How We Can Help
End-to-End Workshop Facilitation
- Developing and planning activities to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration
- Leading and facilitating through creative and innovative techniques aimed at building bridges across disparate groups
- Interdisciplinary team building
- Building agendas, guides, and theories of change
- Identifying opportunities for continued engagement and action-oriented workshop outcomes
Strategic Environmental Consulting
- Provide expert advice around:
◦ Climate adaptation
◦ Wildfire and smoke readiness
◦ Implementation science
◦ Air pollution toxicology
◦ Air quality monitoring - Identify new opportunities and possibilities for interdisciplinary team building
- Develop theories of change, organizational goals, and mission statements
Community Engagement
- Develop outreach plans to foster new relationships with community-based organizations
- Identify shared goals across multiple stakeholder groups
- Create and facilitate planning processes to affect organizational change
- Develop and share frameworks to promote continuous engagement throughout and after project timelines
Mission Statement
Enhancing interdisciplinary collaboration across the environmental sciences by fostering collaboration and breaking down silos through innovative facilitation and intentional community engagement—all underpinned by scientific expertise.
About Us
Savannah M. D’Evelyn, Ph.D.
Dr. Savannah D’Evelyn spearheads collaborative, community-focused research and implementation across disciplines touching climate adaptation and environmental health. She started Ark Valley Consulting in 2023 to support organizations and agencies with expert facilitation and guidance on community engagement, climate adaptation, air quality monitoring, wildfire smoke readiness, and risk communication.
Dr. D’Evelyn earned her Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology from the University of California, Davis in 2020, where her dissertation focused on a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project investigating the toxicological impacts of climate-driven air pollution in Imperial Valley, California. As a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Washington, Dr. D’Evelyn focused on the community impacts of wildfire smoke as a Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP) Fellow. In this role, she honed her interdisciplinary facilitation skillset while working with representatives spanning the fields of forestry, air quality, and public health.
Today, Dr. D’Evelyn is continuing her interdisciplinary research as an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado in the School of Public Health. She works with organizations like the Environmental Protection Agency, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Colorado Department of Public Health, The Nature Conservancy, and the World Forestry Center to enhance community engagement and cultivate interdisciplinary collaborations. She also facilitates single and multiday workshops, panels, and focus groups that bring disparate groups together around a shared challenge or research question. Dr. D’Evelyn possesses a vast network of practitioners, policymakers, and scientists dedicated to advancing climate adaptation solutions that enhance human health while safeguarding our natural environment. This collaborative effort underscores Dr. D’Evelyn’s commitment to fostering a sustainable future for both people and the planet.
Our Relevant Publications
D’Evelyn, SM. 2023. Air quality monitoring networks support more climate-resilient communities. Aspen Global Change Institute. Research Review. Read here.
D’Evelyn SM, Blancas M, Pollowitz M, Haugo RD, Masuda YJ, Prichard SJ, Ray K, Walker EG, Spector JT, 2023. Mobilizing through dialogue: building interdisciplinary partnerships among forest health, wildland fire, and public health sectors to find solutions to address the impact of wildland fire smoke on communities. Environmental Research Communications. doi: 10.1088/2515-7620/acc014
D’Evelyn SM, Wood LM, Desautel C, Errett NA, Ray K, Spector JT, Alvarado E, 2023. Learning to Live with Smoke: Characterizing Wildland Fire and Prescribed Fire Smoke Risk Communication in Rural Washington. Environmental Research: Health. doi: 10.1088/2752-5309/acdbe3
D’Evelyn SM, Jung J, Alvarado E, Baumgartner J, Caligiuri P, Hagmann RK, Henderson SB, Hessburg PF, Hopkins S, Kasner EJ, Krawchuk MA, Krenz JE, Lydersen JM, Marlier ME, Masuda YJ, Metlen K, Mittelstaedt GD, Prichard SJ, Schollaert CL, Smith EB, Stevens JT, Tessum CW, Reeb-Whitaker C, Wilkins JL, Wolff NH, Wood LM, Haugo RD, Spector JT, 2022. Wildfire, smoke exposure, human health, and environmental justice need to be integrated into forest restoration and management. Current Environmental Health Reports. doi: 10.1007/s40572-022-00355-7
D’Evelyn, SM. 2022. Smoke-Ready communities: Learning to live with wildfire smoke. Aspen Global Change Institute. Research Review. Read here.
What Our Clients Are Saying
“The panel discussion you facilitated was definitely the highlight out of everything for me!”