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. The Leadership Council meets by phone on the second Friday of every month at 12:30 pm Eastern time. Section members are welcome to participate. If you would like to join a Leadership Council call, please contact one of the co-chairs for call-in information.
2011 - 2012 Environment and Public Policy Leadership Council Members
Brad Spangler, Co-Chair 2010-2012. Mediator and Program Manager, Meridian Institute, Denver, CO. bspangler@merid.org
Suzanne Schwartz, Co-Chair, 2011-2013. Environmental Program Manager, University of Texas Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution, Austin, TX. SSchwartz@law.utexas.edu
John Jostes, Immediate Past Co-Chair 2009-2011. Principal, Interactive Planning and Management, LLC, Santa Barbara, CA. jjostes@cox.net
Richard Alper, Elected Member, 2010-2012, Counselor at Law, Washington, DC. RSalperesq@aol.com
Kevin Bryan, Diversity & Equity Point Person. Senior Mediator and Program Manager, Meridian Institute, Washington, DC. kbryan@merid.org
Ona Ferguson, Elected Member, 2010-2012. Senior Associate, Consensus Building Institute, Cambridge, MA. oferguson@cbuilding.org
Jason Gershowitz, Chair, Website Committee. Program Associate, RESOLVE, Washington, DC. jgershowitz@resolv.org
Peter Harkema, Elected Member, 2011-2013. Project Manager, Oregon Consensus, Portland, OR. pharkema@pdx.edu
Maria Placht, Elected Member, 2011-2013. Water Policy and Conflict Resolution Advisor, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources, Alexandria, VA. maria.t.placht@usace.army.mil
Kenneth Rosenbaum, Co-Chair, Ethics Committee. Principal, Sylvan Environmental Consultants, Falls Church, VA. kenro@syenco.com
Joan Sabott, Elected Member, 2011-2013. Program Manager, CDR Associates, Boulder, CO. jsabott@mediate.org
Nancy Sharpless, Elected Member, 2011-2013. Principal, Nancy B. Sharpless Mediation & Facilitation Services, Climax, NC. Nancy.b.sharpless@gmail.com
