Paul Schissler has over thirty years of experience in the field of planning, community development, resource management and grantsmanship on behalf of governments and nonprofits. Examples include a wide variety of programs and projects including housing affordability, public utility systems, GMA comprehensive planning, community facilities, and farmland protection.

Paul's time is much in demand as a community development planner and as a technical assistance provider. Community land trust sector work has become another specialty of Paul Schissler Associates. In 1999, Paul volunteered with others to start Kulshan Community Land Trust, a nonprofit community development corporation serving the Whatcom County, Washington area by employing a community land trust (CLT) strategy to create affordable access to land for homeownership and for farming.

Depending on the project, Paul teams up with others in a collaborative approach so that clients can count on the expertise they need, delivered on time and, often, under budget.