Tom Taylor

Tom Taylor

Tom Taylor

Email Address ttaylor@fsu.edu

Position or Title sole proprietor

Professional Biography Dr. Taylor has worked with public and private parties to seek solutions to case-specific conflicts and policy disputes, and to reach consensus on strategic plans and visions for organizations, communities and counties.  His projects range from facilitating a few people for a few hours to multi-meeting processes that take over a year, large groups with as many as 2000 in one meeting and one with a settlement of over five hundred million dollars.  Hundreds of elected officials, administrators, staff, mediators, attorneys and others have participated in his trainings.  He is dedicated to enabling participants to be effective advocates for their interests and constructive contributors to shaping acceptable solutions.

Address Line 1 1053 Myers Park Drive

City Tallahassee

State Florida

Zip 32301

Phone 850-933-9444

Small Business No

GSA Schedule Provider No

Federal Employee No

Native Dispute Resolution Network No

Total Cases Last 10 Years 75


ECR Services Provided

ServiceCaseYear
Mediation/Assisted NegotiationBluewater Bay Community Workshop (Landuse dispute)2012
Strategic Planning for Collaboration or Conflict Resolution EffortFL Municipal Electric Association Strategic Plannng Retreat2012
Process DesignNational Key Deer Refuge Marsh Rabbit Habitat Protection Plan2008
Policy DialoguesInfant Health Care Workshop for the Leon County Healthcare Advisory Board2008
Regulatory NegotiationsInteragency Council for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities Meetings2007
Joint Fact Finding/Neutral EvaluationCoastal Training Programs of Florida Needs Assessment2006
Public Engagement/Public InputCitrus County Vision Check2006
Facilitation of Collaboration or Conflict Resolution EffortApalachicola National Estuary Program Hunting Forum2006
Conflict/Situation AssessmentFL Nat. Forests, User Access Designation Process2001

Case Experience by Subject Matter

ServiceCaseYear
Energy Issues (Including Transmission, u00a0Development and Conservation Issues)FL Municipal Electric Association Strategic Plannng Retreat2012
Environmental HealthFriends of Wakulla Springs Strategic Planning Retreat2012
Climate ChangeSustainability Summit, Facilitated Session Summary Report2012
Coastal Zone and/or Marine Management IssuesCoastal and Ocean Conference, FL Coastal and Ocean Coalition2010
FisheriesCoastal and Ocean Conference, FL Coastal and Ocean Coalition2010
Ecosystem ManagementCharlotte Harbor National Estuary Program, Workshop on Watershed Reservoirs2009
Endangered Species and/or Critical HabitatNational Key Deer Refuge Marsh Rabbit Habitat Protection Plan2008
Environmental Enforcement and PermittingEnvironmental (Watershed) Science and Policy Center Workshop2007
Agricultural issuesVision for a Sustainable Emerald Coast2006
Archeological and/or Historic PreservationNational Guard Native American Consultation2006
Cross-cultural IssuesNational Guard Native American Consultation2006
Environmental Planning (e.g., NEPA, Forest plans, travel mgmt., resource mgmt.)FL Nat. Forests, User Access Designation Process2001

Type of Public Decision

ApplicationCaseYear
Siting and ConstructionBluewater Bay Community Workshop (Landuse dispute)2012
License and permit issuanceBluewater Bay Community Workshop (Landuse dispute)2012
Compliance and enforcement actionBluewater Bay Community Workshop (Landuse dispute)2012
Implementation/monitoring agreementsFlorida Adult Distance Education Strategic Plan, FL Department of Education2009
RulemakingInteragency Council for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities Meetings2007
Policy developmentNational Guard Native American Consultation2006
PlanningCitrus County Vision Check2006

Case Size

SizeCaseYear
Cases involving 15 to 60 participantsAging in Place Forum, FL Dept. of Elder Affairs2013
Cases involving more than 60 participantsCharlotte Harbor National Estuary Program, Workshop on Watershed Reservoirs2009
Cases involving more than 3 but less than 15 participantsTalTran Transit Study u2013 Stakeholder Workshops2005

Case Jurisdiction/Scale

JurisdictionCaseYear
Local/communityInfant Health Care Workshop for the Leon County Healthcare Advisory Board2008
InteragencyPort Everglades, Habitat Equivalency Analysis Meetings2007
Tribal governmentNational Guard Native American Consultation2006
StateGovernoru2019s Accessibility to Electronic Information Technology Task Force2006
Multi-jurisdictionalCapital Region Transportation Planning Agency Retreat2005
IntergovernmentalMiami Harbor Navigation Study, State Consistency Workshops2004
Large landscape scaleFL Nat. Forests, User Access Designation Process2001
National or regionally significant casesFramework Best Practices Workshop for the Federal Geographic Data Committee1998

Process Support Services

Meeting Support
Support ServiceCaseYear
Logistical and administrative support (organizing logistics for meetings, notetaking, etc.)Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program, Workshop on Watershed Reservoirs2009
Engagement of technical experts/third party science advisorsCharlotte Harbor National Estuary Program, Workshop on Watershed Reservoirs2009
Experience in a team of multiple ECR ProfessionalsVision for a Sustainable Emerald Coast2006

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