Rachele Altman Email & Phone Number

• Provided organizational change management (OCM) services to the Port of Seattle in October 2024; incorporated OCM action items and guidance into an implementation plan to assist the client in establishing and building the work plan, business processes, services, and tools of a new aviation capital portfolio management division• Currently lead an interdisciplinary team from nine bureaus in the City of Portland, Oregon, to ensure that a federally led, $170 million project to bring a 27-mile levee system up to federal safety standards moves forward in alignment with City requirements and interests; plan and facilitate team meetings; assign and oversee completion of team tasks and deliverables, including design reviews; establish and maintain relationships with external partners; negotiate partnership agreements on behalf of the City; communicate the City’s complex interests and needs to executives, elected officials’ offices, and City Budget Office staff; lead preparation and advocacy of requested annual budget and track expenditures of appropriated funding • Serve as appointed board member of the special district that manages the region’s levee system, since July 2023; during tenure, board oversaw the creation of a new governance structure and revenue collection system for the district

• Reported to Strategy Group Manager on the Bureau Leadership Team (BLT) at a large, ratepayer-funded sewer and stormwater utility and advised the BLT on sensitive policy and operational matters with a clean water nexus • Served as internal consultant and facilitator supporting implementation of an organizational change that created a new division to complement the work of an existing division within a new enterprise-level business process; led workshops with each division, and then with both divisions together, to develop and refine functional descriptions for the work of each division; clarified the divisions’ respective roles, responsibilities, and points of collaboration • Served as BES project manager and negotiator for a multi-year effort that overhauled an interagency agreement with another City bureau and thereby clarified respective responsibilities and improved collaboration and customer service • Served on five-person leadership team, including the Strategy Group Manager, that planned and led an eight-month organizational development process for the newly formed, 36-person Strategy Group, including weekly Group “initiation” meetings; this work included facilitating Group meetings and chairing a subcommittee that led the development of mission and vision statements for the new Group, assisted by a consultant• Project manager for an interdisciplinary project team that implemented a Strategic Plan initiative to identify the bureau’s “foundational drivers” (laws, regulations, City Council actions, etc. that should most strongly shape the bureau’s priorities and decisions); planned and executed bureau-wide stakeholder engagement; created tools to facilitate bureau consideration of foundational drivers; applied principles of organizational change management

• Led cross-program initiatives to map current bureau processes and develop and map new ones related to permitting of certain private development projects with risk of soil contamination, and bureau management of environmental data• Led development and documentation of improved processes for employees pursuing City Code and administrative rule revisions, for bureau development and approval of official bureau comment letters to regulators, and for bureau programs completing internal review of decisions made under applicable code and rule and challenged by customers • Completed a variety of City-sponsored, multi-day project management and process improvement training programs• Monitored regulatory trends and actions related to wastewater and stormwater and served as bureau lead for developing bureau positions, strategy, and advocacy communications to shape federal and state proposals • Led the bureau’s efforts to revise City Code and administrative rules that impacted the public, providing project management and analysis; planned, budgeted, and managed the work of bureau-wide, interdisciplinary project teams to assess complex operational and policy issues and develop and implement leadership-approved recommendations for revised code, rule, and related business processes; designed and oversaw related stakeholder engagement

Salem, Oregon

• Managed the agency’s legislative program during the 2015 “long” state legislative session, securing passage into law of a variety of bills pursued by the Secretary and securing key opposition to unfavorable bills• Established and leveraged collaborative working relationships with senior managers at the Secretary of State’s Office, other state agencies, state legislators and their staff, and local government associations to pursue the agency’s interests• Presented agency legislative proposals on complex topics such as election and campaign finance law to state legislators, their staff, and other lay stakeholders via formal oral and written testimony, meetings, and briefing materials in support of bills ultimately signed into law by the Legislature• Researched and developed legislation in a broad array of policy areas on behalf of the Secretary, working closely with the agency's division directors, interest groups, local government partners, and legislative counsel• Advised Secretary Brown in her capacity as a member of the three-person Oregon State Land Board, charged with managing certain large state forests for public benefit; advised her on sensitive and complex land management issues, including those involving the Endangered Species Act; prepared comprehensive memoranda distilling complicated laws and technical facts to support recommendations that informed the Secretary’s actions• Served as designee of Secretary Brown on a legislative task force on the provision of minority language voting materials; ensured engagement of diverse community organizations in the work of the task force and produced a comprehensive report to the Legislature, which was unanimously adopted by the task force

Salem, Oregon

• Researched and prepared a legislative concept request delivered to the Office of Legislative Counsel for each of the 18 bills introduced at the request of Secretary Brown during the 2015 state legislative session • Conducted policy research and prepared memos and briefs explaining relevant laws, policies, and case studies • Assisted the Communications Director in drafting Secretary Brown's speeches and generating social media content

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Analyzed federal environmental and energy policies and made oral and written recommendations for legislative action to improve policies; conveyed complex concepts in concise terms for busy legislators • Drafted policy briefs, talking points, and letters that served to educate Rep. DeFazio, other legislators, and constituents on important public policy issues; consulted with agency liaisons to obtain necessary information• Tracked legislation, followed floor debates, and provided voting recommendations to Rep. DeFazio • Led the Congressman’s efforts to secure particular oversight hearings and programmatic funding; drafted letters from Rep. DeFazio to relevant House committees and led successful campaign to obtain the signatures of Members through outreach to Members and private stakeholders

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Drafted legal and policy memoranda, new legislation, and committee reports for Councilmember Cheh, Chair of the Committee on Transportation and the Environment of the Council for the District of Columba; topics included air and water quality, transportation policy, oral health care, land use, and tenants’ rights• Cultivated relationships with a broad network of stakeholders and quickly learned new areas of science and policy, allowing me to understand local and regional problems, arrange public hearings to explore those problems, and develop comprehensive written recommendations for legislation to address those problems• Consulted with stakeholders and conducted independent research to set draft agenda of hearings, recruited witnesses for hearings, and prepared Ms. Cheh for hearings by drafting memoranda and talking points• Frequently met with constituents, lobbyists, and representatives of government agencies on behalf of Ms. Cheh

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Supported the Department’s implementation of federal environmental, natural resources, and Indian laws through researching statutes, agency rules, and case law and drafting memoranda explaining which specific agency actions would and would not comply with federal law• Quickly learned a new area of law (Indian law) to provide comprehensive legal advice on a matter; the office recognized my valuable contributions by inviting me to attend an interagency negotiation in Montana

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Lead drafter of a public practice manual that facilitated implementation of D.C.’s property assessed clean energy (PACE) program through educating citizens about the program’s eligibility requirements, terms, and benefits; the program was designed to incentivize investment in private energy efficiency retrofits• Supported the Department’s enforcement of laws to protect air quality by researching and drafting court pleadings in a Clean Air Act Title V operating permit enforcement action against a private company• Researched and orally reported on the application of District of Columbia ethical standards for government employees

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Supported the Department’s implementation of federal laws through researching and drafting memoranda that reviewed and applied federal statutes, regulations, and policy guidance documents to the facts at hand, assisting the office in providing legal advice to the Department’s program offices• Analyzed applicability of the Freedom of Information Act, common interest doctrine, the Federal Tort Claims Act, and contract and property law to cases being handled by the office

Medford, Oregon Area

• Drafted memoranda requested by Judge Panner as he prepared for oral argument in a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals case, for which he sat by designation; drafted portions of Judge Panner’s published dissent in that case• Researched and drafted portions of reports and recommendations for Judge Clarke regarding a 12(b)(6) motion and a federal habeas petition seeking relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254• Prepared additional memoranda on diverse topics that required me to efficiently perform research in areas of law that were new to me• Frequently observed court proceedings, learning proper courtroom decorum

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Senior Articles Editor, George Washington Journal of Energy and Environmental Law (2011-2012); President, GW.

B.A., International Relations, Magna Cum Laude