Chris West

About Chris West

I have a broad range of skills that make me a problem solver. Whether it is a long-term planning challenge or an immediate crisis, I have the expertise to organize a solution and produce winning results. No task is too big or too small.

Experience

1. President

   Pac West Resources

   Jan 2024 — Present · Tigard, OR, US

   In 2024, Pac/West Resources, owned by Chris and Tina West, entered into an agreement with Pac/West Communications to transition the consulting business to new ownership. I manage and implement large projects and election campaigns for Pac/West’s clients. I handle government affairs, public affairs, media relations, marketing and crisis communications, and is an expert at building coalitions, working collaboratively, and finding implementable solutions. I assist clients with local and state permitting and regulatory compliance issues. I work as an advocate at the federal, state, and local levels for a variety of businesses and trade organizations. I manage strategic communications for a mining company, a vector control district, a private university, and previously for a labor/ management partnership and a state fish and wildlife agency. I have perfected my crisis communication and media relations skills at ground zero for some of the region’s biggest environmental challenges, but I would rather generate earned media in coordination with grassroots activities and targeted advertising.

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  Masters of Forestry, in Fish, Wildlife and Forest Management Planning

  1979 — 1981

• University of California, Berkeley

  BS, Forestry with Honors

  1977 — 1979

Skills

• Transportation
• Crisis Management
• Integrated Marketing
• Coalitions
• Strategic Communications
• Wildlife Management
• Promotions
• Biomass
• Energy
• Environmental Policy
• Environmental
• Association Management
• Sustainability
• Sustainable Development
• Social Media
• Political Campaigns
• Coalition Building
• Crisis Communications
• Forest Inventory
• Corporate Communications
• Environmental Science
• Public Speaking
• Government Relations
• Non-Profits
• Forestry
• Strategic Planning
• Marketing Communications
• Policy
• Conservation Issues
• Public Relations
• Environmental Awareness
• Wildlife
• Media Relations
• Permitting
• Renewable Energy
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Environmental Issues
• Issues Management
• Government Affairs