Mary Orton

Mary Orton

Mary Orton

Email Address mary@maryorton.com

Website http://www.maryorton.com

Position or Title Principal

Professional Biography TMOC – with offices in Southern Nevada and Central Oregon - is dedicated to helping organizations and individuals achieve their goals in the most constructive and collaborative way possible. We have conducted conflict assessments, mediated complex multi-party conflicts, and designed public involvement processes. We have worked with local, state, tribal, and federal governments, including the DOI, DOE, USDA Forest Service, and the EPA. We have worked with many different stakeholder groups on a broad range of issues and have coached parties of all kinds in how to participate effectively in collaborative processes. TMOC has a network of highly skilled professionals with complementary abilities to draw upon as needed. These professional relationships provide TMOC with the resources of a large company, while maintaining the low overhead of a smaller firm. Because each group is different, our style differs, too, and is based on the group’s needs. Our work is informed by conflict theory and by the experience of helping numerous individuals and organizations resolve conflict in positive ways. We are particularly interested in ensuring that high-quality scientific and technical information is properly integrated in collaborative processes. We believe that the constructive engagement of conflict helps to build strong communities and institutions, strengthen democracy, and prevent future conflict.

Address Line 1 19582 Hollygrape Street

City Bend

State Oregon

Zip 97702-2914

Phone 702-210-9642

Fax 541-647-2641

Small Business Yes

GSA Schedule Provider Yes

Federal Employee No

Native Dispute Resolution Network No

Total Cases Last 10 Years 49


ECR Services Provided

ServiceCaseYear
Conflict/Situation AssessmentCollaboration: Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project (Central Oregon Forest Stewardship Foundation)2013
Facilitation of Collaboration or Conflict Resolution EffortCollaboration: Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project (Central Oregon Forest Stewardship Foundation)2013
Mediation/Assisted NegotiationMediation: Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (Bureau of Reclamation)2012
Regulatory NegotiationsRulemaking: Dog and Raptor Training Advisory Group (Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife)2011
Policy DialoguesPolicy Dialogue: Quagga Mussels Policy Development (Grand Canyon National Park)2007
Public Engagement/Public InputPublic involvement, NEPA: Colorado River Management Plan (Grand Canyon National Park)2005
Process DesignMediation: Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant (Arizona Department of Environmental Quality)2004

Case Experience by Subject Matter

ServiceCaseYear
Watershed Management and/or PlanningCollaboration: Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project (Central Oregon Forest Stewardship Foundation)2013
Endangered Species and/or Critical HabitatCollaboration: Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project (Central Oregon Forest Stewardship Foundation)2013
Environmental Planning (e.g., NEPA, Forest plans, travel mgmt., resource mgmt.)Collaboration: Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project (Central Oregon Forest Stewardship Foundation)2013
Ecosystem ManagementMediation: Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (Bureau of Reclamation)2012
Wildlife IssuesMediation: Glen Canyon Dam Technical Work Group (Bureau of Reclamation)2012
Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiu2019ian IssuesMediation: NPS-Tribe Boundary Dispute (Grand Canyon National Park and Hualapai Tribe)2010
NEPAPublic involvement, NEPA: Colorado River Management Plan (Grand Canyon National Park)2005

Type of Public Decision

ApplicationCaseYear
PlanningCollaboration: Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project (Central Oregon Forest Stewardship Foundation)2013
RulemakingRulemaking: Dog and Raptor Training Advisory Group (Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife)2011
Siting and ConstructionPublic involvement: Roads Project Public Meeting (Zion National Park)2010
Policy developmentMediation: Tribal Wildlife Ordinance2005

Case Size

SizeCaseYear
Cases involving 15 to 60 participantsMediation: Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (Bureau of Reclamation)2012
Cases involving more than 3 but less than 15 participantsMediation: Tribal Wildlife Ordinance2005
Cases involving more than 60 participantsPublic involvement, NEPA: Colorado River Management Plan (Grand Canyon National Park)2005

Case Jurisdiction/Scale

JurisdictionCaseYear
National or regionally significant casesMediation: Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (Bureau of Reclamation)2012
Large landscape scaleMediation: Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (Bureau of Reclamation)2012
StateRulemaking: Dog and Raptor Training Advisory Group (Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife)2011
IntergovernmentalMediation: NPS-Tribe Boundary Dispute (Grand Canyon National Park and Hualapai Tribe)2010
InteragencyPolicy Dialogue: Quagga Mussels Policy Development (Grand Canyon National Park)2007
Local/communityMediation: Tribal Wildlife Ordinance2005
Tribal governmentMediation: Tribal Wildlife Ordinance2005
Multi-jurisdictionalMediation: Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant (Arizona Department of Environmental Quality)2004
InternationalMediation: Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant (Arizona Department of Environmental Quality)2004

Process Support Services

Meeting Support
Support ServiceCaseYear
Engagement of technical experts/third party science advisorsMediation: Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (Bureau of Reclamation)2012
Logistical and administrative support (organizing logistics for meetings, notetaking, etc.)Mediation: NPS-Tribe Boundary Dispute (Grand Canyon National Park and Hualapai Tribe)2010
Experience in a team of multiple ECR ProfessionalsPublic involvement, NEPA: Colorado River Management Plan (Grand Canyon National Park)2005
Collaborative Technologies
Collaborative TechnologyCaseYear
Decision Analysis/Decision Support/Modeling (e.g., spatial analysis, multi-criteria discussion support, scenario planning, charettes)Mediation: Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (Bureau of Reclamation)2012
Engagement/Communication Tools (e.g., polling tools, social media, collaborative document production, video conferencing, webinars, ideation tools)Mediation: Glen Canyon Dam Technical Work Group (Bureau of Reclamation)2012

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