Betsy Daniels

Betsy Daniels

Betsy Daniels

Email Address bdaniels@triangleassociates.com

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Position or Title Senior Facilitator / Principal

Professional Biography Co-President/CEO and Senior Mediator Betsy Daniels has 20 years of experience in the design and facilitation of multi-jurisdictional and multi-party processes involving local, state, federal, and tribal governments; non-governmental organizations; and stakeholders involved in natural resource management and environmental justice (EJ) issues. Betsy has worked with both small organizations and large agencies on goal setting, visioning, strategic planning, collaborative decision-making and conflict resolution. She has worked closely with tribal and non-tribal governments throughout the Northwest to design and implement effective collaboration. Betsy has a flexible style in which she responds and adapts to the needs of her clients and project participants. She assists groups in finding clear roles and responsibilities, using and translating scientific information, and ensuring that all voices are heard. Betsy provides her clients and project participants with procedural, substantive, and emotional satisfaction toward durable decision-making on natural resources issues. Betsy has published on a variety of topics including tribal/county intergovernmental cooperation, watershed community-building, coastal management, and the selective breeding of fishes. She holds Master’s Degree from the University of Washington and was trained as a mediator at the UW Law School and as a facilitator at the Institute for Cultural Affairs.

City Seattle

State Washington

Zip 98102

Phone (206) 583-0655

Fax (206) 382-0669

Small Business Yes

GSA Schedule Provider Yes

Federal Employee No

Native Dispute Resolution Network Yes

Total Cases Last 10 Years 20


ECR Services Provided

ServiceCaseYear
Conflict/Situation AssessmentWest Central Local Integrating Organization2013
Policy DialoguesTribal Water Quality Standards2012
Regulatory NegotiationsNational Park Overflights Advisory Committee2012
Mediation/Assisted NegotiationTitle VI Mediation - Avenal2012
Public Engagement/Public InputBristol Bay Pebble Mine Public Hearings2012
Strategic Planning for Collaboration or Conflict Resolution EffortNational Park Service, Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division Strategic Planning2011
Process DesignEnvironmental Justice Forum2010
Facilitation of Collaboration or Conflict Resolution EffortEastern Michaud Flats Superfund2010

Case Experience by Subject Matter

ServiceCaseYear
Archeological and/or Historic PreservationFormer Bennett Freeze Area Intergrated Resources Management Planning for the Navajo Nation2013
Ecosystem ManagementFormer Bennett Freeze Area Intergrated Resources Management Planning for the Navajo Nation2013
Environmental Planning (e.g., NEPA, Forest plans, travel mgmt., resource mgmt.)Former Bennett Freeze Area Intergrated Resources Management Planning for the Navajo Nation2013
Resource ManagementWest Central Local Integrating Organization2013
Cross-cultural IssuesTribal Water Quality Standards2012
Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiu2019ian IssuesTribal Water Quality Standards2012
Agricultural issuesYakama Air Quality2011
Air Quality and/or Air PollutionYakama Air Quality2011
Forest and Timber IssuesNehalem Conservation Action Plan2011
SuperfundEastern Michaud Flats Superfund2010
FisheriesHood Canal Coordinating Council2010
Coastal Zone and/or Marine Management IssuesHood Canal Coordinating Council2010

Type of Public Decision

ApplicationCaseYear
PlanningFormer Bennett Freeze Area Intergrated Resources Management Planning for the Navajo Nation2013
Implementation/monitoring agreementsWest Central Local Integrating Organization2013
Policy developmentTribal Water Quality Standards2012
License and permit issuanceTitle VI Mediation - Avenal2012
Compliance and enforcement actionEastern Michaud Flats Superfund2010

Case Size

SizeCaseYear
Cases involving more than 60 participantsBristol Bay Pebble Mine Public Hearings2012
Cases involving u00a03 or fewer participantsTitle VI Mediation - Avenal2012
Cases involving more than 3 but less than 15 participantsNational Park Service, Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division Strategic Planning2011
Cases involving 15 to 60 participantsNehalem Conservation Action Plan2011

Case Jurisdiction/Scale

JurisdictionCaseYear
Tribal governmentFormer Bennett Freeze Area Intergrated Resources Management Planning for the Navajo Nation2013
IntergovernmentalFormer Bennett Freeze Area Intergrated Resources Management Planning for the Navajo Nation2013
Large landscape scaleFormer Bennett Freeze Area Intergrated Resources Management Planning for the Navajo Nation2013
InteragencyWest Central Local Integrating Organization2013
Multi-jurisdictionalTribal Water Quality Standards2012
National or regionally significant casesSacred Sites on US Forest Service Forests and Grasslands2011
Local/communityNehalem Conservation Action Plan2011

Process Support Services

Meeting Support
Support ServiceCaseYear
Engagement of technical experts/third party science advisorsFormer Bennett Freeze Area Intergrated Resources Management Planning for the Navajo Nation2013
Logistical and administrative support (organizing logistics for meetings, notetaking, etc.)Bristol Bay Pebble Mine Public Hearings2012
Experience in a team of multiple ECR ProfessionalsEastern Michaud Flats Superfund2010
Collaborative Technologies
Collaborative TechnologyCaseYear
Visualization Tools (e.g., electronic maps, flyover video simulations, geographic information systems, digital storytelling)Former Bennett Freeze Area Intergrated Resources Management Planning for the Navajo Nation2013
Evaluation and Monitoring Tools (e.g., electronic survey tools, dashboards)Sacred Sites on US Forest Service Forests and Grasslands2011
Engagement/Communication Tools (e.g., polling tools, social media, collaborative document production, video conferencing, webinars, ideation tools)Sacred Sites on US Forest Service Forests and Grasslands2011
Decision Analysis/Decision Support/Modeling (e.g., spatial analysis, multi-criteria discussion support, scenario planning, charettes)Eastern Michaud Flats Superfund2010

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