Our Team

The ECO Team consists of highly trained and deeply experienced professionals, with diverse backgrounds and expertise. Our model of seamless collaboration and teaming between a variety of individuals and firms maximizes the resources and flexibility available to our clients while minimizing overhead. We seek to model the dynamic balance of cooperation and competition that strengthens collaboration for communities and business, and provides a fertile ground for new ideas, perspectives and innovation.

Sandra Davis, Managing Partner
Community and Organizational Development, Collaboration/Stakeholder Engagement, Dispute Resolution, Communications, Planning

David Sale, Partner
Systems Ecology, Environmental Resources Management, Collaboration/Stakeholder Engagement, Communications, Alternative Energy

Rob Hyman

Leading Interplay, Rob helps design experiences that transcend teambuilding into brand messaging, organizational learning and development, and helping enhance the visitor experience in large venues.

With his team, Rob uses design and experiential theory to bring life and creativity to aspects of organizational development such as managing change, organizational communication and culture, systems thinking and team building. He has helped many of the region's top corporations with branding, collaboration, team building and finding fresh perspectives on old challenges.

Rob's interest in experience design started in his early days creating sets, props, lighting, sound, and special effects for theater, working up to graduation in technical theater from SUNY Oswego in (very) cold upstate New York.

Moving from the presentational world to the interactive, Rob took up the reins as Technical director and Production Manager at Entros, a groundbreaking company that combined immersive teambuilding experiences with great food in a warehouse-like party atmosphere.

Mike Broili has extensive experience in the construction trades as a contractor and designer with a low impact and sustainable approach to environmentally sensitive ventures. His experience includes project management overseeing contracts and regulatory compliance. He is a trainer and has presented at numerous workshops and seminars.

Focusing on integrated water management, Mike is committed to advancing environmental stewardship by promoting economically viable solutions to environmental problems with individuals, businesses and government entities.

He is a member of the City of Shoreline Planning Commission and Arts Jury. He is also a Washington Native Plant Steward, a King County Forest Adviser, a certified Sustainable Building Advisor and Compost Facility Operator.

He offers his experience and a broad network of contacts across the low-impact design community. Most recently, Mike has taken a position with Phinney Neighborhood Association as Well Home Program Director.

Cynthia Putnam has two decades of experience working with clients to implement customer education programs in energy efficiency and resource conservation. She served on the management team of the Washington State Energy Office prior to establishing Putnam Price Group. Her recent work includes directing the development of a nationally-recognized, professional certification program for building operators. She has been a speaker at national conferences including the Summer Study of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy and World Workplace of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA). She is an instructor in the Sustainable Building Advisor Certificate Program sponsored by Seattle City Light and Seattle Central Community College. Cynthia is a member of the U.S. Green Buildings Council, IFMA and the Bicycle Alliance of Washington, and holds board positions with the latter two organizations. She is a gradua te of Cornell University and holds a Masters of Public Affairs.

Stan Price Stan has over two decades of experience in the design and management of resource efficiency programs. He works with public, private, and not-for-profit clients helping them achieve their efficiency goals. He serves as the executive manager of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council, a trade association representing businesses that provide energy efficient products and services to the Northwest marketplace. Formerly, Stan was an Assistant Director of the Washington State Energy Office and has held management and teaching positions at both Seattle University and Washington State University. Currently, he serves on Puget Sound Energy's Conservation Resource Advisory Group and the Energy Trust of Oregon's Conservation Advisory Committee. He is a graduate of Indiana University and the University of Colorado.

Liz Banse

A veteran of Resource Media's Seattle office since 1999, Liz has orchestrated communications strategy and media outreach on policy and market-based campaigns on almost all leading environmental concerns. Prior to joining Resource Media, Liz worked as a Senior Account Executive at the public relations firm, MWW/Savitt.

Resource Media is a communications firm that provides media strategy and services to non-profits, foundations and others who are working to protect communities and the environment. When we first opened our doors in 1998, we were just two communications pros with ideas about how to shape the public conversation about conservation and environmental health issues. Moving from one success to the next and growing our list of clients, we quickly built a reputation for developing top-notch communications strategy and results-driven media outreach campaigns that work. Today, our staff of 30 is located in eight offices across the Western U.S. and Alaska.

Michael Laurie is the owner of Watershed L.L.C. He is a sustainability consultant specializing in water efficiency work. He has over 25 years of experience in sustainability work. He has worked on water efficiency projects indoors and outdoors at a wide variety of sites including hospitals, hotels, schools, offices, industrial facilities, and homes, in 22 states, two other countries, and around Washington State. He has carried out over a thousand water efficiency, energy, and sustainability audits. Recently he has been working with several builders and developers to help them include a number of sustainability features in their projects.

In the last five years he has found a cumulative total of over $3.5 million/year in cost effective water, wastewater, stormwater, and energy savings for his clients.

He is currently chair of the Vashon Groundwater Protection Committee where he helped write a Watershed Protection Plan for Vashon Island. He was on the board of the Vashon Heights Water Utility for 2 years.

At his home on Vashon Island he has designed and installed a wide range of resource efficiency and restoration projects.

He has a BS degree in Environmental Science, an ATA degree in Energy Management, and an MBA. He has taken over 40 classes on a variety of water subjects.

He is certified as a Water Conservation Practitioner, Landscape Irrigation Auditor, Site Water Planner, LEED Accredited Professional, Built Green Verifier, Master Gardener, Master Composter, Rainwater Harvesting Specialist and Washington Department of Ecology Erosion and Sediment Control Lead.