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SAMPLING OF PROJECTS AND CLIENTS:
• Endangered Species and Land Management
° Implementation and Monitoring Committee: Facilitator of
a 30-person stakeholder advisory committee advising Clark
County, Nevada on the implementation of a 78-species habitat
conservation plan under the Endangered Species Act
balancing species conservation and urban growth in one of the
fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States.
http://www.co.clark.nv.us/air_quality/Environmental/
MultipleSpecies/MultipleSpeciesHabitatConservationPlan.htm
° Western Washington Cascades Provincial Advisory
Committee: Lead faciltiator for a 24 member group chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee act to assist the USDA Forest Service in implementing new land managment strategies under the Northwest Forest Plan on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs
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• Federal Facilities
° Hanford Advisory Board: Senior Project manager and lead
facilitator of a 31-member citizens' group advising the U.S.
Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
and Washington State Department of Ecology on the cleanup
of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Required constructive and
ongoing work with federal agencies, tribes, federal and state
regulators, industry representatives, local governments,
interest groups, and citizens.
http://www.hanford.gov/public/boards/hab
° Badger Reuse Committee: Facilitator of a 21-member
citizens' advisory group that successfully developed consensus
recommendations on the reuse of the former Badger Army
Ammunition Plant in Wisconsin in the face of competing
demands for natural resource conservation, agricultural
research, historical preservation, recreation, Native American
use, and commercial development.
http://www.co.sauk.wi.us/data/badger
° U.S. Department of Energy: Facilitator for three highly
contentious public meetings for a draft environmental impact
statement assessing the impacts of importing additional
radioactive wastes to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
http://www.hanford.gov
° Adak Island: Facilitator for a Superfund site and base closure
meeting with citizens and tribal groups to clarify multiple state
and federal analyses, cleanup, and land disposition processes.
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• Land Use
° Fall City Stakeholders Group: Facilitator and project
manager of an eight-member group making recommendations to King County, Washington, regarding realistic and affordable solutions for treatment and disposal of business district
wastewater that effectively addressed water quality issues
without impairing rural community character.
° Snohomish County Mineral Lands Task Force: Facilitator
and public outreach coordinator for a citizens' advisory group
recommending county land use designations under the
Washington State Growth Management Act.
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• Mediation
° Superfund Risk Assessment: Facilitator for a meeting between the U.S. Department of Energy and the
Yakama Nation to address issues under litigation concerning
risk assessment at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
° Pangborn Memorial Airport Land Use: Mediator to resolve neighborhood noise issues with affected neighbors related to airport lease of land to a go-kart track.
° University of Washington Law School: Mediator and judge for the Moot Court regional mediation competition.
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• Non-Profit
° YMCA of Snohomish County Childcare Program:
Consultant and "secret shopper" evaluating customer service
and communications for the largest childcare provider in
Snohomish County, Washington, based in four YMCA branches
serving 26 elementary schools in seven school districts.
http://www.ymca-snoco.org
° Evergreen International Tournament: Volunteer
coordinator and tournament staffing operations manager for a
170-team soccer tournament. Staffed 302 games involving 321 volunteers and 569 shifts of labor to support a five-day event.
http://www.evergreentournament.com
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• Organizational Retreats
° SunPacific Companies: Co-facilitator for a multiple-day,
senior staff retreat focused on corporate management and
process improvements for a major agricultural firm operating
in multiple geographic locations.
http://www.sunpacific.com
° Desert Conservation Program: Designer and facilitator of a
multiple-day staff retreat identifying all elements of program
management and implementation for a $40 million habitat
conservation plan program, including staff assignments, key
upcoming program deliverables and deadlines, needed
standard operating procedures, and desired process
improvements.
http://www.co.clark.nv.us/air_quality/Environmental/
MultipleSpecies/MultipleSpeciesHabitatConservationPlan.htm
° U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10:
Facilitator of a senior staff retreat to examine workload issues,
staffing, and internal organizational processes following a
major leadership change.
http://www.epa.gov/region10
° Southeast Family YMCA: Facilitator and consultant assisting
a 17-person board of directors in assessing and improving its
operations and engagement in the face of fundraising
challenges and major capital facility needs.
http://www.ymca-snoco.org/Locations/southeast.ashx?p=259
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• Strategic Planning
° Desert Conservation Program Restructuring: Facilitative
consultant responsible for assisting program staff in responding to a
major program management analysis addressing staffing,
conflict of interest, adaptive management, and stakeholder
involvement for a $40 million habitat conservation program.
Work included outlining a County management response to
analysis report findings, conducting preliminary staffing and
workload analyses, and re-chartering of a citizens
advisory committee.
http://www.co.clark.nv.us/air_quality/Environmental/
MultipleSpecies/MultipleSpeciesHabitatConservationPlan.htm
° Synod of Alaska-Northwest, Presbyterian Church (USA): Facilitator for a 12-member Vision Committee charged with developing a vision, mission statement, proposed
re-organizational structure, staffing plan, and planning and
budget process for a regional church body providing support
to seven presbyteries and 271 churches in Alaska,
Washington, and northern Idaho.
http://www.synodnw.org
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• Water
° Puget Sound/Georgia Basin International Task Force:
Senior facilitator of a United States/Canadian workgroup
addressing cross-boundary water quality issues.
° State of Oregon/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Performance Partnership Agreement: Facilitator for a
meeting to outline agreement regarding implementation
priorities for delegated Clean Water Act programs in the State
of Oregon.
° Idaho Aquaculture National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES): Facilitator for general permit
workshop and public hearing.
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Badger Army Ammunition Plant, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA 
