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Act as an ombudsman for high priority community and development projects throughout Tallahassee, Develop and implement strategies for community engagement and collaboration, Develop and implement placemaking plans

Tallahassee, Florida Area

Consulted with developers,contractors, architects and engineers on site design and layout to achieve solutions that met the local Land Development Code and the developers concerns, Provided site design assistance on development projects throughout Tallahassee, Developed site studies and presented these to the City Commission, City Management, and the citizens of Tallahassee,Worked closely with merchants groups, citizens committee, and other organizations to provide guidance and contacts for task they were working to accomplish, Worked with Better Block, FSU, FAMU and the Frenchtown Community to implement a Better Block pop-up event in Frenchtown, Lead multiple community charrettes in both rural and urban communities

Reviewed site plans for consistency with the Tallahassee Land Development Code, Presented on behalf of citizens to city board members in reference to land use issues, Provided guidance on the land development code to potential developers, Developed renderings and site plans for clients, Filled in as Acting Land Use Administrator, Prepared visual graphics for the Director to use in presentations to the commission, Prepared Land Use Compliance Certificates and Zoning Verifications, Worked with City Legal Staff on Land Use issues and policies, Worked with contractors to navigate the permitting process and acquire permits, Managed three Urban Planning Interns

Tallahassee, Florida Area

Liaison between Florida Counties and FEMA for Temporary Disaster Housing, Implement disaster housing strategies and plans for the State of Florida, Coordinate with all Florida counties to prepare local disaster housing plans, Provide technical assistance to county staff members in regards to disaster housing, Conduct trainings on developing local disaster housing strategies, Worked with contractors to develop a capacity model for Host Communities, Project/grant manager for the Host Communities Analysis research and model development, Research and stay familiar with different types of disaster housing facilities, funding,policies and programs at the local, State, and Federal level, Worked closely with private sector housing contractors to establish a contract foremergency housing, Worked with both state and federal housing programs; CDBG, LIHTC, SHIP, etc.,Member of the State Management Team for Radiological Response

Tallahassee, Florida Area

Reviewed county Local Mitigation Strategy Plans and Comprehensive EmergencyManagement Plans for implementation, Organized the development of a Flood Mitigation Program for Florida in cooperation with U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (Silver Jackets),Managed grants that were awarded to multiple counties, Assisted in training for multiple government programs, Managed technical operations of webinar and conference calls for multiple meetings, Participated on a committee that reviewed request for proposals (RFPs) for the Florida Department of Community Affairs, Guest speaker at multiple county meetings and urban planning classes at the Florida StateUniversity, Presented on behalf of the State of Florida at the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers NationalSilver Jackets Conference.

Worked with a local Video Store to acquire parking variance from the City of Tallahassee. Helped the owner by researching local codes and zoning districts, attended multiple public meetings on the owner's behalf, composed site plans of the property, and worked closely with the director of planning for Tallahassee to get this accomplished.

Reviewed Local Mitigation Strategy plans (LMS) and the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plans (CEMP)for counties in Florida. Assisted in the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) for Deepwater Horizon as the plan chief's assistant updating and posting documents for all agencies involved. Flew recon flights with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) to map the location and movement of visible oil in the Gulf.

Managed property managers and maintenance workers for twelve properties. Mediated manager and maintenance relations, Managed property move-ins, Moral builder for workers, and Organized team building event for all employees.

Managed resident relations, Organized community events, Leased apartments, Guided tours of property to prospects.

M.S, Urban And Regional Planning And Urban Design

Activities and Societies: Synoptikos Student Planning Organization, Co-President

Graduate Certificate, Urban Planning

B.S, Sociology; Social Science