Chris Harrell

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Brownfield Technical Assistance; Catalyst Site and Community Redevelopment Strategies @ Lazarus Group LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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As Senior Program Manager with the International City County Management Association, Chris Harrell assists the ICMA forward its mission to help local government professionals around the world create and sustain thriving communities through a range of activities. Specifically, Harrell works within the Global Program Management (GPM) section assisting in management and delivery of services through the Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) grant program across EPA's Region 4.Chris is also Principal, and Director of Redevelopment for Lazarus Group LLC (Lazarus) based in Indianapolis, IN. Lazarus is a brownfield and distressed real estate advisory firm Harrell founded in 2008. Harrell completed an EPA k7 Research Grant (2015-2021) as a Researcher & Hyper-local Data Team Leader with the University of Louisville's Center for Environmental Policy & Management. In late 2014 the US EPA awarded the brownfield research team a 5-year, $1M US EPA K6 Brownfields Research Grant. The research team partnered with Metro Louisville government to craft its project focusing on: "To Whom the Benefits of Brownfield Redevelopment Accrue." Harrell was responsible for connecting the team to local data sources and creating hyperlocal data sets using an Esri Survey123 based mobile app with specially curated brownfield questions to help inform the research, and ultimately assist community users gather and track brownfield condition data over time.Harrell previously taught two semesters of the Principles of Sustainability course as an Adjunct Professor at the Indianapolis, IN campus of the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.Harrell managed the Brownfield Redevelopment efforts for the City of Indianapolis, IN from April 2004 until August 2011. Prior to joining the City, Harrell’s environmental experience included serving as Project Manager/Environmental Planner for transit projects requiring NEPA review with the Corradino Group (1993-1995), and a Project Administrator for Merit Environmental, Inc. (2002-2004) in Louisville, KY. Sandwiched between his environmental career and education Harrell enjoyed traveling extensively, sailing, living & working in both Slovenia and Romania.Harrell graduated from Wabash College in 1993 with an A.B. in Political Science. He holds an M.P.A. from Indiana University's SPEA (since renamed Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs – Bloomington) with a specialized concentration in International Trade, Development & the Environment (2000), and a J.D. from the Mauer School of Law (2002).

Chris Harrell's Current Company Details
Lazarus Group LLC

Lazarus Group Llc

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Brownfield Technical Assistance; Catalyst Site and Community Redevelopment Strategies
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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lazarusllc.com
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Chris Harrell Work Experience Details
  • Lazarus Group Llc
    Lazarus Group Llc
    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
  • Icma - International City/County Management Association
    Senior Program Manager
    Icma - International City/County Management Association Dec 2022 - Present
    Washington, Dc, Us
  • Lazarus Group Llc
    Principal & Founder
    Lazarus Group Llc Sep 2011 - Present
    We help partners create community redevelopment strategies - informed by data, livable by design. Lazarus Group LLC (Lazarus) revives distressed sites, corridors & communities with data, technology & innovation.Lazarus provides distressed property real estate advisory services. Lazarus assists municipalities, communities, states, and private entities craft innovative strategies and solutions to distressed property concerns. Lazarus specializes in both site specific & area-wide, data-driven redevelopment strategies. Whether the goal is managing properties in a portfolio, or acquiring properties, managing environmental liability, and designing a sustainable and creative reuse plan, Lazarus can help. Lazarus and its partners create and employ the latest in GIS technology, public data, and mobile data collection to solve problems. Advancements in mobile digital technology provide cost effective mobile and crowd sourced data collection for examination of current conditions. Derived from a proven track record of creative, collaborative, and community-enriching solutions Lazarus combines field-verified, current condition data with analysis of historic data sets. Fresh data creates better policy decisions and yields community and client benefit. Lazarus and its partners create and deploy platforms to gather and maintain fresh hyperlocal community condition data. We then help clients use these data to guide prioritization efforts and inform decision-making in area-wide strategies. Lazarus' core competencies include: distressed catalyst site redevelopment (financial incentive leveraging, planning, implementation, site predevelopment management, and reuse partner coordination); area-wide community development strategies; displacement mitigation planning; environmental review; regulatory compliance; financial leveraging and grant assistance; demolition environmental oversight and waste auditing; RFP solicitation and management; project management and public engagement.
  • Local Initiatives Support Corporation (Lisc)
    Business Review & Verification Specialist
    Local Initiatives Support Corporation (Lisc) Aug 2020 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
    Reviewed thousands of small business Covid-19 relief applications to confirm eligibility and identify potentially fraudulent applications in delivering over $215m in privately funded grants to businesses in need. Ensured the existence and activity of businesses, the veracity of applicants' statements, and discretely reviewed background information supplied by applicants on strict timelines. Trusted to review multiple highly sensitive datasets analyzing large amounts of personal data.
  • University Of Louisville - Center For Environmental Policy & Management
    Researcher, Hyper-Local Data Team Leader & Data Wrangler
    University Of Louisville - Center For Environmental Policy & Management Jul 2015 - Jul 2023
    The Center for Environmental Policy and Management at the University of Louisville and Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech received a five-year research grant of $1,000,000 by the EPA's Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grants program. Together with partners from The E.P. Systems Group, Inc., Symbiont, and Lazarus LLC, the grant team develop and pilot test a Brownfields Community Benefits Assessment Toolkit (BCBAT). This benefits calculation toolkit will be designed to be used by communities to better project and track a wider variety of community benefits associated with brownfields redevelopment than has previously been possible.What is the BCBAT?The analysis tool will be based on data mined from public sources, as well as gathered with a new mobile app linked with a web-based desktop portal. The system will use accessible national, state, regional, local, and hyper-local data as the foundation for benefit calculation formulas we develop.This project is unique in that it will re-examine and augment traditional economic benefit models for redevelopment and in-fill housing to include a broader set of indicators that have until recently been difficult to systematically measure. It will also explore the efficacy and value of including hyper-local community collected data in these models now that technological advances open the door to systematic and consistent collection of that level of information.
  • Ramboll
    Managing Consultant
    Ramboll Nov 2021 - Jan 2023
    Copenhagen, ., Dk
    As a Managing Consultant with Ramboll I have assisted with drafting a winning proposal to act as Project Director for brownfield planning services at a large Indianapolis brownfield catalyst redevelopment site. This large and long-dormant industrial site has been the bane of the local community, looming ominously (literally and figuratively) over the area as a site of illegal dumping on a scale not before witnessed. The site has been mostly cleared and is in the process of environmental investigation. Our role is to work on this EPA Multipurpose Brownfield Grant project with a team of local planners, engineers, and community engagement specialists to identify, prioritize, and recommend potential redevelopment concepts for the site in concert with neighborhood residents and stakeholders. The Brownfield Redevelopment Plan output will recommend both next steps to prepare the site for its future reuse, as well as identify community priorities that safely and cost effectively align with the site's environmental condition.
  • Symbiont
    Adjunct (Part-Time) Brownfields Coordinator
    Symbiont Oct 2013 - Feb 2015
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Us
    Assisting Symbiont and its clients on a part-time basis with brownfield redevelopment related matters. Specific efforts include: EPA Brownfield Grant application strategies, grant drafting, and advising alternative funding approaches for assessment, remediation, and site redevelopment preparation.Harrell acted in a role akin to a non-legal "of counsel" specializing in brownfield redevelopment and distressed property matters. He specializes in slaying silos - bringing together public agency officials, community stakeholders, and residents to solve shared redevelopment problems - problems that tend to be complicated.
  • Iupui
    Adjunct Professor
    Iupui Sep 2013 - Sep 2014
    Indianapolis, In, Us
    Adjunct instructor for Principles of Sustainability Course (V222). Particularly, I enjoyed providing students insight into the public/private role in land use policy and implementation. Topics of discussion have included smart growth, transportation, non-native species, urban agriculture, and green infrastructure. I have enjoyed introducing some of these topics, and learning how some students have a particularly strong interest and background in certain areas.
  • City Of Indianapolis
    Brownfield Redevelopment Coordinator
    City Of Indianapolis Apr 2004 - Aug 2011
    Indianapolis, Indiana, Us
    Directing the Brownfield Redevelopment Program within the Community Economic Development Division of the Department of Metropolitan Development Harrell was responsible for identifying, prioritizing and securing financing for the city-controlled brownfield redevelopment projects. Harrell was additionally responsible for assisting private parties in their efforts to redevelop brownfield sites, drafting and soliciting RFPs for brownfield projects, drafting grant applications, establishing annual budget priorities from multiple funding sources, drafting, administering contracts, and managing projects when grants were awarded, coordinating public outreach, administering the Indy/LISC Neighborhood Brownfield Initiative (NBI) non-profit brownfield grant program, and advising on insurance cost recovery actions. A unique portion of Harrell’s activities included outreach and technical assistance to not-for-profit Community Development Corporations that drive a significant amount of redevelopment work in Indianapolis on the neighborhood level.
  • Merit Environmental, Inc.
    Project Administrator
    Merit Environmental, Inc. Sep 2002 - Apr 2004
  • Indiana University
    Financial Aid Counselor
    Indiana University 1999 - 2001
    Bloomington, Indiana, Us
  • Indiana Department Of Commerce - Internatioal Trade Division
    Lt. Governor'S Intern
    Indiana Department Of Commerce - Internatioal Trade Division 1998 - 1998
    International Trade Research, Country Profile Updates & Presentations
  • Strategic Development Group
    Planning & Community Development Intern
    Strategic Development Group 1997 - 1998
  • The Corradino Group
    Transportation Planner (Environmental)
    The Corradino Group Jul 1993 - Apr 1995
    Miami, Fl, Us

Chris Harrell Skills

Community Development Sustainability Community Outreach Policy Environmental Awareness Public Speaking Public Policy Nonprofits Strategic Planning Grants Grant Writing Land Use Planning Policy Analysis Project Management Government Management Analysis Fundraising Research Program Management Economic Development Budgets Urban Planning Non Profits Public Relations Environmental Policy Community Engagement Project Planning Zoning Proposal Writing Event Planning Green Building Nonprofit Organizations Land Use Redevelopment Historic Preservation Budgeting

Chris Harrell Education Details

  • Indiana University Maurer School Of Law
    Indiana University Maurer School Of Law
    Public International Law
  • O'Neill School Of Public And Environmental Affairs
    O'Neill School Of Public And Environmental Affairs
    Development & The Environment
  • Wabash College
    Wabash College
    English
  • Jeffersonville High School
    Jeffersonville High School

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