Marsha Willard

Senior Associate, Zero Waste Alliance

Marsha Willard is a Zero Waste Alliance senior associate specializing in multi-stakeholder facilitation. She helped the Unified Green Cleaning Alliance project members come to consensus around standards for sustainable cleaning products and is currently working with the Packaging Coalition.

She co-designed and facilitates the Implementing Sustainability Professional Certificate Program at Portland State University and has authored several of the entries in the 15-set Sustainability Series™. She is also co-author of the chapter “Engaging Stakeholders” in the book Sustainability Science and Engineering: Defining Principles.

Her facilitation skills have earned the respect of her clients in resolving long-standing disputes. Marsha is also a coach and presenter for the Oregon Natural Step Network and co-manages the Sustainable Frontiers program for Sustainable Northwest, providing customized sustainability-related study tours for people from around the world.

As senior examiner for the Oregon Performance Excellence Award, Marsha has also developed expertise in quality audits and performance measurement.