About Dovetail Consulting
With more than three decades of experience as a team and technical expertise in both social and natural sciences, Dovetail brings an interdisciplinary perspective to our work.
Our approach is grounded in a love of wild places, deep respect for the rights of Indigenous peoples, and a commitment to strengthening the resilience of communities and organizations.
Hallmarks of our consulting practice include dedication to understand the needs of those we serve, the forging of long-term and trusted relationships with our clients, and an ability to embrace complexity and bridge across lines of difference.
Team
Julian Griggs and Bryan Evans are our primary consultants. One of the founding Principals of our team, Julia Gardner, retired in 2022 but still provides occasional consulting services. The Dovetail Consulting Group collaborates with a select group of associates who provide specialized skills or who are trusted to deliver services on our behalf.
Julian Griggs
A gifted facilitator, trainer and management consultant
With 30+ years experience in Canada, the US and abroad, Julian works with with all levels of government, First Nations, and with the non-profit and philanthropic sectors to advance conservation and resource stewardship, co-governance arrangements, and on issues related to energy and climate.
Recent projects include: researching shared decision-making agreements in BC, supporting the development and implementation of land use plans and government-to-government agreements with First Nations, facilitating energy policy initiatives at the national level, conducting program reviews, and providing strategic planning support for progressive advocacy organizations.
Julian holds accreditation as a Certified Professional Facilitator – Master from the International Association of Facilitators and frequently delivers training through Simon Fraser University’s Continuing Studies Program. He is an Associate with SFU’s Centre for Dialogue.
Julian enjoys outdoor activities in the mountains, in a kayak, or on two wheels, and can occasionally be found playing folk guitar in open tuning.
Bryan Evans
An expert in strategic land use planning and negotiations
Bryan specializes in strategic land use planning and negotiating resource management and reconciliation agreements, primarily supporting indigenous communities.
His recent work includes concluding negotiation of two comprehensive land use agreements in the Yukon, providing strategic advice on conservation land agreements in Clayoquot Sound,facilitating indigenous stewardship and community development projects initiatives in NW BC, and conducting philanthropic program reviews.
Bryan lives in Squamish with his family and dogs. He has been known to wander away from his desk at times, including hitchhiking across Australia, cycling around New Zealand, climbing through the Andes, and ski touring for weeks across the coastal icefields of British Columbia and Alaska.. He is currently riding his motorbike across South America in annual installments, on a slow random route to the Darien Gap.
Principal
Box 1867, Garibaldi Highlands, BC, V0N 1T0
604-356-1950
“Julian was such a pleasure to work with. He tailored a course on facilitation to our needs as a group of technical experts who are often placed in a facilitator role. All of his examples were extremely relevant to our work and helped us connect the theory with how it can be applied. I continue to reflect on the training and review pages from the workbook he provided before every meeting that I am expected to facilitate. I can not recommend facilitation training with Julian highly enough.”
“Julian brings behind-the-scenes leadership and vision as well as world-class facilitation to enable diverse groups to collaborate effectively and address the wicked social and environmental challenges that we face today. The Dovetail team is at the cutting edge of Indigenous rights, land-use planning, and co-governance.”
“Bryan has provided exemplary service for over 10 years in support of our indigenous-led conservation planning partnerships in Clayoquot Sound and elsewhere. His professional expertise, strategic insight, and good humor have been greatly valued and appreciated.”
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Our approach is grounded in a love of wild places, deep respect for the rights of Indigenous peoples, and a commitment to strengthening the resilience of communities and organizations.