Chessy Brady Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

Greater Denver Area

◦ Lead ongoing real estate assessment of RTD rail stations and park-n-Rides, including categorizing stations and evaluating land values in order to develop long-term strategy for TOD district-wide.◦ Manage developer proposals for joint development projects on RTD land.◦ Lead research on parking utilization in private facilities to reduce construction costs and improve affordability.◦ Case manage outside entity projects at and around stations, including Sheridan Garage, I-25 & Broadway, 10th & Osage, Colorado, Olde Town Arvada, seeking interdepartmental feedback.◦ Represent RTD interests in local planning efforts.

Greater Denver Area

◦ Supported assessment of RTD rail stations and park-n-Rides for long-term development potential.◦ Created Unsolicited Proposal Procedure for Joint Development of Real Property, obtaining internal and external feedback and buy-in.◦ Developed new RTD TOD web pages to better communicate TOD group’s purpose and aims both within and outside the agency.

Greater New York City Area

◦ Managed multi-million-dollar study determining feasibility of development above a 200-acre active railyard; critical planning issues included housing affordability, transportation impacts, land use and zoning changes, urban design, value capture, and project financing for thousands of potential residential units.◦ Led outreach to community stakeholders, elected officials, and City agencies via one-on-one briefings, large meetings, visioning sessions, and day-to-day correspondence.◦ Reviewed designs and construction drawings for a public market project; represented tenants’ interests.◦ Led an interdepartmental initiative to develop a targeted small business assistance program.◦ Managed department’s on-call planning and design retainers, including writing/reviewing scopes of work, maintaining consultant relationships, and coordinating billing and contract issues.

Greater New York City Area

◦ Collected/analyzed demographic and economic data; prepared presentations on planning projects. ◦ Led creation of a community-facing web page, developing content, collecting and preparing data, making maps, and coordinating with outside agencies to share information and photographs.

Brooklyn, Ny

The Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development (ANHD), in partnership with Morgan Stanley, sponsors a yearlong fellowship to increase the capacity of NYC’s community development organizations, and to create a pipeline for the next generation of community development leaders.◦ Planned a $1M Bed-Stuy culinary hub, including incubator kitchen, food training program & restaurant.◦ Facilitated internal discussions to define organizational goals and refine the culinary hub model. ◦ Formed partnerships with outside organizations to bring in culinary & employment training expertise.◦ Built project budgets and applied for grants to fund culinary hub, including a response to an RFP from the New York City Economic Development Corporation. ◦ Implemented retail attraction strategy in a Bed-Stuy commercial corridor.◦ Managed development of BSDC’s new website, drafting 30+ pages of content and approving design.

Greater New York City Area

◦ Oversaw and supported marketing in 17 countries.◦ Led a team of 7 direct reports in NYC, Paris, and London in creating online and print marketing materials and implementing plans for community outreach, local initiatives, and brand strategy. ◦ Doubled social media following on Facebook and Instagram and increased online engagement through strategic campaigns.

◦ Created systems to help franchisees evaluate real estate, increase sales through creative marketing, and improve customer experience through employee training.◦ Tracked monthly Profit & Loss for 14 franchise countries, analyzing data to improve profitability. ◦ Established and audited brand’s Visual Guidelines and approved all changes to US façades. ◦ Ran annual franchise conferences, including presentation content creation and event planning.

◦ Ensured efficient functioning of world headquarters and assisted CEO in, for example, writing correspondence, creating presentations, preparing financial documents, and organizing quarterly board meetings.

Ankara, Turkey

◦ Full-time English language teacher. Developed speaking-lesson curricula for students with varying levels of English proficiency, conducted daily conversational groups of 4-12 students.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Master'S Degree, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning

Planning Coursework: Transportation, Land Use, Shrinking Cities, Urban Economics, Intro to GIS, Sustainable Communities, Demography.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History

Education record

Five-month study abroad and homestay

Education record

Education record

Nine-month study abroad and homestay