I deliver Community Builders programs and provide high level strategic and organizational leadership. I lead projects that focus on resilience, economic strategies, reinvestment, and community planning. I provide facilitation and technical assistance to communities; deliver training capacity building and technical assistance; and supervise and mentor mid-level staff.

Thrive Strategic Planning manages downtown, sustainability, land use, and strategic policy planning projects, working with public and mission-driven clients.

Sustainability, resiliency, and energy policy planning for local and state clients. Integration of sustainability and resiliency principles in land use plans and codes. Developed metrics and evaluation tools. Developed effective strategies for in-person and virtual, statewide engagement under pandemic gathering restrictions. Communicated technical topics to diverse audiences with varying values and familiarity with content.

Built a strategic and policy planning practice in the Rocky Mountain market area within an established urban, policy planning and design company. Created and executed a successful business development strategy. Designed, won, and managed complex strategic, policy, and land use planning projects with innovative engagement techniques. Collaborated with staff across disciplines, offices, and seniority.

Initiated a strategic planning practice within the long-range planning group of an established building and development services company. Managed land use regulatory projects. Mentored junior staff.

Developed strategic and tactical community economic development plans in diverse contexts nationwide, blending community aspirations and data driven research to set program and policy priorities. Designed and executed projects and programs for public and quasi-public special district clients. Led research and analysis of trend and opinion data. Within a team of owners, managed multiple facets of the business including strategic and operational planning, marketing, financial tracking, and staff development and supervision.

Strategic planning for Downtown organizationsFormation and renewal of special districtsDowntown sustainability auditsRegulatory tools toenhance vitalityColorado Fresh Food Financing Fund program managerActive living and the built environmentDowntown redevelopment strategies

Managed land use planning and regulatory projects involving community and stakeholder engagement, applied substantive knowledge and research to develop context-specific solutions. Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan research, drafting, and delivery. Advanced local renewable energy planning and regulation in concert with wind, solar, and geothermal experts. Authored technical publications in renewable energy and airport vicinity land use.

Coordinated planning, formation, financing, and management of urban renewal areas, programs, and projects. Assisted with the Comprehensive plan update. Developed a transit oriented development planning along the West Corridor light rail line.

Developed neighborhood plans and managed the implementation of improvement projects as a liaison between multiple city departments and the citizen-driven neighborhood organization board. Managed a citizen code enforcement task group. Performed planning counter duties and provided neighborhood plan input on development project reviews.

Researched recycling participation rates and pay-as-you-throw municipal waste policies.

Developed a pipeline of social investment opportunities, measuring against qualitative criteria. Managed regular communications to membership related to investment opportunities. Managed membership events.

Managed an outreach program and small grants program, providing technical and business planning assistance to community development organizations starting enterprises with recycled materials. Developed marketing materials, managed newsletter and built organization's first web site. Developed trainings for VISTA volunteers