Staff Bio
Brian Manwaring
Program Manager
Brian Manwaring is a Program Manager at the U.S. Institute focusing primarily on issues involving water resources. He is responsible for coordinating multi-stakeholder planning and conflict resolution processes involving river basin management, riparian ecosystem restoration, wetlands, coastal zones, national marine sanctuaries, and fisheries. Brian has 11 years combined facilitation, mediation, decision analysis, and public involvement experience with water, wastewater, sustainability, transportation, and other issues. He has a strong interest in incorporating new technologies and modeling approaches in collaborative decision making processes.
Prior to joining USIECR, Brian worked at CH2M HILL, a multi-national environmental consulting firm. At CH2M HILL, Brian convened multiple citizen and technical advisory groups, facilitated numerous workshops and public meetings, and helped design decision support systems and evaluation methodologies used in collaborative processes. He was also responsible for planning and implementing civic engagement activities within the context of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) planning process on several projects. Brian’s early professional work was largely focused on Organizational Development (OD). In that role, Brian worked with corporations to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of their business operations.
Brian received a M.A. in Conflict Resolution, with a focus on Environmental Studies, from the University of Denver and a B.S. in Decision Support Systems from Virginia Tech. He is also active in the Environment and Public Policy Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR).
Brian Manwaring, (520) 901-8529 manwaring@ecr.gov