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Kim Bernhardt is a recently retired adjudicator who arbitrates and mediates in both the public and private sectors. She has been named by the Ontario Minister of Labour to the list of approved grievance arbitrators on the Ministry of Labour’s section 49 list. Kim was a member of the Executive Committee of the Ontario Labour-Management Arbitrators’ Association (OLMAA) and she arbitrated and mediated at the Grievance Settlement Board (GSB). Previous appointments include being a part-time member of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO); a part-time member of the Public Service Grievance Board (PSGB); the Human Rights Board of Inquiry; a member of the HRTO Advisory Practice Committee; and acting as the Law Society of Upper Canada’s representative on the Ontario Judicial Council. Kim practised for 15 years in the areas of employment, labour, and human rights law. Previous positions include working as a union staff member, a college teacher, and as a human rights officer.