Dan Adams
Dan Adams
Biographical Info Dan Adams is a mediator/facilitator, public involvement strategist, and organizational development consultant and coach. Dan is known for his ability to look at problems from a holistic approach that incorporates his expertise in business, conflict resolution, organizational development, environment, and public policy. Dan has worked as a consultant since 1997 with local, state, and federal government agencies, tribes, as well as a host of nongovernmental organizations and corporations. Dan led the Langdon Group as its executive director from 2004 to 2020. Today, Dan is a Senior Executive with the Langdon Group. He is a nationally known expert in collaboration for highly-complex cases involving science and environmental policy. Dan is deeply devoted to promoting the ideals of effective communication and collaboration and is a well-known public speaker, trainer and coach. In 2015, Dan co-created the Utah Program on Collaboration with the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah. In 2016, Dan developed the 5P’s Model of Engagement as a diagnostic and problem-solving tool for multi-agency collaboration helping Political, Policy, Program, Project and Public levels of agencies. In 2019, Dan was the recipient of the IAP2 Greater Good Award. In 2022, Dan co-authored a paper to be published in the Human-Wildlife Interactions Journal titled Enhancing Stakeholder Engagement with strategies addressing ‘wicked problems’ and focused on the wild horse and burro dispute. Dan is an avid outdoorsman and spends his spare time training horses, ranch roping, cycling, fly fishing, hunting, hiking and spending time with his family.
Email Address dadams@langdongroupinc.com
Website http://www.langdongroupinc.com
Position or Title Senior Executive
Professional Biography Dan Adams is a mediator/facilitator, public involvement strategist, and organizational development consultant and coach. Dan is known for his ability to look at problems from a holistic approach that incorporates his expertise in business, conflict resolution, organizational development, environment, and public policy. Dan has worked as a consultant since 1997 with local, state, and federal government agencies, tribes, as well as a host of nongovernmental organizations and corporations. Dan led the Langdon Group as its executive director from 2004 to 2020. Today, Dan is a Senior Executive with the Langdon Group. He is a nationally known expert in collaboration for highly-complex cases involving science and environmental policy. Dan is deeply devoted to promoting the ideals of effective communication and collaboration and is a well-known public speaker, trainer and coach. In 2015, Dan co-created the Utah Program on Collaboration with the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah. In 2016, Dan developed the 5P’s Model of Engagement as a diagnostic and problem-solving tool for multi-agency collaboration helping Political, Policy, Program, Project and Public levels of agencies. In 2019, Dan was the recipient of the IAP2 Greater Good Award. In 2022, Dan co-authored a paper to be published in the Human-Wildlife Interactions Journal titled Enhancing Stakeholder Engagement with strategies addressing ‘wicked problems’ and focused on the wild horse and burro dispute. Dan is an avid outdoorsman and spends his spare time training horses, ranch roping, cycling, fly fishing, hunting, hiking and spending time with his family.
Address Line 1 392 E. Winchester Street, Suite 300
City Salt Lake City
State Utah
Zip 84107
Phone 801-520-4762
Small Business No
GSA Schedule Provider No
Federal Employee No
Native Dispute Resolution Network Yes
Total Cases Last 10 Years 80
ECR Services Provided
Service | Case | Year |
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Mediation | Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming Grazing Dispute Mediation | 2021 |
Organizational Development | Mountainland Association of Governments Wasatch County Housing Authority | 2021 |
Assessment and Facilitation | Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and Utah Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) Echo Junction Wildlife Fencing and Crossing | 2021 |
Public Involvement | Kaysville City Downtown Redevelopment Facilitation and Public Involvement Process Design | 2020 |
Case Experience by Subject Matter
Service | Case | Year |
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Assessment and Facilitation | Utah Division of Water Resources - Great Salt Lake (GSL) Basin Integrated Plan | 2023 |
NEPA, Facilitation and Public Involvement | Bureau of Land Management Cascade Siskiyou National Monument Situational Assessment & Scoping Facilitation | 2023 |
NEPA, Facilitation and Public Involvement | Utah Department of Transportation I-15 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Farmington to Salt Lake City | 2023 |
Assessment, Facilitation, Policy Implementation | Utah Division of Water Resources Utah Watershed Council Act Implementation ( | 2023 |
Public Lands and Tribal Engagement | Utah Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office (PLPCO) Facilitation | 2023 |
NEPA, Facilitation and Tribal Engagement | U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Manti-La Sal Forest Plan Revision | 2023 |
Meeting Facilitation and Management | Utah State University Free Roaming Equid Ecosystem Sustainability (FREES) Facilitation | 2023 |
Environmental Public Policy Assessment & Facilitation | Utah Division of Forestry Fire and State Lands Weber River Facilitation | 2023 |
Assessment and Facilitation | Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Incentive Program | 2022 |
Environment and Public Policy | University of Nevada, Reno Policy Center Organizational Design and Facilitation | 2022 |
Assessment and Facilitation | Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Incentive Program | 2022 |
Policy Implementation | Utah Division of Forestry Fire and State Lands Shared Stewardship Facilitation | 2021 |
Organizational Development | Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) Innovation Initiative | 2021 |
NEPA, Facilitation and Public Involvement | Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) Targhee Pass Environmental Assessment, Island Park, Idaho | 2021 |
Assessment and Facilitation | Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and Utah Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) Echo Junction Wildlife Fencing and Crossing | 2021 |
Public Involvement | Kaysville City Downtown Redevelopment Facilitation and Public Involvement Process Design | 2020 |
Endangered Species and/or Critical Habitat | Utah State University: Free Roaming Equid Summit Facilitation | 2019 |
Organizational Assessment and Partnering | Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) u2013 Organizational Assessment and Partnering | 2018 |
Water Management, Allocation, Rights | Bureau of Reclamation & Utah Division of Water Resources: Colorado River Water Rights Negotiation | 2018 |
NEPA, Facilitation and Public Involvement | UDOT: West Davis Corridor, Environmental Impact Statement | 2018 |
Type of Public Decision
Application | Case | Year |
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Compliance and Enforcement Action | BLM: Wilson Creek Grazing Allotment Facilitation | 2019 |
License and Permit Issuance | UDOT: West Davis Corridor, Environmental Impact Statement | 2018 |
Policy Development | BLM: Wyoming Sage Grouse Plan Revision Facilitation | 2018 |
Case Size
Size | Case | Year |
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Cases involving more than 3 but less than 15 participants | BLM: Wilson Creek Grazing Allotment Facilitation | 2019 |
Cases involving more than 60 participants | UDOT: West Davis Corridor, Environmental Impact Statement | 2018 |
Cases involving 15 to 60 participants | BLM: Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Facilitation | 2018 |
Case Jurisdiction/Scale
Jurisdiction | Case | Year |
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Large landscape scale | Utah State University: Free Roaming Equid Summit Facilitation | 2019 |
Tribal government | US Forest Service: Manti-La Sal National Forest, Forest Plan Revision Tribal Facilitation | 2019 |
Local/community | University of Utah: u00a0Utah Forum on Collaboration | 2019 |
State | ITD: u00a0Targhee Pass Environmental Assessment | 2019 |
Multi-jurisdictional | UDOT: West Davis Corridor, Environmental Impact Statement | 2018 |
National or regionally significant cases | BLM: Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Facilitation | 2018 |
Process Support Services
Meeting Support
Support Service | Case | Year |
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Engagement of technical experts/third party science advisors | UDOT: West Davis Corridor, Environmental Impact Statement | 2018 |
Meeting Facilitation and Management | Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Facilitation | 2018 |
Collaborative Technologies
Collaborative Technology | Case | Year |
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Engagement/Communication Tools (e.g., polling tools, social media, collaborative document production, video conferencing, webinars, ideation tools) | Utah Department of Transportation I-15 Environmental Impact Statement | 2023 |
NEPA, Facilitation and Public Involvement | Bureau of Land Management u2013 Cascade Siskiyou National Monument Situational Assessment | 2023 |
Visualization Tools (e.g., electronic maps, flyover video simulations, geographic information systems, digital storytelling) | UDOT: West Davis Corridor, Environmental Impact Statement | 2018 |
Project Websites (static, interactive, portals, etc.) | UDOT: West Davis Corridor, Environmental Impact Statement | 2018 |
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