William D. Ruckelshaus Center

William D. Ruckelshaus Center

"Collaborative problem solving is at the core of the Center’s mission and is an enormously powerful approach to resolving conflicts. This approach holds great promise for better, faster, and more sustainable policy decisions for Washington State.  With the combined resources of our premier research institutions at Washington State University and the University of Washington, this new center establishes an invaluable neutral forum for addressing some of our state’s most complex and pressing challenges."

"The Mission of the William D. Ruckelshaus Center is to act as a neutral resource for collaborative problem solving in the region."

Advisory Board
Accessed December 2007:


 * Bill Ruckelshaus, Madrona Venture Group, Board Chair
 * V. Lane Rawlins, Washington State University
 * Sandra Archibald, UW Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs
 * Ernesta Ballard, Weyerhaeuser Company
 * Phyllis Campbell, The Seattle Foundation
 * Megan Clubb, Baker Boyer Bank
 * Elizabeth Cowles, Cowles Company
 * Jack Creighton, Madrona Venture Group
 * Greg Devereux, Washington Federation of State Employees
 * Bob Drewel, Puget Sound Regional Council
 * Mark Emmert, University of Washington
 * Daniel J. Evans, Daniel J. Evans and Associates
 * Anne Farrell, The Seattle Foundation
 * Elson S. Floyd, Washington State University
 * Francois X. Forgette, Rettig, Osborne, Forgette LLP
 * Linda Kirk Fox, Washington State University Extension
 * Billy Frank, Jr., Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
 * William Gates, Sr., Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
 * Peter Goldmark, Double J Ranch
 * Jay Gordon, Washington State Dairy Federation
 * Slade Gorton, Preston, Gates, Ellis LLP
 * Gerald Grinstein, Madrona Venture Group
 * Heather Hansen, Washington Friends of Farms and Forests
 * Denis Hayes, Bullitt Foundation
 * Joe King, King Crowley and Company
 * Bill Lampson, Lampson International
 * Jay Manning, Washington State Department of Ecology
 * Bill Marler, Marler Clark
 * Jerry Meninick, Heritage University
 * Deborah Moore, Ag Forest
 * Ralph Munro, Shared Strategy for Puget Sound
 * Bill Neukom, Preston, Gates, Ellis LLP
 * Dan Newhouse, Washington State House of Representatives
 * Jesse Palacios, Yakima County
 * Linda Evans Parlette, Washington State Senate
 * Craig Pridemore, Washington State Senate
 * Read Smith, Smith Family Farms
 * Helen Sommers, Washington State House of Representatives
 * Michael J. Tate, Washington State University
 * Jim Waldo, Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca & Peterson
 * Bob Watt, The Boeing Company
 * Cindy Zehnder, Office of the Governor

Contact

 * Web: http://www.ruckelshauscenter.wsu.edu