Fern Tiger, through her firm Fern Tiger Associates, has facilitated scores of projects to engage communities in solving controversial issues. Her strategic work with organizations, institutions, and public agencies in California as well as in Washington, Hawaii, Arizona, and other parts of the U.S. has helped people overcome inequities, power gaps, and other complex problems in their communities. Her innovative approaches combine the creative, intuitive tools of the artist/designer with the practical, systemic tools of urban planners. Tiger is former Professor, University of Washington Tacoma, Urban Studies Program; Graduate faculty, Community Planning; and former Professor of Practice, College of Public Programs, Arizona State University.
