UDALL FOUNDATION OPENS A

WASHINGTON, D.C., OFFICE; SUZANNE

ORENSTEIN NAMED THE DIRECTOR

The Udall Foundation recently opened a Washington, D.C., office. The Foundation decided to open the Washington office in order to better respond to requests for assistance from federal agencies and other stakeholders related to conflict resolution and collaborative problem-solving, as well as to support the Foundation's other programs, such as its Native American Congressional Internship and Parks in Focus.

Suzanne Orenstein, a well known environmental conflict resolution practitioner and manager, was hired to head the Udall Foundation's new office. Orenstein's primary duties relate to the work of the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, a major Udall Foundation program.

"Suzanne Orenstein brings to the Udall Foundation a commitment to conflict resolution processes and collaborative decision making," said Ellen Wheeler, executive director of the Udall Foundation.

Orenstein is a facilitator with over twenty years of experience working with groups on agreement-focused negotiation and other collaboration efforts. She has facilitated and mediated multi-party processes addressing the full range of environmental and public policy issues, working at the national, state, regional and local levels. She also has facilitated several Federal Advisory Groups and negotiated rulemaking processes, and has conducted conflict assessments on a full range of controversial topics.

Orenstein is the former Vice President of RESOLVE, a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., which focuses on conflict resolution for public policy issues. She is also the former Alternative Dispute Resolution Coordinator for the Department of the Attorney General in Massachusetts. Most recently, she was a senior consultant to the Consensus Building Institute, and a private practitioner based in Massachusetts.

You may reach Suzanne Orenstein at orenstein@ecr.gov or 202.349.9863.

Suzanne Orenstein