Meet Our Staff
Oregon Consensus is staffed by a director and project managers and associates who design, manage, and facilitate collaborative public policy projects. Our staff include:
Peter Harkema, MA, Director (503) 725-8191 pharkema@pdx.edu
Turner Odell, JD, Senior Natural Resources Project Manager (503) 725-8200 todell@pdx.edu
Robin Harkless, MS, Senior Project Manager, (503) 725-9099 hrobin@pdx.edu
Bobby Cochran, MA, PhD, Senior Project Manager (503) 334-6872
jcochran@pdx.edu
Jennah Kiefer, Project Associate (503) 725-9928 jennah@pdx.edu
Oregon Consensus is a program of the National Policy Consensus Center (NPCC), Laurel Singer, M.S., L.P.C., National Policy Consensus Executive 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.