Senior Bios: Anna West awest@kearnswest.com |
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| Anna West is one
of the firm’s two founding principals. While her experience
in public relations and public involvement is broad and deep, she
primarily focuses on designing and facilitating public participation.
Her work typically involves enabling businesses and their stakeholders
to find common ground on complex and often contentious environmental
issues. Anna is an expert facilitator and mediator. She was a pioneer, more than 20 years ago, in moving public relations beyond traditional one-way communication to genuine engagement of stakeholders in discussion and decisions concerning policies and regulations. Anna also has significant expertise on the types of issues, stakeholder interests, and regulations with which she is involved. She has significant experience in several areas, including hydroelectric facility relicensing, facilities siting, electricity transmission, water and natural resources, and public land use. Anna has worked closely with a wide range of stakeholder types, such as groups and individuals representing the following communities: environmental advocates, Native Americans, cultural and historical, community interests, businesses, and state and federal agencies and elected officials. Kearns & West’s collaborative solutions programs are typically sponsored by businesses who wish to engage their stakeholders in meaningful dialog. Anna’s clients have included PacifiCorp, Pacific Gas & Electric, and other major utilities. She has also designed and run programs for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, California Department of Water Resources, and independent organizations, including the Aspen Institute. Early in her career, she managed outreach for a regional planning agency funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Anna is based in San Francisco. She has a BS in psychology from Mount Holyoke College and an MS in communications from Boston University. Anna likes to spend free time with her husband, Ted, two sons, and extended family. She and her family enjoy outdoor activities in the Bay Area and beyond. TOP of Page |
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| Natural Resources, Government,
Energy, Infrastructure, Water, Telecommunications, General Business, Technology, Education, Intellectual Capital |