Learning Lab

Welcome to the Community Development Learning Lab!

 

In-person classes take place on the third Thursday of each month at 11am in the sixth floor training room, room 679, in the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St, Vancouver, WA. 

No need to sign-up, just show up! 

Classes are shown live on CVTV and are also recorded and will be available on this page after the class. 

Questions? Email LearningLab@clark.wa.gov or call 564.397.2375 option 0. 

Stay up to date and join our email list by emailing us at LearningLab@clark.wa.gov.

Topics:

  • January 2026: Public Comment and Hearing Testimony – how to be heard

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Date Notes/Related Documents

Building After a Forest Practice presented by Hunter Decker, forester, and Lance Watt, natural resource specialist.

Functions of the Assessor's Office presented by Nick Deatherage, residential appraiser program manager, Andy Hawks, residential appraiser, Jill Blair, management analyst, and Holly Hill, program outreach coordinator.

Frequently Asked Code Enforcement Questions presented by Sydney Valaer and Scott Melville, code enforcement officers.

Writing land use and development engineering narratives for Type 2 and Type 3 projects presented by Joe Kinsman, land use planner and Michelle Dawson, engineer.

Overview of LMS and ProjectDox Naming Conventions presented by Susan Davidson and Jodi Bullock, CC LMS and ProjectDox Support Team

Residential building inspections and common corrections presented by James Bales, lead inspector, Eric Rouse, inspector, and Mikaela Rankin, program assistant.

Commercial Fire Safety Inspection Program presented by Jarin Wong, deputy fire marshal and Jason Knoble, senior deputy fire marshal.

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) – understanding the process and permitting requirements presented by Jessica Roberts and, Laurie Barnes, permit technicians, and Luz Adriana Rodriguez, lead permit technician.

Dog and Cat Preventative Care and Licensing presented by William Oglesby, program manager. 

Washington State Energy Code for residential projects presented by Girard Revel, plans examiner. 

Safe, Warm and Efficient: Weatherization explained presented by Nichole Piesik, program manager and Dave Pinkston, weatherization specialist.