CDR Associates' Partner Peter Woodrow's resume.

PETER J. WOODROW, MPA

Although Peter Woodrow is still working part-time for CDR, he is on leave to work as Co-Director of the Reflecting on Peace Practice Project, based at the Collaborative for Development Action in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The text below describes the RPP effort.

Peter Woodrow, MPA, Partner/Program Director, for CDR Associates in Boulder, Colorado, is an experienced mediator, facilitator, trainer, and consultant. He is skilled in negotiation, collaborative problem solving, team building, dispute systems design and conflict intervention. He has mediated and facilitated multiparty environmental, organizational, and public policy disputes, including the Public Advisory Committee of the Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission. He has also developed and implemented international programs in consensus building, problem solving and decision making in Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa. Mr. Woodrow has served since 1969 as a researcher and administrator of international development and relief programs, including various field assignments and case study data gathering in Asia and Africa.

Mr. Woodrow's experience as a trainer spans over twenty years and a wide range of topics related to conflict management. He has provided custom-designed training programs to government agencies, corporations, and non-profit groups, including programs in conflict resolution, mediation, negotiation, collaborative decision making and consensus building for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of Energy, and U.S. Postal Service, among others. He also regularly serves as a trainer in CDR's public training programs on Mediating Environmental and Public Policy Dispute Resolution as well as Designing Dispute Resolution Systems.

Prior to joining CDR, Mr. Woodrow was an independent consultant in conflict resolution, organizational development, and international relief and development. He holds a Master's in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and a BA in Government from Oberlin College.

Mr. Woodrow earned a Master's in Public Administration in 1982 from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and a BA in Government from Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, in 1969. He was initially trained in mediation by the American Arbitration Association in 1974, as well as later in courses at CDR Associates and Harvard Law School.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC POLICY EXPERIENCE

Environmental Observations Protocol Project (1999-present). Convened a diverse group of stakeholders, mainly from the Great Lakes area, to discuss how to engage in collaborative processes to respond to observed anomalies in nature and/or human health. Based on an initial meeting, a draft document was prepared for review by the group, including a set of principles and operational guidelines for conducting collaborative scientific inquiry regarding such issues. Further group meetings are planned in order to finalize the document and develop operational agreements for implementation and piloting the protocols.

Indonesian Inter-Group Conflict Management Project (1999-present). As part of the larger capacity-building effort in Indonesia, a Woodrow served on a team of trainers that conducted a large workshop on Intergroup Conflict Management and Resolution, in Depok, Indonesia in February, 2000. Participants in the training workshop included 45 people from all over Indonesia, with an emphasis on areas experiencing conflict, including Papua/Irian, Ambon/Maluku, West Kalimantan, Riau, Aceh, and West Timor.

Klamath River Basin Mediation, Federal District Court of Oregon (2001). A CDR Associates team conducted a situation assessment for the federal district court and a widely representative group of mediation parties and prepared a report of its findings and recommendations. The team conducted assessment interviews and also assisted the court in conducting mediation sessions. During the winter and spring of 2001, the Klamath Basin experienced a severe drought, and its water resources are over-appropriated. Based on biological opinions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service under the Endangered Species Act, the Bureau of Reclamation decided in the spring of 2001 that only limited amounts of irrigation water from Upper Klamath Lake could be delivered to Klamath Project irrigators in Oregon and California during 2001. BOR's decision responded to the need to provide water to protect listed fish species in Upper Klamath Lake (sucker) and downstream (coho salmon) and the need to meet tribal trust obligations. A group of Project irrigators subsequently filed a request for injunctive relief. In denying their request, the federal judge encouraged the parties to enter a negotiation process to address Klamath Basin issues in a comprehensive manner. The mediation process was then convened under the supervision of the federal court. The mediation effort was suspended when Project irrigators dismissed their lawsuit, which had served as the vehicle for mediation.

Indonesian Centre for Environmental Law (1999). Woodrow helped deliver two workshops in Indonesia, working with Indonesian colleagues. The first was a workshop on environmental mediation and conflict resolution organized by the Indonesian Centre for Environmental Law in cooperation with the Diponegoro University in Semarang. The second workshop was organized by ICEL in cooperation with the law school at the University of Indonesia. That workshop included law faculty from universities throughout Indonesia and focussed on development and delivery of curricula regarding Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Lowry Landfill Technical Problem Solving, USEPA and Other Parties, (1999-Present). Conducted a convening to assess the willingness of stakeholders interested in this large municipal landfill to engage in a facilitated problem solving process to address disagreements over technical issues regarding the final phases in implementation of the Record of Decision. Following the convening, presently facilitating a series of technical problem-solving groups regarding issues of groundwater contamination and migration, waste pit clean up, possible radionuclide contamination, and soil gas standards.

Federal Leadership Forum, (US Bureau of Land Management, USEPA, Fish & Wildlife Service, US Park Service, US Forest Service, 1999). Currently facilitating working group meetings of managers from five federal agencies engaged in a process of streamlining the NEPA process regarding oil and gas licensing and developing procedures for resolving inter-agency disputes regarding NEPA processes.

Environmental Observations Protocol Project, (1999). Convened a diverse group of stakeholders, mainly from the Great Lakes area, to discuss how to engage in collaborative processes to respond to observed anomalies in nature and/or human health. Based on an initial meeting, currently drafting, for review by the group, a set of principles and operational guidelines for conducting collaborative scientific inquiry regarding such issues.

Carbondale Land Case (1998). Convened and mediated a process regarding a 30-year dispute regarding access to two subdivisions and potential effects on agricultural activities in a sensitive area. The project explored the possibility of a comprehensive settlement preserving both open space/wildlife habitat and agricultural lands, while compensating lot owners in the subdivisions.

International Public Policy Dialogues Workshop (1997). Facilitated a workshop focused on developing ways to make international environmental negotiations and other international public policy dialogues more effective, particularly those among the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The one-and-one-half-day meeting included U.S.-based representatives of industry, environmental groups, environmental justice organizations, Native American tribes, federal regulatory agencies, academics, scientists, and others concerned with environmental negotiations in North America. The group developed better understanding of the concerns of the various stakeholders and identified controversial issues to explore in more depth. Mr. Woodrow supervised preparation of a report on the meeting, a set of principles, and suggested implementation steps. The principles are intended to guide international public policy negotiations and dialogues, especially on environmental issues.

U.S. Department of Energy, National Dialogue on Nuclear Materials & Waste Policies (1997). Worked as a member of a team of facilitators guiding a public discussion of principles to conduct long-term decisions regarding the treatment, transport, and disposition of nuclear wastes throughout the United States.

World Bank, Russia (1997). Provided consultation services for the Russia Coal Sector Restructuring Project, to design public participation processes to provide feedback mechanisms and decision-making structures for communities affected by privatization and mine closures.

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company (1997). Provided consultation and training services to assist the company in enhancing the dispute resolution systems within its Employee Concerns Program (ECP). The consultations focused on providing early resolution options and problem-solving processes to address issues raised by employees regarding safety, compliance with environmental regulations, and harassment/intimidation. The consultation and follow-up training program gave key ECP staff and a number of Alyeska's regular contractors skills for mediating workplace disputes and facilitating group problem-solving sessions.

City of Bellevue, Washington (1997). Provided a one-day training program on facilitation of multiparty public policy disputes for a group of city staff and volunteer mediators. The program included presentations and exercises concerning the range of public participation processes and how to make appropriate choices among them, as well as how to convene multiparty stakeholder processes.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1997). Delivered a training program regarding community-based environmental protection (CBEP) for a group of EPA staff, personnel from other federal agencies, representatives of counterpart state agencies, environmental groups, and citizens' organizations. The focus of the program was on collaborative problem solving and consensus building regarding a range of difficult environmental disputes.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (1996-present). Delivering a series of three-day training programs on "Complex Environmental Negotiations" for field offices of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The program focuses on building effective negotiation skills, understanding negotiation dynamics, and conducting negotiations using consensus. The program features discussions with USFWS staff about the negotiation of Habitat Conservation Plans, and has highlighted difficulties experienced by field biologists holding strong values about a resource or species in negotiations with individuals and organizations having different values and interests.

Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission (1994-1996). Served as lead facilitator for CDR Associates' team on this multifaceted facilitation contract, working with several committees within the Commission structure. The central task was facilitation of the Public Advisory Committee, an eighty-person group appointed to represent a wide range of stakeholders throughout an eight-state region, including Indian tribes, environmental organizations, industries, academic institutions, and local, state, and federal government entities. The Advisory Committee was charged with developing consensus recommendations to U.S. EPA for regional air pollution management strategies to preserve and improve visibility on the Colorado Plateau. CDR facilitators also assisted decision making in the Technical and Alternatives Assessment Committees, as needed. After the Commission's recommendations had been approved and forwarded to U.S. EPA, Mr. Woodrow also facilitated an overall evaluation of the Commission's process and mediated negotiations regarding the mandate and structure of an ongoing successor body to deal with air quality issues in the West.

World Bank Training Seminar, Duke University (1995 and 1996). In two successive years, designed and delivered training modules regarding environmental dispute resolution as part of an intensive seminar for World Bank project managers dealing with large, complex development projects and their environmental impacts throughout the world.

Department of Energy, Idaho Falls, Idaho (1994, 1995 & 1996). Provided workshops on consensus-building for the Site-Specific Advisory Board charged to advise Department of Energy regarding future uses of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Site. An initial workshop was provided early in the life of the group, when it was struggling to understand what consensus meant and how they wanted to apply it in their decision-making process. Eighteen months later, when new appointees joined the group, Mr. Woodrow conducted a second training session on consensus. That session included a significant segment on self-evaluation which enabled the group to examine and discuss how they had worked together over the previous period. In a separate contract, Mr. Woodrow also facilitated a team-building retreat for DOE staff working at INEL.

EXPERIENCE IN ORGANIZATIONS

Ingram Micro (1997). Worked with human resource managers of this major computer marketing corporation to design and implement revised systems for resolving a range of workplace dispute types.

CARE International, Rwanda (1997). Served as consultant to CARE International in Rwanda, assisting the organization to examine whether and how they might address inter-ethnic conflict through their long-term development programming. The process included field visits to project sites, discussions with Rwandan and expatriate staff, and provision of a workshop on building social capacities for cooperation and problem solving through development work. During the course of the workshop, CARE staff addressed how to encourage village level organizations, mechanisms for problem solving, and support for leadership in the course of work related to agricultural development, housing reconstruction, and rehabilitation of water infrastructure.

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company (1997). Provided consultation and training services to assist the company in enhancing the dispute resolution systems within its Employee Concerns Program (ECP). The consultations focused on providing early resolution options and problem-solving processes to address issues raised by employees regarding safety, compliance with environmental regulations, and harassment/intimidation. The consult-ation and follow-up training program gave key ECP staff and a number of Alyeska's regular contractors skills for mediating workplace disputes and facilitating group problem-solving sessions.

U.S. Postal Service (1996-1997). Worked with employees at several pilot U.S. Postal Service facilities throughout the country to assist them in developing an early dispute settlement service to resolve EEO complaints. With the goal of resolving workplace conflicts more effectively, Mr. Woodrow has trained their internal employee mediators. In addition, he also conducted one-day training programs to introduce managers and union members to the concept and practice of mediation and to help them address concerns about the mediation process and its effect on existing contracts, grievance systems, and employee relations. Due to the success of the pilot program, the USPS decided to expand to other facilities and to create other similar employee mediation programs.

National non-profit organization (parties remain confidential) (1995). Designed a questionnaire for a nationwide survey of staff and analyzed the resulting data. Facilitated three meetings designed to resolve structural and interpersonal issues between field and headquarters staff.

Institute for Community Economics (1991-1993). Mediated a serious conflict that involved senior staff and board members for this non-profit agency. Also conducted a major assessment and analysis of organizational issues, followed by a series of consultancies focused on improving governance, decision making, and compensation policies. Mediated a set of long-standing interpersonal and interdepartmental disputes, worked with staff to design new conflict resolution systems, and trained a cadre of staff mediators.

DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING TRAINING PROGRAMS

US Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific Northwest Region (2001). Provided a half-day workshop regarding the range of choices for involving the public in controversial policy issues before the Bureau of Reclamation. The workshop included presentation of concepts and an opportunity to apply the concepts to current issues before the Bureau.

US Bureau of Reclamation ADR Advisors Training of Trainers (2001). As part of a series of workshop for the group of BOR ADR Advisors, co-trained the group as trainers. The goal of the workshop was to prepare the advisors to deliver short training programs for other BOR staff regarding the principles of ADR and basic skills in communication, negotiation and problem solving.

US Bureau of Reclamation ADR Advisors Training Program (2000). As part of a series of training programs for twenty Bureau ADR Advisors, designed and delivered two five-day training programs on "Overview of Collaborative Decision-Making and ADR Approaches and Procedures" and "Multiparty and Environmental Dispute Resolution." The latter program addressed the range of choices for agency managers regarding public participation process, as well as skills in multiparty negotiation, convening, consensus-building, and facilitation.

US Bureau of Reclamation (2000). Serves as a member of a core team of CDR trainers developing and delivering a series of training programs and practical experiences for a group of ADR Advisors dedicated to infusing ADR throughout the Bureau as part of normal business practice. The ADR Advisor group includes BOR staff from water resource management, contracting, human resources, policy development, public involvement, and Native American affairs.

CDR Associates' Boulder-Based Public Training Programs (1994-2004). Participates as a trainer for CDR Associates' internationally recognized training programs offered in Boulder, Colorado. Mr. Woodrow has contributed particularly to the development and delivery of programs on international and cross-cultural negotiations, environmental and public policy mediation, dispute systems design, and organizational conflict resolution.

Department of Energy, Idaho Falls, Idaho (1994, 1995 & 1996). Provided workshops on consensus building for the Site-Specific Advisory Board charged to advise Department of Energy regarding future uses of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Site. An initial workshop was provided early in the life of the group, when it was struggling to understand what consensus meant and how they wanted to apply it in their decision-making process. Eighteen months later, when new appointees joined the group, Mr. Woodrow conducted a second training session on consensus. That session included a significant segment on self-evaluation that enabled the group to examine and discuss how they had worked together over the previous period. In a separate contract, Mr. Woodrow also facilitated a team-building retreat for DOE staff working at INEL.

Care International, Nairobi, Kenya (1996). Mr. Woodrow was a member of a training team that presented an intensive workshop on applications of conflict resolution methods to development and relief programming for CARE Country Directors and Program Directors from throughout East Africa and the Middle East. The workshop included opportunities for CARE staff to explore the potential positive and negative effects of involvement in conflict resolution and to discuss the viability of direct and indirect approaches to conflicts.

Institute for Multiparty Democracy, South African Seminars (1994). Served as a member of a team delivering training for peacekeepers for political parties prior to the 1994 elections. The training program was designed to develop culturally-appropriate skills for preventing and containing violence at political rallies and events. The team also provided training/consultation for an emerging multiparty peacekeeping force.

UNITAR, Pakistan and India (1994). Developed and delivered workshops on negotiating international debt for government and banking officials on behalf of the UN Institute for Training and Research. Included writing of specialized simulation scenarios and design of a training module on negotiating international debt.

U S WEST Communications (1991-1994). Provided a series of training programs for managers and occupational employees of U S WEST Communications throughout a fourteen-state area of the West and Midwest. The programs provided conflict resolution and problem-solving skills, including negotiation, facilitated decision making, and communication.

Institute for Community Economics (1991-1993). Worked with staff to design new conflict resolution systems and trained a cadre of staff mediators.

Russia (1991). Provided training and consultations to citizens' groups in conflict resolution, democratic process, and nonviolent defense against coup d'état.

Taiwan and Thailand (1991). Training with grassroots democracy groups, Buddhist monks, and exiled Burmese students in conflict resolution skills and nonviolent action.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Facilitation, Mediation, And Consultation Experience

Indonesian Inter-Group Conflict Management Project (1999-present). CDR Associates has been working with a team of US conflict resolution professionals from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the Center for International Development and Conflict Management at the University of Maryland and a consortium of Indonesian partner organizations, with funding largely from USAID. The US and Indonesian partners are developing a long-term project aimed at enhancing the capacity of Indonesian official governmental and civil society individuals, organizations and institutions to prevent, regulate and resolve conflicts. The program emphasizes inter-group conflicts based on ethnicity, race, religion, social class and other factors of difference.

Reflecting on Peace Practice (Life & Peace Institute Sweden)/Collaborative for Development Action (USA), Citizens Constitutional Forum of Fiji, (1999-Present). As a member of the Steering Committee for this international effort to learn from peace-building projects, Woodrow was asked to research and write a case study on the Citizens Constitutional Forum in Fiji. CCF is a local NGO working on issues of inter-ethnic relations in the racially and culturally diverse island nation. Since 1993 they have been working towards establishing a more equitable constitutional foundation, following a series of coups d'état and oppressive government actions since 1987. They have been giving particular attention to the constitutional provisions for power sharing, voting, human rights, and independence of the judiciary. Following passage of a new constitution in 1997, the group has been concentrating on voter education, implementation of the constitution, and long-term programs for establishing a firmer basis for a multicultural society. Woodrow's case study was one of the first undertaken by a project called Reflecting on Peace Practice, a collaborative effort among conflict resolution and humanitarian NGOs to learn from peace building work in areas of high tension and war around the world.

Organization of American States, Unit for the Promotion of Democracy (2001). Reviewed documents, interviewed and consulted with staff and wrote a concept paper on the actual and potential role of the OAS in helping to prevent and resolve international and intra-national conflicts in the Americas: "The Role of the Organization of American States and the Unit for the Promotion of Democracy in Conflict Resolution."

Business Partners for Development, Orissa, India (2000). This project was part of an international pilot program supported by the World Bank Group, industry and non-governmental organizations. Provided consultation services aimed at developing a "tri-sectoral partnership" among local government, community organizations, and a mining company in the area of a proposed bauxite mine and alumina processing plant. The purpose of the partnership was to promote cooperative relationships in support of development for the minority tribal communities in the proposed mine project area. Successfully conducted an initial assessment and a preliminary workshop. However, due to vociferous community resistance to the mine and incidents of violence, BPD decided to suspend further partnership efforts.

Indonesian Rectors Forum (2000). Under contract to Chemonics International and funded by USAID, Woodrow assisted the Indonesian Rectors Forum (a network of universities in Indonesia) in completing a project funded by USAID. The project involved a survey of conflicts throughout Indonesia, analysis of information gathered by local and national researchers regarding the conflicts, and development of a final report, including conclusions and recommendations for how to address the various kinds of conflicts identified.

Trinational Mediation and Arbitration Working Group, NAFTA, (1999). Under contract to the Canadian Produce Marketing Association, provided consulting and facilitation services to a subcommittee representing government agencies and industry representatives from Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The committee was charged with developing dispute resolution services applicable across all three countries in the fruit and vegetable trade. CDR colleagues researched existing systems in the three nations, facilitated initial discussions among subcommittee members, drafted an initial proposal and facilitated discussions regarding the final shape of the proposed dispute resolution system and services.

International Public Policy Dialogues Workshop (1997). Facilitated a workshop focused on developing ways to make international environmental negotiations and other international public policy dialogues more effective, particularly those among the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The one-and-one-half-day meeting included U.S.-based representatives of industry, environmental groups, environmental justice organizations, Native American tribes, federal regulatory agencies, academics, scientists, and others concerned with environmental negotiations in North America. The group developed better understanding of the concerns of the various stakeholders and identified controversial issues to explore in more depth. Mr. Woodrow supervised preparation of a report on the meeting and a draft set of principles, along with suggested implementation steps, that will serve as the working single-text document in a follow-up meeting. The principles are intended to guide international public policy negotiations and dialogues, especially on environmental issues. The follow-up meeting occurred in February 1998.

Institute for Community Economics (1991-1993). Mediated a serious conflict that involved senior staff and board members of this non-profit agency. Conducted a major assessment and analysis of organizational issues, followed by a series of consultancies focused on improving governance, decision making, and compensation policies. Also mediated a set of long-standing interpersonal and interdepartmental disputes, worked with staff to design new conflict resolution systems, and trained a cadre of staff mediators.

International Training .

Care International, Nairobi, Kenya (1996). Served as a member of a training team that presented an intensive workshop on applications of conflict resolution methods to development and relief programming for CARE Country Directors and Program Directors from throughout East Africa and the Middle East. The workshop included opportunities for CARE staff to explore the potential positive and negative effects of involvement in conflict resolution and to discuss the viability of direct and indirect approaches to conflicts.

Russia (1991). Provided training and consultations to citizens' groups in conflict resolution, democratic process, and nonviolent defense against coup d'état.

Taiwan and Thailand (1991). Training with grassroots democracy groups, Buddhist monks, and exiled Burmese students in conflict resolution skills and nonviolent action.

MEDIATION EXPERIENCE

Peter Woodrow is a skilled mediator, having mediated cases since 1982. He has mediated a wide variety of disputes with a diverse array of parties. His mediation cases have included disputes between:

Employees and supervisors over performance standards and expectations for supervision
Landlords, tenants, neighbors and communities
People differing over issues of race, culture, gender, class, age and sexual preference
Boards and senior staff over roles, responsibilities, and strategies for the future
Members of work teams regarding differing approaches to work performance, communication needs, and product or service improvement
High level managers, such as vice presidents or department heads
Parent organizations and their subsidiaries, and headquarters and branch or field offices
Interdepartmental or inter-unit disputes within organizations
Labor and management regarding relationships and/or contract negotiations

PUBLICATIONS

"Mapping Cultures: Strategies for Effective Intercultural Negotiations." Track Two. Co-author. July 1999. Volume 8, number 1. Cape Town, South Africa, pp. 4-10.

The Consensus Building Handbook. "Collaborative Problem Solving Within Organizations." Co-Author, Susskind, McKearnan and Thomas-Larner, eds., Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, 1999.

"Time, Money and Morale: Reducing the Costs through Dispute Resolution Systems Design." Track Two. August 1998. Volume 7, number 2. Cape Town, South Africa, pp. 6-11.

Insight & Action: How to Discover and Support a Life of Integrity and Commitment to Change, Co-author with Tova Green, New Society Publishers, 1994.

We Gave Away a Fortune: Stories of People Who Have Devoted Themselves and Their Wealth to Peace, Justice, and a Healthy Environment, Writer/editor with Christopher Mogil and Ann Slepian, New Society Publishers, 1992.

Disaster & Development Workshops, A Manual for Training in Capacities and Vulnerabilities Analysis, Co-author with Mary B. Anderson, International Relief/Development Project, 1990.

Rising from the Ashes: Development Strategies in Times of Disaster, Co-author with Mary B. Anderson, Westview Press and Unesco Press, 1989, Second edition, Lynne Rienner Publishers, forthcoming 1998.

Building Social Change Communities, Co-author/editor, with Training/Action Affinity Group, New Society Publishers, 1979.

LANGUAGES

Fluent conversational French; good Vietnamese; some Chinese, Spanish, and German.