David Narum, Ph.D.

David has been working as a consultant and professor since 1989. His work at GreenWay covers the overlapping fields of business sustainability, land use planning and transportation planning, energy issues (efficiency and renewables), futures (scenario) planning, green economic development, regenerative design, resilience and adaptation planning, social media and transition management.  He has worked with national, state, county and local entities to create, implement and evaluate resource management strategies for a diverse range of needs and applications.

He earned his Ph.D. (1994) in Environment and Resources and his M.S. (1990) in Energy Analysis and Policy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a B.A. (1985) from St. Olaf College in Philosophy and Religion.

David has been a professor at Emory, James Madison and Humboldt State universities, teaching courses in economics, energy analysis and policy, geography, public policy and planning, and regenerative design. He is currently an adjunct professor in Humboldt State University’s Environmental Resources Engineering department.

From 1990-1995 David was a Senior Analyst with the Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation (a 501(c)(3) corporation in Madison, Wisconsin) where he worked with federal, state and municipal governments to design and administer measurement and evaluation (M&E) protocols for energy efficiency programs and energy regulatory policies, focusing on low-income households. He has written articles for major policy journals (Energy Policy, Policy Sciences) and presented his research at national and international conferences.

For 11 years (1998-2009) he served as the Assistant Director of the University National Park Energy Partnership Program (UNPEPP), working with universities and National Parks across the nation to facilitate better energy practices in national park facilities through better data management and analysis, and through the development of more effective energy management practices.  Prior to joining GreenWay, David was a Senior Planner with Planwest Partners in Arcata, where he helped develop land use and transportation policy and planning approaches for governments and nonprofit organizations.

David is active in his community.  He has served on several local committees and councils, was a school board member for six years, volunteers weekly in school classrooms, and has coached over 20 youth sports teams.  He lives in Arcata with his wife Eileen Cashman and two sons, Pearse and Kai.

See articles, presentations, book reviews and more at David’s Posterous.com site here.