Bruce Stedman

Bruce Stedman

Bruce Stedman

Email Address brucestedman1@gmail.com

Position or Title Founder/Principal

Professional Biography A Senior Mediator at RESOLVE, Bruce Stedman has 22 years of combined experience in facilitation and mediation, training, public involvement, and environmental planning, with extensive recent work in impact assessment, water resources planning, and risk communication.  Recently, Mr. Stedman provided dispute resolution services to the Alexandria (Egypt) Water General Authority and guided the development of a $6.25M fund for conducting citizen monitoring and research at DOE facilities.  He also managed a project that improved working relations between EPA and the Utah Dept. of Environmental Quality and facilitated the first international environmental public meetings held in Laos.  From 1994 - 6 he directed public participation for EPA’s Kurtna Lakes Water Management Impact Assessment for Estonia.Mr. Stedman’s work has involved community groups, non-governmental organizations, private companies, and public officials (local, regional, and national).  He has designed and conducted more than 50 study tours and workshops for public officials from over 40 countries (including Brazil, Estonia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Moldova, Russia, Spain, and Uruguay).  Trained at MIT, he has directed 4 start-up NGOs and companies, and taught academic courses in negotiation and conservation biology at Harvard University.

Address Line 1 6387 NE Radford Drive

City Seattle

State Washington

Zip 98115-7979

Phone 206-535-8538

Fax NA

Small Business Yes

GSA Schedule Provider No

Federal Employee No

Native Dispute Resolution Network No

Total Cases Last 10 Years 7


ECR Services Provided

ServiceCaseYear
Strategic Planning for Collaboration or Conflict Resolution EffortAIDS Therapeutics Research Program u2013 Strategic Planning2006
Policy DialoguesGovernoru2019s New York State Oceans and Great Lakes Symposium u2013 Program Design & Management / Facilitation2005
Mediation/Assisted NegotiationGovernoru2019s Task Force on the Planning and Development of Marine Aquaculture in Maine u2013Facilitation / Mediation2004
Regulatory NegotiationsEPA Office of Water Regulatory Impact Assessment and Cost Benefit Analysis u2013 Facilitation1999
Process DesignEPA / UT DEQ Superfund Effectiveness u2013 Strategic Planning / Organizational Development / Training1998
Conflict/Situation AssessmentTucson, AZ Water Quality Consensus-Building u00a0u2013 Mediation / Facilitation1998
Facilitation of Collaboration or Conflict Resolution EffortNam Theun II Hydroelectric Dam International Public Scoping Meeting u2014 LAO PDR u00a0u2013 Facilitation1997
Public Engagement/Public InputU.S. Army Natick (MA) Laboratories Superfund Site Public Involvement Program1996

Case Experience by Subject Matter

ServiceCaseYear
Pesticides and/or Toxic SubstancesEPA Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) Chemical Expert Input Meeting u2013 Facilitation2006
Endangered Species and/or Critical HabitatUS Fish and Wildlife Service Hydrological Modeling u2013 Facilitation2006
OceansGovernoru2019s New York State Oceans and Great Lakes Symposium u2013 Program Design & Management / Facilitation2005
FisheriesGovernoru2019s Task Force on the Planning and Development of Marine Aquaculture in Maine u2013Facilitation / Mediation2004
Water Management, Allocation, RightsUS Agency for International Development u2013 EGYPT u2013 Negotiation Consulting / Training / Organizational Development / Strategic Planning2004
Coastal Zone and/or Marine Management IssuesNOAA, Marine Protected Areas Center u2013 Facilitation2003
Wetlands and/or EstuariesEPA / NC Wetlands Regulatory Streamlining u2013 Facilitation1999
Water QualityTucson, AZ Water Quality Consensus-Building u00a0u2013 Mediation / Facilitation1998
Facility SitingNam Theun II Hydroelectric Dam International Public Scoping Meeting u2014 LAO PDR u00a0u2013 Facilitation1997
Land Use, Growth Management, Sustainable DevelopmentEPA Kurtna Lakes Environmental Impact Assessment and Public Participation Demonstration and Guidelines Development Project u2014 ESTONIA -- Public Participation1996
SuperfundU.S. Army Natick (MA) Laboratories Superfund Site Public Involvement Program1996
Radioactivity (Waste, Substances, Storage, Leakage, Transport)DOE Public Dialogues on the Environmental Restoration and Waste Management PEIS u00a0u2013 Facilitation1992

Type of Public Decision

ApplicationCaseYear
Policy developmentGovernoru2019s Task Force on the Planning and Development of Marine Aquaculture in Maine u2013Facilitation / Mediation2004
RulemakingGovernoru2019s Task Force on the Planning and Development of Marine Aquaculture in Maine u2013Facilitation / Mediation2004
PlanningPlanning Workshop on Dam Safety Issues u2013 Facilitation1998
Siting and ConstructionNam Theun II Hydroelectric Dam International Public Scoping Meeting u2014 LAO PDR u00a0u2013 Facilitation1997

Case Size

SizeCaseYear
Cases involving 15 to 60 participantsCitizensu2019 Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund u2013 Litigation Settlement Fund Management2007
Cases involving more than 60 participantsGovernoru2019s New York State Oceans and Great Lakes Symposium u2013 Program Design & Management / Facilitation2005
Cases involving more than 3 but less than 15 participantsGovernoru2019s Task Force on the Planning and Development of Marine Aquaculture in Maine u2013Facilitation / Mediation2004

Case Jurisdiction/Scale

JurisdictionCaseYear
Tribal governmentCitizensu2019 Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund u2013 Litigation Settlement Fund Management2007
InteragencyUS Fish and Wildlife Service Hydrological Modeling u2013 Facilitation2006
National or regionally significant casesGovernoru2019s New York State Oceans and Great Lakes Symposium u2013 Program Design & Management / Facilitation2005
StateGovernoru2019s Task Force on the Planning and Development of Marine Aquaculture in Maine u2013Facilitation / Mediation2004
InternationalUS Agency for International Development u2013 EGYPT u2013 Negotiation Consulting / Training / Organizational Development / Strategic Planning2004
Large landscape scaleNOAA, Marine Protected Areas Center u2013 Facilitation2003
Multi-jurisdictionalEPA / NC Wetlands Regulatory Streamlining u2013 Facilitation1999
IntergovernmentalEPA / UT DEQ Superfund Effectiveness u2013 Strategic Planning / Organizational Development / Training1998
Local/communityTucson, AZ Water Quality Consensus-Building u00a0u2013 Mediation / Facilitation1998

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