Dovetail: To combine or interlock into a unified whole

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.

Principal

1088 Sitka Square, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3P7
604-731-0815

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

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Want to bridge the gap between challenges and solutions?

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.