Allison Homer, Aicp, Leed Ap Email & Phone Number

Fairfax County, Virginia, United States

Fairfax County Office of Environmental and Energy Coordination (OEEC):*Leads Fairfax County's “Resilient Fairfax” Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan and implementation program, coordinating over 25 county agencies, 100+ staff, and a range of external entities for both planning and implementation of 48 resilience initiatives. These initiatives include a range of policy and code updates, community services, aid, and education, infrastructure and building upgrades, and restorations of adaptive environments. *Works to build the resilience of county infrastructure, public services, populations, and natural resources that are vulnerable to climate-related hazards (flooding, severe storms, extreme heat).*Helps vulnerable residents adapt to increasing extreme heat by connecting them to AC and other cooling services, leveraging both county and non-profit entities to fill the gaps in service *In addition to county departments, works with external authorities, infrastructure managers, utilities, businesses, non-profit entities, and the general public for climate resilience initiatives.*Additionally assists with Fairfax County's HomeWise program, which seeks to assist low and moderate-income county residents with energy efficiency, water saving and utility bill reducing improvements at home*Assists with additional OEEC initiatives as needed, including energy and emissions reduction projects

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Urban planner focused on placemaking, sustainable planning, multi-modal transportation planning (including NEPA, bicycle facilities, pedestrian and public space facilities), environmental planning, and land use.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Served as a planner in the Zoning Administration Division (ZAD), which involved reviews of plans for zoning compliance, staffing Notice of Violation appeal hearings, writing determinations for proposed land uses, and assisting with ordinance amendments processes.

Blacksburg, Va

Conducted community planning, community engagement, strategic planning, applied local and regional economic research, workforce development projects, data analyses, and grant writing, and created networks of top researchers, communities, educators, and entrepreneurs. The Center has a goal of local poverty alleviation and creating pathways to prosperity in VA and beyond.

Blacksburg, Va

Provided analyses of USAID Country Development Coordination Strategies (CDCS) and Feed the Future strategies for 65 countries; assisted with international conference planning, data analyses, and project management for a multi-institution international education project.

Roanoke, Virginia Area

As part of master's thesis, developed EEJAF 2016, a new environmental justice assessment toolkit to enable long-range transportation planners to more adequately assess disproportionate burden on marginalized groups. This project included stakeholder engagement, qualitative, quantitative, and geospatial data analysis, assessment of existing law and policy, literature reviews, presentations to federal reviewers, and framework creation.

Blacksburg, Virginia

2015-2016: Graduate Assistant for Virginia Tech's Technology-enhanced Learning and Online Strategies (TLOS): Assisted with project management and supervised consultants for a $2 million project to implement a new Learning Management System for Virginia Tech.2014-2015: Graduate Assistant for Virginia Tech's Network Infrastructure and Services (NI&S) / University Computing Support (UCS): Towards the establishment of a new unified Virginia Tech service catalog, diplomatically coordinated communication between VT departments, assisted with project management, and provided analysis of services of 100 comparable universities.

Danville, Virginia Area

Conducted community revitalization projects in Gretna, Virginia as part of the Danville Regional Foundation "Homegrown Innovation Initiative"​ ; Successfully obtained a "Make It Happen"​ grant on behalf of the town to create a festival, "GretnaFest." Conducted asset and need mapping and public engagement; facilitated visioning and planning of community revitalization initiatives, including the transformation of an abandoned factory into a community center, establishment of a walking trail, and development of a small park; Completed artistic renderings for these initiatives; Volunteered with the City of Danville Planning Department; Gave regular presentations on the projects, including a final presentation at The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Assisted in climate outreach and communications, coordination of/ attended USCAN conferences, congressional hearings, community meetings, and briefings; Maintained the USCAN Resource Database, list serves, and website; Edited and composed grant reports, surveys, blogs, and outreach materials

201 North Chestnut Street, Winston-Salem, Nc 27101

Assisted in GIS modeling of pollution sites, air quality testing for levels of SO2, 10ppm, 2.5ppm and ozone in the Piedmont area; Updated databases, edited articles, coordinated community outreach events

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Assisted with various Piedmont Environmental Alliance initiatives and community outreach

Master Of Urban And Regional Planning, Environmental Urban Planning

Activities and Societies: Delegate of Graduate Student Assembly, Co-President and Treasurer of Graduate of Urban Affairs and Planning.

Master Of Natural Resources (Global)

Included International Field Experiences (IFE's) in Morocco, India, and South Africa

Graduate Certificate In Global Sustainability

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba)