Solutions‘ readers and contributors share some common traits, which I’ll call “Solutions skill sets and aptitudes,” that enable us to detect problems, explore approaches, design solutions, and produce viable real-world policies, practices, and products. The evidence is right here in this issue of Solutions (as well as any back issue you might peruse): An interdisciplinary […]
Author Archives: Peter Schoonmaker
Peter Schoonmaker is founding chair of the MFA in Collaborative Design at Pacific Northwest College of Art, founding president of Illahee, and past board president of Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center. Peter’s background is in nonprofit entrepreneurship and ecological research, with field experience throughout North America’s west coast as well as New England, the Rocky Mountains, Brazil, and Peru. He has worked with conservation organizations, community groups, government agencies, and natural resource businesses to design local, regional and international initiatives and partnerships. He holds a BA in Biology from Colorado College, and a PhD in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology from Harvard University.