Abby Fullem
Senior Associate
Abby Fullem (she/hers) is a Senior Associate at the Consensus Building Institute, where she works on the facilitation of multi-stakeholder engagement and mediation processes, conducts stakeholder and conflict assessments, and supports collaborative networks and coalitions. She focuses on developing and implementing equitable processes, strengthening collaborative capacity, and helping groups navigate through conflict.
Abby became interested in environmental and land use conflicts while working on the multi-use public lands of Wyoming with ranchers and state and federal governments. She then worked in environmental alternate dispute resolution in the western United States, helping diverse groups—including ranchers, tribal representatives, scientists, and government staff—co-manage watersheds and forests. She has since moved back to the east coast and has experience with local, state, and national projects pertaining to natural resources, land use, climate change, transportation, renewable energy, affordable housing, superfund clean-ups, drought, drinking water, and community safety.
Outside of work you’ll find Abby building community, learning the trumpet, dancing, and making dinner with friends.
Education
Abby holds a B.S. in geology from Haverford College, where she graduated cum laude; a Master’s in city planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and a 40-hour conflict resolution and mediation certificate in accordance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 233 § 23C.
Writing on CBI.org:
Exemplary Projects
- Hudson Valley Alliance for Housing & Conservation
- Massachusetts Fisheries and Habitat Working Groups on Offshore Wind
- Broadway and Cambridge Street Safety Improvement Project Working Groups
- Combined Sewer Overflows Joint Control Plan
- Massachusetts Municipal Association Strategic Planning
Clients
The following is a partial list of clients:
Federal Agencies
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Region 1, Region 3)
- U.S. Forest Service (Region 3)
- The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
State Agencies
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
- Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game
- Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
- Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
- Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
- Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Local Municipalities
- Arlington, MA
- Barnstable, MA
- Brookline, MA
- Cambridge, MA
- Somerville, MA
Nonprofit Organizations And Groups
- Aspen Institute
- Cobble Hill Tenants Group
- Harvard University Climate Action Accelerator
- Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail
- Massachusetts Municipal Association
- Merrimack Valley Planning Commission
- Metrowest Conservation Alliance
- Northeast Regional Ocean Council
- Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
- Regional Conservation Partnership Network
- Responsible Offshore Science Alliance
- SitingClean Collaborative
- Somerville Climate Convening