project management * collaborative process design * neutral facilitation * team coaching * science management and review * training * endangered species * freshwater conservation * private land conservationCarrie Thompson is a recognized leader in multi-stakeholder partnerships and creative, solutions-oriented conservation delivery. With a multi-disciplinary background in the physical and biological sciences, conflict resolution, and natural resources policy and administration, she has served in leadership roles and as technical advisor to stakeholders, Federal agencies and state, local, and tribal governments in some of the nations most complex environmental challenges. Carrie’s previous professional roles include that of Senior Program Manager and Freshwater Sector Lead for the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, Associate Director for Freshwater Protection for The Nature Conservancy in Texas, and fifteen years with the US Fish and Wildlife Service as an Administrator and Biologist, specializing in conservation partnerships (particularly those involving water, private land and agricultural interests). She is a certified mediator and earned her Masters of Public Service and Administration and Natural Resource Management from the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, where she also earned a Bachelor of Science in Geography/Environmental Science.