Donna Silverberg

Donna Silverberg

Donna Silverberg

Email Address donna@dsconsult.co

Website http://www.donnasilverbergconsulting.com

Position or Title Owner/principal

Professional Biography Donna Silverberg has been working full-time in the field of conflict resolution and consensus building involving government agencies, non-profit organizations and the public since 1988.  Her conflict management work, which began at the University of San Diego’s School of Law, has included a broad range of topics: contracts, regulatory rule negotiations, enhancing government services, land-use, employment issues, and citizen complaints about public officials and police officers, to name a few.  Over the past twelve years, the bulk of her work has focused on natural resource issues, including watershed management, endangered species and public health issues.  Her practice has included mediation, facilitation, consensus building, collaborative problem solving, negotiation, dispute systems design, conflict resolution skills training, moderating large public meetings, and coaching and consulting at the senior executive and mid-management levels.  While her focus is 'interest based' communications, she is flexible and adapts to the stated needs of her clients.  Her clients consistently enjoy her sense of humor, attention to detail and professionalism. She received the Oregon Mediation Association's 2006 'Award of Excellence' for her contributions and work in the field of conflict resolution.

Address Line 1 221 SE 11th Avenue, Suite 211

City Portland

State Oregon

Zip 97214

Phone 503-248-4703

Fax 503-721-0623

Small Business Yes

GSA Schedule Provider Yes

Federal Employee No

Native Dispute Resolution Network No

Total Cases Last 10 Years 100


ECR Services Provided

ServiceCaseYear
Strategic Planning for Collaboration or Conflict Resolution EffortBLM's Resource Management Plan for Western Oregon2012
Conflict/Situation AssessmentRedband Trout Status Review Working Group2009
Policy DialoguesLower Columbia River Policy Summits2006
Facilitation of Collaboration or Conflict Resolution EffortEPA/CTUIR/Oregon's Fish Consumption Rate & Water Quality Standards Dialogue2006
Process DesignEPA/CTUIR/Oregon's Fish Consumption Rate & Water Quality Standards Dialogue2006
Mediation/Assisted NegotiationNative Fish Conservation Policy2002
Regulatory NegotiationsOregon's Fish Passage Task Force2000
Public Engagement/Public InputColumbia River All-H and Snake River Dams EIS Public Review1999

Case Experience by Subject Matter

ServiceCaseYear
Environmental Planning (e.g., NEPA, Forest plans, travel mgmt., resource mgmt.)BLM's Resource Management Plan for Western Oregon2012
Pesticides and/or Toxic SubstancesColumbia River Inter Tribal Fish Commission's Toxics Reduction Work Group2012
Endangered Species and/or Critical HabitatNOAA's Pinniped Fishery Interaction Task Force2010
Watershed Management and/or PlanningOregon Watershed Enhancement Board Long Term Investment Strategy2010
Wetlands and/or EstuariesLower Columbia River Policy Summits2006
Water QualityEPA/CTUIR/Oregon's Fish Consumption Rate & Water Quality Standards Dialogue2006
Public HealthEPA/CTUIR/Oregon's Fish Consumption Rate & Water Quality Standards Dialogue2006
Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiu2019ian IssuesEPA/CTUIR/Oregon's Fish Consumption Rate & Water Quality Standards Dialogue2006
Cross-cultural IssuesEPA/CTUIR/Oregon's Fish Consumption Rate & Water Quality Standards Dialogue2006
FisheriesOR Coho Conservation Plan2004
Resource ManagementNative Fish Conservation Policy2002
Energy Issues (Including Transmission, u00a0Development and Conservation Issues)Columbia River Regional Forum1998

Type of Public Decision

ApplicationCaseYear
PlanningBLM's Resource Management Plan for Western Oregon2012
Policy developmentEPA/CTUIR/Oregon's Fish Consumption Rate & Water Quality Standards Dialogue2006
RulemakingEPA/CTUIR/Oregon's Fish Consumption Rate & Water Quality Standards Dialogue2006
Implementation/monitoring agreementsOR Coho Conservation Plan2004

Case Size

SizeCaseYear
Cases involving more than 60 participantsBLM's Resource Management Plan for Western Oregon2012
Cases involving more than 3 but less than 15 participantsUSACE Strategic Infrastructure Investment Planning2010
Cases involving 15 to 60 participantsEPA/CTUIR/Oregon's Fish Consumption Rate & Water Quality Standards Dialogue2006

Case Jurisdiction/Scale

JurisdictionCaseYear
Large landscape scaleBLM's Resource Management Plan for Western Oregon2012
Multi-jurisdictionalBLM's Resource Management Plan for Western Oregon2012
InteragencyNOAA's Pinniped Fishery Interaction Task Force2010
StateOregon Watershed Enhancement Board Long Term Investment Strategy2010
Local/communityLower Columbia River Policy Summits2006
IntergovernmentalEPA/CTUIR/Oregon's Fish Consumption Rate & Water Quality Standards Dialogue2006
Tribal governmentEPA/CTUIR/Oregon's Fish Consumption Rate & Water Quality Standards Dialogue2006
National or regionally significant casesEPA/CTUIR/Oregon's Fish Consumption Rate & Water Quality Standards Dialogue2006
InternationalColumbia River Regional Forum1998

Process Support Services

Meeting Support
Support ServiceCaseYear
Logistical and administrative support (organizing logistics for meetings, notetaking, etc.)BLM's Resource Management Plan for Western Oregon2012
Experience in a team of multiple ECR ProfessionalsBIA Land Use Regulations2011
Engagement of technical experts/third party science advisorsEPA/CTUIR/Oregon's Fish Consumption Rate & Water Quality Standards Dialogue2006
Collaborative Technologies
Collaborative TechnologyCaseYear
Project Websites (static, interactive, portals, etc.)BLM's Resource Management Plan for Western Oregon2012
Implementation Tools (e.g., content management tools, project management tools)BLM's Resource Management Plan for Western Oregon2012
Engagement/Communication Tools (e.g., polling tools, social media, collaborative document production, video conferencing, webinars, ideation tools)Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board Long Term Investment Strategy2010
Evaluation and Monitoring Tools (e.g., electronic survey tools, dashboards)Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board Long Term Investment Strategy2010
Decision Analysis/Decision Support/Modeling (e.g., spatial analysis, multi-criteria discussion support, scenario planning, charettes)USACE Strategic Infrastructure Investment Planning2010
Visualization Tools (e.g., electronic maps, flyover video simulations, geographic information systems, digital storytelling)Lower Columbia River Policy Summits2006

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