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Developing communications and integrative solutions between DSL and other state agencies for wetland restoration projects that compensate for wetland loss due to development and while addressing priorities for habitat restoration. Using state-wide goals of addressing housing needs, climate change, and…

Metro has existing projects on setting strategic targets, equity metrics, budget equity, process improvement, and an array of data analysis and research in departments across the agency. The Hatfield Fellow project focuses on Employee Experience and evaluation of measurables for Metro’s Strategic Targets on…

The goal for the Hatfield project is to create a dashboard that the City of Portland's Technology Bureau leaders can use to continuously assess their progress with implementing recommendations, from Garter, to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the Bureau. 

The project has three main goals: 1) To assist, support, and lead training for the innovators program; 2) To develop a visual kit showcasing the tools employees learn during innovators training sessions; and 3) To create a standardized structure and opportunities for employee recognition.

This fellowship project aims to assess the effectiveness of the Behavioral Health Division’s (BHD) program areas and develop data-driven recommendations for improvement. Working closely with the BHD Quality Management team, including senior researchers and leadership, the Hatfield resident fellow will focus on…

On behalf of the Multnomah County Central Budget Office, the Hatfield Resident Fellow (HRF) prepared a research report that examines the advantages and disadvantages of biennial budgeting at the local level. This report was written in direct response to a 2023 Audit asking the County to consider the…

Multnomah County’s Deflection Program connects clients who would otherwise be arrested for possession of a controlled substance to a behavioral health pathway toward recovery. The overall goal of the project was to provide public health and deflection review services to the Multnomah County Health Department’s…

The main goal of this project is to build a clear and practical framework to investigate the practice of unauthorized transfer of water debt by the Portland Water Bureau, and better understand the nature of this problem. To accomplish the overarching goal there were several goals along the way. The first goal…

This was the first audit of Metro’s First Opportunity Target Area (FOTA) hiring program since its implementation in 1989. The goal was to evaluate processes and outcomes of the program and identify any risks to efficiency, effectiveness, or compliance. Findings are used to make recommendations to Metro,…

This fellowship project aimed to assess the effectiveness of the Behavioral Health Division’s (BHD) program areas and develop data-driven recommendations for improvement. Working closely with the BHD Quality Management team—including senior researchers and division leadership—the Hatfield resident fellow…

The overall goal of the project was to update the City of Manzanita’s Comprehensive Plan and housing-related Zoning Ordinance to comply with the State of Oregon’s Middle Housing rules (i.e., House Bill 2001), which are applied to Tillamook County through Senate Bill 406. 

The goal of this project is to complete the performance audit process and draft a report for a topic from the 2024-2025 audit calendar for the Metro Office of the Auditor. The Hatfield Residential Fellow (HRF) acted as a management auditor and collaborated with a Senior Management Auditor on most steps of an…