Executive Director serving a 38 Member Board of Directors responsible for a FY 2018 budget that allocates $2.16 billion in Federal, State, and Local resources for regional planning, services, operations, and capital initiatives. Coordinating with our 33 Member Governments, two Transportation Districts, and four Transit Providers we collaboratively plan, prioritize and fund the delivery of diverse transportation options. Contributing to this collaboration is clear Board direction and counsel from our Executive Committee, Technical Advisory Committee, Citizens Advisory Committee, Complete Streets Advisory Committee, Local Coordinating Board for the Disadvantaged, and Freight Technical Advisory Committee. Together with our Member Governments we are delivering a diverse transportation system which includes over $300 million in bike and pedestrian projects that provide access to transit routes; TIGER grant award for complete streets providing access in environmental justice communities; Federal Highway Administration Grant creating integrated corridor management on our coastal interstate and the adjacent arterials; planning and construction of six mobility hubs that provide a safer connection between transit and other transportation modes in selected locations that encourage redevelopment enhancing the Member Governments tax base; quiet zones along the two heavy rail corridors which is a pubic private partnership between the MPO and a private higher speed passenger rail provider; spearhead a new depressed connector that will link the interstate, expressway and turnpike completing our express lane network; and incorporated climate change studies into criteria for the selection of transportation projects.

Division Director with hands on experience, including the implementation of the Broward County Land Use Plan, Zoning Code and the Capital Redevelopment Program. Led a team of demographers, planners, economists, GIS specialists, and emergency management professionals. Completed the successful annexation of 800,000 unincorporated residents into 14 cities.

Private consultant in land use, zoning and site plan development services to developers for small scale developments.

Responsible for the leadership and management of the Planning, Zoning, Building, Transportation, Redevelopment and Historic Preservation Divisions for the City of West Palm Beach. Oversaw two CRAs (Downtown WPB CRA and Northwest Neighborhood CRA) and city-wide transportation projects. Noteworthy projects include: City Place project, Downtown Master Plan, Northwood Neighborhood Master Plan, Federal appropriation for traffic calming throughout WPB.

Progressively responsible positions related to the statewide review of land use plans, land use plan amendments, environmental reviews, developments of regional impact (establishment, vesting and modification) for consistency with state statutes. Provided expert witness testimony in both quasi-judicial and judicial hearings.

Responsible for land use plans and land use plan amendments.