SE-NRLI Faculty

SE-NRLI Faculty & Staff

	Frank Dukes, Ph.D. - Director of the Institute for Environmental Negotiation at UVA, he teaches conflict resolution and public involvement at the University and is the author of "Resolving Public Conflict" and "Reaching for Higher Ground." Within Virginia, Frank has mediated transportation issues, water quality/ supply issues, recreational trail use conflicts, and has facilitated brownfields development and tobacco--public health dialogue.
	Tanya Denckla Cobb - Senior Associate at the Institute for Environmental Negotiation at UVA, she is a Virginia certified mediator, mediation mentor, and trainer of mediation. In Virginia, Tanya has mediated the development of onsite septic regulations, transportation issues, facilitated heritage visioning and biosolids issues, and designed public involvement for Forest Legacy, heritage tourism and siting of courts facilities.
	Mike Ellerbrock,Ph.D. - Director of the center for Economic Education at VT, he has been teaching economics, environmental ethics and environmental thelogy for 20 years. Mike participated in the Kellogg Foundation's Natural Resource Leadership Instititute at the University of Kentucky. He served on the Governor's Advisory Committee on Environmental Education and drafted the final report. Mike has received three major university teaching awards.
	Mike Foreman - Staff to the State Forester and Program Manager for Land Conservation and Riparian Issues with the Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) , Mike has been a trained facilitator for 13 years of his 22-year natural resources career. He serves on many collaborative efforts such as the Farmland Preservation Task Force, Forestry Water Quality Task Force, Nonpoint Source Advisory Council, and Coastal Zone Management system within the DOF and is a graduate of the Covey Leadership course.

	Caroline Wilkinson - Program Manager at the Institute for Environmental Negotiation at UVa, she manages the VNRLI and SENRLI programs. As a Master of Urban and Environmental Planning, she brings her understanding of land use issues to the program. She works with Fellows of the program to ensure that their experience is fun and rewarding.