Association for Community and Restorative Justice (US).

Haley is originally from Richmond, Virginia, USA. She enjoys spending free time outdoors with friends and family, cooking, travelling, and gardening.