Meet our staff
Oregon Consensus is staffed by a director and project managers who design, manage, and facilitate collaborative public policy projects. Our staff include:
Peter Harkema, M.A., Director (503) 725-8191 pharkema@pdx.edu
Turner Odell, J.D., Senior Natural Resources Project Manager (503) 725-8200 todell@pdx.edu
Robin Harkless, M.S., Project Manager, (503) 725-9099 hrobin@pdx.edu
Brett Brownscombe, J.D., Senior Project Manager (503) 725-8114 brownscombe@pdx.edu
Amy Delahanty, M.S.W., Project Associate for the National Policy Consensus Center (503) 725-2265 delahanty@pdx.edu
Oregon Consensus is a program of the National Policy Consensus Center (NPCC), Laurel Singer, M.S., L.P.C., National Policy Consensus Director, (503) 725-8224 laurels@pdx.edu
Affiliated practitioner team
In addition to our staff mediators, we work with affiliated private practice mediators whom we evaluate and approve for senior-level mediation services on our behalf. Learn more about our affiliated practitioner team.
Our academic affiliates
As part of Portland State University, we draw on the scholarship and experience of university faculty in the field of public policy and conflict resolution. We put that knowledge to work right here in Oregon. Learn more about our affiliated faculty.
Our partners
We have many regional, statewide, and national connections in the field of public collaboration. Those connections enhance our ability to resolve disputes anywhere in Oregon. Learn more about our partners.