Doug Brookman
Public Solutions
Catonsville, Maryland
410-719-0580
Fax:  410-719-0581

Doug Brookman, is a nationally recognized facilitator, mediator and trainer, that has conducted collaborative planning and problem-solving processes full-time for over 15 years. His company, Public Solutions facilitates effective decision making among divergent interests to serve human, technical, and political needs in complex, public contexts.

Mr. Brookman’s specialty is facilitating large, complex public processes to graceful solutions.  In this period he has conducted over one thousand public, stakeholder-driven meetings and collaborative processes. His work is focused at the intersection of energy, environment and natural resources.

A sampling of his recent federal clients includes the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Homeland Security, Interior, Transportation, the  Environmental Protection Agency, The President’s Council’s on Environmental Quality and Sustainable Development, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.  He has a broad array of non-profit and private sector clients as well.

Prior to founding Public Solutions, Mr. Brookman was Senior Manager/Mediator for the American Energy Assurance Council's (AEAC) National Energy Strategy Consensus Building project.  Prior to joining AEAC, Mr. Brookman acquired extensive experience mediating and facilitating a wide range of government, community and commercial disputes at the Dispute Resolution Center in Austin, Texas and in his leadership roles in Texas State Government.

Mr. Brookman completed his Masters Degree in Public Affairs (Economics) at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas and obtained his B.A. in Sociology at Ohio State University.  He is married with two children and lives in Baltimore, Maryland.  He is former President of the Maryland Council for Dispute Resolution and a member of the Association for Conflict Resolution.

Please give Doug a call at:  410.719.0580

Or contact him at:    publicsolutions@earthlink.net

                            Public Solutions, Inc.
    
                       23 Bloomsbury Avenue
                            Baltimore, Maryland 21228