I specialize in stakeholder engagement and public outreach. I work with government, business and communities to facilitate public input into decision making by government and the private-sector for controversial projects.I work with task forces, stakeholder collaboratives, and other forms of community group as well as interagency work-groups to develop effective communication strategies. My work includes situation assessment, consensus building, conflict management, collaborative process design, and meeting facilitation. I specialize in projects that spark controversy including highways, airports, water treatment and recycling, desalination, national parks, waterways, railroads, endangered species, Superfund sites, military base conversions, and OHV areas. As well as focusing on the content of the project, I pay close attention to the processes needed to make stakeholder interactions more productive, and to creating the relationships needed for the agency and the community to engage constructively.My service is unique because I combine expertise on both environmental and economic issues along with understanding of the communication and conflict dynamics at the interface between communities and government agencies.• I quickly grasp the environmental and cultural issues that trigger community concern because of advanced degrees in Ecosystems Management and Archaeology & Anthropology• I clearly understand the financial risks that businesses face in many of these public controversies because I practiced as a CPA for almost two decades and specialized in the assessment of economic impact• I am a strong negotiator, problem solver, consensus builder, risk communicator and facilitator thanks to my 25 years’ experience in the mediation of community, business and environmental disputes• I work in Spanish and engage comfortably with Spanish-speaking communitiesSpecialties: My gift is my ability to help people engage with each other productively even when discussing controversial, complex issues. I help government agencies, stakeholder groups and local communities with:• Neutral facilitation• Consensus building• Collaborative problem solving• Interagency negotiations• Public outreach