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Palm Springs, California, United States

New York, New York, United States

Lead planning and development for the Borough of Staten Island, including managing a dynamic team of planners, urban designers, and administrative professionals Set the Borough’s strategic vision, creating a work plan to implement the City’s objectives for land use planning which include affordable housing, transit-oriented development, and resilient planning Coordinate hiring and recruitment, and provide ongoing training and mentorshipBuild strong working relationships across a variety of stakeholders, including elected officials, community groups, the development industry, and the community at largeSupport the department’s Commissioner, the City Planning Commission, and City Hall on land use matters, negotiating sensitive technical and strategic issues

Greater New York City Area

Supported the Director in managing the operations of the Staten Island Borough Office, including a team of 14 dynamic planners, urban designers, and administrative professionalsDevelop and maintain the division’s work plan, set team priorities, assign tasks, and monitor workloadCoordinate hiring and recruitment, set staff performance goals, undertake evaluations, and provide ongoing training and mentorshipImplement the Agency’s work plan and set policy direction for planning throughout Staten IslandMaintain effective relationships with elected officials, local community boards, stakeholder groups, and the community at largeSupport the Director, Chair, City Planning Commission and City Hall on land use matters, negotiating sensitive technical and strategic issuesManage staff to advance public and private land use applications through the approval process in accordance with Agency Standard Operating Procedures, including extensive coordination with City and other agencies and organizations

Greater New York City Area

Managed a team of planners and urban designers focused on Staten Island’s more urban North Shore, reviewing development applications, managing major policy initiatives, and liaising with various stakeholders including elected officials.

Toronto, Canada Area

Represented Ontario in various land claim and treaty negotiations with Canada, Indigenous groups, and municipal governments. This included the identification of public land to be transferred to Indigenous groups, working closely with affected municipalities to establish appropriate zoning and planning rules to govern those lands post-settlement

Toronto, Canada Area

Worked to implement Provincial Policy through the province by overseeing the creation of municipal planning documents including official plans and managing the provincial approval process.

Kingston, Canada

Provided planning services and advice on development applications, real-estate projects and policy formulation; Prepared and analyzed policy, provided direction and input on urban design and development, managed applications though the approval process, and liaised with government officials.Managed projects, including fee proposals, managing professional and technical staff,maintaining budgets, invoicing, and coordinating with clients and approval agencies as needed.

Calgary, Canada Area

Provided land use planning services to private and public sector clients, throughout Calgaryand Western Canada, including land development, real-estate proposals, planning approvals,policy formulation and implementation;Managed staff, consultants, developed and monitored project budgets, and invoiced clients, Prepared and presented planning and development applications to municipal authorities.

Master Of Planning, Land Use Planning And Management/Development

• Concentration in Land-Use and Real-Estate Development; • Master’s Report: Urban Containment Policy in North America: A comparative.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Urban Studies/Affairs

• Specialised in Urban Studies, Majored in Urban Geography; • 4th Year Thesis: The Toronto Island Airport: A Social, Political.