James Stoddard Gruber, P.E. Ph.D.
CURRICULUM VITAE
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E-mail: [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL FOCUS
Committed to working for sustainable community development and conservation through
capacity and social capital building, teaching, and research. This includes over 30 years
of experience in public sector community and environmental management, environmental
NGO management, teaching, and facilitating collaborative multi-sectoral and multistakeholder sustainable development initiatives.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. - University of Zagreb: Doctor of Natural Sciences in the Field of Environmental
Science, International Multidisciplinary Ph. D. Study “Environmental Management”,
Dissertation: Principles of Effective and Sustainable Community Based Natural
Resource Management, 2009
M.P.A. - Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government: Masters of Public
Administration, 1985
M.S. - Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Masters of Science, 1975
B.S. - San Diego State University: Bachelors of Science, Civil Engineering, 1973
London University, Queen Mary College: International Program, 1970-71
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
License:
Professional Civil Engineer (P.E.) State of New Hampshire, USA
2010-Current Chairperson of the Department
Director of the PhD Program and Core Faculty Member,
Department of Environmental Studies,
Antioch University New England, Keene, NH
Currently Chairperson of the Department and Director of the Environmental Studies PhD
Program. Previous Director of the Master’s of Science in Resource Management and
Conservation program and the Sustainable Development and Climate Change MS degree
concentration. Mentor PhD students. Core faculty member teaching sustainability
courses such as: Building Sustainable Organizations and Ecological Economics & Public
Policy, and teaching organizational and management courses such as: Public Financial
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Administration and Proposal Writing. Member, Environmental Studies Department
Leadership Team
1995-2010
Associate and Core Faculty Member, Environmental Studies
Department, Antioch University New England, Keene, NH:
Academic areas of focus and primary areas of teaching: Environmental Policy,
Ecological Economics, Neoclassical Economics, Building Sustainable Organizations,
Financial Management for Public and Non-Profit Organizations, and Proposal
Development and Grant Writing. Lecturer in Social Aspects on Conservation and
Development, Environmental Consulting and Assistance, and Solid Waste Management.
Research focus: Effective strategies for managing common-pool resources. Recently
completed an international study on Community-Based Natural Resource Management as
an approach for managing environmental commons.
Current and past university committee and related activities: Chair of the Energy SubGroup - Carbon Neutrality Task Force; Member, Sustainability & Social Justice
Committee; Representative for the ES Department at the Council of Environmental
Deans and Directors meetings; Member of several search committees including
President, Vice President of Academic Advancement and Director of Grants
Administration; and previous member President’s Council.
1993- 2009
Founding Executive Director, Co-Founder, and Project Manager of
Antioch New England Institute (ANEI) of Antioch University New
England, Keene, NH
Co-Founded and Directed Antioch New England Institute (ANEI). ANEI promotes a
vibrant and sustainable environment, economy, and society by encouraging informed
civic engagement. It provides training, programs, and resources (U.S. and international)
in leadership development, community capacity building, environmental education, and
environmental policy development and implementation. Responsible for directing the
Institute, developing Institute programs and staff, and directing community initiatives.
Over 60 local, regional, and international initiatives/projects are either on-going or have
been competed during the last 15 years (www.anei.org). The work of the Institute has
been recognized through numerous awards by state and regional organizations.
1992-1994
Executive Director, Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste Management
District, Vermont
As first Executive Director, developed and managed implementation of eleven-town
district programs including: ordinance drafting; creating financial management systems;
community negotiations; long-range financial planning; developing a regional recycling
program and landfill. Proposed and negotiated a two-state consolidated solid waste
program. This includes a double-lined landfill facility in Lebanon, NH; a recycling and
household hazardous waste facility in Hartford, VT; a replacement landfill in Vermont;
and comprehensive educational program managed by the Vermont solid waste district.
1985-1992
Acting Town Manager and Assistant Town Manager
Town of Hartford, Vermont
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Managed and administered all functions, services, activities of Town government under
direction of Town Manager or Board of Selectmen. Prepared and provided oversight on
$6.5 million annual budget. Drafted ordinances, planned and prepared capital budget,
developed and implemented a range of user and environmental impact fee programs, and
supervised staff (140 employees). Converted the unlined landfill into a comprehensive,
$1.5 million state-of-the-art recycling, household hazardous waste, environmental
education and waste management facility. This facility has received national recognition
from Congress and the White House for its innovative approach to facilitating change
through education.
1992-1994
Assistant City Manager - Consultant
City of Lebanon, New Hampshire
Manage special projects including developing a joint, two-state, Upper Valley solid waste
program; negotiating Police and Public Works union contracts; developing a Public
Access Cable Television system including creating a non-profit corporation and
executing a franchise contract; and developing a city-wide bikeway system including
conversion of an abandoned rail-bed to a bikeway.
1983-1984
Civil Engineer (PE)
State of New Hampshire, Department of Transportation
Supervised public works construction contractors for New Hampshire DOT.
1979-1983
Project Manager
Total Environmental Action Foundation, Keene, New Hampshire
Advised state and federal agencies (T.V.A., H.U.D., D.O.E., and states of MA, PA, NH,
and NY) on energy conservation and renewable energy policies, codes and programs.
1976-1978
Town Engineer
Town of Swansea, Massachusetts
Public works and facilities engineer including landfill, composting, highways, and parks.
EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS DEVELOPED AND/OR DIRECTED AT
ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY NEW ENGLAND (Current and Former)
Minnehaha Creek Watershed Climate Change and Stormwater Adaptation Study
(2011-present) Work under this two year NOAA funded watershed project in the
Minneapolis, MN region focuses on developing and facilitating a multi-stakeholder planning
process for developing local adaption action plans for extreme weather events. This includes
examining precipitation and land use trends within the watershed, assessing existing
stormwater management systems, and identifying ways to adapt to climate change.
Sunapee Watershed Infrastructure - Climate Change Adaptation Project (2009-2011)
This two year NOAA supported, multi-town initiative is focused on designing and
implementing a decision-support program for adapting the local civil infrastructure to climate
change. This regional initiative includes both a technical analysis of the regional watershed
infrastructure and a public outreach, education, and stakeholder participation program that is
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designed to support local government decision making on adaptation. Adaptation approaches
included adoption of land use and low-impact development policies, enhancement of the
current stormwater management systems, and related approaches.
New Hampshire Community Technical Assistance Project (CTAP) for Local
Government Growth Planning (2004-2008). Direct the CTAP initiative which provided
land-use planning support and technical assistance for the 26 towns and cities affected by the
anticipated widening of interstate highway I-93. This work included engaging local
governments, local nonprofits and state government agencies in both planning the technical
assistance that is needed and in providing this assistance over a five-year period. Through
CTAP towns have a unique opportunity to work together with neighboring communities to
plan for shared long-term needs.
Cool Monadnock (2007-2010) Co-director of a joint initiative with Clean Air-Cool Planet to
achieve energy and greenhouse gas reduction through community action in the Monadnock
Region of New Hampshire. This three year initiative, in close cooperation with local
governments and the regional planning commission, is conducting energy and greenhouse
gas (GHG) assessments and the development of a regional climate change and energy action
plan through a broad participatory process.
The New Hampshire Selectperson Institute (1999-2010). Co-founded and directed the
Selectperson Institute that has already served over 70 New Hampshire towns. It includes
sessions on management and leadership, as well as technical issues faced by Board of
Selectmen members everywhere. It also focuses on giving participants the skills necessary to
engage their constituents in developing and implementing policies and programs for their
communities. These skills can help avoid litigation, bridge divisions within the town,
enhance volunteerism and improve community life.
A Recycling-Based Economy for Sullivan County, New Hampshire (2005-2009).
Designed this regional initiative that includes developing, through a broad multi-stakeholder
process, a sustainable, recycling-based integrated waste management program that
emphasizes both reducing the volume and toxicity of waste through recycling, waste
reduction, reuse, composting, proper management of household hazardous waste, and
effective management of residuals. The plan explores economic development opportunities
that promote public-private partnerships for waste management and strive to maximize job
creation opportunities.
Volunteerism, Civic Engagement and Philanthropy in the Baltics (2001-2003). Worked
with communities in the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) to develop community
action and resource distribution through the establishment of nonprofit community
foundations. These community foundations were established through a broad citizen
engagement process in six communities and now serve as local community forums and
catalysts for community change. We worked in partnership with the Baltic-American
Partnership Fund, Quebec-Labrador Foundation, and national nongovernmental
organizations and civic leaders in each of the six communities.
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Keene Pathways and Monadnock Pathways (1993-1995 and 2006-2009). Consulted with
the City of Keene and a local citizens' group, Pathways for Keene, in order to engage citizens
in planning and building an extensive bike and pedestrian pathway system throughout the
City. Recent success of the growing use of the multi-use pathways systems in the
Monadnock Region of New Hampshire has led to a need to convene a wide range of
stakeholders and develop an umbrella organization in order to collaboratively coordinate
efforts of numerous local user groups.
Bulgarian National Solid Waste Policy (1994-1998). Assisted Bulgaria’s Ministry of
Environment to design and implement a national environmental solid waste policy. The
policy development process under contract with the Institute for Sustainable Communities
included developing a series of trainings, seminars, and conferences for Ministry staff, local
government, and other stakeholders; developing workbooks and manuals; providing technical
and policy assistance; assisting with public hearings; supporting their development of local
plans and model local ordinances; organizing and conducting a Ministry delegation seminar
in the U.S., supporting the drafting of a national policy and the introduction of new national
solid waste legislation. After passage of national legislation (1996), a national training
program was organized for local government implementation of the legislation. Work was
done under a partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Communities.
The New Hampshire Rural Community Toxic Waste Project (1997-1998). Provided, in
partnership with the Southwest Regional Planning Commission, a technical assistance and
training program to 59 rural towns in New Hampshire that enabled them to work
cooperatively to develop regional, comprehensive, long-term programs for household and
small-quantity business hazardous waste disposal.
OTHER LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND
IMPLEMENTATION EXPERIENCE
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City of Keene, NH - Consultant/partnership with the City on the disorderly neighborhood
issue, capacity building session for department heads, pathways master plan
development, household hazardous waste management, and other community
sustainability issues.
Vermont’s Energy Future – Facilitator for community forum
The New Hampshire Local Government Leadership Institute – Co-Founder and Instructor
New Hampshire’s Selectperson Institute- Co-Founder and Instructor
Governor's Solid Waste Technical Advisory Committee, Vermont- Member
New Hampshire Great Bay Estuarine Reserve Plan – Consultant
The Institute for Nonprofit Management - Instructor
Vermont State Solid Waste Plan - Consultant
Planning Committee for US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National
Household Hazardous Waste Conference- Member
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Waste Paint Recycling Committee Member
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Vermont Solid Waste Plan Revision – Consultant
Northern Sustainable Communities Network – Consultant
New Hampshire Community 20/20 Leadership Initiative – Consultant
Keene Resource Awareness Center - Consultant
US National Energy Code – Consultant
Coburn Woods, New Hampshire, Community Environmental Management Plan –
Consultant
Vermont Act 200 (Growth Bill) Legislative Committee- Member
State of Rhode Island Eco-Depot and Recycling Education Center - Consultant
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund - Consultant
Copicut Woods, Massachusetts: A Plan for Community Environmental Programs Consultant
Tennessee Valley Authority Residential Energy Policy – Consultant
State of Pennsylvania Housing Energy Conservation Initiative – Consultant
State of Massachusetts Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Programs Consultant
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SUMMARY OF INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL-SOCIAL
POLICY ASSISTANCE WORK
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Bulgaria (1994-1998): U.S. Project Manager under an initiative of the Institute for
Sustainable Communities for a four-year project to assist the Bulgarian Government in
developing a national solid waste policy and supporting national legislation through a
multi-level, open policy development process
Croatia (2005/9): Lecturer for courses on Environmental Policy and Communication,
Post-Graduate Environmental Management Study, University of Zagreb, Zagreb,
Croatia.
Democratic Republic of the Congo (2014): Consultation on solid waste management
strategies in Kinshasa for local community organizations.
Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia (2001-2002): Consulted to local governments and
regional NGOs on building social capacity through participatory planning and
engagement of citizen. Delivered trainings and provided consultation in all three Baltic
States. This 18 month project was supported through the Baltic American Partnership
Fund in partnership with the Quebec Labrador Foundation – Atlantic Center for the
Environment.
Ecuador (2015): Assistance to Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja communitybased conservation in High Andean Wetlands thought community-stakeholder
processes and workshops.
Latvia (1993): Participated in a public officials environmental professional exchange
program under a program of Project Harmony of Vermont. This project included a
two-week study tour and consultations in Latvia. (1993)
Macedonia and Albania (1997): Participant with local and national officials in
Macedonia and Albania regarding a bilateral strategic planning process for solid waste
management within the watershed of Lake Ohrid.
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Mexico (2008): Research in Oaxaca on sustainable forestry management through a
community-based natural resource management approach
Romania (2008): Research in Apuseni Mountains region on their community-based
natural resource management approach.
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SELECTED ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMITTEES (Current and
Former)
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US Council of Environmental Deans and Directors, National Council for Science and
the Environment
Member, Selection Committee, Annual Intern for the Progress Caucus, US House of
Representatives, Washington, DC
Member, World Conservation Union, Commission on Environmental, Economic, and
Social Policy (CEESP) and the Theme on Governance, Equity, and Rights (TGER)
Member, International Association for the Study of the Commons
Member, Planning Committee for EPA National Household Hazardous Waste
Conference
Member, Governor's Solid Waste Technical Advisory Committee,
Member, Vermont Act 200 (Growth Bill) Legislative Committee
Chairman, Upper Valley Household Hazardous Waste Committee
Executive Committee Member, Upper Valley - Lake Sunapee Regional Planning
Commission
Member, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Waste Paint Recycling Consensus
Committee
SCIENTIFIC PAPERS IN JOURNALS
Gruber J. S., Rhoades J. L., Simpson M., Stack, L, Yetka L.,Wood R. Enhancing Climate
Change Adaptation: Strategies for community engagement and university-community
partnerships. J Environmental Studies and Science. 2015.
Gruber J. S., Characteristics of Effective and Sustainable Community Based Natural
Resource Management: An Application of Q Methodology for Forest Projects, Journal of
Conservation and Society, 9(2): 159-171, 2011
Gruber J. S., Key Principles of Community-Based Natural Resource Management: A
synthesis and interpretation of identified effective approaches for managing the commons,
print version of Environmental Management, January 2010. 45:52-66
Duncan, G, J. Gruber, F. Dewey, G. Myers, R. Lees., Evaluation of Carotid Stenosis by
Phonoangiography, New England Journal of Medicine, 1975. Vol. 293:1124-1128
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SCIENTIFIC PAPERS AT CONGRESSES
Gruber, J. S., The People’s Voice in Climate Change Adaptation Initiatives (with Reeve
Gutsell), Presented at the Association of Environmental Studies and Science (AESS)
Conference, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 29 June 2011
Gruber, J. S., Perspectives of Effective and Sustainable Community Based Natural
Resource Management: An Application of Q Methodology. Presented at the 15th Annual
International Sustainable Development Research Conference, Utrecht University, The
Netherlands 5- 8 July 2009
Gruber, J. S., Key Principles of Community-Based Natural Resource Management: A
synthesis and interpretation of identified effective approaches for managing the
commons. Presented at the International Association for the Study of the Commons, 12th
Biennial Conference held in Cheltenham, England, July 2008.
Gruber J., Staynov M., Markowitz P., and Kostadinova T., Bulgaria Solid Waste Policy
Demonstration Project: A model of broad-based empowerment for environmental change,
World Bank International Workshop on Community Based Natural Resource
Management, Washington, D.C., February 1998.
Gruber J., Bulgarian Policy Demonstration Project, Proceeding of the National Solid
Waste Policy Conference, Sofia, Bulgaria, November, 1996
Gruber J., Managing Household Hazardous Waste at a Community Center for
Recycling, Proceedings of 1992 International Conference of the American Public Works
Association
Gruber J. , Considerations in Designing/Constructing a Permanent Household Hazardous
Waste Facility, Proceedings of the 1991 EPA Household Hazardous Waste Conference.
Gruber J. and Fanning M., The Point System: A Simple Passive Solar Design Tool,
Proceedings of the 6th National Passive Solar Conference, 1981
BOOKS
Gruber J. S. and Truesdale J., Establishing a Community Foundation to Promote
Philanthropy Within and for the Benefit of a Community, Baltic American Partnership
Fund, NY, NY, May 2002, 138 p.p.
Benson T. and Gruber J., Building the Timber Framed House, Scribners and Sons, 1980.
NY, NY
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
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Gruber J., Building Sustainable Communities Through New Partnerships of Central and
Local Governments: Lessons Learned from Eastern Europe and New England: 2000
International Conference on Sustainable Development, Environmental Conditions, and
Public Management published in the book Sustainable Development, Environmental
Conditions, and Public Management, National Academy of Public Administration (US)
and National Institute for Research Advance (Japan), Tokyo, Japan, 2002, p. 264-286
OTHER PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS
Gruber, J. S., Contributor to the: Monadnock Sustainability Action Plan, 2011. Developed
jointly with Clean Air – Cool Planet and support from New Hampshire Community
Foundation, 2011, 60 p.p.
Gruber J. S., Schmidt M. Cabot C, and Morrissey M., CTAP: A Guide for Community
Driven Regional Land Use and Transportation Planning, New Hampshire Department of
Transportation, 2008, 52 p.p.
Margles S., Miller T., and Gruber J., CTAP Resource Book #3: Proactive Growth
Management Strategies, New Hampshire Department of Transportation, 2006, 84 p.p.
Margles S., Miller T. and Gruber J., CTAP Resource Book #2: Technical Assistance and
Resource Identification with Introduction to Proactive Growth Planning, New Hampshire
Department of Transportation, 2006, 65 p.p.
Gruber J. and Burgess M., CTAP Resource Book #1: Introduction to Proactive Growth
Planning, New Hampshire Department of Transportation, 2005, 21 p.p.
Seigel K. and Gruber J., Solid Waste Management Issues and Approaches for Natural
Resource Based Tourism Communities of Bulgaria, Training manual prepared for the
Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
November 1998, 96 p.p.
Gruber J., Chalice M., and McKinney J., Developing Local Programs for Integrated Solid
Waste Management Activities in Bulgaria, Training manual prepared for the Bulgarian
Ministry of Environment and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, May 1998, 248
p.p.
Boehme T., Clark D., Gruber J. and Howes T., Public Education and Citizen Involvement
Approaches for Engaging the Community in Solid Waste Issues, Training manual
prepared for the Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, March 1996, 144 p.p.
Gruber J., Solid Waste Policy Options for Bulgaria, Training manual prepared for the
Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, May
1995, 128 p.p.
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Gruber J., MacGillis D., and Glazebrook C., Developing Solid Waste Management
Policy for Bulgaria, Training manual prepared for the Bulgarian Ministry of
Environment and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, March 1995, 130 p.p.
Gruber J., Clark D., Kepler G., Conversion of a Dump into a Community Environmental
Center: A Case Study, Public Works Magazine, February 1993, p. 52-55
Gruber J. and Howe D., A Low Cost Solar Batch Heater, Solar Age Magazine, May 1982
Gruber J. and Oswald D., National Residential Passive Solar Energy Performance Tables,
Prepared for the U. S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, T.E.A. Inc., 1981
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