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Gina Bartlett

Gina Bartlett is a senior mediator with the Center for Collaborative Policy in the Bay Area Office. Her public policy mediation practice is primarily concentrated in natural resource issues and education, conducting situation assessments, mediating complex agreements, and facilitating effective meetings.

Ms. Bartlett recently conducted several assessments interviewing stakeholders and making recommendations on the potential for mediation for the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests and recreation and restoration opportunities on the Lower Yuba River. She facilitates the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area Scientific Review Committee grappling with methods to reduce avian mortality. Ms. Bartlett facilitates two collaboratives that are implementing consensus-based plans: the Sonoma Valley Groundwater Management Program and the Cosumnes, American, Bear and Yuba Rivers' Integrated Regional Water Management Plan. She served as the mediator to develop both of these plans.

Ms. Bartlett consults with the Piedmont Unified School District on public engagement strategy and collaborative governance for seismic safety planning and construction. She recently facilitated large meetings in Piedmont using fast feedback computer technology to assist in the community's deliberative process.

Ms. Bartlett helped organize and facilitate strategic organizational development sessions with California staff implementing the Mental Health Services Act. She previously served as a mediator for the California Water Plan, the San Francisco Bay Water Trail, and American River Parkway.

Prior to joining CCP, Ms. Bartlett worked at the non-profit, TASC, Inc., conducting workshops nationally on violence prevention, cultural diversity and conflict resolution in criminal justice, education and community settings. She has also served as a researcher for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, which mediates labor disputes, and for the Community Relations Service, which mediates racial conflicts. She has designed conflict resolution, communication, and training programs for public and private organizations in the United States, Canada, France, Taiwan and South Korea. Ms. Bartlett received her Master's degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University in 1994 and has worked in the field since 1991.