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Ruth Nicholson offers experience in a wide range of environmental and organizational areas.

Below is a sampling of her project and client experience in the following categories:

. Endangered Species Land Management
. Federal Facilities
. Land Use
. Mediation
. Non-Profit
. Organizational Retreats
. Strategic Planning
. Water


federal facilities organizational retreats strategic planning Badger Army Ammunition Plant, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
Badger Reuse Committee facilitation

SAMPLING OF PROJECTS AND CLIENTS:

. Endangered Species and Land Management

              ° Implementation and Monitoring Committee: Facilitator of
                 a 30-person stakeholder advisory committee advising Clark
                 County, Nevada on the implementation of a 78-species habitat
                 conservation plan under the Endangered Species Act
                 balancing species conservation and urban growth in one of the
                 fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States.
                 http://www.co.clark.nv.us/air_quality/Environmental/
                 MultipleSpecies/MultipleSpeciesHabitatConservationPlan.htm

              ° Western Washington Cascades Provincial Advisory
                Committee
: Lead faciltiator for a 24 member group  chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee act to assist the USDA Forest Service in implementing new land managment strategies under the Northwest Forest Plan on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
                 http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs

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. Federal Facilities

              ° Hanford Advisory Board: Senior Project manager and lead
                 facilitator of a 31-member citizens' group advising the U.S.
                 Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
                 and Washington State Department of Ecology on the cleanup
                 of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Required constructive and
                 ongoing work with federal agencies, tribes, federal and state
                 regulators, industry representatives, local governments,
                 interest groups, and citizens.
                 http://www.hanford.gov/public/boards/hab

              ° Badger Reuse Committee: Facilitator of a 21-member
                 citizens' advisory group that successfully developed consensus
                 recommendations on the reuse of the former Badger Army
                 Ammunition Plant in Wisconsin in the face of competing
                 demands for natural resource conservation, agricultural
                 research, historical preservation, recreation, Native American
                 use, and commercial development.
                 http://www.co.sauk.wi.us/data/badger

              ° U.S. Department of Energy: Facilitator for three highly
                 contentious public meetings for a draft environmental impact
                 statement assessing the impacts of importing additional
                 radioactive wastes to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
                 http://www.hanford.gov

              ° Adak Island: Facilitator for a Superfund site and base closure
                 meeting with citizens and tribal groups to clarify multiple state
                 and federal analyses, cleanup, and land disposition processes.

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. Land Use

              ° Fall City Stakeholders Group: Facilitator and project
                 manager of an eight-member group making recommendations to King County, Washington, regarding realistic and affordable solutions for treatment and disposal of business district
                 wastewater that effectively addressed water quality issues
                 without impairing rural community character.

              ° Snohomish County Mineral Lands Task Force: Facilitator
                 and public outreach coordinator for a citizens' advisory group
                 recommending county land use designations under the
                 Washington State Growth Management Act.

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. Mediation

              ° Superfund Risk Assessment: Facilitator for a meeting                  between the U.S. Department of Energy and the
                 Yakama Nation to address issues under litigation concerning
                 risk assessment at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

              ° Pangborn Memorial Airport Land Use: Mediator to resolve neighborhood noise issues with affected neighbors related to                  airport lease of land to a go-kart track.

              ° University of Washington Law School: Mediator and judge for the Moot Court regional mediation competition.

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. Non-Profit

              ° YMCA of Snohomish County Childcare Program:
                 Consultant and "secret shopper" evaluating customer service
                 and communications for the largest childcare provider in
                 Snohomish County, Washington, based in four YMCA branches
                 serving 26 elementary schools in seven school districts.
                 http://www.ymca-snoco.org

              ° Evergreen International Tournament: Volunteer
                 coordinator and tournament staffing operations manager for a
                 170-team soccer tournament. Staffed 302 games involving                  321 volunteers and 569 shifts of labor to support a five-day                  event.
                 http://www.evergreentournament.com

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. Organizational Retreats

              ° SunPacific Companies: Co-facilitator for a multiple-day,
                 senior staff retreat focused on corporate management and
                 process improvements for a major agricultural firm operating
                 in multiple geographic locations.
                 http://www.sunpacific.com

              ° Desert Conservation Program: Designer and facilitator of a
                 multiple-day staff retreat identifying all elements of program
                 management and implementation for a $40 million habitat
                 conservation plan program, including staff assignments, key
                 upcoming program deliverables and deadlines, needed
                 standard operating procedures, and desired process
                 improvements.
                 http://www.co.clark.nv.us/air_quality/Environmental/
                 MultipleSpecies/MultipleSpeciesHabitatConservationPlan.htm

              ° U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10:
                 Facilitator of a senior staff retreat to examine workload issues,
                 staffing, and internal organizational processes following a
                 major leadership change.
                 http://www.epa.gov/region10

              ° Southeast Family YMCA: Facilitator and consultant assisting
                 a 17-person board of directors in assessing and improving its
                 operations and engagement in the face of fundraising
                 challenges and major capital facility needs.
                 http://www.ymca-snoco.org/Locations/southeast.ashx?p=259

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. Strategic Planning

              ° Desert Conservation Program Restructuring: Facilitative
                 consultant responsible for assisting program staff in responding to a
                 major program management analysis addressing staffing,
                 conflict of interest, adaptive management, and stakeholder
                 involvement for a $40 million habitat conservation program.
                 Work included outlining a County management response to
                 analysis report findings, conducting preliminary staffing and
                 workload analyses, and re-chartering of a citizens
                 advisory committee.
                 http://www.co.clark.nv.us/air_quality/Environmental/
                 MultipleSpecies/MultipleSpeciesHabitatConservationPlan.htm

              ° Synod of Alaska-Northwest, Presbyterian Church                  (USA): Facilitator for a 12-member Vision Committee charged                  with developing a vision, mission statement, proposed
                 re-organizational structure, staffing plan, and planning and
                 budget process for a regional church body providing support
                 to seven presbyteries and 271 churches in Alaska,
                 Washington, and northern Idaho.
                 http://www.synodnw.org

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. Water

              ° Puget Sound/Georgia Basin International Task Force:
                 Senior facilitator of a United States/Canadian workgroup
                 addressing cross-boundary water quality issues.

              ° State of Oregon/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                 Performance Partnership Agreement
: Facilitator for a
                 meeting to outline agreement regarding implementation
                 priorities for delegated Clean Water Act programs in the State
                 of Oregon.

              ° Idaho Aquaculture National Pollutant Discharge
                 Elimination System (NPDES)
: Facilitator for general permit
                 workshop and public hearing.

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Upcoming Training and Workshops:
 
 Upcoming Facilitation Training Make Meetings Meaningful
November 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
   
 Upcoming Facilitation Training Make Meetings Meaningful
Dec. 2-4, 2008
Everett, Washington  USA
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Ruth E. N. Nicholson, CPF
914 164th Street SE, #1702 • Mill Creek, WA 98012-6385 USA • phone: 425.385.2700


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