Biography

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Kevin Harris has more than forty years of experience as a public policy facilitator and mediator. Kevin provides impartial facilitation to help diverse parties across the public, private, civic, tribal and non-profit sectors collaborate to reach durable consensus around complex policy issues.

Kevin has a wealth of organizational development and policy experience in more than forty states. Kevin’s past experience includes building national teams and a company, as well as successfully partnering across sectors.

Now retired, Kevin continues to volunteer to help improve community engagement in local and regional jurisdictions, reduce polarization and promote collaborative governance. In addition, Kevin guest lectures at the graduate school level, and provides mentorship to younger academics and professionals.

Education:

• Master of Public Administration, University of Washington
• Master of Business Administration/Finance, San Francisco State University
• Bachelor of Science/Agricultural Managerial Economics, U.C. Davis

Certificates/Select Trainings:

• Certified Management Accountant, Institute of Management Accountants
• Certification in Advanced Systems Thinking Training & Coaching, Waters Center
• Certified Mediator, Dispute Resolution Center of Snohomish County
• The Art of Hosting, University of Washington Evans School
• Working with Tribal Partners, Culture2Culture
• Negotiation Master Class, Harvard Law School
• Ripple Effects Mapping, Harbinger Consulting Group
• Technology of Participation, International Institute of Cultural Affairs