Strategic Planning
Clear, actionable roadmaps that connect vision, governance, funding, accountability, and implementation.
Strategy rooted in place
Every place has a story.
The next chapter begins with listening.
Wirkebau Consulting helps communities, governments, organizations, Tribal Nations, and businesses turn complex priorities into practical strategies, durable partnerships, and measurable results.
From ideas to implementation
Building partnerships.
Strengthening communities.
Delivering results.
For more than 30 years, Una Wirkebau has helped public agencies, nonprofits, healthcare organizations, businesses, and regional coalitions move from competing priorities to shared action.
The work is grounded in careful listening, clear strategy, resource development, and implementation that respects the character of each place.
30+Years of leadership
$500M+Investment advanced
65Regional stakeholders aligned
4Counties in a shared housing strategy
What Wirkebau does
Practical strategy for complex community challenges.
Engagements are tailored to the place, the people, and the outcome—not forced into a standard template.
Economic & Community Development
Place-based strategies for business growth, downtown vitality, infrastructure, resilience, and investment readiness.
Housing & Workforce Strategy
Regional coordination, delivery models, financing concepts, employer partnerships, and practical pathways to expand access.
Public-Private Partnerships
Partnership structures that align governments, Tribal Nations, institutions, employers, philanthropy, and community organizations.
Stakeholder Engagement
Facilitation and listening processes that surface local knowledge, build trust, and convert diverse perspectives into shared priorities.
Tourism & Place-Based Development
Destination strategy, visitor economy planning, local business development, storytelling, and community-centered revitalization.
“The strongest strategies are not written for communities. They are built with them.”
Una WirkebauSelected communities
Work shaped by the realities of place.
How the work moves
Listen. Align. Build. Deliver.
01
Listen deeply
Begin with local knowledge, lived experience, existing work, and the realities behind the data.
02
Build alignment
Create the relationships, shared language, and decision structure needed to move together.
03
Design the pathway
Translate priorities into a practical roadmap with roles, resources, funding, and milestones.
04
Stay through delivery
Support implementation, remove barriers, adjust to new information, and keep momentum visible.
About Una
Executive leadership with a community-first perspective.
Una Wirkebau is an executive leader and regional strategist with more than 30 years of experience translating complex community priorities into funded, implementable initiatives.
Her work spans housing, workforce, tourism, infrastructure, economic development, organizational change, and public-private partnerships across the western United States and internationally.
Una combines public-sector leadership, entrepreneurship, facilitation, and hands-on delivery. She is known for listening carefully, connecting unlikely partners, and turning broad ambitions into measurable next steps.
What story is your community ready to write next?
Let’s begin with a conversation.
Wirkebau Consulting works with communities, public agencies, Tribal Nations, nonprofits, institutions, and businesses that are ready to move from ideas to action.