“Since taking both of your courses (SDIC and CPO), I have made some very controversial projects move forward where, in the past, we have stalled. My two biggest opponents — both of whom originally greeted my proposal with ‘Over My Dead Body’ — are now two of my biggest supporters! – Roland Hawk, Wisconsin Department of Transportation

“This is beyond any course I’ve taken. Excellent!”  – Ruth Boettcher, Wildlife Biologist, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fish

“Really enjoyed the second day when ‘tools’ were introduced.” – Abby Alway, Program Coordinator, City of Eugene

“High caliber” – Amber Beu, Senior Planner, Lane County, OR

“Engaging, rational, interactive” – Molly Markarian, Senior Planner, City of Springfield, OR

“Great info. Thank you for sharing and developing.” – Chad Cramer, Urban Designer, City of Eugene

“I enjoyed the assignments and working with colleagues.” – Jennifer Knapp, Urban Designer, City of Eugene

“Very detailed, with good materials to takeaway and lots of examples.” – Melinda McLaughlin, Public Information Director, City of Eugene Police

“Loved all the real-world examples and stories.” – Lindsey Eichner, Senior Planner, Lane County, OR

“Very helpful information. I’m hopeful for future and pending projects.” – Lindsey Eichner, Senior Planner, Lane County, OR

“Thanks again for outstanding training; I’m looking forward to devoting some time to further study.” – Tim Ingalls, Land Manager, Amarillo, TX

“I’ve already used some of the specific tools (along with Hans’ ideas) to begin to lay the groundwork for my upcoming ‘working group’.” – Mark Weston, Director, Division of Conservation, Colorado

“Thank you for continuing the effort to help folks like me make progress on issues that matter to so many.” – Jimmy Fox, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Fairbanks, AK

“(Our) internal and external stakeholder communication strategy has been vastly improved.” – Courtenay Sprunger, Big Sky Public Relations, Montana

“Very useful. Looking forward to brush up on some of the SDIC and CPO training.” – Neil Nance, Sacramento Regional Transit District

“For a major, 13 million dollar project at the food co-op I was managing at the time, we developed very significant buy-in from our diverse membership of over 7,000 members.” – Alex Gyori, Earth Bridge Community Land Trust, Inc.

“We use this process for any major outreach effort.” – Cindy Hollenberg, New Mexico Environment Dept.

“Critical. We work with stakeholders daily and helping build Consent is a huge component of this success.” – Kathryn Klietz, Big Sky Public Relations, Montana

“It has made me unafraid to engage people because I know I have the tools to get them on board with our projects.” – Kylie Pierce, Rome Capitol Arts Complex, New York

“Revolutionized my thinking and approach to community engagement.” – Henrietta DeGroot, Udall Foundation

“Just learned it but already thinking ahead to important ways it will be used!” – Sandy Young Klindt, Jeff-Lewis BOCES School Board, NY

“I’ve been able to help many communities and organizations define and implement some of their visions.” – Hugh Osborne, National Parks Service

“It simply works! It works simply.” – Richard Colgan, Austin, TX

“The training was great – I’m looking forward to using the knowledge we learned in the session in my day to day work!” – Becky Smith, Regional Communications Manager, Nuclear Waste Management Organization, Canada

“Consent-Building is very systematic and structured per the Bleikers’ training, yet it’s flexible for effectively overcoming NIMBYs, naysayers, and competing politics. Bleiker’s work is genius. The real magic happens in the training.” – Kenneth Ray, RJS Justice Services, Ashland, KY