PRESENTATIONS & TRAINING EXPERIENCE (sample)

International Association of Public Participation Practitioners Annual Conference, Washington, DC. “Reinventing Government by Building Partnerships between Facilitators and Government Managers”.  September 1994.

President’s Committee for the Employment of Disabled Persons, Portland, OR. “ADR and the ADA: Mediating Disputes under the Americans with Disabilities Act”.  May 1995.

US Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental ADR National Conference, Boston, MA.  “How ADR is Used in State Environmental Policy and Enforcement”.  April 1995                          

US Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution Conference, Tucson, AZ. “Mediating Endangered Species Cases: Salmon Issues in the Northwest”. May 2003.  “Recovery Planning in the Northwest”, May 2005.

Association for Conflict Resolution, Environmental and Public Disputes Sector, Tucson, AZ. Conference planner and Moderator. Portland, OR.  “Columbia River Salmon Recovery” & “Tribal Issues 101 for Mediators”. May 2004

National League of Cities': Annual Congressional City Conference, Washington, DC. "Mediating Municipal Disputes: Building Community Confidence in City Government".  March 1992.

City Hall Professional Staff Conference, San Jose, CA.  "Mediating Municipal Disputes".  September 1991.

Innovations Conference, Nashville, TN. "Mediating Municipal Disputes: Facilitating Community Confidence in City Government".  May 1991.

Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution:  National Conference, San Diego, CA. "Pros and Cons of Mandated Mediation".  September and October 1991; Portland, OR “Resolving Public Disputes”, “Developing State Offices of Dispute Resolution”.  October 1998.

Environmental and Public Disputes Sector, Raleigh, NC.  “Best Practices for Government Agencies”, May 1998; “20 Years of History and Development of the Field”. May 2003.

Governor’s Committee for the Employment of Disabled Persons, Spring Conference, San Francisco, CA.  “Alternative Dispute Resolution and the Americans with Disabilities Act”.  April 1994. “Mediating Disputes Arising out of the ADA”.  January 1994

Governor’s Conference on Collaborative Approaches to Natural Resource and Land Use Issues, Portland, OR. Conference Organizer and Plenary Speaker: “What Does Collaborative Mean?”.  January 1997. 

Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution, Columbus, Ohio.  “Using ADR to Resolve Public Policy Disputes” & 1 day training workshop for local public officials.  March 1999.

Oregon Department of Business and Consumer Services, Salem, OR.  “Negotiation and Collaborative Problem Solving Skills for Managers”.  September 1996.

Oregon Department of Human Services, Salem, OR, “Ethic for Managers”, eleven 8- hour training sessions for managers. July-December 2005.

Oregon Legislative Staff Training, Salem, OR.  “Negotiation and Collaborative Processes Skills for Legislative Staff”.  April 1994.

Oregon Mediation Association, Portland, OR. “Advocating for Mediation”, 2003; “Establishing Peer Groups for Mediators”, 2002. “Working with the Legislature”, 2004; Plenary moderator, 2002, 2003 & 2004.

Oregon Military Department, Salem, OR.  Introductory Mediation Skills Training, 30 Hours.  September 1994.

Oregon Planning Institute, Eugene, OR.  “Collaborative Approaches to Conflict Resolution”.  September 1996.

Oregon Public Officials, Salem, OR.  “Getting the Most Out of Collaborative Approaches”, an 8 hour workshop.  August 1998.

Oregon State Police, Salem, OR.  Conflict Resolution Skills Training, two day workshop.  December 1994.

League of California Cities' Planner's Institute, Monterey, CA. "Using Mediation and Facilitation to Resolve Planning Issues".  March 1993.

League of Oregon Cities’ Annual Conference and Business Meeting, Portland, OR.  “Alternative Dispute Resolution: Advice and Implementation”.  November 1994.

Long Beach (City of), CA, "Getting More for Less--Mediating Code Enforcement Cases".  December 1992.

Pacific Gas and Electric, Trainer, "Effective Negotiations Seminar for Managers".  San Francisco, CA.  October 1992.

San Diego County Bar Association, Moderator, "An Attorney's Guide to Alternative Dispute Resolution", March 1992.