Bill Flood : Community Consultant

Clackamas County Arts Alliance and Clackamas County. Assisting in the development of a public art master plan for the Red Soils Campus, 60 acres adjacent to Oregon City which will become the central location for all Clackamas County services. (2007)
Southwest Music School, Beaverton, Oregon. Assisted staff and Board of Directors with development of a strategic plan. (2004-05)
Community Music Center, Portland, Oregon. Assisted in planning and facilitating annual board and staff planning retreats. (2002 & 2003)
Columbia Business Community for the Arts, Vancouver, Washington. Assisted CBCA and the City of Vancouver in developing a local arts agency. (1992-93)
Mid-Valley Arts Council, Salem, Oregon. Assisted the staff and board of directors in developing a cultural assessment of Salem. (1992)
Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement. Planned and facilitated the morning session of a board planning retreat. (1991)
Central City Plan Steering Committee and Metropolitan Arts Commission, Portland, Oregon. Served as cultural planner with the Central City Plan Steering Committee and identified strategies to support local artists and arts organizations along with downtown development. Provided research and management in support of: increasing Portland's public percent-for-art ordinance; developing a private percent-for-art bonus program; boosting arts visibility; drafting arts and economic development policies; clarifying the vision and programs of the Metropolitan Arts Commission; and developing preliminary research and reports for Arts Plan 2000, a regional arts plan. (1985-90)
City of Lincoln City and Oregon Coast Council for the Arts, Lincoln City, Oregon. Served as the cultural planner on a design team which developed a master action plan for the visual and cultural revitalization of Lincoln City, a coastal community plagued with problems associated with strip development. (1988-89)
Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland, Oregon. Designed and implemented a survey of Portland arts organizations to determine interest in a shared facility. (1986)

Portland State University Office of Academic Excellence, Portland, Oregon. Facilitated a six-month faculty self-study group focused on cultural diversity issues. (1997-98)
Catholic Charities, Portland, Oregon. Conducted interviews with staff of El Programa Hispano and Catholic Charities with the goal of enhancing understanding and communications. (1998)
Unlearning Racism/Building Diversity workshops. Worked with Tools for Diversity, a group of Portland-based trainers, in providing diversity trainings. Contracts included training 200 Washington County law enforcement officials, teachers from Germany, and social service employees. (1992-97)
Metropolitan Youth Commission, Portland, Oregon. Trained youth participants of the Portland Youth Planning Project, a youth leadership project, in methods of community planning and organizing. Facilitated brainstorming among youth and youth advocates during 1986 Youth Design Day and developed the report which outlined youth visions for Portland. (1986-88)

University of Oregon Arts and Administration Program, Eugene, Oregon. Currently consulting on the expansion of the University's Arts and Administration Program to Portland, and preparing to teach a course on community cultural development. (2006-current)
U.S. Embassy, Berlin, Germany. Served as faculty for the May, 2006 American Studies Seminar Imagining (the) American Community(ies) in History, Politics and the Arts.
Fachhochschule Potsdam, Germany. Served as guest faculty member for this cultural management program in Potsdam.
University of Oregon Arts and Administration Program Professional Resource Council, Eugene, Oregon. I serve as a guest lecturer and advise student and faculty on community cultural development and cultural management issues. (1996-present)
Portland State University School of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland, Oregon. Guest lecturer on culture and sustainability for graduate course Planning in the Pacific Northwest. (2004)
Arizona Arts Commission, Phoenix, Arizona. Presented a training workshop on conducting community cultural assessments. (1999)
Center for Community Change, Boise, Idaho. Developed a housing and community economic development curriculum for the Northwest Cluster, a group of community development organizations serving Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. (1997-98)
Community Strategic Training Institute, Portland, Oregon. Co-trainer in day-long training: Exploring the Tools of Cultural Workshop. (1991, 92, 93)
Marylhurst College for Lifelong Learning, Marylhurst, Oregon. Taught courses on techniques of community cultural development and on understanding the cultures of Portland. Supervised liberal arts students working in various community settings. (1984-89)

Advocacy Institute, Leadership for a Changing World, Washington DC. Served as the local site visit partner to review an Oregon finalist in the Leadership for a Changing World program. (2004)
Idaho Arts Commission, Boise, Idaho. Evaluated the Building Community Bridges grants program and documented arts partnership projects. (2003)
Oregon Coast Council for the Arts, Newport, Oregon. Evaluated the impact of the Family Arts Agenda Program. (1990)
National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies, Washington D.C. Developed a national research report to assist local arts agencies and municipalities in encouraging developers to integrate public art with private development projects. (1989)

Do Jump Theatre! Portland, Oregon. In 2004 I assisted in developing the organization's strategic plan and drafted a grant to the Oregon Community Foundation. Also in 2004 I assisted with developing program partners for the production of Enthusiasmo!, and I am assisting again in this way. (2008)
Idaho Commission on the Arts. Boise, Idaho. Reviewed Building Community Bridges grant proposals. (2002 & 2003)
Vancouver Public Schools, Vancouver, Washington. Consulted on the development of a successful grant to develop the curriculum for a model K-12 dance education program. (1989-90)
Kentucky Department of the Arts, Frankfort, KY. Evaluated community-artist-in-residence project grants. (1988 & 1989)
Portland Civic Theatre, Portland, Oregon. Developed a $1,000,000 capital improvement grant. (1988)



Program Development and Management Oregon Community Colleges. Served as Coordinator for two academies training leaders from all 17 Oregon community colleges. Consortium of Neighborhood Cultural and Youth Organizations, Berlin, Germany. Currently serving as primary planner and manager for a June, 2006 cultural festival for the Berlin neighborhood of Alt-Treptow. Portland Community College, Portland, Oregon. Served as Coordinator for a 2005 model workforce training project involving five partner Oregon community colleges. Project culminated in the first Oregon Pathways to Advancement Academy with participants from all 17 Oregon community colleges Portland Institute for Contemporary Arts (PICA), Portland, Oregon. Served as Institute Coordinator for the 2004 Time-Based Art Festival. National School Leadership Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona. Planned and facilitated a 3-day conference program on "Building Community in Schools." (1995) Metropolitan Human Relations Commission, Portland, Oregon. Worked with the Gresham, Oregon, Public Schools to develop a model program bridging the language barriers experienced by their parents and the Public Schools. (1989) City of Boise, Idaho. Developed a public art program for the Boise Arts Commission and Boise Redevelopment Agency. (1988-89) Northwest Triangle/Pearl Arts Festival, Portland, Oregon Planned and managed large neighborhood arts festivals. (1988 & 1989) Metropolitan Human Relations Commission, Portland, Oregon. Worked with a team of consultants in organizing a conference on discrimination against people with AIDS. Researched AIDS-related policies and guidelines of Multnomah County schools and organized a policy development workshop. (1987-88)		"Bill Flood has been a real friend to the community of Echo; he has seen possibilities for us that others often over looked and has made us look at ourselves and appreciate our assets. Sometimes it is hard to focus and pull together ideas to make a vision; Bill knows how to do this and has helped us focus our vision of Echo." - Diane Berry, City Manager Echo, Oregon
Planning and Facilitation with Public Agencies and Private, Non-profit Organizations Clackamas County Arts Alliance and Clackamas County. Assisting in the development of a public art master plan for the Red Soils Campus, 60 acres adjacent to Oregon City which will become the central location for all Clackamas County services. (2007) Southwest Music School, Beaverton, Oregon. Assisted staff and Board of Directors with development of a strategic plan. (2004-05) Community Music Center, Portland, Oregon. Assisted in planning and facilitating annual board and staff planning retreats. (2002 & 2003) Columbia Business Community for the Arts, Vancouver, Washington. Assisted CBCA and the City of Vancouver in developing a local arts agency. (1992-93) Mid-Valley Arts Council, Salem, Oregon. Assisted the staff and board of directors in developing a cultural assessment of Salem. (1992) Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement. Planned and facilitated the morning session of a board planning retreat. (1991) Central City Plan Steering Committee and Metropolitan Arts Commission, Portland, Oregon. Served as cultural planner with the Central City Plan Steering Committee and identified strategies to support local artists and arts organizations along with downtown development. Provided research and management in support of: increasing Portland's public percent-for-art ordinance; developing a private percent-for-art bonus program; boosting arts visibility; drafting arts and economic development policies; clarifying the vision and programs of the Metropolitan Arts Commission; and developing preliminary research and reports for Arts Plan 2000, a regional arts plan. (1985-90) City of Lincoln City and Oregon Coast Council for the Arts, Lincoln City, Oregon. Served as the cultural planner on a design team which developed a master action plan for the visual and cultural revitalization of Lincoln City, a coastal community plagued with problems associated with strip development. (1988-89) Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland, Oregon. Designed and implemented a survey of Portland arts organizations to determine interest in a shared facility. (1986) Developing Multicultural Competence Portland State University Office of Academic Excellence, Portland, Oregon. Facilitated a six-month faculty self-study group focused on cultural diversity issues. (1997-98) Catholic Charities, Portland, Oregon. Conducted interviews with staff of El Programa Hispano and Catholic Charities with the goal of enhancing understanding and communications. (1998) Unlearning Racism/Building Diversity workshops. Worked with Tools for Diversity, a group of Portland-based trainers, in providing diversity trainings. Contracts included training 200 Washington County law enforcement officials, teachers from Germany, and social service employees. (1992-97) Metropolitan Youth Commission, Portland, Oregon. Trained youth participants of the Portland Youth Planning Project, a youth leadership project, in methods of community planning and organizing. Facilitated brainstorming among youth and youth advocates during 1986 Youth Design Day and developed the report which outlined youth visions for Portland. (1986-88) Teaching, Training University of Oregon Arts and Administration Program, Eugene, Oregon. Currently consulting on the expansion of the University's Arts and Administration Program to Portland, and preparing to teach a course on community cultural development. (2006-current) U.S. Embassy, Berlin, Germany. Served as faculty for the May, 2006 American Studies Seminar Imagining (the) American Community(ies) in History, Politics and the Arts. Fachhochschule Potsdam, Germany. Served as guest faculty member for this cultural management program in Potsdam. University of Oregon Arts and Administration Program Professional Resource Council, Eugene, Oregon. I serve as a guest lecturer and advise student and faculty on community cultural development and cultural management issues. (1996-present) Portland State University School of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland, Oregon. Guest lecturer on culture and sustainability for graduate course Planning in the Pacific Northwest. (2004) Arizona Arts Commission, Phoenix, Arizona. Presented a training workshop on conducting community cultural assessments. (1999) Center for Community Change, Boise, Idaho. Developed a housing and community economic development curriculum for the Northwest Cluster, a group of community development organizations serving Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. (1997-98) Community Strategic Training Institute, Portland, Oregon. Co-trainer in day-long training: Exploring the Tools of Cultural Workshop. (1991, 92, 93) Marylhurst College for Lifelong Learning, Marylhurst, Oregon. Taught courses on techniques of community cultural development and on understanding the cultures of Portland. Supervised liberal arts students working in various community settings. (1984-89) Program Evaluation, Writing, Documentation Advocacy Institute, Leadership for a Changing World, Washington DC. Served as the local site visit partner to review an Oregon finalist in the Leadership for a Changing World program. (2004) Idaho Arts Commission, Boise, Idaho. Evaluated the Building Community Bridges grants program and documented arts partnership projects. (2003) Oregon Coast Council for the Arts, Newport, Oregon. Evaluated the impact of the Family Arts Agenda Program. (1990) National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies, Washington D.C. Developed a national research report to assist local arts agencies and municipalities in encouraging developers to integrate public art with private development projects. (1989) Grants Development, Management, Evaluation Do Jump Theatre! Portland, Oregon. In 2004 I assisted in developing the organization's strategic plan and drafted a grant to the Oregon Community Foundation. Also in 2004 I assisted with developing program partners for the production of Enthusiasmo!, and I am assisting again in this way. (2008) Idaho Commission on the Arts. Boise, Idaho. Reviewed Building Community Bridges grant proposals. (2002 & 2003) Vancouver Public Schools, Vancouver, Washington. Consulted on the development of a successful grant to develop the curriculum for a model K-12 dance education program. (1989-90) Kentucky Department of the Arts, Frankfort, KY. Evaluated community-artist-in-residence project grants. (1988 & 1989) Portland Civic Theatre, Portland, Oregon. Developed a $1,000,000 capital improvement grant. (1988)