Rev. Alan Merson

Attorney Alan Merson, formerly with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Wellness, Health and Lifestyle Education Center, expanded on the theme by advocating a "command and control" model.In this scenario, the government would take the commanding role when special interests collide with the larger public interest.This way, he said, common interest will be served, including for those who are not active in the environmental-impact discourse.However, while Merson advocated a strong regulatory atmosphere, he noted that he does not wish to downplay private initiative.

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Congregational Officers:

AN ELLENSBURG MINISTER ALAN MERSON SAYS THE LIMIT WILL CRIPPLE THE STATE THE NEXT TIME it be HIT BY A RECESSION.STATE SENATOR GEORGE SELLAR, AND CO-SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE CLYDE BALLARD TELL KPQ NEWS THAT THE IDEA IS A BAD ONE.

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Alan Merson

Alan Merson is an internationally recognized mediator and leader in conflict resolution and stress management.His work has been applauded by experts in leading American universities and highlighted in both the domestic and foreign media.

He is an honors graduate of Harvard College and holds professional degrees from the Harvard Law School and from the Institute for Ecumenical Theological Studies at Seattle University's School of Theology and Ministry.He has pursued additional graduate studies at the University of Chicago and Berkeley's Graduate Theological Union.

He has held professorships at the University of Denver, the Iliff School of Theology, and the University of Washington.In addition to his counseling and mediation practice, he has recently lectured at Central Washington University, the Graduate Theological Union and professional education courses.

As an attorney, he has advised local and state governments on critical public policy issues and has served as Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.As a minister, his pastoral counseling has been directed toward individuals confronting grief and difficult life choices.

In the course of nearly four decades of professional service, he has received numerous awards for his efforts toward improving the delivery of human services and championing environmental justice.His mediation practice combines the insights of law and theology in promoting therapeutic solutions to the dilemmas confronted by those locked into seemingly intractable discord.

Leadership for this conference included a clergy panel that included myself as Environmental Justice Coordinator for the Rocky Mountain Conference United Methodist Church and Director of the UCC WHALE Center, Rev. Alan Merson, a Unitarian minister and former director of the U.S. EPA for Region 8, Rev. Dr. Paula Nesbitt, an episcopal priest and director of the Carl Williams Institute for Ethics and Values at Denver University, Rev. Dr. Don Conroy, a catholic priest and director of the North American Coalition on Religion and Ecology, and Rev. Dr. Gary Herbertson, an ordained United Methodist Minister and director of The Agenda 21 program on the Queen Mary in Long Beach Calif.

Leadership for this conference included a clergy panel that included myself as Environmental Justice Coordinator for the Rocky Mountain Conference United Methodist Church and Director of the UCC WHALE Center, Rev. Alan Merson, a Unitarian minister and former director of the U.S. EPA for Region 8, Rev. Dr. Paula Nesbitt, an episcopal priest and director of the Carl Williams Institute for Ethics and Values at Denver University, Rev. Dr. Don Conroy, a catholic priest and director of the North American Coalition on Religion and Ecology, and Rev. Dr. Gary Herbertson, an ordained United Methodist Minister and director of The Agenda 21 program on the Queen Mary in Long Beach Calif.