Trish Malone
Home and California Office:
655 Cherry Street
Santa Rosa, California 95404
Pacific Rim Office:
PO Box 1214
Kailua Kona, HI 96745
808-443-9445 mobile
tmalone@jkagroup.com
Career Biography
Trish is a Senior Associate and Social Ecologist with James Kent Associates and a trainer with The Center for Social Ecology and Public Policy. She is currently the project coordinator for JKA projects in Hawaii that are successfully fostering citizen empowerment to create sustainable and livable communities. Trish has been involved in a number of applied social change projects over the last several years, having worked on a project in West Medford, Oregon, Comprehensive Plan for Sierra County, New Mexico, and numerous projects in Hawaii.
Previous to her focus on Cultural Anthropology and the cultural aspects of change, Ms. Malone spent over 20 years as a Transformational Counselor, Trainer, and Facilitator. She is a Certified NLP Master Trainer as well as a Certified Hypnotherapist and has taught a variety of courses privately and in the community college setting. Trish is known for her effective communication skills, and as a facilitator of change with both individuals and groups.
Trish is the first student in the country to receive a Master's Degree in Social Ecology as taught by James A. Kent and the Center for Social Ecology and Public Policy. She received her Master's degree from Vermont College, and holds a B.S. degree in Anthropology from Southern Oregon University.
Trish's Master's thesis is posted here.
Resume
Executive Profile
Cultural Anthropologist specializing in the social ecology of communities. Visionary senior associate with a strong track record of community engagement toward policy change. Demonstrated proficiency managing all levels of projects including field research, administration and budgeting through the lens of cultural sensitivity.
Professional History and Experience
April 2006 to Current
Trainer and Facilitator: The Center for Social Ecology and Public Policy – Ashland, Oregon
Client List:
- Bureau of Land Management Planning Concepts Course: Culturally Based Issue Management
- United Way of Medford Oregon: A Cultural Based Approach to Poverty Reduction
- Orton Family Foundation: Borderlands Project
- Community as a Social Ecosystem: How to Impact Positive Community Change
- Southern Oregon University: Public Policy change through Community based issues
- Colorado State University: Public Policy
May 2005 to Current
Senior Associate: JKA Group – Denver, Colorado
Client List:
Project Coordinator and Community Liaison: La'ipala Heights– Kailua Kona, Hawaii
- Community development and land use planning towards a sustainable community design within ethnic and socio-economic diverse communities.
- Creating a sense of place to live harmoniously with our natural surroundings
Field Researcher: Land Use Planning for Spokane District office of Bureau of Land Management – Spokane, Washington
http://www.jkagroup.com/Docs/Community-Field-Reports-in-Support-of-Upcoming-Land-Use-Planning-For-the-Spokane-District-Office-of-the-Bureau-of-Land-Management.pdf
- Use of "Human Geographic Mapping" and the "Discovery Process" towards a collaborative community-based land use plan.
Project Coordinator and Community Liaison: O'oma Beachside Village– Kailua Kona, Hawaii
http://www.jkagroup.com/Docs/ooma-village-report.pdf
- Community liaison for Developer Dennis Moresco, PBR Hawaii and citizens of West Hawaii towards designing a socially responsible development.
- Innovative outreach campaign within culturally diverse, socio-economically segregated groups.
Field Researcher and Meeting Manager: Sierra County Department of Planning – Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
http://www.jkagroup.com/Docs/clients/sierracounty.pdf
- Develop 20 year County Master Plan
- Develop public information and education campaign for community wide input
- Innovative community planning outreach
Field Research: Two Rivers Village – Dotsero, Colorado
http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20110623/NEWS/110629915
- Cultural based marketing analysis through the "Discovery Process"
- Community planning and development for niche market
Field Researcher and Community Liaison: County of Hawaii: Office of the Mayor – Hilo, Hawaii
The Ka'u Listening Project
- Community input to determine core value and shared vision to achieve consensus-supported development
Project Manager and Field Researcher: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Kaunakakai, Hawaii
Rural Microenterprise Assistance Program:
- Provide technical assistance to micro-entrepreneurs on the island of Molokai
- Community outreach through the Discovery Process
- Managed all aspects of this project including budget, reports, field work, marketing
Core Accomplishments
- Citizen driven community development and land use planning towards a sustainable community design within cultural and socio-economically diverse communities
- Provide technical assistance to individuals and families resulting in economic development of 39 new micro-enterprises
- Fostered working relationships between citizens and developers of two residential developments resulting in the creation of a socially responsive and LEED Registered development plan
- Developed and delivered web-based communications technologies including creation of e-newsletter, blog, web site, and PR editorials
- Provided research for community wide public information and education campaigns for 20 year Federal and County Master Plans
- Co-launched trainings in the Discovery Process™ (ethnographic research method for the creation of citizen driven public policy) for government agencies, private sector and universities
Skills and Qualifications Highlights
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Education
M.S. Degree Cultural Anthropology - Vermont College - Montpelier, Vermont
Thesis: "The Social Ecology of Women as Transformational Leaders"
B.S. Degree Cultural Anthropology - Southern Oregon University - Ashland, Oregon
Keywords
Technical writing and editing, E-Newsletter, Collaborative, Cultural Competency, Innovative Community Outreach, Event Management and Promotion, PC Competent, Team Player, Community Planning and Development, Detail and Task Oriented, Presenter, Trainer, Personable, Business Development, Project Management, Social Ecologist Researcher, Strategic Planning, Certified NLP Master Practitioner and Trainer, M.S. Cultural Anthropology, Certified Hypnotherapist, Culturally Based Issue Management, Conflict Resolution
Publications
- "Wind Energy and Public Perception" Right of Way Magazine, International Right of Way Association, May/June 2009, pp. 32-35.
- JKA Group Newsletter: published quarterly online since 2009. http://www.jkagroup.com/Docs/2010-Fall-Newletter.pdf
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