Professional Membership

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Nicholas C. Zaferatos, Ph.D., AICP
Assistant Professor
Huxley College of Environmental Studies
Western Washington University

Professional Membership:

American Planning Association
American Institute of Certified Planners
American Planning Association, Past District Representative, Washington Chapter
Northwest Tribal Planners Forum, Board of Directors and past President
Planning Association of Washington
1000 Friends of Washington, past member Board of Directors

Degrees:

Bachelor of Arts. Economic and Regional Geography. State University of New York at Buffalo, N.Y. 1971-1974.

Master of Science. Urban, Regional & Environmental Planning, Huxley College of Environmental Studies, Western Washington University. Bellingham, WA. 1974-1979.

Doctor of Philosophy. Urban Planning. Graduate School Interdisciplinary Program in Urban Design and Planning. The University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 1996

Ph.D. Dissertation: "Political Sovereignty in Native American Community Development: Implications for Tribal Planning Strategies."

Professional Experience:

Assistant Professor of Planning and Environmental Policy
Huxley College of Environmental Studies. Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA. 1999

General Manager and Director of Planning and Community Development
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, LaConner, WA. 1984-1999.

Director, The Swinomish Development Authority
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. Concurrent appointment. 1997-1999

Director of Planning and Community Development
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, LaConner, WA. 1980-1984.

Grants Reviewer. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Native Americans. Washington D.C.

Principle, Nicholas C. Zaferatos Associates
Urban Planning & Development Consulting Services. Bellingham, WA.

Speaking and Professional Papers:

Current Activities: 1999-2000

“Building Cooperative Programs: Tribes and Local Governments in Washington State. Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development. Site Visit of Honoring Nations Finalists. August, 2000.

“Sustaining the Tribal Economy: Case Study of the Swinomish Economic Development Strategy.” Tribal Governance in the New Millennium. Arizona State University. August, 2000.

“Federal Environmental Policy and Tribal Self-Governance: Policy Reform in Native American Environmental Protection.” USEPA Tribal Environmental Conference. Region 10. Seattle, WA. Spring, 1999.

“A Model Legislative Program for Indian Environmental Protection.” National Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC) Annual Conference. Spring, 1999.

“Partnerships Advancing Tribal Self-Governance: Planning, Policy Research, Training, and Technical Assistance.” Udall Conference on Native Community Development, Tucson, Arizona, fall 1999

Summary of Prior Activities

The University of Washington, Urban Planning, School of Law; 1987.
Western Washington University, Introduction to Planning. 1988-1992
The University of Washington Law Symposium: Indian Community Development, 1988.
American Planners Association Annual Conference, 1986, 1988, 1992.
Planning Association of Washington Conference, 1991, 1997.
Association of Washington Public Ports Districts, 1994.
U.S. Dept. of Commerce. EDA Regional Conference, 1994.
Northwest Renewable Resources Center. Conference on Cooperation, 1996.
US DOI Conference on Water Rights. Portland, Or. 1997.
USEPA Conference on Tribal Environmental Policy. Taos, N.M. 1997
USEPA Tribal Environmental Conference, Region 10. Seattle, WA. 1997.
Washington State CTED Planning Short Course. 1998.
Tribal Planners Conference. NWTPF. Spring, 1998.
Tribal Environmental Conference. Olympia, WA. 1998.
American Planning Association National Conference. 1999
USEPA Tribal Environmental Conference. Region 10. Seattle, WA. 1998.
National Tribal Environmental Council Annual Conference, 1999
Udall Conference on Native Community Development, Tucson, Arizona, fall 1999
Transportation Seminar. Western Washington University. Panelist, Spring 2000.

Professional Honors:

1990 Joint Washington Chapter American Planning Association/Planning Association of Washington.
Honor Award for Excellence in Inter-Jurisdictional Planning.

1991 Washington State Historic Preservation Officers Award.
Outstanding Achievement in Preservation Planning.

1997 Joint Washington Chapter American Planning Association/Planning Association of Washington.
Honor Award for Student Planning Project (Course Instructor, WWU).

1998 Joint Washington Chapter American Planning Association/Planning Association of Washington.
Honor Award for Student Planning Project (Course Instructor, WWU).

2000 Harvard University’s Tribal Governance Awards Program: “Honoring Nations” “Swinomish Cooperative Land Use Program.” Finalist. Principle author. 2000.

Selected Publication:

Nicholas C. Zaferatos, Political Sovereignty in Native American Community Development: Implications for Tribal Planning Strategies. 1996. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Nicholas C. Zaferatos, "Planning the Native American Tribal Community: Understanding the Basis of Power Controlling the Reservation Territory." 1998. The Journal of the American Planning Association.

Nicholas C. Zaferatos, "Tribal Planning as Strategic Political Action: A Case Study of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community."Proceedings of the 1999 APA National Planning Conference, Seattle, WA. see APA conference proceedings..

Nicholas C. Zaferatos, "Toward a Theory of Tribal Community Development: Dealing with Conflict in the Native American Planning Environment." 2000. Submitted, under Editorial Board review. Journal of the Community Development Society.

Nicholas C. Zaferatos, "Appropriate Technologies in the Traditional Native American Smokehouse: Public Health Considerations in Tribal Community Development." 2000, with Mary Ellen Flanagan. Accepted for publication in 2000. American Indian Culture and Research Journal.

Nicholas C. Zaferatos, “Tribal Trust Land and Land Use Planning under Washington State’s Growth Management Act.” Advisory report and recommendations to the Washington State Department of Community Development. Fall 2000.

Nicholas C. Zaferatos, “Cooperative Strategies to Overcome Jurisdictional Conflicts in Tribal Community Planning: A Case Study of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.” July/August 2000. Planning and Law Division Newsletter. American Planning Association.

Nicholas C. Zaferatos and Mary Ellen Flanagan, "Appropriate Technologies in the Traditional Native American Smokehouse: Public Health Considerations in Tribal Community Development." 2000. Accepted for publication in the American Indian Culture and Research Journal.

Nicholas C. Zaferatos, “Sustaining the Tribal Economy: Case Study of the Swinomish Economic Development Strategy.” 2000. Submitted as book chapter in Tribal Governance in the Millennium. Flagstaff: Northern Arizona University.

Nicholas C. Zaferatos, “Cooperative Strategic in Tribal Community Planning: A Case Study of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community”. Spring 2000. Submitted to American Planning Association Law Section Newsletter.

Nicholas C. Zaferatos.. “Tribal Trust Land and Land Use Planning under Washington State’s Growth Management Act.” Advisory report to the Washington State Department of Community Development. Contributing author and editor. Fall 2000.

Current Grant Funding Applications (2000):

National Science Foundation. Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Program (CCLI). Adaptation and Implementation Program. Funding for computer-aided design equipment. Planning Studio Lab. Huxley College. Submitted Spring 2000.

Student Technology Fee. Funding for computer-aided design equipment. Planning Studio Lab. Huxley College. Submitted Winter 2000. Request Denied.

US Environmental Protection Agency. Sustainable Development Grant Program. To establish a Huxley Research and Outreach program assistance to Native American Communities. Huxley College. Submitted Fall 2000.

Higher Education Coordinating Council. Contributing author. Faculty resources for Planning and Environmental Policy and Spatial Analysis Program expansion. Huxley College. Submitted Fall 2000. Pending.

US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Community Outreach Partnership Center. To establish the Huxley Outreach Partnership with Bellingham, WA. Application under development in conjunction with the City of Bellingham and Bellingham Neighborhood Associations for submission in 2000-2001.

University Discretionary Funding, City of Bellingham. Preliminary proposal to fund series of workshops on 1) sustainable urban development and 2) local-government-tribal government coordination in land use and natural resources management. Workshop series for 2000-2001. Project partners include Washington Community Trade and Economic Development, City of Bellingham, Whatcom County governments, Bellingham neighborhood associations, Lummi and Nooksack tribal governments, National Congress of American Indians, Washington Association of Tribes, and Northwest Tribal Fisheries Commission.

Expert Witness: Declarations

Nicholas Zaferatos. Skagit Audubon Society, et. al. v. Skagit County and Agriculture for Skagit County, et. al. No. 00-2-0018c. Testimony on growth management planning, tribal regulatory protection of shoreline resources, and land use coordination with Skagit County. Before the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board. State of Washington. Spring, 2000.

Nicholas Zaferatos. United States of America, ex. Rel. Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and Swinomish Development Authority v. CMP Holdings, L.P., Marine Partners, L.C., Carrera Capital Corporation, Birchwood Capital Corporation, and the Tower Group. No. C99-1360L. Testimony concerning joint venture economic development partnership agreements. United States District Court. Western District of Washington at Seattle. November 26, 1999.