George Schneider

George Schneider

George Schneider

Email Address georgeschneider2000@gmail.com

Website gsandassociates.com

Position or Title Principal

Professional Biography George builds upon over 40 years of experience as a water and land resource professional to help people reach solutions to their problems.  He has participated in or led many stakeholder processes, in the varying roles of negotiator, facilitator, mediator and technical expert. He has led several western water utility engineering and operations groups, in the areas of water supply, river and fisheries management, flood control, water rights, urban drainage and wastewater management.  In each of these realms, George played a key role in understanding and balancing the diverse and competing interests of the many stakeholders.  In summary, George combines a deep understanding of the technical and policy aspects of water and natural resource management, with the tools and techniques to facilitate creative and collaborative transformation of conflict.  Areas of Expertise:• Water and natural resource conflict transformation through Facilitation, Mediation, and Negotiation• Multi-objective management, policy and strategy development, and governance for water resources • Aquatic and other environmental impacts of water resource projects• Hydrologic/hydraulic and hydropower engineering, river and reservoir operations, and water rights• Organizational change agent for engineering and collaborative groups • Operations management for municipal drainage and wastewater

Address Line 1 48 Nanasu Road

City Twisp

State Washington

Zip 98856

Phone 509-449-2008

Small Business Yes

GSA Schedule Provider No

Federal Employee No

Native Dispute Resolution Network No

Total Cases Last 10 Years 8


ECR Services Provided

ServiceCaseYear
Strategic Planning for Collaboration or Conflict Resolution EffortMethow Watershed Council2018
Facilitation of Collaboration or Conflict Resolution EffortNorth Central Washington Forest Health Collaborative2017
Mediation/Assisted NegotiationNorth Central Washington Forest Health Collaborative2017
Process DesignTumwater Dam Removal2016

Case Experience by Subject Matter

ServiceCaseYear
Water issues GeneralMethow Watershed Council2018
Public lands issues Including use and AccessNorth Central Washington Forest Health Collaborative2017
Forest and Timber IssuesNorth Central Washington Forest Health Collaborative2017
FisheriesTumwater Dam Removal2016
Water Management, Allocation, RightsCedar River Instream Flow Commission - Chair2010

Type of Public Decision

ApplicationCaseYear
Policy developmentNorth Central Washington Forest Health Collaborative2017

Case Size

SizeCaseYear
Cases involving 15 to 60 participantsNorth Central Washington Forest Health Collaborative2017
Cases involving more than 3 but less than 15 participantsMethow Valley Trails Colaborative2017

Case Jurisdiction/Scale

JurisdictionCaseYear
IntergovernmentalNorth Central Washington Forest Health Collaborative2017
Large landscape scaleNorth Central Washington Forest Health Collaborative2017
National or regionally significant casesNorth Central Washington Forest Health Collaborative2017
Local/communityMethow Valley Trails Colaborative2017
Multi-jurisdictionalTumwater Dam Removal2016

Process Support Services

Meeting Support
Support ServiceCaseYear
Experience in a team of multiple ECR ProfessionalsNorth Central Washington Forest Health Collaborative2017
Logistical and administrative support (organizing logistics for meetings, notetaking, etc.)North Central Washington Forest Health Collaborative2017
Engagement of technical experts/third party science advisorsTumwater Dam Removal2016
Collaborative Technologies
Collaborative TechnologyCaseYear
Implementation Tools (e.g., content management tools, project management tools)North Central Washington Forest Health Collaborative2017
Engagement/Communication Tools (e.g., polling tools, social media, collaborative document production, video conferencing, webinars, ideation tools)Tumwater Dam Removal2016

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