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Barbara J. Mirk

Consultant, Resource Strategies Group
bmirk@gth-law.com
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Phone: 253.620.6422
Fax: 253.620.6565

Wells Fargo Plaza
1201 Pacific Avenue, Suite 2100
Tacoma, Washington 98402

Primary Areas of Practice

Negotiating and facilitating complex environmental issues, Strategic Planning, Project Coordination.

Education

University of Washington

Professional History

  • Joined the firm in January 1990
  • Special Assistant to the Director, Washington State Department of Trade & Economic Development, 1986 to 1990
  • Confidential Secretary to the Commissioner of Public Lands and Secretary to the Board of Natural Resources, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, 1981 to 1983

Representative Cases/Transactions

  • Facilitating the Puget Sound and Coastal Washington Hatchery Reform Project, 2000 to present
  • Facilitating the Columbia Basin Hatchery Reform Project, 2006 to present
  • Facilitating discussions with multiple stakeholders in the Los Angeles area’s Central and West Coast Basins to determine possible solutions to the recharge and management of groundwater resources, 2006 to present
  • Member of Governor Locke's Water Policy Team, 2000 to 2004.
  • Assisted the lead facilitator, Jim Waldo, in resolving contract issues between California State Water Contractors resulting in the "Monterey Agreement," 1994
  • Facilitation of multiple negotiations involving California water issues, 1994 to 2006
  • Assisted the City of Tacoma in developing the Thea Foss Waterway Environmental Master Plan for downtown Tacoma, 1991 to 1994
  • Assisted in facilitating the Puyallup Land Claims Settlement, 1984-1986; Puyallup Implementation Assistance Committee to include assisting in conducting Puyallup Settlement implementation workshops and developing a history of the negotiations, 1990 to 1992