Allison Roberts Email & Phone Number

Bellingham, Wa

I am a co-owner of Peak Sustainability Group - a sustainability and environmental consulting company working to catalyze action for a resilient future. We serve nonprofit, government, and business clients in the Pacific Northwest. I work on projects that engage people and communities. Peak Sustainability Group focuses on four primary areas: community engagement, planning, field and technical services for community and environmental projects. At any one time, we manage over a dozen projects with eleven team members. On every project, we work to create maximum value for our clients: Facilitating successful group processes Fostering reasoned and collaborative decisions among multiple stakeholders Providing planning expertise for nonprofit, government, and business clients Fostering productive conversations and effective community outreach Navigating complex regulatory processes and analysis Providing science-based technical and field work, decision-making, and analysisCommunity Engagement Facilitated Processes Strategic Planning Community Engagement Speakers BureauPlanning ​Climate Change Planning Sustainability Planning Food System Planning Land and Watershed Planning Conservation Planning​ Environmental Planning Recreation Planning Stormwater PlanningTechnical and Field Services GIS Cartography and Analysis Stormwater Inspections Industrial Compliance Water Quality TestingCheck us out! Website: www.peaksustainability.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeakSustainabilityGroupLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/peak-sustainability-group/

Bellingham, Wa

As a freelance writer and copyeditor, clients can count on me to provide accurate and quick turnaround for their copyediting and proofreading needs. Additionally, I write grants, create website and social media content, edit technical reports and proposals, craft press releases and news articles, design marketing pieces, take meeting minutes, and transcribe. If it's full-on design services you need, I partner with a creative and talented marketing and branding firm that can build your website, spice up your marketing materials, and create an integrated presence that makes you look your best.After ten years in teaching, I transferred my communication and writing skills to roles in government and nonprofit agencies. A common theme emerged - I wrote content of all kinds from research for a leadership program to original website content, from grants for nonprofits to news articles and blogs, from quarterly newsletters to annual reports. I enjoy writing for nonprofits, businesses, government clients. I love talking with people, learning their stories, and then writing about them. I believe that everyone has something to say and it's my job to help them say it. Sometimes stories just tell themselves and other times, I tease out the best in everyone. I have particular experience with environmental, social issues, and education. Whether its editing, taking minutes, or creating new content, I am a versatile editor and writer to have working on your behalf.

Bellingham, Washington

I am a K-12 Certified Teacher specializing in Language Arts and Social Studies. For three years, I actively worked as a substitute teacher in the Bellingham School District. I enjoyed the variety and flexibility of being a substitute and it kept my hand in the profession. I love the personal interaction with students throughout the developmental spectrum! While subbing for the Bellingham School District, I have worked in a dozen schools in classrooms from kindergarten through high school. I also worked in special education, life skills, and the Community Transitions program at Bellingham High School. I received training on the districts Destiny system used in all BSD libraries.

Bellingham, Washington Area

I worked as Content Coordinator for a year with Best Version Media on a monthly called Lake Views Magazine, I worked with a publishing team to create, schedule, coordinate, and edit relevant and engaging content for a target audience living on lakes in Whatcom County. It was a fun new endeavor and showcased skills I've acquired over the years as well as celebrated our community and its people.

Bellingham, Washington Area

As the Advancement Associate for two and a half years at Explorations Academy, a nonprofit independent high school in Bellingham, WA, my responsibilities encompassed communications and outreach, recruitment and enrollment, and fund development as well as administrative duties common to a school environment.Specific responsibilities included the following skill set: • researching, writing, and editing grant applications• organizing fund development activities and events• designing, writing and editing organizational publications, press releases, posters, and event announcements • updating and improving the website and Facebook• providing administrative support to the school, faculty, and board of directors• coordinating volunteer activities• organizing and tabling at events and other community venues on behalf of the school• supporting student recruitment and enrollment activities• initiating and developing fund development initiatives • providing donor and community partner outreach

Bellingham, Wa

The Whatcom Coalition for Healthy Communities stood for what is often overlooked in society - civil discourse, collaboration across sectors, quality information sources for informed decision making, leadership development, and a value in building capacity for healthy communities. I'm sad to see it go, but may the principles of this organization and its supporters continue to flourish.In my position at the Whatcom Coalition for over four years, I served in the following capacity:• designing and editing organizational publications, press releases, and event announcements • development, content creation, and maintenance of the Whatcom Counts, Leadership Whatcom, Whatcom Council of Nonprofits, and Whatcom Coalition websites• providing administrative support to the board of directors• recruiting and supervising communications interns• initiating, organizing and promoting community engagement events on priority issues• supporting Leadership Whatcom recruitment, course logistics, and content development• collaborating with the Whatcom Council of Nonprofits• administrative support• multiple writing projects

Bellingham, Wa

Conducted Point-In-Time Homeless Count establishing baseline numbers of homeless population in Whatcom County in 2005 and 2006.In this capacity, I was responsible for:• Research• Data collection and documentation• Community outreach• Event organizing and logistics• Presentations• Report writing• Volunteer recruitment and supervision• Community partner development

Bellingham, Wa

While employed by the Port of Bellingham and the City of Bellingham, I served as lead staff support for two high-profile citizen-appointed groups. In my capacity serving the Waterfront Futures Project Director and the City of Bellingham's Administrative Manager, I engaged in the following:• coordinating communications with multiple stakeholders, media, consultants and the public • designing presentations, publicity materials, and other public outreach materials• recording and finalizing minutes, press coverage, and final reports for the public record • creating written content and photos for an entirely new website • building an extensive photo library for the project• preparing a significant grant application • taking minutes for the board and work groups• interacting with the public• event and meeting planning and logistics• collaborating with multiple subcontractors on various communications and outreach projects

Olympia, Wa

In my capacity for two and one-half years as Executive Assistant and Correspondence Secretary, I was responsible for the following:• drafting response letters for budget analysts on various policy issues• coordinating communications and compiling publications and news for staff• serving as first point of contact for constituents, legislators, and legislative staffers calling the office• recording public disclosure requests• researching issues as directed

Olympia, Wa

Directed high school law-related education program and managed state competition. Recruited judges and lawyers and promoted involvement from the legal and education community

Tumwater, Wa

Taught Middle and High School level English, Composition, Geography, Drama, Journalism, History, Reading; Coached several sports and led extracurricular activities

Deming, Wa

Taught Middle and High School level English, Composition, Geography, Drama, Journalism, History, Reading; Coached several sports and led extracurricular activities

Professional Copyediting Certificate

7-quarters of night courses in grammar, InDesign, copyediting, social media, Associated Press Stylebook, Chicago Manual of Style.

Project Management Series Certificate

Bachelor Of Education - Bed, English Language And Literature/Letters

Activities and Societies: WWU JV Crew Team

Ba In Education, English

Activities and Societies: Honor Society, Women's Crew Team

Education record

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