"Proven Methodology for the Realization of Sustainable Visions"

Bio: Deston Denniston

9+ years experience in Long Range, Strategic, Environmental, and Master planning

7+ years in Real Estate and Construction Management

6+ years experience with Zone, Code and Urban Growth Management issues

Experienced and motivating public speaker

Education: M.S.; B.A.; B.S. Systems Theorist/Designer in Ecology, Built Environments, and Agriculture

Widely Experienced in Project Management, Planning and Analysis

Confident Communication & Leadership Skills



Contracted Services and Volunteerism:

(c) = Contracted (v) = Volunteer

09/2007- Present (v) Kalama Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Member, Kalama, WA

01/2008-02/2008 (c) Inochi, Seminar Coordinator, Clatskanie, OR: Santa Fe, NM, USA

01/2007-08/2007 (v) Days of Discovery Event Planner, Kalama, WA

01/2007-02/2007 (c) Inochi, International Conference Coordinator, Berkeley, CA

11/2005-08/2006 (c) Great Vow Zen Center, Construction Project Manager, Clatskanie, OR

05/2001-09/2004 (v) Terra Commons, Director of Org. Development, Olympia, WA

05/2001-09/2004 (c) Deskoba, Inc. Office and Building Manager, Olympia, WA

05/2001-09/2004 (v) City Of Olympia, Storm Water Plan Public Review, Olympia, WA

05/2000-05/2005 (c) Village Building Convergences, Construction & Ecology Education, Portland, OR

09/1998-06/2000 (c) The Evergreen State College, Facilities Development Public Liaison, Olympia, WA

09/1998-06/2000 (v) The Evergreen State College, Capital Campaign Design and Master Plan Review Committee Member, Olympia, WA


Education

Washington State University Masters of Science GPA: 3.975, Magna Cum Laude, December 2007

Major: Ecological-Agricultural-Economics Systems Analysis;

Minor: Rural & Regional Community Planning

The Evergreen State College Dual Degree, Bachelors of Arts and Sciences with Honors June 2000

Majors: BS, Ecological Design Systems & Theory; BA: Ecological Architecture;

Minors: BS Civil Engineering/Hydrology; BA: Urban Design and Forestry

Instructor of Permaculture System Design, Certified by Jude Hobbs and Tom Ward, 2004

4-H Challenge & Consensus Facilitation (WSU) 1998