Staff Members

Gina Bartlett

Gina Bartlett is a senior mediator with the Center for Collaborative Policy and Director of the Bay Area Office. Her public policy mediation practice is primarily concentrated in applying consensus building to natural resource issues. She conducts situation assessments, facilitates effective meetings and mediates challenging issues. Bartlett’s specialty is multi-party negotiation and problem solving. She has extensive experience in water resources, public lands management, natural resources planning and education. She is adept at working with scientific information in collaborative efforts. 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. She has been on the roster of the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution since its inception.

This year, Ms. Bartlett successfully mediated a proposed project for the Sierra National Forest in an area that has been subject to lawsuits and conflict for 11 years. She is facilitating a long-range planning effort for the Piedmont Unified School District defining excellence in the face of financial constraints. She also facilitates the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area Scientific Review Committee grappling with methods to reduce avian mortality. A few projects of interest are the California Water Plan, the California Urban Water Conservation Council, the Cosumnes, American, Bear and Yuba Rivers’ (CABY) Integrated Regional Water Management Plan, the San Francisco Bay Water Trail, and Sonoma Valley Groundwater Management Plan.