Nan StockholmWalden, JD

Curriculum Vitae

SUMMARY Twenty years of experience in environmental law and urban policy at the federal, state and local levels, culminating in senior positions with national government and corporate leaders. Extensive experience with major foundations, fundraising and NGO’s. Expertise in Western States resource issues. Creative and entrepreneurial problem solver who is comfortable in public, private and nonprofit settings. EDUCATION J.D. Stanford Law School 1981 A.B. Stanford University 1976 with interdepartmental honors and distinction Major: Environmental Studies Member: California Bar, District of Columbia Bar PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE · Assistant Vice President for Federal Relations, University of Arizona, Tucson, 2000-Present. Promoted to Associate Vice President 10/02. Serve as registered lobbyist and primary contact between president, administration and faculty and the Arizona Congressional delegation and agencies. Also serve as university liaison with national higher education associations such as the AAU and NASULGC. Assist senior vice presidents and deans of colleges to develop federal priorities for research and funding. Monitor all federal legislation affecting university. Collaborate with state and city officials on joint projects. Work with other state universities on cooperative ventures. · Consultant, Environmental and Urban Policy, 1994 – 2000 Provided legal and policy analysis for government, non-profits and corporations on timely environmental issues. Recent projects have included policy dialogues and strategic reports on smart growth and community development. Clients have included The Ford Foundation, The Turner Foundation, The David & Lucile Packard Foundation, The Surdna Foundation, the States of California, Texas and Florida, and the California Center for Land Recycling. · Chief of Staff, Senator Bill Bradley (D-N.J.), Member, Finance and Energy and Natural Resources Committees, Washington, D.C., 1993-1994 Managed staff of 55 in three offices under a direct budget of $1.5 million. Responsibilities included advising Senator on legislation, media, political strategy, and providing liaison with other public officials and interest groups. Oversaw campaign law compliance and worked with fundraisers. Accomplished major purchase and redesign of computer system and mail procedures for over five thousand pieces per week. Directed all personnel. · Director, Presidio Council, San Francisco, California, 1991-1993 Helped to establish and then directed a national council of 37 distinguished citizens advising the National Park Service on future uses for a new 1,500-acre unit of the park system, the former Presidio Army Base. The Presidio contains over 800 buildings and 6 million square feet of interior space with an estimated operating budget of $45 million. The Council assisted the Park Service with management, financial, and programmatic planning for the park, which became part of the 70,000-acre Golden Gate National Recreation Area in 1995. Was primarily responsible for obtaining over $65 million in federal appropriations. · Environmental Attorney and Consultant, Menlo Park, California 1989-1991 Developed legal, regulatory, legislative and marketing strategies for law firms, corporations, environmental consulting firms, and investment firms. Functioned as counsel on environmental law and legislative agenda for other non-profit environmental organizations. · Associate Majority Counsel, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee; Counsel to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.), Chair, Subcommittee on Water Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, Washington, D.C., 1985-1989 Handled all major federal environmental and public works statutes. Specialized in water policy, including water reauthorization of the $10 billion Clean Water Act, $12 billion Omnibus Water Resources Act, and the first Federal Groundwater Bill to pass the Senate. Negotiated provisions of legislation with the Administration, Fortune 500 representatives, governors, mayors, unions and other interest groups. Wrote speeches and press releases, briefed the Senator for public appearances. Spoke frequently on environmental and public works topics to seminars, conferences, and college audiences; appeared on radio and television. Handled numerous federal real estate projects for the committee that required collaboration with world-class developers, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and other citizen groups. Drafted legislation, selected financing techniques, and devised strategy for passage for three major federal buildings. - $360 million Ronald Reagan International Trade and Cultural Center built on last remaining site on Pennsylvania Avenue. - New Federal Courthouse and high-rise office complex on Foley Square in Manhattan. - Thurgood Marshall Supreme Court Building and office complex adjacent to Union Station in Washington, D.C. Worked with Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Smithsonian Institution, and New York Attorney General to settle dispute over priceless collection of Indian artifacts left in New York trust. Resulted in legislation for National Museum of the American Indian on the Mall. · Director, Conference of Western Attorneys General Counsel, Western Legislative Conference, Council of State Governments, San Francisco, California, 1984-1985 Coordinated amicus brief program for western states, planned substantive meetings for officials and staff. Tracked legislation, wrote speeches, arranged meetings with cabinet officials and Congress in Washington for attorneys general. Co-editor of Western National Resource Litigation Digest that covered 300 pending state and federal cases of special interest to the West, and featured articles on pollution, water rights, Indian issues, mining, public lands, forestry, and other topics. Staffed Water Policy Committee for western legislators. · Real Estate and Small Business Management, 1983-2000 Advised Stockholm Partnership on multimillion-dollar transactions involving orange groves, farms, livestock, and resort properties; supervised outside counsel; attended auctions. Personally handled many residential investment and rehabilitation projects. · Consultant, Temple, Barker and Sloane, Inc., Lexington, Mass., 1981-1982 Conducted legal analysis and compliance strategies for federal and state environmental and health laws. Clients were Fortune 500 companies and government. HONORS · Trustee, The Keystone Center, Keystone, Colorado 2001-Present · Trustee, The Nature Conservancy of Arizona, 2001-Present · Board Member, The Sonoran Institute, Tucson, Arizona 2000-Present · Member, University of Arizona Eller College Associates, Eller College of Business and Public Administration, 1999-Present · Board Member, California Center for Land Recycling, 1998-Present · Board Member, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Institute for Environmental Studies, 1996-2001 · Member, San Francisco Baykeeper Board of Directors and Advisory Council, 1996-1999 · Member, Stanford Law School Environmental and Natural Resources Advisory Council, 1991-Present · Board Member, Beyond Hunger, 1995-Present · Member, National Academy of Sciences Committee on Infrastructure, 1991-1993 · Board Member, WorldWIDE, Washington, D.C., 1988-1992 · Board Member, Institute for Science Information, San Francisco, CA, 1987-1991 · Member, Stanford Law School Board of Visitors, 1984-1988 · President, Stanford Environmental Law Society; Member, Board of Editors and Fundraising Committee, 1979-1981 · Founding Member, Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation, 1977-1980 · Ford Foundation Grantee-Dispute Resolution, 1978-1979 · Recipient, President’s Environmental Merit Award, 1970 PUBLICATIONS/PUBLIC SPEAKING Corporations and the Environment: How Should Decisions Be Made? (William R. Kaufman, 1981) Co-Editor. “Environmental Mediation: Alternative to the Courtroom,” Stanford Lawyer, Winter-Spring 1980. “Verdict on EIS,” EPA Journal, January 1978. Various articles published in Congressional Record, Chicago Tribune, Stanford and Cornell dailies, and environmental and trade journals. Frequent speaker on urban and environmental topics, Congressional policy. Extensive experience with print and electronic media.