Heidi Siegelbaum

About Heidi Siegelbaum

I energize and connect the science and technical enterprise with its health and economic development context. My focus is to promote sustainable communities by linking natural resource protection and resilience with economic development, public health and jobs. I help private sector organizations understand and partner effectively with community organizations, public agencies and scientists. Trained in managed health care and industrial chemical law, I break the mold by sharing innovative interdisciplinary approaches and tools that lend depth to problem solving and bring more diverse perspectives to the table. Who sits at your dinner table is dispositive- it\'s a game changer.I delight in using a whole decision making process that is creative and draws on the best ideas from all walks of life and all subject areas. No idea is ever completely off the table.Combined with excellent research and writing skills and robust sense of humor, I enliven processes and ask important questions that can provide break-through strategies. I am also a seasoned science communicator, able to take the most obscure lexicon and make it understandable. This is crucial for science and research support, building partnerships, and improving how science and technical information informs policy. Skills include:Science Communication and InterpretationApplied social science to connect technical and other skilled audiencesInterdisciplinary Research and WritingPartnership and Community of Practice DevelopmentIntegrated Natural Resource, Health and Economic Development ImplementationI can be seen cooking up a storm, rejecting my training in classic French cooking by making highly spiced food, taking photographs in the woods with a 1977 Pentax Spotmatic or regaling stories of strangers, whom I always find something of value and delight in. ENTJ, Malcolm Gladwell Connector, elevator disruptor. never bothered to look at Chat GPT and found this one aspect, I liked, however: While Heidi’s day-to-day kindnesses aren’t recorded online, colleagues have publicly described her as ‘unshakably kind,’ and her social presence is devoted to lifting up others and fighting for policies that protect her Seattle

Experience

1. Stormwater Program Analyst

   State of Washington

   Feb 2015 — Present · Puyallup, WA, US

   I provide strategic direction in areas of science and risk communication, knowledge management systems, advisory team management and substantive policy development for the Washington Stormwater Center. This work supports our role with the Puget Sound Stormwater Strategic Initiative Lead Team in Puget Sound recovery. I serve on the Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program\'s (PSEMP\'s) communication planning committee. The resulting communications strategy will provide practical and inspired tools for the 10 monitoring workgroups to effectively share the resonance, meaning and value of their work. Participation on the Building Green Cities Advisory Committee has enhanced our understanding of the motivators and barriers associated with green infrastructure and LID retrofits in urban areas. I provide input on community of practice development, barrier removal and knowledge management. Dr. John Stark and I help the team create bi-directional influence between regional and local strategies and bring WSU\'s stormwater research to bear on stormwater programs, grants, monitoring and policy approaches. I served on the Puget Sound Partnership\'s Climate Action Team, promoting tailored climate change tools and approaches for different audiences. As an expert in science and risk communication, I provide advice regarding a wide range of communication issues as well as managing our knowledge management system and advisory team management and substantive policy development. Milestones:Science-Policy InterfaceScience Communication CurriculumAdvisory Committee for Building Green CitiesConnecting scientists and engineers with their audiencesPuget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program Communications Planning

Education

• Washington State University

  Watershed Steward, Watershed dynamics, law

  2004 — 2004

• Portland State University

  Non Matriculating Graduate Study, Industrial Ecology

  1999

• Ithaca College

  Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Psychology

  1978 — 1982

• L'Academie de Cuisine

  Pratique, French Culinary Skills

  1992

• Vermont Law and Graduate School

  JD, Law, with emphasis on biomedical ethics

  1983 — 1986

Skills

• Fundraising
• Environmental Management Systems
• Sustainable Development
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Strategic Communications
• Strategy
• Policy Analysis
• Capacity Building
• Public Policy
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Strategic Planning
• Environmental Education
• Public Speaking
• Program Development
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Policy
• Project Planning
• Sustainable Business
• Qualitative Research
• Environmental Policy
• Non-Profits
• Economic Development
• Grant Writing
• Analysis
• Research
• Sustainability
• Grants
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Environmental Issues
• Project Management
• Training
• Volunteer Management
• Environmental Awareness