Featured Participant Profiles

James Braman is a city planner who has served as Director of Planning in Denver, Colorado, as Director of Community Development in Seattle, Washington, as head of his own community and planning and development firms, and as principle planner in an engineering / planning firm. James recently became an author whose first book, a memoir of Boy Scout experiences in the late 1930's, is currently selling nation-wide.

"I found the DACUM process to be enjoyable and effective. The give-and-take among participants with wide-ranging backgrounds in this intense, one-day session was stimulating, and played a major role in the creation of an excellent product."

Dyane Haynes has been the Director for the University of Washington Disabled Students Services for the past five years. Dyane previously received a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology.

"I was thrilled to be invited to participate in the forum and to represent the kind of issues that we all need to be aware of and sensitive to, especially pertaining to teaching and working with people with disabilities. The group processing format used in the workshop promoted sharing and collaboration and an inclusiveness of ideas. A very worthwhile and valuable experience."

Mayumi Kitade grew up in Japan and graduated with a Master's degree from the University of Washington-College of Forest Resources, Social Sciences Division, in the Spring of 1999. Mayumi's research compared social values placed upon forests and their resources in Japanese and United States societies.

"I appreciated having the chance to attend the Multiple World Views forum. Because I had a different cultural and ethnic background from most attendees, I tried the most to contribute in subjects regarding cultural and ethnic awareness."

Dean Koonts is currently a graduate student in Landscape Architecture at the University of Washington. Dean also has a strong background in English Literature and Biology.

"Throughout my studies, equal representation of all viewpoints has been a central concern, particularly the priority of subjective thinking over the illusion of objective truth in regards to the construction of socioerotic identities. The workshop achieved goals through an amicable environment conducive to respectful, considerate dialogue and open debate."

Larry Mason studied silviculture during his Master's degree at the University of Washington-College of Forest Resources where he now is working on the Resource Technology Initiative. Prior to this, Larry was the owner of a reforestation company, logging company, and sawmill.

"It was a privilege to have an opportunity to work with articulate and sincere individuals from diverse backgrounds. I feel all participants benefited from an expansion of personal knowledge and perspective. Rhetoric fell by the wayside and problem solving resulted, as reflected by the DACUM exercise outputs."

Aaron Perrine is a first year law student at the University of Washington. As a forest activist, Aaron has contributed to conservation campaigns both in Eastern Washington and in parts of South America. He hopes to pursue a career in environmental litigation.

"The diversity of opinions in our group was challenging and fascinating. I felt really honored to participate with such a dynamic process."

For more information about the project, please contact Dr. Robert G. Lee.
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