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"ESP showed me the value of understanding the myriad perspectives and passions surrounding natural resource issues. I learned that strong leaders, those who create a vision and help people adjust to change, are essential to successful natural resource policy. Best of all, ESP introduced me to a network of peers who will be those leaders.
-- Karen Bennett, Watershed Program Manager
Siuslaw National Forest
Contact:
Michael Crouse
Director
Executive Seminar Program
(503) 725-8228
mcrouse@pdx.edu
Christine Hanolsy
Program Coordinator
Natural Resources Programs
(503) 725-5114
hanolsy@pdx.edu
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About the Program
The Executive Seminar Program, an important advanced leadership training program began at Lewis and Clark College in 1977 by then President Dr. John Howard and retired Regional Forester Ted Schlapfer. The program stemmed from the realization that the new environment laws of the prior decade were leading to heightened pressures by diverse interest groups on natural resource policy decisions.
Who Should Attend?
Class composition reflects the diversity of players involved in natural resource policy issues. In previous seminars, participants have included federal, state, and local government administrators, tribal leaders, representatives from private industry and leaders of non-profit organizations.
Participants should be from the executive level of their respective organizations. Class size is limited to 18 participants, therefore they have maximum opportunity to interact with case presenters as well as with each other.
Examples of Participating Organizations:
- Bonneville Power Administration
- Bureau of Land Management
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
- Environmental Protection Agency
- International Paper Company
- Lone Rock Timber
- Montana State Forester Office
- National Marine Fisheries Service
- National Park Service
- Natural Resource Conservation Service
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Oregon Department of Forestry
- Oregon Forest Industries Council
- Port of Portland
- Portland Water Bureau
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- U.S. Forest Service
- U.S. Soil Conservation Service
- WA Department of Ecology
- WA Department of Natural Resources
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