Andrea Carson Email & Phone Number

Instruction/Teaching/Training:• Developed and teach training curricula for over 10 webinars, courses, and workshops on collaborative planning processes, environmental conflict resolution, public participation, facilitation, and virtual meeting platforms. Conflict Resolution & Collaboration:• Train DOI and DOD students how to negotiate with multiple entities to find mutually acceptable solutions to environmental problems through "Collaboration and Conflict Transformation in Multi-Party Processes" course• Designed and co-lead Phase 3 of 3 of the "Public Participation, Collaboration, and Conflict Transformation Workshop for Laos Ministry of Environment and Mines" workshop, focusing instruction on how to integrate stakeholder engagement processes into a Project Management Plan when planning and designing for large hydropower projects. • Facilitated 20+ public workshops, internal team meetings, and webinars from 2012-2017.Research: • Qualitative research experience including surveys and interviews exploring how different types of input are used by Corvallis City Council members when making policy decisions. Completed thesis research in Yunnan China by interviewing formal organizations and villagers about their opinions on public participation and engagement in water resource management. • Quantitative sampling experience in multiple habitats- forest, coastal, and field- using transects, quadrats, and plot-less techniques through coursework and lab work in ecology. Technical: • Geographic Information Systems experience using ArcGIS culminated in projects identifying: 1) the impacts of wildfires in Arizona and 2) characteristics of vulnerable populations close to hazardous substance release events. • Remote Sensing experience using ENVI Software culminated in projects identifying land cover change in: 1) the urban boundary surrounding Beijing due to urbanization and 2) in the Minqin Oasis, China, due to desertification.

Listed skills include Community Outreach, Arcgis, Environmental Policy, Public Speaking, and 21 others.

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  Community Planner

  Us Army Corps Of Engineers

  May 2017 - Present - Pittsburgh, Pa

  • Serving as study manager for a Planning Assistance to States (PAS) Green Infrastructure Project in which I monitor and oversee study execution.• Serving as Course Manager for the Public Involvement and Team Building in Planning PROSPECT course which requires coordinating a team of 5 instructors, establishing timelines for products, and setting and meeting budgets in addition to serving as lead instructor. • Facilitating discussions to develop appropriate alternative plans for a… Show more • Serving as study manager for a Planning Assistance to States (PAS) Green Infrastructure Project in which I monitor and oversee study execution.• Serving as Course Manager for the Public Involvement and Team Building in Planning PROSPECT course which requires coordinating a team of 5 instructors, establishing timelines for products, and setting and meeting budgets in addition to serving as lead instructor. • Facilitating discussions to develop appropriate alternative plans for a Section 1135 project aimed at developing and analyzing ecosystem restoration plans that meet the established criteria for being in the interest of the Federal government. • Determining acquisition strategy in order to prepare and negotiate consultant contracts and work orders for the Section 14 Lick Run emergency streambank restoration project. • Coordinating a team to gather and analyze economic and technical data to create solutions for a variety of flood control, storm surge, and sea level rise issues within the Lower Virginia Peninsula, as part of a Multi-Hazard Tournament• Co-led Workshop for Laos Ministry of Environment and Mines on Public Participation, Collaboration, and Conflict Transformation in conjunction with Pacific Ocean Division and the Department of State in which I taught students how to include public involvement opportunities in their project study plans (PSP).• Planned, organized, and executed three stakeholder workshops. Planning of these events included the coordination of Corps staff, invitation of stakeholders (including Congressional representatives), identification of proper facilitated process, preparation and provision of data and information, and documentation of next steps.• Taught Collaboration and Conflict Transformation in Multi-Party Processes in which I train Department of Interior and Department of Defense students how to negotiate with multiple entities to find mutually acceptable solutions to problems. Show less