Natural Lifeways Inc.

Environmental Improvement Consulting

We focus our consulting work on research for development: development of your operations that results in environmental improvement. We produce policies, programs and projects that work to produce tangible changes in specified environments.

We ask interested parties to begin collaborating with us by reviewing descriptions of some of our recent consulting projects posted below. Paper and disk copies of recent project reports are also available by mail from our lead consultant.

Next, contact our lead consultant to arrange a free half-day of demonstration work at your organization. During this half-day, some of our team members will discuss your ideas and a strategy for change through our consulting work.

The result of these no-obligation negotiations will be a consulting contract proposal with projected schedules and budgets. Your signatory approval marks the start of our formal work in the contract period.

Our rates are your rates: We work on a contract-hour basis at the median rate for mid-level managers in your organization with education to the masters and doctorate levels and 10 or more years of experience.

We specialize in performing 5 major organizational strategies:

1. Research and development of new governance and policy initiatives;

2. Cooperative marketing and sales services that assist in public relation campaigns to begin the implementation of governance and policy changes;

3. Conducting quarterly meetings to guide governance, executive and membership groups;

4. Financial policy administration, and

5. Ecological resource management.

Confidential management advising, small group, team-based consulting, marketing and public relations projects, temporary project staffing, contract administration and client-specific services.

2002: Cooperated in establishment of the WV Sustainable Tourism Task Force with WV-DEP and the WV Division of Tourism.

2002: Williams, John M., Baisden, D. and Wagner, T. (2002). Case Studies in WV Eco-tourism. Presentation at the WV Sustainable Tourism Conference, April 2002.

2001: Developed and established the WV Eco-tourism Association in partnership with 6 independent small businesses.

2001: Williams, J.M. (2001). Pre-application proposal to Americorps State for Small-town renaissance in the West Fork River basin. Project publication for City of Weston: WV.

2001: Williams, J.M. (2001). Evaluation of Early Childhood Educator Training: Phonemic reading Skills Development. Project report for Lewis County Schools, Weston: WV.

2001: Williams, John M. (2001). WV Ecological Tourism Association. Workshop presented at the Sustainable Fair 2001, July 2001.

West Virginia Sustainable Community Design Team