Our Consulting Experts and Team Members
OSM Collaborators
Divorce Mediator
Liz Merrill
Liz Merrill is a Mediator and a Divorce Coach with a specialization in High Conflict and Narcissistic relationships. She is the owner of Open Space Mediation, lectures regularly on high conflict divorce strategies, and is a sought-after speaker and podcast guest. She also engages in regular pro bono work for families who are experiencing financial hardship and offers pro bono services through various nonprofits and the Colorado Court system.
Her understanding of psychological and physiological reactions to trauma, conflict, and anxiety brings a holistic approach to her work with families caught in the High Conflict cycle. After her own litigious high-conflict divorce, she saw the need for a holistic approach to divorce mediation, which included non-violent communication skills, managing trauma, and an understanding of how personality traits and personality disorders create high conflict in a divorce.
When she started working as a mediator for the courts, she discovered how badly equipped most divorce professionals are to manage the specific needs of people in high conflict relationships and how damaging it can be to the individuals and, most importantly, the children and family systems. Now she helps hundreds of people in crisis find workable solutions so they can reduce anxiety, save money, and move on with their lives.
Mortgage Specialist
Kristin Johnson
Hi, I’m Kristin, and I’m dedicated to making your mortgage a win! I love serving my Loveland, CO community as a loan officer, bringing homeownership dreams to life in the place I call home.
Whether you're buying or refinancing, the mortgage process might seem stressful. But that’s not the case with CrossCountry Mortgage. My team and I have years of experience helping clients close with confidence. I'll answer your questions in simple terms, help you through each step in home financing, and do everything in my power to help you go from getting pre-approved to relaxing at home in no time.
CFA, CEPA®, CDFA®
Katie Janda
Katie Janda, CFA, CEPA®, CDFA® is a 19-year veteran of the financial services industry. Starting her career in high-net-worth wealth management, she eventually transitioned to research and analysis of alternative investments, spending twelve years gaining insight into the regulatory, economic, and financial framework of securities and how and why those securities work most effectively in portfolios. Katie turned her focus back to serving individual clients in 2021.
She obtained the CDFA designation in response to a need for professional expertise in evaluating the financial ramifications of divorce and creating a framework for financial clarity and guidance post-divorce. Katie additionally holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), the Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), and the Qualified Plan Financial Consultant (QPFC) designations.
When not working or chauffeuring her kids to their activities, she enjoys gardening in silence, practicing her golf swing (mostly not in silence), and researching the next family travel adventure. Katie graduated from the University of Denver with a BSBA in Finance, cum laude.
Certified divorce specialist and realtor
Katelyn Embry
Katie Janda, CFA, CEPA®, CDFA® is a 19-year veteran of the financial services industry. Starting her career in high-net-worth wealth management, she eventually transitioned to research and analysis of alternative investments, spending twelve years gaining insight into the regulatory, economic, and financial framework of securities and how and why those securities work most effectively in portfolios. Katie turned her focus back to serving individual clients in 2021.
She obtained the CDFA designation in response to a need for professional expertise in evaluating the financial ramifications of divorce and creating a framework for financial clarity and guidance post-divorce. Katie additionally holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), the Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), and the Qualified Plan Financial Consultant (QPFC) designations.
When not working or chauffeuring her kids to their activities, she enjoys gardening in silence, practicing her golf swing (mostly not in silence), and researching the next family travel adventure. Katie graduated from the University of Denver with a BSBA in Finance, cum laude.
EXECUTIVE AISSISTANT
Novie Isaac
Hi! I’m Novie and I’ve been an Executive Assistant for over 15 years. I love making systems easier to ensure work flows from the top to bottom, seamlessly. I believe firmly in being a kind human being and I love mixing this in the work I deliver. I am also a social worker who has decided to go the unconventional way of putting that degree to work.
When I’m not coordinating calendars, putting out fires or ensuring systems are working efficiently, you can find me trying to keep up with my 8 going on 18 year old daughter M’Kenzi and two cats Abby and Dusty. I love going off to the beach or on nature walks. I really love a good joke and I love keeping things light.
