Tom Carpenter

Current

• Executive Director at Hanford Challenge

Past

• Director, Nuclear Oversight Program at Government Accountability Project
• Board Member and Founding Member at Hanford Concerns Council
• Executive Director at Cincinnati Alliance for Responsible Energy

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Education

• Seattle University
• Antioch University

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Connections

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Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Websites

• My Company

Tom Carpenter’s Summary

Executive Director / Non-Profit Management Executive with 25 years of experience guiding the strategic and day-to-day operational success of complex, mission-driven projects and organizations. Outstanding track record of achieving organizational objectives, combined with personal passion for promoting enlightened public policy related to environmental stewardship, social justice, energy regulation, and public safety.

Tom Carpenter’s Specialties:

25+ Years of Public Policy Analysis/Advocacy
Governmental Relations & Lobbying
Legislation Authorship & Legal Brief Development
Public, Community & Media Relations Expertise
Program Management & Budgeting
Strategic Planning & Organizational Development
Relationship-Building & Coalition Formation
Mediation/Arbitration/Collaboration Skills
Staff Management, Training & Team-Building
M.A. Degree in Organizational Design & Renewal
J.D. Credentials & WA State Bar Membership

Tom Carpenter’s Experience

• Executive Director

  Hanford Challenge

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)

  January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  The primary aims of Hanford Challenge are social change, transformation, influencing public policy, and changing cultural norms and mindsets in order to improve the cleanup activities at Hanford. We will hold Hanford accountable, protect whistleblowers, promote discovery of common ground among traditional opponents on the issue of Hanford, and generate creative resolutions and collaborative opportunities for improvement. The desired outcome is a site that performs its cleanup obligations in a transparent, efficient, and creative manner, at a reasonable cost to the taxpayer, and in a fashion that protects worker and public health and safety, the environment, and future generations.
  
  Hanford Challenge is being launched by the Government Accountability Project (GAP), maintaining a tested methodology and years of expertise in the field of nuclear oversight.

• Director, Nuclear Oversight Program

  Government Accountability Project

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)

  January 1985 — December 2007 (23 years )

  The Government Accountability Project’s Nuclear Oversight Program seeks to foster governmental accountability in the area of nuclear facility operation and environmental cleanup. We rely heavily upon whistleblower information and advocate for employees who speak out about serious problems. Through the combined efforts of GAP, employee truth-tellers, public interest groups and honest government officials, we help protect the environment, preserve public and worker health, and challenge corruption.

• Board Member and Founding Member

  Hanford Concerns Council

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Alternative Dispute Resolution industry)

  June 2005 — September 2007 (2 years 4 months)

  The Hanford Concerns Council is an independent forum for resolving tough safety, health, and environmental concerns for CH2M HILL employees.
  
  The Hanford Concerns Council was established to resolve employee concerns about issues of health, safety, or environmental protection at the Hanford facility. The Council has a broad mandate to assess and seek “full, fair and final resolution” of employee concerns in a neutral, safe environment.
  
  I am a Board member, and hold a seat on the Council as an employee advocate. The Hanford Concerns Council was preceded by the Hanford Joint Council, which had the same type of mission for other contractors at Hanford from 1994 until 2002.

• Executive Director

  Cincinnati Alliance for Responsible Energy

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  May 1978 — August 1983 (5 years 4 months)

  Citizens Group in Cincinnati, Ohio, primarily focused on the Zimmer Nuclear Station.

Tom Carpenter’s Education

• Seattle University

  Masters , Organizational Design and Renewal , 2005 — 2007

  Activities and Societies:

  Organizational Systems and Renewal (OSR) program.

• Antioch University

  Juris Doctor , Law , 1983 — 1986

  Antioch School of Law was based in Washington, D.C., and the host institution was in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Antioch School of Law became the David Clarke School of Law at the Univeristy of the District of Columbia.

Additional Information

Tom Carpenter’s Websites:

• My Company

Tom Carpenter’s Interests:

nuclear oversight, Russia nuclear programs, Hanford Nuclear Site, systems renewal, mediation, networking

Tom Carpenter’s Groups:

Hanford Concerns Council, Hanford Advisory Board, Washington State Bar Association

Tom Carpenter’s Contact Settings

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• new ventures
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