Section Leadership
The ACR EPP Section Leadership Council governs and carries out the mission of the Section. It is comprised of elected members who serve staggered two-year terms and appointed committee chairs.
2009-2010 Environment and Public Policy Leadership Council Members
Harry Manasewich, Co-Chair 2008-2010. Founder and Principal Mediator, Human Factor Dispute Resolutions, Arlington, MA. hfactordr (at) aol.com
John Jostes, Co-Chair 2009-2011. Principal, Interactive Planning and Management, LLC, Santa Barbara, CA. jjostes (at) cox.net.
Carolyn Penny, Immediate Past Co-Chair. Director, Common Ground, Center for Cooperative Solutions, University of CA Davis Extension, Davis, CA. clpenny (at) ucdavis.edu
Dan Adams, Co-Chair, 2010 EPP Conference Planning Committee. Manager, The Langdon Group, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT. dadams (at) langdongroupinc.com
Kevin Bryan, Elected Member. Mediator, Meridian Institute, Washington, DC. kbryan (at) merid.org
Cindy Cook, ACR Vice President, EPP Co-Chair Ex Officio. Adamant Accord, Inc., Adjunct Professor and Fellow, Land Use Institute, Vermont Law School, Adamant, VT. ccook (at) adamantaccord.com
Nicholas Dewar, Liaison, ACR Section Relations Committee. ndewar (at) circlepoint.com
Jeff Edelstein, Chair, Communications and Outreach Committee. Principal, Edelstein Associates, East Waterboro, ME. edelstein (at) psouth.net
Ona Ferguson, Appointed Member, completing Rob Williams' 2010 tenure. Senior Associate, Consensus Building Institute, Cambridge, MA. oferguson (at) cbuilding.org
Janice Fleischer, Chair, Ethics Committee. FLASH Resolutions,Tallahassee, FL. janice (at) flashresolutions.com
Turner Odell, Elected Member, 2009-2011. Natural Resources Program Manager, Oregon Consensus Program, Portland, OR. todell (at) pdx.edu
Jennifer Peyser, Elected Member, 2009-2010. Senior Mediator, RESOLVE, Washington, DC. jpeyser (at) resolv.org
Suzanne Schwartz, Elected Member, 2009-2011. Environmental Program Manager, University of Texas Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution, Austin, TX. SSchwartz (at) law.utexas.edu
Carolyna Smiley-Marquez, Elected Member, 2008-2010. Principal, Smiley&Co, Ltd., Hygiene, CO. carolyna (at) smileyandcompany.com
Brad Spangler, Chair, Web Committee. Mediator, Meridian Institute, Denver, CO. bspangler (at) merid.org
