“It inspires me to be involved in developing systems and organizations that enable creative solutions to social and environmental problems. I appreciate how much community prosperity and self-sufficiency are enhanced by bridging understanding between multiple perspectives.”

 

Fawn’s work within federal, academic, non-profit, and tribal contexts has resulted in improvements in local communities through policy development, public engagement, and technical assistance. Her efforts have created more positive and effective working relationships between stakeholders by helping to develop common understandings, balance conflicting goals, and improve communication.

Professionally engaged in the environmental and natural resource management field since 1999, her past work has centered on education, administration, policy development, and impact analysis. Through this work, she helped to enhance local economies by protecting natural resources and improving management practices. Fawn has coordinated with national, state, and Native American governments to monitor environmental problems and identify policy solutions, and conducted education and community outreach to enable those solutions.

As a creative problem-solver, Fawn excels at gap analysis, process streamlining, and creating effective outcomes. Trained in Technology of Participation (ToP) methodology of facilitation, she designs effective meetings, leads group decision-making, and produces actionable plans for project implementation. Fawn is a proficient writer, researcher, and communicator, with extensive experience giving presentations, creating and designing educational tools, and coordinating public outreach. She is also a successful grant writer, project planner, and event coordinator.

Originally from northern Arizona, and by way of Davis, CA, Fawn moved to Humboldt County in 2007. When she is not at work, she can often be found in a garden somewhere, in the kitchen, or spending time with loved ones. Fawn received her M.S. (International Agricultural Development, emphasis Community Development) from the University of California-Davis in 2007 and her B.S. (Environmental Science, emphasis Geology) from Northern Arizona University in 1999.