PAUL HOOBYAR.
Public Information Specialist/Facilitator

Mr. Hoobyar is a leader in effective, informed, facilitation for groups and multi-stakeholder forums working on natural resource issues. Paul has over ten years of experience in facilitating large group processes and designing public education workshops tailored to watershed and natural resource issues. He blends a solid knowledge of natural resource science with strong process tools, excellent communication skills and impartiality. He has designed, administered and facilitated meetings for watershed councils and government agencies and has also facilitated representative stakeholder committees from local, state and federal agencies, and private landowners.

 
Education Additional Training

M.F.A Rhetoric/Writing, 1987
University of Oregon
B.A. College of Natural
Resources, 1973
University of California, Berkeley

Facilitation Training, 2003
Interaction Associates
Mediating Environmental & Public Policy Disputes, 1998
CDR Associates
Civil & Workplace (Multi-party) Mediation Workshop, 1997
The Mediation Center
Business, Family & Divorce
Mediation, 1993,
The Mediation Center


Professional Affiliations

Oregon Mediation Association
Oregon Department of Justice
Roster of Qualified Mediators

Specific Expertise:

Facilitation/Mediation

  • Informed facilitation to teams working on natural resource issues
  • Public Education Workshops
  • Design and facilitation of workshops for varied constituencies

Technical Writer/Editor

  • Compose natural resource documents for technical and general audiences

Organizational Development/Strategic Planning

  • Conduct internal and external status assessments
  • Assess organizational structure, roles, project priorities
  • Define outcomes and pathways needed to achieve them
  • Create and use evaluation tools for monitoring progress

Project Experience:

  • Project Lead/Facilitator to develop a watershed restoration prioritization framework for the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
  • Dispute Mediator, Clackamas and Umpqua Watershed Councils
  • Meetings Facilitator, U.S. Forest Service teams, National Marine Fisheries Service staff, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) staff and Monitoring Team
  • Facilitator, Citizen's Advisory Committee for Hendricks Park management plan, City of Eugene Public Works Department
  • Project Manager, Lobster Creek Watershed Restoration Partnership
  • Facilitator, Little Deschutes Watershed Assessment

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