stakeholder and public engagement

MISSION Preparing sustainability leaders for tomorrow by creating sustainability solutions for today. “Many business leaders are seeing the relationship between long term success and sustainability, and that’s very heartening.” – Jacqueline Novogratz “If we intend to provide a better life, and a better world for future generations, we can’t ignore the quality of the environment we leave them.” – John Kasich “Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.” – Warren Bennis Gnarly Tree Sustainability Institute (GTSI) is a small, woman-owned, certified B-corporation based in Bloomington, Indiana. We specialize in building organizations’ capacity to address their social, environmental, and economic impacts; making sustainability resources go further from the start; and preparing sustainability students to become sustainability leaders. We do so by teaming.

analysis of emerging technologiesbenefits analysisBusiness process improvementscustomized trainingeconomic modelingpolicy instrument choice and designstrategic-planning

Delion Consulting LLC is a PE-led transportation engineering and planning consulting firm that helps government agencies and engineering firms plan, fund, and manage projects that make roads safer and traffic systems smarter. Founder Carole Delion, PE, spent ten years at the Maryland State Highway Administration, where she built the State's connected and automated vehicle program and served as Deputy Director. The firm is certified EDWOSB, DBE, MBE, and SBE.

federal grant strategy and writingITS/CAV strategyproject managementresearchtraffic operations (TSMO)transportation data planningtransportation engineering and planning consulting

Fairpointe Planning is a woman-owned, specialized transportation consulting firm based in Nashville, Tennessee, serving public agencies across the Southeast and beyond. The firm pairs transportation expertise with meaningful engagement to shape practical, people-centered solutions, and its team brings more than 80 years of combined public and private sector experience.

Community surveys and analysisEngagement and outreachfeasibility studiesGIS and data-driven analysisMultilingual and targeted outreachPerformance dashboards and process improvementprogram and project managementResearch and program managementService and strategic planningSystem performance analysistransit planningtransportation planningWorkshop and meeting facilitation