Hyojung Garland, Aicp, Leed Ap Email & Phone Number

Largo, Maryland, United States

As a dynamic leader in urban planning, I spearhead a high-performing team, ensuring regulatory compliance, fostering staff development, and driving program improvements while providing expert advisory and mentorship.• Team Leadership: Spearhead a team responsible for a wide range of planning functions, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and operational efficiency.• Regulatory Compliance: Oversee the consistent application of master plans and adherence to the Prince George’s County Code, ensuring all planning activities meet established regulatory standards.• Staff Development: Design and implement training programs to enhance staff expertise in planning policies and procedures, fostering professional growth and competency.• Recruitment and Selection: Actively participate in the recruitment process, providing recommendations for staff selection to build a high-performing planning team.• Technical Mentorship: Offer expert guidance and support on planning methodologies and best practices, enhancing team members' skills and project outcomes.• Program Improvement: Identify opportunities for program enhancements and recommend strategic changes to optimize planning processes and efficiency.• Expert Advisory: Provide strategic counsel to senior management and professional colleagues on complex planning issues, contributing to informed decision-making.• Stakeholder Consultation: Engage with developers, attorneys, architects, engineers, governmental agencies, and the public to address planning and design-related concerns, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.• Inter-Organizational Collaboration: Forge and maintain partnerships with government, academic, and private sector entities to advance planning initiatives and leverage external expertise.

Montgomery County, Md

I managed the Park Planning section’s work program for long-range planning and public space design review and strategizes park CIP. • Strategic Leadership: Direct the Park Planning section’s work program, encompassing long-range planning, regulatory review, and park Capital Improvement Program (CIP) strategies. Lead a collaborative, interdisciplinary team to determine optimal locations and designs for parks and park facilities.• Program Development: Create and execute work programs and projects that integrate land use planning, development regulation, functional planning, and park and open space provision, ensuring alignment with county-wide objectives.• Issue Resolution: Navigate complex and contentious planning and urban design issues, negotiating solutions in public forums and hearings to address community concerns and regulatory challenges.• Development Review Management: Oversee the comprehensive development review process for parks, including concept plans, sketch plans, preliminary plans, site plans, and certified site plans, ensuring thorough evaluation and compliance with regulations.• CIP Strategy and Planning: Formulate and implement CIP strategies for land acquisition and park development, securing Planning Board approval. Engage in developing funding strategies, project scheduling, and criteria for prioritizing projects.• Data-Driven Decision Making: Utilize data analysis tools such as GIS, Excel, and Power BI to inform decision-making processes and project evaluations.

127 Center St. S. Vienna, Va 22180

As a seasoned professional in urban planning and design, I brought extensive experience in both planning and supervisory roles, assisting in the development and implementation of the Town’s planning and zoning program. • Master Planning: Led the W&OD Trail Master Plan in collaboration with the Urban Land Institute Technical Assistance Panel (ULI TAP), crafting interdisciplinary solutions to reimagine the trail as the Town’s green spine.• Program Coordination: Successfully coordinated the Bikeshare Program with Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax, enhancing the network across the Metro Orange Line area.• Public Engagement: Regularly attended and presented at Council, Planning Commission, and other board meetings, utilizing exceptional graphics to clearly communicate complex information.• Development Review: Thoroughly reviewed and evaluated a wide range of development cases, including subdivision plans, rezoning applications, site plans, conditional use permits, and open space planning.• Capital Improvement Planning: Actively participated in the Capital Improvement Plan, developing projects that align with the goals of the Comprehensive Plan.• Comprehensive Plan Updates: Oversaw updates to the Comprehensive Plan and ensure new development proposals comply with its guidelines.• Budget Management: Managed departmental budgets and expenditures and prepared funding requests to support strategic initiatives.• Political Sensitivity: Skillfully managed politically sensitive issues from boards, commissions, and the community, balancing competing interests with diplomacy and tact.• GIS Supervision: Supervised GIS staff in maintaining the Town’s GIS map gallery and creating graphic materials that support planning initiatives.

12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 1048

In my role managing the County's commercial revitalization and reinvestment initiatives for two key development corridors, I played a crucial role in fostering economic development and driving strategic redevelopment. • Strategic Leadership: Led economic development efforts, identified opportunities for redevelopment and reinvestment, and prepared comprehensive development guidelines. This included coordinating community engagement and managing various aspects of planning, revitalization, and redevelopment.• Liaison Role: Served as a key liaison between area revitalization groups, landowners, developers, and public officials, ensuring seamless coordination with other county departments to advance revitalization goals.• Community Education: Educated citizens on urban planning, land use, design, and code enforcement policies, providing clear guidance on the Comprehensive Plan and its implications for the Commercial Revitalization District designation.• Project Facilitation: Actively facilitated, promoted, and coordinated revitalization projects, programs, and initiatives in the Annandale and Richmond Highway Corridor areas, driving progress and ensuring alignment with broader county objectives.• Program Administration: Assisted in the general administration of the revitalization program, representing the office in public forums, before the Board of Supervisors, and in interactions with federal, state, and local agencies.

I effectively managed and supervised consultants' work, leveraging my in-depth knowledge of County conditions—including market studies, implementation tools, and socioeconomic factors—to ensure their recommendations were tailored to the County’s realities. My strong community outreach skills enabled meaningful engagement with civic groups throughout the agency’s policy-making process.• Sector Plan Development: Coordinated and synthesized diverse information to prepare sector plans, aligning both long- and short-range development priorities with community needs and strategic goals.• Community Engagement: Served as the municipal liaison, actively engaging communities in the policy-making process and collaborating closely with property owners, developers, city managers, and public officials to achieve consensus and drive projects forward.• Agency Representation: Led the Prince George's County Planning Department Speaker Series, representing the agency by organizing educational events for staff, elected officials, and citizens. These events featured expert speakers and facilitated networking for industry collaboration.• Consultant Management: Developed and issued RFPs, evaluated consultant proposals, and managed contracts and budgets, ensuring that consultant work met high standards and was aligned with the County’s objectives.

I specialized in urban design and planning for New Urbanist and mixed-use community developments. My projects spanned from block-scale designs to town-wide plans, where I effectively managed multidisciplinary teams, including developers, engineers, architects, sustainability specialists, and government officials, to create cohesive and walkable communities rooted in New Urbanist principles.• Master Planning: Developed Master Plans and Design Codes for Planned Unit Development (PUD) projects, facilitating successful rezoning determinations.• Park Design: Created Park typologies and conceptual plans for PUD projects, illustrating a clear vision for both active and passive recreation spaces.

I contributed to the urban design and planning of a 6,000-acre ecological "new town" in a California river delta. My role involved both creative and organizational tasks, including leading design critique sessions and managing firm-wide communications.• Urban Design Execution: Participated in the creation and execution of comprehensive plans and master plans, with a focus on park typologies for active and passive recreation.• Design Leadership: Initiated and organized bi-weekly design critique presentations, fostering a collaborative environment for discussing individual portfolios and firm projects.• Communication Management: Designed and prepared a bi-annual, firm-wide newsletter, enhancing internal communication and project visibility.

Assisted with high-end private residence garden design (grading, planting design, sectional study, and compilation of image book and detail library).

Mla, Landscape Architecture

Susan Coslett Traveling Fellowship, 08/00

Bs, Horticultural Science

Finalist in LG Corporation-sponsored interior landscape design competition, 12/95 Semester abroad in the United States at Pratt Institute.